As the blood-thirsty vampires of the Marvel Universe emerge from the shadows this May, the Blood Hunt event is set to spread to London, England as Union Jack steps up to protect his homeland as a one-man vampire slaying army in Union Jack the Ripper: Blood Hunt.
A three-issue limited series from author Cavan Scott (Star Wars: The High Republic) and artist Kev Walker (Guardians of the Galaxy), Union Jack the Ripper will see the iconic British hero grab his trusty Webley pistol, liberate a medieval longsword, strap on some grenades, and heads out to slaughter the blood-sucking masses targeting his homeland and led by a mysterious villain known as the Hunger.
“It’s going to be more brutal than anything we’ve seen from Union Jack as his methods shift to match the ferocity of an empowered enemy,” states Scott. “Working with Kev Walker on this book is a dream, as we both embrace our love of horror in every panel. But it’s not going to just be a gorefest for all involved. The miniseries will be asking some big, heartfelt questions appropriate for a character who wears his country’s flag on his chest. What does that mean when everything you believe in is turned on its head, when everything you’ve always taken for granted shifts beneath your feet?”
“There’s a couple of firsts here for me,” adds Walker. “I haven’t done anything this dark, either emotionally or figuratively, before. Most of the horror I’ve done before (Marvel Zombies 3 and Marvel Zombies 4) has come with large doses of humour in the mix. Any humour here is definitely black. It’s also the first time I’ve actually had the chance to draw something set in my part of the world. Since I live in the North of England (the opposite side of the Pennines, but near enough), it actually feels more personal. This story is also pretty blunt and brutal, like something I might have drawn at the beginning of my career in comics, so it’ll be interesting to see if I’ve mellowed over the last 35 years.”
Vampires have inherited the Earth, and one lone man has made it his mission to protect it. But what does Joey Chapman, have up his sleeves? And will it be enough? And who will Union Jack have to face to keep London from falling?
Marvel’s Blood Hunt will launch in May.
