Midnight Sons: Blood Hunt

Blood Hunt (Collected Editions)

by Bryan Edward Hill, Jason Loo (Writer), German Peralta (Illustrator)

Collects Midnight Sons: Blood Hunt #1-3 and Werewolf By Night: Blood Hunt #1.

The return of the original Midnight Sons! The uneasy alliance of supernatural adventurers once known as the Midnight Sons must band together once again to deal with the vampire threat unleashed in BLOOD HUNT! They have two Ghost Riders among their ranks, but even so they'll have a hard time trying to defeat one of their own! As BLOOD HUNT shatters lives and wreaks untold havoc across the Marvel Universe, one of those affected in a most unexpected way will be Jake Gomez, the Werewolf by Night! Imbued with new abilities, a new look and a dangerous new direction, this Werewolf by Night is unlike any you've seen or known before!

Genres: Marvel, Comics, Graphic Novels, Superheroes, Horror

112 pages, Paperback

Published November 26, 2024

About the author

Bryan Hill is a screenwriter, photographer, tv writer, and director. He is known for his work on the DC show TITANS and for his work in comics, most notably his outings on DETECTIVE COMICS, POSTAL, AMERICAN CARNAGE, KILLMONGER and ANGEL.
His writing is infused with esoteric principles, which can also be found in his photography and music.
He lives and works in Los Angeles.

Reviews

[Paul · Rating 3 out of 5]

… and with this last tie-in book, I am done with the Blood Hunt crossover!

This one collects the Midnight Sons tie-in book and the Werewolf by Night one-shot.

The WBN story was fine, I suppose, but I’m still not sure why Marvel thinks they need two WBN characters. It’s not like people were beating down their doors demanding more of the original…

The Midnight Sons three-parter was almost entirely incomprehensible to anyone who hadn’t read the last two Blade miniseries and the current Ghost Rider book. It did have really nice artwork, though, although the artist does wear their Steve Dillon influence rather too blatantly on their sleeve, to the point where some of the faces could have been straight-up copied from Dillon’s work.

Still, this one averages out as OK, largely due to the good art.

[Khurram · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed this book more than I thought I would. I was happy to see Dan as the Ghost Rider and Johnny with hus Hell Fire channelling powers. This is more of a side quest to the main Blood Hunt series.

Tulip enlists the help of the Midnight Sons to help her take down / put down Blade. This book has some of the best visuals of Ghost Rider I have seen in a long time. Why can't this be the artwork for the main Ghost Rider series? This does finish with a decent epilogue to Blood Hunt.

A true horror style Warewolf by night story. An interesting new character and a new look. I say horror story style as in horror stories, there are no heroes, just survivors (if they are lucky). The book finishes with a varient covers gallery.

[Urbon Adamsson · Rating 4 out of 5]

PT Adoro o conceito dos "Filhos da Meia-Noite".

Esta edição, como o título indica, baseia-se no evento Caçada Sangrenta da Marvel — e oferece uma leitura bastante divertida.

Gostei da história no geral, mesmo que a última, centrada na personagem do Lobisomem, me tenha parecido mais fraca. Ainda assim, não compromete o valor da obra como um todo.

A Marvel é frequentemente alvo de críticas em vários aspetos, mas há algo que é inegável: independentemente da qualidade das histórias, a arte mantém-se sempre num nível muito elevado.

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EN I love the concept of the "Midnight Sons".

This issue, as the title suggests, is based on Marvel's Blood Hunt event — and it makes for a highly entertaining read.

Overall, I enjoyed the story, even if the final chapter, focused on the Werewolf character, felt weaker to me. Still, it doesn't take away from the value of the book as a whole.

Marvel often faces criticism on various fronts, but one thing is undeniable: regardless of the quality of the stories, the artwork consistently remains at a very high standard.

[Sarospice · Rating 2 out of 5]

This should have been called Ghost Rider and Those Meddling Kids! Everyone is six degrees from Blade as the Marvel universe goes vamp, and these losers mistake Springfield, Il. And Chicago, IL. Also, good luck making Werewolf By Night work as a Rez Dog.

[Guilherme Smee · Rating 3 out of 5]

Caçada Sangrenta: Filhos Da Meia-Noite é mais um spin-off da megassaga Marvel Caçada Sangrenta. Ele é em grande parte escrito por Bryan Edward Hill que se autodeclarou como um escritor de séries de terror e é desenhado por Germán Peralta que acho que combina bem com essa vibe de monstros e sobrenatural. A história dessa minissérie em três edições é ok, junto com ela vem uma edição de Lobisomem lincada com essa megassaga também. Mas eu me pergunto por que a PaniniTM resolveu lançar esse material aqui no Brasil se deixou de lado um monte de material relacionado com a minissérie e que inclusive são citados nela. São materiais de Blade, de Drácula, do Motoqueiro Fantasma e até mesmo a apresentação do novo Lobisomem, que agora não é mais Jack Russell, mas um nativo-americano. Se a editora não tivesse publicado esse material, teria dado na mesma, e o leitor não ficaria se perguntando de onde vêm vários personagens e várias edições editoriais que não deram as caras no Brasil. São loucos esses romanos!

[Mike Jozic · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5 Stars.

[Joey Nardinelli · Rating 2 out of 5]

I might be coming down a bit too hard on this TPB because it’s largely about characters and series that I don’t actually read. I’ve dipped into some of the content involving Ghost Rider and he’s appeared in mainline stuff I’m reading. I’ve yet to play Midnight Sons and have largely avoided the comics but figured I’d dip in for the crossover. This does…next to nothing that’s significant to the Blood Hunt series, save give us Blade’s location after the events of the final issue in the mainline run. The characters all feel flat and there nothing meaningful in their interactions with one another. The Wold by Midnight issue feels tacked on simple for involving a supernatural monster and at least had the cartoonish temerity to name a few characters before slaughtering them all (though the only one that got close to have an emotional payoff happened during a blackout and isn’t even really confirmable). I need to remember not to read event comics in lines I have no interest in. I saw that knowing I’m reading my last Blood Hunt comic next in The Avengers, another line I’m not even trying to read outside of events so…here goes!

[Ross · Rating 3 out of 5]

A mid-range result in the land of UMPTEEN tie-ins...

It's also the land of back door pilots with these stories. Marvel looks to be gauging interest in the two brands. Werewolf By Night keeps getting resuscitated...for some reason. Can't say that they ever do much for the character unless it's near a Halloween event. Midnight Sons gets the same treatment. With the connections that the OG team has to Blade and the recent video game, they're hoping they can sell some books.

As for the stories here, they take place after 'Blood Hunt' #2. You really need to have previous knowledge of the characters included. No time is given to catch you up.
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Bonus: The 90's keep getting resusitated. Darkhold, Midnight Sons, hellfire shotguns...

[Matt Sautman · Rating 3 out of 5]

Having read this book right after Blood Hunt, Midnight Sons starts strong but suffers from a severe pacing issue that also hampers the main event to a less degree. The time dedicated to recruiting the team compared to the time the reader is able to see the team in action feels unbalanced, especially with some potential logistics issues given how fast the event feels in the main event book yet how much world travel seems to take place here. I liked this book, but it’s more so because I wanted more Blood Hunt. I would not recommend this for anyone to read without reading the event first.

The Werewolf by Night stand-alone story is Blood Hunt adjacent and works for a competent horror story that I quite enjoyed more in comparison.

[Subham · Rating 2 out of 5]

The main midnight sons tie in I mean there is some good action and good writing but idk what happened to the main plot of them going on the hunt for blade after forming a team.. I mean how they get together is fascinating but then they have a common dream about a hospital in chicago and help a nurse there to fight against a demon/fear thing she has been having but then we don't really see a battle with Blade which was disappointing and yeah the ending is just skipping after the main event. Sort of disappointing. Maybe it needed 1-2 more issues to have the fight and show the purpose of this comic. Disappointing.

[Chad · Rating 3 out of 5]

A sidequel to Blood Hunt that has little to do with Blood Hunt or really the Midnight Sons even. It does have the Ghost Riders in it so I guess you can nominally call it Midnight Sons. They get sidetracked from going after Blade and take care of a demon. It's actually not bad but has little to do with Blood Hunt.

Werewolf by Night has even less to do with it. The new Native American Werewolf by Night (can't he get his own name with the original still running around.) goes to an abandoned amusement park in Arizona where he ends up fighting a possessed kid. Marvel could at least try to make this an actual tie in. Yeah, yeah, they throw a couple of vampires in there but Meh.

[Chris Lemmerman · Rating 2 out of 5]

While Blade's busy being evil, Bryan Edward Hill grabs the other Midnight Sons for a side-quest that's mostly just a demon slaying mission and doesn't have much to do with vampires at all, and then kinda just ends without really resolving much.

Also included is the Werewolf By Night one-shot, which is so tangentially related to the main plot that the vampires don't even show up till three quarters of the way through, and seems more like a vehicle to ditch all of Jake's supporting cast than anything else, honestly.

Disappointing.

[Crazed8J8 · Rating 4 out of 5]

It's been a long while since I've read any Ghost Rider, so only have a passing knowledge of these characters. I've read the overarching Blood Hunt book, so knew what was going on... this tie-in was interesting, but an unnecessary read to understand the arch. Unless you are a Midnight Sons or Ghost Rider (either Ketch or Blaze) fan, you can skip it.
The overall story and artwork is a little disjointed, but all-in-all, a decent story. The Werewolf by Night story at the end felt unnecessary.
Decent, I enjoyed it, but unneeded as a read for the arch...skip it.

[Travis Duke · Rating 3 out of 5]

One of the better shorter stories from Blood Hunt (not saying much really), but not much substance. Probably a two star because honestly not much happens but I did like the Ghost rider team up with Tulip and Victoria. Some cool action scenes but short lived. The werewolf by night mini story was also really boring. It is a quick read with some Ghost rider action but easily a skip as well.

[Craig · Rating 2 out of 5]

Incredibly tangential storylines that have very little to do with the actual Blood Hunt event, though Blade does show up, momentarily. The Werewolf by Night story has even less of a tie-in, if that's possible. Absolutely non-essential, unless you have to read every last thing with "Blood Hunt" on the cover...

[Tyler · Rating 3 out of 5]

Read as individual comics on Marvel Unlimited, ratings below:

Werewolf by Night= 2 stars
Sons #1= 3 stars
Sons #2= 3.5 stars
Sons #3= 3 stars

Overall rating of 3 stars

[Andrew · Rating 1 out of 5]

👎🏻

[Aaron · Rating 3 out of 5]

It’s fun to see the gang but they don’t do much.

[B · Rating 3 out of 5]

I feel like Ghost Rider stories run together