Kraven the Hunter
Marvel2024
Kraven the Hunter (2024)
Sergei Kravinoff becomes a superhuman hunter and turns on his criminal father’s empire. The film uses the comics chiefly as a foundation for its screen version of the character and world.
- Director
- J.C. Chandor
- Produced by
- Avi Arad, Matt Tolmach, David Householter
- Starring
- Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Ariana DeBose, Fred Hechinger, Alessandro Nivola
From screen to page
Shop related comicsComics behind the movie
Kraven the Hunter is best approached as a screen interpretation of the character’s foundations rather than a panel-for-panel adaptation. Start with The Amazing Spider-Man #15, then compare it with Kraven’s Last Hunt (Web #31–32, ASM #293–294, Spectacular #131–132) and Kraven #1–6 (2023). Reading the references alongside the movie makes it easier to see what the filmmakers retained, combined or reinvented for the screen.
Kraven’s Last Hunt (Web #31–32, ASM #293–294, Spectacular #131–132)
Kraven #1–6 (2023)
Connection: Origin reinvention; character influence
