Writers: Danny Lore & Cavan Scott
Artists Vincenzo Carratu & Kev Walker
Contains spoilers
The Blurb: An icon of horror rises again as the blockbuster event BLOOD HUNT rages on! When day is night, and all is not as it appears, bitter enemies may find their interests - however briefly - aligned. And that will be true of Dracula, lord of the vampires, and Brielle Brooks, daughter of Blade! Faced with a devil's bargain of the soul, Bloodline needs a priest and a lawyer - and Daredevil has a little experience as both! But will even he know fear in a city full of bloodthirsty vampires?!
Plus: One man has made it his mission to protect his nation from the bloodsucker invasion. But what does the one-man-army Joey Chapman, who now bears the mantle of Union Jack, have up his sleeves? Who will Union Jack have to face to keep London from falling? And as he paints the town blood red, what will he be willing to sacrifice to save his country?
Collecting: Dracula: Blood Hunt #1-3 and Union Jack The Ripper: Blood Hunt #1-3
The review: Bloodline, also known as Brielle Brooks, is front and centre in the first three comics worth of this volume. This adds flesh to the bone of how she and Dracula team up (plus a brief appearance by, and some guidance from, Daredevil). This is one where you have to be grounded in the overarching story as moments that have appeared in other volumes are jumped and it can feel a tad jarring.
The story sees Dracula preparing to hit the streets (via occult teleportation) and search out Brielle – his ruthlessness is displayed early on as he tidies up a loose end and thereafter his business with Brielle is not altruistic – she is the key to stopping Blade, and therefore the vampiric entity Varnae but his reason for trying to prevent the end of the world is not heroic and he only offers her one pathway. We do get to see Brielle mystically tempted by Blade/Varnae and a manifestation of the latter.
The volume then moves to Manchester, England where we join Union Jack (through the eyes of a policewoman), I’m not familiar with these Marvel characters but we see a Manchester as devastated as the US cities previously seen, Union Jack protective of the turned Bulldog and the machinations of the Master vampire involved – a vampire named Hunger. Hunger is a character associated with Morbius, Blade and Spider-Man and, like Morbius, is normally portrayed as a living vampire. In this he seems to be creating a collective with him at the centre of the hive and we see a weakness in that any pain delivered to one of his minions also impacts him. This tale is a standalone three episodes and worked very well. 7 out of 10.
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