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Marvel Comics   ·   Released Dec 2nd, 2020

King in Black #1

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CHAPTER ONE: REIGN

DARKNESS REIGNS! After a campaign across the galaxy, Knull’s death march arrives to Earth and, worse yet, he hasn’t come alone! With an army of hundreds of thousands of symbiote dragons at his command, the King in Black is a force unlike any Earth’s heroes have ever faced. EDDIE BROCK, A.K.A. VENOM has seen firsthand the chaos that even one of Knull’s symbiotic monsters can wreak—will he survive an encounter with the God of the Abyss himself? From Donny Cates, Ryan Stegman, J.P. Mayer, Frank Martin and Clayton Cowles comes the definitive chapter in their two-year-long VENOM saga that changed everything you thought you knew about symbiotes!

Format
Comic
Page Count
56 pages
Cover Price
$5.99
UPC
75960609863700111
Distributor SKU
OCT200496
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Creators

Donny Cates
Writer, Variant Cover Artist
Donny Cates
Ryan Stegman
Penciller, Cover Artist, Variant Cover Artist
Ryan Stegman
J. P. Mayer
Inker, Cover Artist, Variant Cover Artist
J. P. Mayer
Frank Martin
Colorist, Cover Artist, Variant Cover Artist
Frank Martin
Clayton Cowles
Letterer
Clayton Cowles
Jay Bowen
Designer
Jay Bowen
Anthony Gambino
Designer
Anthony Gambino
Designer
Patrick McGrath
Tyler Kirkham
Variant Cover Artist
Tyler Kirkham
Sunny Gho
Variant Cover Artist
Sunny Gho
Rachelle Rosenberg
Variant Cover Artist
Rachelle Rosenberg
Philip Tan
Variant Cover Artist
Philip Tan
Skottie Young
Variant Cover Artist
Skottie Young
Iban Coello
Variant Cover Artist
Iban Coello
Mike McKone
Variant Cover Artist
Mike McKone
Leinil Francis Yu
Variant Cover Artist
Leinil Francis Yu
Jesus Aburtov
Variant Cover Artist
Jesus Aburtov
Clayton Crain
Variant Cover Artist
Clayton Crain
Gabriele Dell'Otto
Variant Cover Artist
Gabriele Dell'Otto
Greg Horn
Variant Cover Artist
Greg Horn
Arif Prianto
Variant Cover Artist
Arif Prianto
Todd Nauck
Variant Cover Artist
Todd Nauck
Mirka Andolfo
Variant Cover Artist
Mirka Andolfo
Alex Horley
Variant Cover Artist
Alex Horley
Shannon Maer
Variant Cover Artist
Shannon Maer
Natacha Bustos
Variant Cover Artist
Natacha Bustos
Sebastian Cheng
Variant Cover Artist
Sebastian Cheng
Variant Cover Artist
Superlog
Skan
Variant Cover Artist
Skan
Variant Cover Artist
Todd Smith
Variant Cover Artist
Ian Bederman
Peach Momoko
Variant Cover Artist
Peach Momoko
JeeHyung Lee
Variant Cover Artist
JeeHyung Lee
Taurin Clarke
Variant Cover Artist
Taurin Clarke
Variant Cover Artist
Riri Mashuri
Danny Khazem
Assistant Editor
Danny Khazem
Devin Lewis
Editor
Devin Lewis
Nick Lowe
Executive Editor
Nick Lowe
C. B. Cebulski
Editor-in-Chief
C. B. Cebulski

Characters

Arishem the Judge
Arishem
Arishem the Judge
Earth-616
Black Cat
Felicia Hardy
Black Cat
Earth-616
Black Panther
T'Challa
Black Panther
Earth-616
Cable
Nathan Summers (Time-Displaced)
Cable
Earth-616
Captain America
Steve Rogers
Captain America
Earth-616
Captain Marvel
Carol Danvers
Captain Marvel
Earth-616
Cyclops
Scott Summers
Cyclops
Earth-616
Daredevil
Elektra Natchios
Daredevil
Earth-616
Doctor Strange
Stephen Strange
Doctor Strange
Earth-616
Dylan Brock
Dylan Brock
Earth-616
Hulk
Jennifer Walters
Hulk
Earth-616
Human Torch
Johnny Storm
Human Torch
Earth-616
Invisible Woman
Susan Storm-Richards
Invisible Woman
Earth-616
Iron Fist
Danny Rand
Iron Fist
Earth-616
Iron Man
Tony Stark
Iron Man
Earth-616
Jessica Jones
Jessica Jones
Earth-616
Knull
Knull
Earth-616
Lightning
Miguel Santos
Lightning
Earth-616
Luke Cage
Luke Cage
Earth-616
Magneto
Max Eisenhardt
Magneto
Earth-616
Marvel Girl
Jean Grey
Marvel Girl
Earth-616
Mister Fantastic
Reed Richards
Mister Fantastic
Earth-616
Ms. Marvel
Kamala Khan
Ms. Marvel
Earth-616
Nightcrawler
Kurt Wagner
Nightcrawler
Earth-616
Professor X
Charles Xavier
Professor X
Earth-616
Sentry
Robert Reynolds
Sentry
Earth-616
Spectrum
Monica Rambeau
Spectrum
Earth-616
Spider-Man
Peter Parker
Spider-Man
Earth-616
Storm
Ororo Munroe
Storm
Earth-616
Symbiote Dragon
Symbiote Dragon
Earth-616
Thing
Ben Grimm
Thing
Earth-616
Venom
Eddie Brock
Venom
Earth-616
Venom (Klyntar)
Venom (Klyntar)
Earth-616
Void
Void
Earth-616
Wolverine
James Howlett
Wolverine
Earth-616

Key Events

Death
Robert Reynolds as Sentry Earth-616

Collected In

  • King in Black TP
    King in Black TP
    King in Black (2020 - 2021)
  • King In Black TP
    King In Black TP
    King In Black (2021)
  • King in Black Omnibus HC
    King in Black Omnibus HC
    King in Black (2020 - 2021)
  • Venomnibus by Cates & Stegman HC
    Venomnibus by Cates & Stegman HC
    Venom Vol. 4 (2018 - 2021)

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