Kraven the Hunter

Kraven the Hunter is a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He is an enemy of Spider-Man. Kraven's name is Sergei Kravinoff. He is the half-brother of Dmitri Smerdyakov, better known as the Chameleon. The character first appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man #15 (August 1964), and was created by writer Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko. In 2009, Kraven was ranked as IGN's 53rd Greatest Comic Book Villain of All Time.

Publication history

Kraven the Hunter first appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man #15 (August 1964). Though he would occasionally appear in other characters' titles, he was most frequently used as a Spider-Man foe. He is killed off in the acclaimed 1987 storyline by J. M. DeMatteis, Mike Zeck, and Bob McLeod, "Kraven's Last Hunt". Although generally considered to be the definitive Kraven the Hunter story, the story originally had a completely different character in Kraven's role. Writer DeMatteis recounted:

Despite Kraven the Hunter being one of Spider-Man's most long-standing archenemies, DeMatteis claims that none of Marvel's editorial staff objected to the proposal to have him killed in the story. Kraven later returns as a ghost in the graphic novel Amazing Spider-Man: Soul of the Hunter, also by DeMatteis, Zeck, and McLeod. DeMatteis also wrote "Kraven's First Hunt" for The Sensational Spider-Man Annual '96, a retelling of The Amazing Spider-Man #15 which incorporated several DeMatteis retcons, such as that Kraven was abusive towards the Chameleon.

List of Spider-Man (1994 TV series) episodes

Spider-Man, also known as Spider-Man: The Animated Series is an American animated television series featuring the Marvel Comics superhero Spider-Man. The show was produced by Marvel Films Animation as part of Fox Network’s “Fox Kids” Saturday morning line up. It was written by John Semper Jr. and was animated by Tokyo Movie Shinsha with Korean studios.

The series began airing on Fox on November 19, 1994. It ran for five seasons and finished on January 31, 1998, with a total of 65 episodes.

Series overview

Episodes

Season 1 (1994–95)

Season 2 (1995–96)

Each individual title had the "Neogenic Nightmare" chapter prefix to it.

Season 3 (1996)

This season had the individual title "The Sins of the Fathers" chapter prefix.

Based on Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man #97-98

Season 4 (1997)

Each individual title had the "Partners in Danger" chapter prefix to it.

Season 5 (1997–98)

This season has three main story arcs: "Six Forgotten Warriors", "Secret Wars" and "Spider Wars". Additionally, it also contains the two-part episode, "The Return of Hydro-Man".

Kraven the Hunter (Ana Kravinoff)

Ana Kravinoff, also known as the third Kraven the Hunter, is a Marvel Comics supervillainess. She is the daughter of Kraven the Hunter, the niece of Chameleon, the sister of Grim Hunter, and the half-sister of Alyosha Kravinoff.

Publication history

Ana Kravinoff first appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man #565. She was created by Marc Guggenheim, Joe Kelly, Mike McKone, and Phil Jimenez.

Fictional character biography

Anastasia "Ana" Tatiana Kravinoff is a 12-year-old girl who is the first female to take on the name of Kraven the Hunter. She first appears tracks Spider-Man to his apartment, but mistakenly believes Peter Parker's roommate Vin Gonzales was him. She then methodically ruins Vin's life, and captures him. Despite Vin's claims that he was not Spider-Man, Kraven prepared to hunt him, but was stopped by the real Spider-Man who was wearing Daredevil's costume (which notably had eyelids for him to be able to see). At the end, it is revealed that she is Kraven's daughter by a woman called Sasha Aleksandra Nikolaevich (also mother of the deceased Vladimir Kravinoff). She and her mother have recently set about forming an alliance of Spider-Man villains to get revenge on the wall-crawler and kidnap Madame Web. They also hired Deadpool to keep him distracted while they kidnapped Mattie Franklin. Their revenge scheme will play an important role in the Gauntlet. Ana and Sasha later meet up with Alyosha Kravinoff who assists them in preparing for the "Grim Hunt" where they start going after Kaine.

The Hunter

The Hunter may refer to:

Fiction

Music

Albums

The Hunter (Blondie album)

The Hunter is the sixth studio album by the American band Blondie, released in May 1982. It was Blondie's last album of new material until 1999's No Exit. It was recorded in the fall of 1981 and January and February 1982.

Overview

The Hunter is a concept album based on the theme: searching, pursuing, and hunting. Tracks on the album include Jimmy Destri's Motown pastiche "Danceway", while "Dragonfly" has a science-fiction theme to its lyrics about a race in space. "The Beast" deals with Deborah Harry's experiences of becoming a public figure: "I am the centre of attraction, by staying off the streets". "English Boys" is Harry and Chris Stein's melancholy tribute to "those English boys who had long hair", The Beatles, recorded the year after John Lennon's assassination in New York City, describing the innocence and idealism of the 60's, while "War Child" references military conflicts in Cambodia and the Middle East. The album concludes with a cover version of Smokey Robinson's "The Hunter Gets Captured by the Game", originally recorded by The Marvelettes in 1967. Several tracks on the album were reggae influenced and the band's earlier urgent new wave sound was largely absent.

The Hunter (2011 Russian film)

The Hunter (Russian: Okhotnik) is a 2011 Russian drama film directed by Bakur Bakuradze. It premiered in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival.

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