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Knull & Queen In Black Head Towards Venom Event In 2026

Knull and Queen In Black head towards a Marvel Venom Event In 2026... with Kid Venom as well?

Published Fri, 03 Oct 2025 06:00:04 -0500

Article Summary

Hela is crowned the new Queen In Black, seizing power over Knull at the end of Venom #250.
Knull will break free in a new five-issue Marvel series launching January 2026, fueling a symbiote event.
The epic clash between Knull and Queen In Black will reshape the future of Venom and the Marvel Universe.
Kid Venom returns with his own team-up series in 2026, adding more intrigue to Marvel's symbiote saga.

When Marvel Comics announced Knull #1, it was described as a "a pivotal chapter in the lead up to a symbiote epic coming in 2026". Now it is filling in a few of those details, with Hela as the new Queen in Black, appearing at the end of Venom #250 by writers Al Ewing and Charles Soule and artists Terry Dodson, Carlos Gomez and Todd Nauck. with Knull "resurfacing as a helpless prisoner of Hela, now calling herself the QUEEN IN BLACK! But fear not, the KING IN BLACK will escape to reclaim his throne this January in KNULL, a five-issue limited series written by Al Ewing and Tom Waltz and drawn by Juanan Ramirez. The dark conflict brewing between two of Marvel's most powerful supervillains sets the stage for a major Marvel storyline erupting next year. Readers who missed this pivotal issue can pick it up next month when it returns to shops with a much-demanded second printing, featuring new versions of Carlos Gomez and Greg Capullo's variant covers. Fans can also look forward to learning more about the new KNULL series and how the QUEEN IN BLACK will impact VENOM and the wider Marvel Universe next week at the Marvel Comics: Spider-Man and his Venomous Friends Panel at New York Comic Con." That would be this panel…

MARVEL COMICS: Spider-Man and his Venomous Friends
Spider-Man's in space and Mary Jane is Venom!? VP & Executive Editor Nick Lowe, Senior Editor Jordan D. White, Editor-in-Chief C.B. Cebulski, writer Al Ewing and other superstar creators dish about the wild developments currently taking place in Amazing Spider-Man, Venom, and more. Plus, get a sneak peek at what's on the horizon from the shocking return of Knull to the mystery of the second Spider-Man! Webheads that stick around until the end will receive an exclusive giveaway comic!
Thursday, October 9th, 3:30 PM, Room 405

It may alos be worth bearing in mind that a Kid Venom Team-Up series is also promised to return in 2026…

Marvel Comics Spoilers — Giant-Size Amazing Spider-Man #1

KNULL #1 (OF 5) – 75960621388700111
Written by AL EWING & TOM WALTZ
Art by JUANAN RAMIREZ
Cover by RYAN STEGMAN
Variant Cover by RAFAEL ALBUQUERQUE
On Sale 1/14
RETURN OF THE KING!
Weakened from his last death, trapped by the enemy he never expected, the God of the Void waits in a cage once again. His captor thinks Knull has nothing to fight back with — but in Knull's hands, nothing is a weapon. And there's a greater weapon out there, waiting for the King in Black to take it… and take his revenge.

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