Marvel has revealed more of their plans for the upcoming Queen in Black crossover, which will bring together Spider-Man, Venom, Iron Man, Beta Ray Bill and more to face a two-pronged attack by Knull and Hela.
The five-issue event series by writer Al Ewing and artist Iban Coello will launch July 1, and will be followed by several more tie-in comics in July, including:
- Queen in Black: Defenders of Light and Dark
- Queen in Black: Venom Unchained
- Queen in Black: Hela
- Queen in Black: Thor
- Venom #260
- and the second issue of Queen in Black in July 29.
Queen in Black will bring Hela to Earth with a legion of the galaxy’s deadliest symbiotes, while Knull builds a new army on the edges of the solar system. Spider-Man, Venom, Mary Jane, Eddie Brock and Dylan Brock get caught in the middle of their collision.
Here are more details on each of the July titles:
QUEEN IN BLACK: DEFENDERS OF LIGHT AND DARK
Written by Tom Waltz
Art by Zé Carlos
Cover by David Marquez
Comes out July 8
UNLEASH THE HEROES! Beta Ray Bill is the only hero in Midgard who remembers Hela, the Goddess of Death… but does that mean he and his team can counter a Queen in Black? Meanwhile, Tony Stark’s all-new Black Metal Armor is the ultimate weapon against Knull, God of the Void… but does he have command of his own defense squad? This all leads to the mission that’ll decide the outcome of the Queen in Black saga!
QUEEN IN BLACK: HELA #1
Written by Al Ewing
Art by Carlos Magno
Cover by Pasqual Ferry
Comes out July 8
THE QUEEN TAKES HER THRONE! All the secrets of the Queen in Black—revealed! Why were Hela and Tyr in Midgard when the Rainbow Bridge fell? How did she cage Knull, God of the Void? And which Thor tried to stop her? Balder the Brave seeks the answers from Karnilla of the Norns… but will he live to tell anyone else?
VENOM #260
Written by Al Ewing
Art and cover by Carlos Gómez
Out July 8
THE LEGACY OF THE LETHAL PROTECTOR REVEALED! Months ago, Dylan Brock was killed by Carnage—and granted an audience with the Eventuality, the ultimate iteration of his father. He asked five questions and he was given five answers – hints at a dark future waiting for him. Now that future is here…
QUEEN IN BLACK: VENOM UNCHAINED #1
Written by Charles Soule
Art by Juanan Ramírez
Cover by Leinil Francis Yu
EDDIE BROCK, IMPRISONED! Eddie Brock is in prison after a failed bond with Carnage, and the Queen in Black is coming! Eddie wants to get back to Venom. But without a symbiote, how will he escape?!
QUEEN IN BLACK #2
Written by Al Ewing
Art by Iban Coello
Cover by Ryan Stegman
Out July 29
In QUEEN IN BLACK #2, Tony Stark races against time, assembling powerful twin teams—Defenders of Light and Defenders of Dark—to battle Hela and Knull amidst the cosmic void. As their clash shakes the stars, Hela unleashes her devastating assault on Earth, forcing the Avengers into action for humanity’s survival. But chaos doesn’t end there: the monstrous Symbiote Intelligence descends upon New York City, igniting a fierce confrontation as Venom and the Fantastic Four leap into battle! Will heroes unite and overcome the tide of darkness threatening the universe?
Marvel revealed two variant covers for Queen in Black #2 as well, by Stephanie Hans and InHyuk Lee:
There’s also one August arriving title, Queen in Black: Thor, which brings a certain displaced, amnesiac Asgardian into the fray:
Written by Al Ewing
Art by Sergio Davila
Cover by Pasqual Ferry
Comes out Aug. 5
A TRUE KING RISES! As Beta Ray Bill battles Hela at the edge of space, he considers his role as the heir of Thor’s story… little dreaming that the story continues with Sigurd Jarlson or that the Death-Goddess has plans for the Mortal Thor. Somewhere in the city, a man with a hammer is about to face the ultimate test.
The covers for the Hela and Thor one-shots come together to form one image:
