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"Queen in Black"
PublisherMarvel Comics
Publication dateJuly 2026
Main characters
Creative team
Writer(s)Al Ewing
Charles Soule
Tom Waltz

"Queen in Black" is a 2026 Marvel Comics crossover event. The storyline runs across a five-issue limited series written by Al Ewing and drawn by Iban Coello, supported by several tie-in books. It spins directly out of Ewing's runs on Venom and the Knull (2026) limited series, co-written with Tom Waltz, and is based on the 2025 Marvel Rivals storyline "The Abyss Awakens", in-turn loosely inspired by the 2021 crossover event "King in Black". The story centers on Hela, the Asgardian goddess of death, who has imprisoned the symbiote god Knull and taken his title as the Queen in Black, then invades Earth with an army of alien species bonded to symbiotes. Knull, having escaped and claimed new power from the Lightforce Dimension, wages a simultaneous counter-offensive.[1]

Publication history

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The event's premise, loosely adapting elements of the 2025 storyline "The Abyss Awakens" from the video game Marvel Rivals, was established in Venom #250, a issue published in late 2025, written by Al Ewing and Charles Soule with art by Terry Dodson, Carlos Gómez, and Todd Nauck. Despite the issue's cover depicting Knull looming over Venom, the story revealed him already imprisoned. The final pages showed Hela using ancient magic to cage the weakened god, then donning a costume of black ichor and declaring herself the Queen in Black, as she did in Marvel Rivals.[2]

Marvel announced the event at New York Comic Con 2025 during the Spider-Man and His Venomous Friends panel, confirming that the conflict between Hela and Knull, introduced in the 2025 Marvel Rivals storyline "The Abyss Awakens", would form the basis of a summer 2026 comic-book crossover, adapted from the game.[3] At ComicsPRO in February 2026, Marvel confirmed Queen in Black #1 for July 1, 2026.[4]

Ewing attributed the event's origin to the interaction of two separate ongoing storylines: "The two books have very different plotlines, but sometimes the plot of one book provides the opportunity to ramp things up in another one."[5] The ongoing Thor (2025) storyline, in which Thor is dead and mortals have no living memory of the Norse gods, removed the divine opposition that would ordinarily check Hela's ambitions on Earth. Her seizure of Knull's symbiote power, Ewing noted, then fed directly into Venom.[6]

Issue #1 ships as a 56-page debut at $7.99. A prelude story appeared in Amazing Spider-Man #1000/Queen in Black #1 CGD 2026, distributed as a Comics Giveaway Day special on May 2, 2026, written by Joe Kelly, Ewing, and Phillip Kennedy Johnson with art by John Romita Jr., Iban Coello, and Nic Klein.[7]

Ryan Stegman, who co-created Knull with writer Donny Cates in Venom #3 (2018), drew the main cover for every issue. He also produced two homage covers for issue #1 based on his original Knull cover: one available at retail, one exclusive to Marvel's True Believers Blind Bags.[8]

Some tie-ins have been announced. Queen in Black: Defenders of Light and Dark (3 issues) is written by Tom Waltz with art by Zé Carlos, on sale July 8. The series follows two teams assembled specifically for the dual invasion. Beta Ray Bill leads Photon, Sunfire, and Dagger against Hela. Iron Man, in new Darkforce armor, leads Darkstar, Agent Anti-Venom, and Cloak against Knull.[7] Waltz wrote: "We have assembled a rag-tag team of super heroes to serve as the first line of Earth's defense against the dual invasion threat of Knull and Lady Hela."[7] Queen in Black: Venom Unchained (3 issues) is written by Charles Soule with art by Juanan Ramírez, on sale July 15. The series follows Eddie Brock attempting to escape prison after a failed re-bond with Carnage, without a symbiote.[9] Queen in Black: Hela (one-shot) is written by Ewing with art by Carlos Magno, on sale July 8. Narrated by Karnilla of the Norns, it covers the events leading to Hela's imprisonment of Knull, including her presence in Midgard when the Rainbow Bridge fell and the identity of the Thor who tried to stop her.[6] Queen in Black: Thor (one-shot) is written by Ewing with art by Sergio Davila, on sale August 5. It follows Beta Ray Bill during the space battle against Hela, alongside Sigurd Jarlson (the reincarnation of Donald Blake).[9] Venom #260, written by Ewing with art by Carlos Gómez, ships July 8. It continues the storyline in which Dylan Brock, following his death at Carnage's hands, received five answers to five questions from the Eventuality, an ultimate future iteration of his father Eddie Brock.[10]

Plot

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Prelude

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Following his death, Knull was resurrected, only to be imprisoned by Hela. Having lost his powers to Hela, Knull travels into the Lightforce dimension, where he encounters the Illuminated - an alternate version of Eddie Brock who never became the King in Black. The two fight until Knull devours the Illuminated and takes his powers. Knull begins his quest of reclaiming his symbiotes and remaking them in his image. He fights Thanos on top of the Sanctuary V, ending in Knull killing Thanos. Hela orders Tyr to have Daedalus 5 be evacuated as she plans to lead her forces in her invasion of Earth. Arriving on Gorr the God Butcher's homeworld, Knull amasses an army of wyvern-like creatures to invade Earth.[11]

Main plot

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Iron Man speaks to the Avengers, the Fantastic Four, the X-Men, and Captain Alliance about Knull's return. Meanwhile, Knull is confronted by Nova over his crimes across the galaxy. With Knull surviving Nova's attack, the Xandarian Worldmind teleports Nova away. Having watched the fight, Hela and her forces close in on Earth. Spider-Man, Scarlet Witch, Vision, and Nova lead the fight against the symbiote invasion.[12]

At Avengers Mansion, Iron Man and Cable assemble the Defenders to combat Hela and Knull. In London, Captain America leads the Avengers Emergency Response Squad against the Symbiote-possessed Chitauri. The Symbiote Intelligence, a symbiote creature similar to the Supreme Intelligence, attacks Dylan Brock and traps him inside itself.[13]

Subplots

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Defenders of Light and Dark

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In a flashback, Iron and Cable assemble two Defenders strike teams, respectively consisting of Darkforce users and Lightforce users.[a] Team Dark consists of Iron Man, Agent Anti-Venom, Cable, Darkstar and Cloak. Team Light consists of Beta Ray Bill, Dagger, Photon, and Sunfire. In the present, Bill leads Team Light in activating the Stark Enviro-Nanites and infiltrating Hela's ship. Just beyond the Solar System, Team Dark confronts Knull and his army. Bill fights Tyr for Asgard's honor while Tyr fights for Asgard's return, intending to restore the Bifröst. Knull stabs Cloak, which is felt by Dagger.[14]

Hela

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In a flashback, Karnilla looks into the future and forsees Thor being killed and the Bifröst being destroyed, causing the Asgardians to be forgotten. Arriving in Mephisto's realm, Hela cuts a deal with him for safe passage to Earth in exchange for preventing Sif from spotting Hela. Hela arrives in outer space and finds a powerless Knull, who forgets Hela's identity after the Bifröst is destroyed. Hela and Tyr are confronted by Roger Norvell, who is defeated by Tyr and taken to Hell by Mephisto as part of Hela's payment to him.[15]

Venom Unchained

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At the Raft, Eddie Brock is visited by public defender Jerry McLeod, who reviews some of his past as Venom. Nine weeks later, Brock is visited by Peter Parker who is checking in on him. When the Symbiote invasion begins, Brock tries to get a prison officer to contact the Avengers as the other inmates taunt him. This leads to a prison riot that ends with Brock in solitary confinement. Brock is approached by the Sleeper symbiote in the form of a cat.[16]

Queen in Black: Thor

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As Beta Ray Bill continues his fight with Tyr,[b] Sigurd Jarlson continues his daily life. When Tyr claims that Hela would restore Asgard if Bill joins them, Bill uses Stormbreaker's magic to take him and Tyr to a "place where time does not pass" to contemplate the offer. On Midgard, a disguised Hela looks into Jarlson rescuing a young girl from a burning building. This causes Hela to shed her disguise. During their parley, Bill sees through Tyr's manipulations and realizes that Hela plans to subjugate Earth to restore the Nine Realms, ultimately rejecting Tyr and sends them both back to their previous battle. Hela takes her leave as Jarlson calls for medical aid.[17]

Venom

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Dylan is trapped inside the Symbiote Intelligence, which accesses his memories. Dylan is contacted by Eddie Brock's possible future counterpart Eventuality, who states that Dylan is "dead" and assumes a human-like form. He states that Eddie Brock and Venom will reunite at a later point. Eventuality then shows Dylan a possible future where Hellgate returns to Earth and battles Spider-Man. When Dylan asks how he can change the future, Eventuality states that he will when he is older as he is shown his future self. Dylan remains trapped in the Symbiote Intelligence as Venom arrives.[18]

Issues

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Prelude issue

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Main issue

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  • Queen in Black #1-5

Tie-in issues

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  • Black Cat (vol. 3) #14
  • Queen in Black: Defenders of Light and Dark #1-3
  • Queen in Black: Hela #1
  • Queen in Black: Thor #1
  • Queen in Black: Venom Unchained #1-3
  • Venom (vol. 6) #260-262

Reception

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Notes

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  1. ^ As seen in Queen in Black #2.
  2. ^ As seen in Defenders of Light and Dark #1.

References

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