It was a year dominated by live-action adaptations, major motion pictures, a return to HOTW's video games roots, and a comics industry struggling with its own identity!With major upheaval of the past few years yielding mixed results, both DC and Marvel dabbled in returns to a more iconic past. The phenomenon of replacement heroes was a frequent topic, as was the toll of heavily marketed 'event' stunts, still regularly built around the demise of iconic heroes. Neither company went all-in on their iconic past, continually allowing movies and television to overshadow the source material.
In 2017, Hero of the Week grappled with many of the big issues of the day, maintaining a through line when the regular schedule of Friday Night Fights took a hit. Weekly notes meant moments were captured as they happened, even if publishing slipped slightly out of sync.
Marvel edged out DC at the end of the year, with major stories giving them a few more heroes to consider. 2017 was also the year we touched on characters from other publishers - and parts of the world! Enjoy the complete list of the year's Heroes of the Week below! You can find more by navigating with links in each entry, or flash back to the full list of 2016 HOTWs!
#1 Son Goku (January 2nd)
#2 Chinese Hero (January 9th)
#3 Jessica Jones (January 16th)
#4 Black Adam (January 23rd)
#5 Reverse-Flash (January 30th)
#6 Black Canary (February 6th)
#7 Black Lightning (February 13th)
#8 Cheetah (February 20th)
#9 Wolverine (February 27th)
#10 Doctor Fate (March 6th)
#11 Iron Fist (March 13th)
#12 Firestorm (March 20th)
#13 Major Kusanagi (March 27th)
#14 Ironheart (April 3rd)
#15 Ego The Living Planet (April 10th)
#16 Cable (April 17th)
#17 Cloak (April 24th)
#18 Ultron (May 1st)
#19 Captain America (May 8th)
#20 Forager (May 15th)
#21 Venom (May 22nd)
#22 Gorilla Grodd (May 29th)
#23 Red Hood (June 5th)
#24 Black Panther (June 12th)
#25 Wonder Woman (June 19th)
#26 Thing (June 26th)
#27 Spider-man (July 3rd)
#28 Cyborg Superman (July 10th)
#29 Sabretooth (July 17th)
#30 Mister Terrific (July 24th)
#31 Vulture (July 31st)
#32 Shocker (August 7th)
#33 Domino (August 14th)
#34 Ghost Rider (August 21st)
#35 Hawkman (August 28th)
#36 Black Manta (September 4th)
#37 Sinestro (September 11th)
#38 Hellboy (September 18th)
#39 Silver Surfer (September 25th)
#40 Catwoman (October 2nd)
#41 Rorschach (October 9th)
#42 Juggernaut (October 16th)
#43 General Zod (October 23rd)
#44 Punisher (October 30th)
#45 Captain Marvel (November 6th)
#46 Raphael (November 13th)
#47 Morbius The Living Vampire (November 20th)
#48 Deathstroke (November 27th)
#49 Thanos (December 4th)
#50 Atom (December 11th)
#51 Mister Fantastic (December 18th)
#52 Hulk (December 25th)
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