Blood Hunt reading order
This covers Marvel's 2024 vampire event: the five-issue main series by Jed MacKay and Pepe Larraz, plus its tie-ins marked essential or optional. Start with Blood Hunt #1. Blade's 2023 series is optional background.
Prelude: Blade and the road to Blood Hunt2023–2024
Bryan Hill's Blade series leaves Blade changed and unstable after he accidentally frees an ancient being called the Adana, which is where Blood Hunt picks him up. Background only: the main series explains what you need.
Read this stretch in 3 books
- Blade Vol. 2: Evil against Evil (2024)Covers Blade #6–10Find it
- Blade Vol. 1: Mother of Evil (2024)Covers Blade #1–5Find it
- Vengeance of the Moon Knight Vol. 1: New Moon (2024)Covers Vengeance of the Moon Knight #1–4Find it
Not in these books: Free Comic Book Day 2024: Blood Hunt / X-Men #1. Look for the single issues.
Fewest books first; newer printings are preferred because they're likelier to be in stock.
Blade (2023)Blade (2023) #1–1010 issues, optional
- #1
- #2
- #3
- #4
- #5
- #6
- #7
- #8
- #9
- #10
The most direct lead-in for Blade's state of mind going into the event.
- Free Comic Book Day 2024: Blood Hunt / X-Men (2024)Free Comic Book Day 2024: Blood Hunt / X-Men (2024) #1June 2024, optional
Free Comic Book Day issue with a short Blood Hunt prologue; the X-Men half is unrelated.
Vengeance of the Moon Knight (2024)Vengeance of the Moon Knight (2024) #1–44 issues, optional
- #1
- #2
- #3
- #4
Introduces the new Moon Knight figure and the Midnight Mission; useful but not required.
Start here
Blood Hunt: the main series2024
The sky goes dark across the world and vampires rise in force, leaving Marvel's heroes to fight through a night with no end. The whole core story is here in five issues.
Read this stretch in 1 book
- Blood Hunt Omnibus (2026)Covers Blood Hunt #1–5Find it
Fewest books first; newer printings are preferred because they're likelier to be in stock.
Blood Hunt (2024)Blood Hunt (2024) #1–55 issues
- #1
- #2
- #3
- #4
- #5
Read this straight through first, then dip into the tie-ins below.
Jed MacKay's tie-ins: Doctor Strange, Avengers and Moon Knight2024
Jed MacKay wrote the main series as well as Doctor Strange, Avengers and Vengeance of the Moon Knight, and these issues follow those heroes through the crisis alongside the main series.
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- Blood Hunt Omnibus (2026)Covers Doctor Strange #15–17; Avengers #14–16; Vengeance of the Moon Knight #5–7; Strange Academy: Blood Hunt #1–3Find it
Fewest books first; newer printings are preferred because they're likelier to be in stock.
Doctor Strange (2023)Doctor Strange (2023) #15–173 issues
- #15
- #16
- #17
Same writer as the main series and its closest companion.
Avengers (2023)Avengers (2023) #14–163 issues, optional
- #14
- #15
- #16
A three-part Blood Hunt story in which Captain America leads a team of Avengers through the night.
Vengeance of the Moon Knight (2024)Vengeance of the Moon Knight (2024) #5–73 issues, optional
- #5
- #6
- #7
Hunter's Moon, Tigra and the Midnight Mission join the fight.
Strange Academy: Blood Hunt (2024)Strange Academy: Blood Hunt (2024) #1–33 issues, optional
- #1
- #2
- #3
The Strange Academy students caught in the dark; enjoyable but self-contained.
Dracula and the monsters2024
These stories show the event from the side of Marvel's monsters, with Dracula's place in the vampire world in focus.
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- Blood Hunt Omnibus (2026)Covers Dracula: Blood Hunt #1–3; Midnight Sons: Blood Hunt #1–3; Blood Hunters #1–4; Werewolf by Night: Blood Hunt #1; Hulk: Blood Hunt #1Find it
Fewest books first; newer printings are preferred because they're likelier to be in stock.
Dracula: Blood Hunt (2024)Dracula: Blood Hunt (2024) #1–33 issues, optional
- #1
- #2
- #3
The side series to read if you want more on Dracula's role.
Midnight Sons: Blood Hunt (2024)Midnight Sons: Blood Hunt (2024) #1–33 issues, optional
- #1
- #2
- #3
Marvel's supernatural team in action; a side story.
Blood Hunters (2024)Blood Hunters (2024) #1–44 issues, optional
- #1
- #2
- #3
- #4
Anthology of short stories set during the event; read any or none.
- Werewolf by Night: Blood Hunt (2024)Werewolf by Night: Blood Hunt (2024) #1September 2024, optional
Standalone one-shot.
- Hulk: Blood Hunt (2024)Hulk: Blood Hunt (2024) #1September 2024, optional
Standalone one-shot.
Spider-Man, Venom and other heroes in the dark2024
Spider-Man, Miles Morales, Venom, the Fantastic Four, Black Panther and Union Jack each face the vampire night in their own corner of the world. Each story stands alone.
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- Blood Hunt Omnibus (2026)Covers Amazing Spider-Man: Blood Hunt #1–3; The Amazing Spider-Man #49; Miles Morales: Spider-Man #21–22; Venom #33–34; Fantastic Four #21–22; Black Panther: Blood Hunt #1–3; Union Jack the Ripper: Blood Hunt #1–3Find it
Fewest books first; newer printings are preferred because they're likelier to be in stock.
Amazing Spider-Man: Blood Hunt (2024)Amazing Spider-Man: Blood Hunt (2024) #1–33 issues, optional
- #1
- #2
- #3
Spider-Man's side of the event; self-contained.
- The Amazing Spider-Man (2022)The Amazing Spider-Man (2022) #49July 2024, optional
Single-issue tie-in in Spider-Man's main series.
Miles Morales: Spider-Man (2023)Miles Morales: Spider-Man (2023) #21–222 issues, optional
- #21
- #22
Two-part tie-in for Miles Morales.
Venom (2021)Venom (2021) #33–342 issues, optional
- #33
- #34
Two-issue tie-in for Venom.
Fantastic Four (2023)Fantastic Four (2023) #21–222 issues, optional
- #21
- #22
Two-issue tie-in as Reed Richards searches for a cure.
Black Panther: Blood Hunt (2024)Black Panther: Blood Hunt (2024) #1–33 issues, optional
- #1
- #2
- #3
Black Panther's side of the event; self-contained.
Union Jack the Ripper: Blood Hunt (2024)Union Jack the Ripper: Blood Hunt (2024) #1–33 issues, optional
- #1
- #2
- #3
Union Jack in London; self-contained.
X-Men tie-ins2024
Wolverine and four X-Men one-shots show how mutants fare during the long night. They are all optional and can be read in any order.
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- X-Men: Blood Hunt (2024)Covers Wolverine: Blood Hunt #1–4; X-Men: Blood Hunt - Jubilee #1; X-Men: Blood Hunt - Magik #1; X-Men: Blood Hunt - Psylocke #1; X-Men: Blood Hunt - Laura Kinney the Wolverine #1Find it
Fewest books first; newer printings are preferred because they're likelier to be in stock.
Wolverine: Blood Hunt (2024)Wolverine: Blood Hunt (2024) #1–44 issues, optional
- #1
- #2
- #3
- #4
Logan against vampires; the longest X-Men tie-in.
- X-Men: Blood Hunt - Jubilee (2024)X-Men: Blood Hunt - Jubilee (2024) #1August 2024, optional
Jubilee has a vampire past, which makes this the most relevant of the one-shots.
- X-Men: Blood Hunt - Magik (2024)X-Men: Blood Hunt - Magik (2024) #1August 2024, optional
- X-Men: Blood Hunt - Psylocke (2024)X-Men: Blood Hunt - Psylocke (2024) #1September 2024, optional
- X-Men: Blood Hunt - Laura Kinney the Wolverine (2024)X-Men: Blood Hunt - Laura Kinney the Wolverine (2024) #1September 2024, optional
Blood Hunt: Red Band edition2024
An adults-only version of the main series, shipped bagged with more graphic art and a few extra pages. It tells the same story, so it is an alternative to the main series rather than extra reading.
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- Blood Hunt: Red Band (2025)Covers Blood Hunt: Red Band #1–5Find it
Fewest books first; newer printings are preferred because they're likelier to be in stock.
Blood Hunt: Red Band (2024)Blood Hunt: Red Band (2024) #1–55 issues, optional
- #1
- #2
- #3
- #4
- #5
Skip this if you have already read the standard Blood Hunt #1–5.
Aftermath: Blood Hunters and Blade: Red Band2024–2025
Two follow-up series pick up after the event: a new team of vampire hunters and an adults-only Blade mini-series.
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- Blood Hunters: Mean StreetsCovers Blood Hunters #1–5Find it
- Blade: Red Band - Prodigal SonCovers Blade: Red Band #1–2, 4–5Find it
Not in these books: Blade: Red Band #3. Look for the single issues.
Fewest books first; newer printings are preferred because they're likelier to be in stock.
Blood Hunters (2024)Blood Hunters (2024) #1–55 issues, optional
- #1
- #2
- #3
- #4
- #5
A separate follow-up series, not the anthology: Dagger, Elsa Bloodstone and others hunt the vampires left behind.
Blade: Red Band (2024)Blade: Red Band (2024) #1–55 issues, optional
- #1
- #2
- #3
- #4
- #5
Read after the main series; it follows Blade once the event is over.
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