Crown then called himself Hunger. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. [36], The Ultimate Marvel version of Morbius is a "true" vampire, the son of Dracul and brother of Vlad III Dracula himself. [46] Morbius eventually escapes from the Raft[47] and flees to Brownsville. Alongside the Man-Wolf, he battled Spider-Man again in another attempt at a cure. Morbius' newest standalone series kicked off in 2019 in a big way, and after years of searching for a cure for his unique case of vampirism, there may finally be some hope for the Nobel Prize-winning biologist! Mystical and religious weaknesses, such as holy water, crucifixes, garlic, and silver don’t affect him though. 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Buy Marvel Comics Morbius American Comics & Graphic Novels and get the best deals at the lowest prices on eBay! But despite his looks, he was an intellectually-gifted young man who spent his time reading books and, in time, became a highly respected and Nobel Prize-winning biologist who specialized in the field of human and animal biology. Story Found In: Morbius: The Living Vampire #1-9 & The Amazing Spider-Man #699.1. [58] During this same period, Morbius also battled a new villain called Bloodbath in Midnight Sons Unlimited #2.[59]. While not nearly as efficient as the healing powers possessed by Wolverine, Morbius has proven to be able to heal from multiple gunshot wounds in less than one hour. Following sporadic guest appearances throughout the next 16 years, Morbius was revived in the 1992 series Morbius the Living Vampire, launched as part of the "Rise of the Midnight Sons" crossover story arc in Marvel's supernatural/horror comics. A one-shot special, tentatively titled Spider-Man/Venom/Morbius by Morbius writer Len Kaminski, was scheduled for 1993, but never saw print due to the writer's departure from the series out of disgust with Morbius penciller Ron Wagner. Now, given the events of the MCU set Spider-Man: Far From Home – where a pre-recorded message from Mysterio claims Spider-Man has killed him and reveals Peter Parker’s true identity to the world – this directly links the two. When Spider-Man is bitten by a vampire, Morbius sniffs him and determines that the young superhero is immune to vampirism.[64]. There are examples of his victims becoming pseudo-vampires too, but they’re extremely rare cases and they can, funnily enough, be cured using Spider-Man’s irradiated blood. As Morbius embraces the new millennium, he gets a new book, which dives right into the difficulties of being what he is. Before 1970, the Comics Code Authority had denied industry employees from using supernatural characters. He also gained the ability to turn others into similar "living vampires" like himself by biting them and drinking their blood, infecting them with the disease of pseudo-vampirism. Morbius’ early run-ins with Spider-Man initially introduced him as a tragic villain. The chest in which he was to be delivered was intercepted by the Kingpin, Blade and Spider-Man, and he attacked all three. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. At the same time, he visited both the Land Within, the home of the Cat People, and the planet Arcturus IV, the homeworld of the Caretakers. Curiously, Morbius’ debut coincided with the first time that Lee hadn’t written an issue in Marvel’s flagship Spider-Man series. Morbius the Living Vampire, a.k.a. While in New York, after escaping from his home country due to his pseudo-vampiric condition, he attempted to find a cure and to protect his fiancée Martine Bancroft, but he was attacked by the Lizard and defeated when Spider-Man and the Lizard teamed up against him to recover a sample of Morbius's blood in order to cure their own mutated physical conditions before he escaped. Thank you for signing up to GamesRadar+. Most of Morbius's victims die or are severely injured by his bite. The side effects? The legalities are still somewhat confusing, but chances are this all means Spider-Man and his MCU villains will appear in both universes. The Werewolf was a frequent guest star in the pages of Morbius the Living Vampire. Wolverine: Black, White & Blood (2020) #1, Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. While briefly possessed by the demon Bloodthirst, Morbius gained the ability to liquidize his body, moving through small spaces and stretching his limbs as needed. Morbius did not appear in issues #6 and 9; reprinted Morbius stories from the series appeared in, Duane Swierczynski (w), Mico Suayan (p), Mico Suayan (i), Ian Hannin (col), Blambot's Nate Piekos (let), Warren Simons (ed). The rest of his appearances feature his struggles with his pseudo-vampiric persona, his insatiable lust for human blood and his subsequent efforts to cure his horrific condition, along with his eventual stint as a brutal and nightmarish vigilante. Jared Leto will portray Morbius in a live-action film adaptation set to be part of the Sony Pictures Universe of Marvel Characters. 2) #17 (March 2006), and the one-shot Legion of Monsters: Morbius (Sept. 2007), On October 17, 2012, Marvel announced that Morbius would appear in a new comic by writer Joe Keatinge and artist Richard Elson, beginning January 2013. 2) #8. Join the fight and take on Galactus to save all of Reality. The Morbius trailer sees Leto's character pass graffiti of Spider-Man with the word “murderer” daubed on it. [40], During the events of Spider-Island, it was revealed to the reader that Morbius was the mysterious Number Six working at Horizon Labs. He continued to lock horns with Spider-Man during his embryonic years, but it wasn’t long before he branched out on his own and, like Venom, became an anti-hero instead of a straight-up bad guy. Check out the stories listed below, and if you see your favorite, vote it up. Morbius appears in 507 issues. Lee, busy writing a screenplay for an unproduced science fiction movie,[6] bequeathed the series to his right-hand editor, Roy Thomas. Stroud has been chasing Morbius since the Adventure of Fear comics, so expect elements of this series to be incorporated into the movie. Vote up the Morbius comic book story arcs every fan must read, voyage to the bottom of the sea fanfiction. Accidentally turning himself into a vampire, Michael Morbius finds himself torn between his human and monstrous natures. The radioactive blood of Spider-Man once caused Morbius's pseudo-vampirism to go into remission. Once Michael Morbius was a world-renowned bio-chemist, dying of an unknown blood disease and desperately searching for a cure. Of course, it's not as easy as he thinks, and there are new dangers along the way. Created by writer Roy Thomas and originally designed by penciler Gil Kane, he first appeared as an enemy of the superhero Spider-Man in The Amazing Spider-Man #101 (Oct. The Ghost Rider accepted the vow, but warned him not to stray from it. They also did not acquire his ability to fly or his healing factor and any mortal wound could kill them. Nikos Michaels Crown is a Hydra scientist in the comics but, with the Marvel Cinematic Universe already integrating Hydra into its world, Crown’s role could change. Morbius then vowed he would only drink the blood of the guilty. We count down our favorites in this Marvel Top Ten, presented by Geico! [12], Born and raised in Greece by his single mother, Michael Morbius experienced an isolated childhood due to his rare blood condition, which contributed to his ugly and unpleasant-looking appearance. 'Fantastic Four' #29 ties into the symbiote event -- but which of Marvel's First Family is in trouble? Morbius now had to drink blood in order to survive and had a strong aversion to light. [35] It is revealed that he plans to infect every member of the Fifty State Initiative with the zombie virus. Spider-Man and Morbius formed an uneasy alliance during the Maximum Carnage crossover event. That's a big difference from the other Morbius featured throughout this list. Comic Vine users. This version is very different from his Prime counterpart, as there's no ambiguity about his intentions. Jean Henri Gaston Giraud (French: ; 8 May 1938 – 10 March 2012) was a French artist, cartoonist and writer who worked in the Franco-Belgian bandes dessinées (BD) tradition. When Jack Russell attempts to escape from the Babylon Group with his infant daughter, the facility tries to stop him by unleashing Morbius and the Frankenstein Monster. Had Lee not been working on a different project, Morbius may not have seen the light of day. The war to save Reality starts now. team member, whom Morbius tries to warn of an impending attack. Over the 50+ years, he's been a living vampire, there have been tons of comic books, great stories, graphic novels, trade paperbacks, comic book issues, story arcs, storylines, and one-shot books about Morbius, making it hard to determine which is the best of Morbius's greatest adventures. Then after killing him, a vampire hunter tried to kill Morbius, but thanks to Domino, he escaped. It ran for 32 issues (Sept. 1992–April 1995). [26] As a result, after drinking Spider-Man's blood, Morbius became human again and did not need to feed on blood again for some time. Other than that, he didn't specify what we should do," Thomas said in 2009, adding that part of the character conception came from an unspecified science-fiction film of Thomas' youth, depicting a man turned into a vampire by radiation rather than magic. [32], It was later revealed that Morbius had signed the Superhuman Registration Act and was cooperating with S.H.I.E.L.D. send you an email once approved. [38], During The Gauntlet storyline, Morbius was behind the theft of a vial of Spider-Man's blood. Despite being a creature of the night, Dr. Michael Morbius is more of an anti-hero who prefers to fight for the good guys, rather than prey on the weak, but he does need to drink blood to survive, which makes him a pretty interesting character. GamesRadar+ is part of Future US Inc, an international media group and leading digital publisher. [25], He once again fought Spider-Man, but then he was hit by a lightning strike, which cured him of his pseudo-vampirism and made him human again (he still retained a thirst for blood, however). Unknown to Doctor Langford, Fang, one of Lilith's children, was also trying to kill Morbius by adding his own demonic blood to the serum, which would also be fatal to Morbius. Morbius the Living Vampire, a.k.a. Morbius is affected by some typical vampire weaknesses. Morbius found this out and was enraged to find his ex-fiancée dead. With his last breath, he warned Spider-Man to beware of his employer, Stuart Ward. Solo stories starring Morbius also appeared in Marvel Comics Presents #144 (late Dec. 1993), several issues of the Midnight Sons Unlimited series (1993–1995), the one-shot Strange Tales: Dark Corners #1 (May 1998), Amazing Fantasy (vol. in an effort to capture Blade. This edit will also create new pages on Comic Vine for: Until you earn 1000 points all your submissions need to be vetted by other EGOT-winning songwriter Robert Lopez takes Joe behind the creative process of “Let It Go” in Times Square before the two join together to improvise a song. With that ban lifted in February 1971, and Lee’s desire for a Dracula-inspired Spider-Man villain, Morbius made his comic debut in The Amazing Spider-Man #101 in October 1971. The Lore, Legends, and Heroes from Marvel have arrived in Fortnite. Dr. Michael Morbius was a highly-respected, Nobel Prize-winning biologist who suffered from a rare and fatal blood condition that limited his mobility and gave him a sickly complexion. Morbius appeared sporadically throughout the run of Doctor Strange: Sorcerer Supreme, beginning with issue #10. He can’t be felled by any mystical objects though, as he’s more scientific than supernatural. [22] Alongside the Ghost Rider (Johnny Blaze), the Man-Thing (Ted Sallis), and the Werewolf, he then encountered the Starseed. Morbius's friend, Jacob, was trying to look inside of him and see what he could do about Morbius's condition. 2) #8). His bones became hollow and he gained the ability to fly, as well as gaining superhuman strength, super-speed, and an accelerated healing factor. Morbius in the MCU? Survey six Michael Morbius moments that'll leave you bloodthirsty for more! [21] Next, he encountered an enigmatic woman who aided him and seemed to know all about vampires. [37], Morbius later helped the Man-Thing re-assemble a decapitated Punisher into a Frankensteinian monster called FrankenCastle. Morbius soon became part of the Midnight Sons. [61], A zombified version of Morbius appears in the 2008–2009 Marvel Zombies 3 miniseries. He is an expert biologist,[48] biochemist and neuroradiologist with a Ph.D. in biochemistry and a Nobel laureate. [33] He had also presumably survived his genetic manipulation, as Blade was able to distinguish him as the same Morbius who 'took a bite out of [him]' in their previous encounter. Please refresh the page and try again. Thanks to his solo adventures as an anti-hero, Morbius has amassed his own rogues' gallery. He’s unable to regenerate limbs, however, and the time it takes him to heal is dependent on how much blood he’s consumed recently. Michael Morbius These later stories add to his repertoire of powers the ability to hypnotize others and describe his ability to fly as psionic in nature. Copyright 2020 ComicBook.com. [6] Thomas said that the name "Morbius" was not deliberately taken from the antagonist Doctor Morbius in the movie Forbidden Planet. He tries to steal some blood tanks, but is defeated by the Arachknight.[67]. History Talk (0) Share. The Living Vampire. ALL-NEW … Morbius was first introduced in the pages of The Amazing Spider-Man #101 in a story called "A Monster Called Morbius!" NY 10036. He would return to battle Spider-Man over the years in Marvel Team-Up #3–4; Giant-Size Super-Heroes #1; Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man #6–8 and 38; Spider-Man #13–14; Morbius the Living Vampire #3–4 and 21–23; and Peter Parker: Spider-Man #77–80 and (vol. In the ensuing brawl, Morbius's heart is punched out by the Monster. Superhuman strength, speed, agility, reflexes, and durability allow him to fight harder, faster, and for longer. the Midnight Sons, a team with only one purpose: Earth's last defense against the occult. Morbius and the Werewolf first met as enemies in Giant-Size Werewolf #4 and, together with the Man-Thing and the Ghost Rider (Johnny Blaze), they formed the short-lived Legion of Monsters and met the Starseed in Marvel Premiere #28. Get ready for a season of scares with Marvel’s most macabre Halloween tales. 2) #2, it was alluded to that this ability may be related to hyper-evolved portions of his brain, caused by a combination of his blood disease and his pseudo-vampiric condition. Morbius Adam Barnhardt 10/16/2020 10:20 pm Jared Leto Confirms He's Playing Andy Warhol in Future Film Jared Leto Nicole Drum 08/09/2020 Von Bludvig Yet it's the teaser's final stinger that confirms it. He was granted night vision, echolocation, and limited flight thanks to the vampire bat DNA, and he’s also able to hypnotise weak-willed individuals. Over the 50+ years, he's been a living vampire, there have been tons of comic books, great stories, graphic novels, trade paperbacks, comic book issues, story arcs, storylines, and one-shot books about Morbius, making it hard to determine which is the best of Morbius's greatest adventures. [14] He later sought a cure for his condition, but battled Spider-Man, the Human Torch, and the original X-Men. This list attempts the impossible by narrowing the best down to the top 15. [13] People whom Morbius infected with the disease of pseudo-vampirism did not truly die as a result and they could be cured through an antidote to pseudo-vampirism derived from Morbius's blood that Morbius and Martine had created, although that antidote would not work on Morbius himself. Browse issues from the comic book series, Morbius, from Marvel Comics. Michael Morbius attempts to cure his life-long blood disease with experimental vampire bat science. [6], Thomas and penciller co-creator Gil Kane created the character as a man who is given pseudo-vampiric abilities and traits via scientific rather than supernatural means. Here's everything you need to know about the Living Vampire. ), Unlock the world of Marvel Digital Comics! His need to ingest blood is the main one, and his victims die or become severely injured if they’re bitten. Though he isn’t quite a vampire in the traditional sense (no being bitten on the neck by someone else), Morbius does possess abilities you’d associate with one. Martine Bancroft, Morbius’ fiancee and fellow geneticist, is played by Adria Arjona, while Doctor Who alumni Matt Smith will portray Loxias Crown – Morbius’ friend who suffers from the same blood condition, and the likely villain of the piece. Like Blade, he hunts bloodsuckers, as he has a very close tie to the supernatural vampires of the Ultimate Universe. New York, First introduced into the Ultimate universe in 2006, this Morbius is unique in that he is the son of Vlad Dracul II and the brother of Vlad Dracula III himself, making his … [7] Kane based the character's look on that of actor Jack Palance.[8]. Morbius selflessly saved Walters' life and stabilized her erratic transformations into the She-Hulk with a serum that he had created to cure the remnants of his own transformation. A tragic and sympathetic antagonist in his initial two-issue story arc, having acquired his pseudo-vampiric addiction while researching a cure for his own rare, but fatal blood disease, Morbius collided again with Spider-Man in Marvel Team-Up #3–4 (July–Sept.