A Story Of Red Skull's Ruthless Past From The Dark Days Of World War II in Bring on the Bad Guys: Red Skull #1

By Chad Burdette

on August 11, 2025

Pioneering how comics were collected, the original BRING ON THE BAD GUYS collected key early stories of Marvel’s most iconic supervillains.

The upcoming new BRING ON THE BAD GUYS delivers a blood-pounding experience across seven one-shots starring those same infamous characters: DOCTOR DOOM, GREEN GOBLIN, ABOMINATION, LOKI, RED SKULL, DORMAMMU, and MEPHISTO.

The overarching saga will be spearheaded by Emmy Award-winning writer Marc Guggenheim who kick things off in BRING ON THE BAD GUYS: DOCTOR DOOM alongside acclaimed artist Stefano Raffaele and delivers the event’s epic conclusion in BRING ON THE BAD GUYS: MEPHISTO.

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A lineup of superstar creators craft the additional one-shots, each of which will contain a special backup story by Guggenheim shedding light on Mephisto’s dastardly plot AND revealing the origin of the mysterious SISTER SORROW, a new villain who plays a pivotal role throughout the storyline.

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Acclaimed writer and military-history buff Stephanie Phillips (Phoenix, Spider-Gwen: The Ghost-Spider) and moody, dynamic artist Tommaso Bianchi (Thunderbolts: Doomstrike) dive deep into their dark sides, plus a thrilling backup by legends Marc Guggenheim and Michael Sta Maria in Bring on the Bad Guys: Red Skull #1

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Bring on the Bad Guys: Red Skull #1

A story of Red Skull’s ruthless past from the dark days of World War II… and what horrible future awaits Captain America as a result, thanks to a deal with the devil himself!

Creative Team

Writer: Stephanie Phillips, Marc Guggenheim
Artist: Tommaso Bianchi, Michael Sta. Maria
Colorist:Romulo Fajardo Jr., Dono Sánchez-Almara
Letterer: Travis Lanham
Cover Artist: Lee Bermejo
Variant Cover Artists: Andrea Sorrentino; Miguel Mercado; Todd Nauck/Rachelle Rosenberg; Mirka Andolfo; Justin Mason;
Editor: Lindsey Cohick
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Format: Oneshot Limited Series
Cover Price/Page Count: $4.99/32 pages

A story of Red Skull’s ruthless past from the dark days of World War II in Bring on the Bad Guys: Red Skull #1 on shelves and digital platforms on August 13, 2025, from Marvel Comics