Dylan Brock is the Key to Ending the War Between Knull and Hela in 'Queen in Black' #3

Comics Giveaway Day this past weekend gave readers their first taste of QUEEN IN BLACK, an upcoming crossover event spinning directly out of Al Ewing and Carlos Gómez's run of Venom (2025), as well as the new Knull (2026) limited series by Ewing, Tom Waltz, and Juanan Ramírez. Launching in July, the saga unfolds in a five-issue event series by Ewing and Iban Coello, alongside key tie-in limited series and issues. Today, fans can see the cover of QUEEN IN BLACK #3, arriving in August, along with the tie-in issues on sale that same month.

Hela has seized Knull’s throne and now commands a legion of deadly symbiotes as the Queen in Black! Meanwhile, Knull has conquered the Lightforce Dimension, claiming terrifying new power for himself as the God of the Void! Two of the most powerful evils in the galaxy are at war, and Earth is the final prize!

Essential event tie-ins include QUEEN IN BLACK: DEFENDERS OF LIGHT AND DARK, a limited series following two strike teams assembled by Iron Man and Beta Ray Bill to take down Hela and Knull; QUEEN IN BLACK: HELA and QUEEN IN BLACK: THOR, dual one-shots set in Asgard revealing how Hela overthrew Knull and Thor’s role in the conflict; QUEEN IN BLACK: VENOM UNCHAINED, a limited series starring Eddie Brock who must escape prison before joining the fight; and upcoming issues of VENOM, which deliver key insights into Venom, Dylan Brock and Mary Jane’s transformative journeys throughout the saga.

QUEEN IN BLACK #3

Written by AL EWING
Art by IBAN COELLO
Cover by RYAN STEGMAN
On Sale 8/12

The Codex is the key! Hela wants him as her secret weapon – Knull just wants him dead! Dylan Brock’s survival might be the one thing Venom and Eddie Brock agree about – but even at the end of the world, can they work together? All this and the rollicking return of the Fantastic Five!

QUEEN IN BLACK: DEFENDERS OF LIGHT AND DARK #2

Written by TOM WALTZ 
Art by ZÉ CARLOS
Cover by DAVID MARQUEZ
On Sale 8/12

Light and Dark collide! The Defenders have taken the fight to the dual threat of Hela and Knull, choosing offense over defense to save the Earth. But will in-fighting and tragedy combine to seal the fates of Team Dark and Team Light before they can complete their desperate mission? Or will the mysterious and dangerous “Plan B” turn the tide in this seemingly unwinnable battle? The fate of the world hangs in the balance between the forces of light and dark!

QUEEN IN BLACK: VENOM UNCHAINED #2

Written by CHARLES SOULE
Art by JUANAN RAMÍREZ
Cover by LEINIL FRANCIS YU
On Sale 8/19

Jailbreak! Sleeper has broken Eddie Brock out of prison only for him to return to... the Queen in Black trying to take over the world?! Eddie wants to try to help or at least to go protect the people he loves – but Sleeper has other plans!

QUEEN IN BLACK: THOR #1

Written by AL EWING
Art by SERGIO DAVILA
Cover by PASQUAL FERRY
On Sale 8/5

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.

VENOM #261

Written by AL EWING
Art and Cover by CARLOS GÓMEZ
On Sale 8/26

Venom's oldest enemy returns! Long ago, a friend of Reed Richards had a problem: an alien costume that didn’t want to come off. Reed Richards blasted it off with a sonic weapon and imprisoned it for study. It seemed like a good idea at the time... but now he’s got to work with that alien to save the world – and Venom holds one heck of a grudge!

Check out the new covers and pick up QUEEN IN BLACK #1 at your local comic shop on July 1.

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