Marvel Comics clearly has a hit on their hands with the red band or “rated r” Blood Hunt issues, and now they’re taking it further to red band homage covers. The first to be revealed is by Leinil Francis Yu, featuring a bloody Thor. Oh, wait, I think he’s lost his head?!
The new covers will evoke the imagery of classic horror comics, and as Marvel puts it: The new BLOODY HOMAGE VARIANT COVERS give readers a terrifying hint of the savagery that awaits readers in Marvel’s first-ever venture into RED BAND storytelling. This first revealed cover homages the EC comic, Crime Suspense Stories #22.
Check out the cover below.
New York, NY— March 15, 2024 — BLOOD HUNT, the bloodiest event in Marvel Comics history, kicks off in May. Each issue of the main series, written by Jed MacKay and drawn by Pepe Larraz, will also be available as expanded and unexpurgated special RED BAND EDITIONS. Labeled with a Parental Advisory and polybagged to keep those weak of heart from experiencing its intensity, the RED BAND EDITIONS will contain extra pages of vampiric violence and more graphic art too explicit for the regular edition. In addition, the RED BAND EDITIONS will have its’ own special line of variant covers. Evoking the imagery of classic horror comics, the new BLOODY HOMAGE VARIANT COVERS give readers a terrifying hint of the savagery awaits readers in Marvel’s first-ever venture into RED BAND storytelling.
Check out Leinil Francis Yu’s haunting depiction of Thor on the BLOODY HOMAGE VARIANT COVER for BLOOD HUNT #1 and stay tuned for more to be revealed in the weeks ahead. For more information, visit Marvel.com.
BLOOD HUNT #1 (OF 5) – 75960620805000111
Red Band Edition – 75960620867800111
Written by JED MACKAY
Art and Cover by PEPE LARRAZ
Colors by MARTE GRACIA
Red Band Edition Bloody Homage Variant Cover by LEINIL FRANCIS YU – 75960620867800116
On Sale 5/1
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