Exclusive Preview: All The Secrets Of The Queen in Black Are Revealed in Queen In Black: Hela #1

By Chad Burdette

on July 23, 2026

This summer, the Marvel Universe is torn asunder by a cosmic collison of evil in QUEEN IN BLACK, a five-issue event series by writer Al Ewing (Venom) and artist Iban Coello (Fantastic Four)!

Queen In Black News:

Hela has seized Knull’s throne and commands a legion of deadly symbiotes as the QUEEN IN BLACK!

Meanwhile, Knull has conquered the Lightforce Dimension, claiming a new power and army as the GOD OF THE VOID! Two of the most powerful evils in the galaxy are at war, and Earth is the final prize!

QUEEN IN BLACK spins out of Ewing’s acclaimed work on Venom as well as the new Knull limited series that saw Hela seize Knull’s throne, forcing the God of the Void to claim a new power for himself.

Their conflict erupts across the cosmos, coming to a head on Earth where Marvel’s heroes are all that stand in the way of the world being torn asunder by the forces of Light and Dark, both bent on enveloping the universe in their own brand of nothingness!

In addition to the core series centered around Spider-Man, Venom, Mary Jane, Eddie Brock, and Dylan Brock, new tie-in series will see QUEEN IN BLACK’s impact on other corners of the Marvel Universe.

Two of the most powerful evils in the galaxy are at war… and the SON OF VENOM is caught right in the middle, and all the secrets of the Queen in Black are revealed in Queen In Black: Hela #1

Queen In Black Titles Also Out This Week:

Queen in Black #1
Queen in Black: Defenders of Light and Dark #1

Carlos Magno Variant Cover:

David Baldeón 1:25 Incentive Variant Cover:

Queen in Black: Hela #1

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?

Creative Team