Knull, aka the King in Black, aka the god of the symbiotes, will return in next month’s Venom #250 — and then spin off into his own miniseries next year courtesy of Al Ewing, Tom Waltz and Juanan Ramirez.
The ultra-powerful Marvel villain was created by Donny Cates and Ryan Stegman in 2018, and went on to plague not only Venom but eventually the entire Marvel Universe in the King in Black crossover. While Venom and Marvel’s heroes were able to stop Knull, hints have been popping up in various places about his return.
The miniseries will have him embark on “a new reign of terror, but first, he must reclaim his throne from a startling usurper.”
“When super-editor Jordan White reached out to me to see if I’d be interested in collaborating with fellow writer Al Ewing on the new Knull series, I couldn’t jump at the chance fast enough,” Waltz said. “Besides working alongside Al, who is an absolutely fantastic and steady talent, the kicker for me was getting to play with such an amazing character with such untapped potential as Knull. The King in Black has once again risen up out of the void to cause delicious havoc and mayhem across the universe, and we’ve got surprises a’plenty in store, my friends. And just wait until everyone sees Juanan Ramirez’s darkly bombastic artwork — WOW!”
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