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Bloodstone
Cullen Bloodstone as depicted in Avengers Arena #6 (May 2013). Art by Kev Walker.
Publication information
PublisherMarvel Comics
First appearanceAvengers Arena #1 (December 2012)
Created byDennis Hopeless
Kev Walker
In-story information
Full nameCullen Bloodstone
SpeciesHuman (empowered)
Team affiliationsBraddock Academy
AbilitiesSuperhuman strength
Healing factor
Glartrox transformation

Cullen Bloodstone is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by Dennis Hopeless and Kev Walker, and first appeared in Avengers Arena #1 (December 2012). Cullen is the son of Ulysses Bloodstone and brother of Elsa Bloodstone, both monster hunters.

Publication history

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Bloodstone first appeared in issue #1 of the Avengers Arena series as part of the Marvel NOW! event, and was created by Dennis Hopeless and Kev Walker.[1][2]

Cullen Bloodstone appears as one of the main characters in Avengers Undercover beginning in 2014.[3]

Fictional character biography

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Cullen Bloodstone is the son of Ulysses Bloodstone and the younger brother of Elsa Bloodstone. When Cullen is 10, Ulysses takes him to another dimension and leaves him there to prove his worth as a Bloodstone. Ulysses plans to retrieve Cullen the next day, but is killed by the Conspirators, resulting in Cullen being trapped in the dimension for over two years. Cullen returns to Earth and is found by Elsa. She gives Cullen a Bloodstone ring to suppress the Glartrox, an otherdimensional creature which has possessed him, and takes him to Braddock Academy to attend high school.[2]

In Avengers Arena, Cullen is one of sixteen teenagers kidnapped by Arcade, who forces them to fight to the death in Murderworld.[2] After being separated from the others by an earthquake,[4] Cullen, Nara, and Anachronism conclude that Apex is manipulating Death Locket and Kid Briton. Arcade teleports the three to a supply cache as Apex, Death Locket, and Kid Briton arrive. Nara and Apex start arguing and Apex confirms that she ordered Death Locket to attack Nara. Kid Briton tries to intervene as Nara calls him a "weak puppet". Kid Briton attempts to kill Nara for insulting him, but is killed by Anachronism.[5]

Cullen, Cammi, Anachronism, and Nara are separated from Reptil, Hazmat, and X-23. Anachronism and Nara are attacked by a feral X-23 as Nara reveals to Anachronism that she believes Cullen is gay and in love with him. Cullen decides to take off his ring and fight X-23 in his unstable Glartrox form. Cullen successfully defeats X-23, but is now wild and out of control. Nara retrieves the ring and returns Cullen to normal, but dies from her wounds.[6]

In Avengers Undercover, Cullen heads to Bagalia to infiltrate the Masters of Evil and find Arcade. Death Locket, Chase Stein, Hazmat, Cammi, and Anachronism follow him there.[7] While escaping Arcade's mansion, the team is captured by S.H.I.E.L.D., but are "rescued" by Daimon Hellstrom and returned to Bagalia. Helmut Zemo invites the teens to join the Masters of Evil, with Cullen accepting.[8] Hellstrom uses a Hellfire Halo to control Cullen's Glartrox form into fighting Anachronism. However, Cullen resists Hellstrom's control and kisses Anachronism, to the latter's surprise.[9]

In the 2021 storyline The Death of Doctor Strange, Elsa and Lyra Bloodstone exorcise the Glartrox from Cullen, freeing him from its influence.[10]

In Excalibur (vol. 4), Cullen Bloodstone buys the Warwolves from the zoo where they were imprisoned and enlists the members of Excalibur to kill them.[11] The group successfully kills the Warwolves, but Betsy Braddock discovers that one of the Warwolves had a young pup, which she gives to Rachel Summers as a pet.[12]

Powers and abilities

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Cullen Bloodstone's abilities are derived from the Bloodstone ring, which gives him a healing factor and superhuman strength, durability, and agility. The ring also prevents Cullen from transforming into a Glartrox, an otherdimensional creature that feeds on its host's soul and emotions. With help from Daimon Hellstrom and Anachronism, Cullen gains the ability to suppress the Glartrox with his willpower and partially transform at will.[13]

References

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  1. ↑ DeFalco, Tom; Sanderson, Peter; Brevoort, Tom; Teitelbaum, Michael; Wallace, Daniel; Darling, Andrew; Forbeck, Matt; Cowsill, Alan; Bray, Adam (2019). The Marvel Encyclopedia. DK Publishing. p. 59. ISBN 978-1-4654-7890-0.
  2. 1 2 3 Adams, Tim (October 7, 2022). "Werewolf By Night: What Is the Bloodstone?". ComicBook.com. Archived from the original on October 7, 2022. Retrieved March 19, 2025. As for Cullen Bloodstone, he was created by Dennis Hopeless and Kev Walker in 2012's Avengers Arena, a Hunger Games-style series that pitted several young heroes against each other in a game orchestrated by Arcade. Unlike Elsa, Cullen was cursed by his shard of the Bloodstone, which turned him into a giant monster.
  3. ↑ Richards, Dave (October 11, 2013). "NYCC EXCLUSIVE: HOPELESS IS SEDUCED BY EVIL IN "AVENGERS UNDERCOVER"". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on October 14, 2013. Retrieved October 12, 2013.
  4. ↑ McElhatton, Greg (March 4, 2013). "Avengers Arena #5". CBR. Retrieved July 30, 2026. [Walker] also has fun with other ideas, like when an earthquake hits and his normally crisp panel borders become jagged and rough, with the panels themselves just slightly off-kilter.
  5. ↑ "Avengers Arena #6 Review". A Comic Book Blog. March 13, 2013. Archived from the original on March 16, 2013. When Kid Briton's team and Nara's team both reach the prize, things escalate between Nara and Apex forcing Kid Briton to intervene and cut Nara with his blade. In her defense, Anachronism acts by decapitating Kid Briton to Arcade's delight.
  6. ↑ "Avengers Arena #15 | Mighty Avengers". mightyavengers.net. Retrieved July 30, 2026.
  7. ↑ Fletcher, Irwin (March 14, 2014). "COMIC REVIEW: FTN reviews Avengers Undercover #1". Following The Nerd. Retrieved July 30, 2026. Where I feel Hopeless excels once again is his character work. He shows us how each of these teen superheroes deals with the horrific events of Avengers Arena. Whether it's Chase who is sporting a new look, appearing on talk shows, and apparently has a book deal and a reality TV offer, or Bloodstone who has declared a one man vendetta against Arcade.
  8. ↑ Wall, Danny (June 15, 2014). "Avengers Undercover #5 – Review". Weekly Comic Book Review. Archived from the original on June 22, 2014.
  9. ↑ Bass, Travis (August 29, 2014). "Avengers Undercover #9 Review! Marvel's Most Underrated Title". Comic Book Herald. Retrieved July 30, 2026. The beginning of this issue consists of a big fight between the teenage heroes and Hellstrom, Son of Satan, who has possessed Cullen Bloodstone and is using his demonic form to wreck havoc.
  10. ↑ Power, Darby (January 15, 2022). "The Death Of Doctor Strange: Bloodstone #1 (Review)". The Nerdy Basement. Archived from the original on January 15, 2022. Retrieved March 19, 2025. Lyra's effect on pre-existing marvel characters can already be felt in interactions with Cullen and Glartrox, as she has allowed Glartrox to be banished whenever Cullen wishes, showcasing Lyra's abilities and offering Cullen's character a new lease on life.
  11. ↑ Zachary, Brandon (February 19, 2020). "The X-Men Must Hunt Down Some Monstrous Excalibur Foes". CBR. Archived from the original on February 19, 2020. Retrieved March 19, 2025. Finally deciding to put the creatures down and take their skulls, the modern version of Excalibur is surprised to find them in the custody of Cullen Bloodstone, who challenges the team to a classic hunt across his country grounds to retrieve the Warwolves.
  12. ↑ Terror, Jude (March 9, 2020). "Captain Britain Draws the Line at Killing a Puppy in Excalibur #8 [X-ual Healing 3-4-20]". Bleeding Cool. Archived from the original on October 21, 2020. Retrieved March 19, 2025. Captian [sic] Britain brings the skulls and the pup back to Apocalypse, where she refuses to let him kill it. Apocalypse agrees to change his plans of exterminating the Warwolf race and use mercy in his spellmaking instead. Betsy gives the puppy to Rachel and teases the launch of X-Factor #1 in April.
  13. ↑ Schlesinger, Alex (November 5, 2021). "Who Are the Bloodstones? Marvel's Monster Hunting Family Explained". Screen Rant. Archived from the original on November 5, 2021. Retrieved March 19, 2025. Cullen learned how to better control Glartrox, and he can now partially release the monster to gain its powers.
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