Queen in Black - by Al Ewing (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

Hela vs. Knull as the Queen in Black unleashes Hel on Earth!

On the farthest edges of the solar system, Knull -- God of the Void -- builds a new army to destroy Earth. But Hela of Asgard has gotten there first, making planetfall with a legion of the galaxy's deadliest symbiotes! Two of the most powerful evils in the universe are at war, and the son of Venom is caught right in the middle! Featuring the Avengers, the Fantastic Four and two powerful new teams handpicked by Tony Stark: the Defenders of Light and the Defenders of Dark! Writer Al Ewing (IMMORTAL HULK, MORTAL THOR) and artist Iban Coello (IMPERIAL, FANTASTIC FOUR) -- the team behind VENOM WAR -- reunite to bring you a cataclysm of light and darkness, a cosmic collision of evil vs. evil, with the good fighting to survive! Plus: All the secrets of Hela's ascent to become the Queen in Black are revealed!

COLLECTING: Queen in Black (2026) #1-5, Queen in Black: Hela (2026) #1

About the Author

Writer Al Ewing began his career on the British anthology 2000 AD. Since breaking into American comics, he has written Jennifer Blood and spin-off series The Ninjettes for Dynamite Entertainment, and the Age of Ultron tie-in issues of Avengers Assemble for Marvel Comics. Ewing's novels include the Pax Britannia series as well as The Fictional Man. With artist Greg Land, he relaunched Marvel's Mighty Avengers; for All-New Marvel NOW!, gave the god of mischief a new assignment in Loki: Agent of Asgard. Ewing then took revamped versions of New Avengers and Ultimates, debuted U.S.Avengers; and joined the writing team for the "No Surrender" storyline in Avengers, which brought the Hulk back from the dead. His subsequent titles include Valkyrie, Guardians of the Galaxy, Defenders, the event series Empyre and the critically revered smash hit Immortal Hulk. Ewing has cemented his place in the Krakoan era of the X-Men titles comics with S.W.O.R.D. and X-Men: Red.

Artist Iban Coello made a digital splash with Dungeon Siege III for Dark Horse, and Batman Beyond 2.0 and Justice League Beyond 2.0 for DC, where he also worked on the print title Superboy. Coello has made his mark at Marvel on titles such as Deadpool & the Mercs for Money and Captain America and the Mighty Avengers. He is quickly earning a reputation for symbiotic super-heroics, including on the blockbuster limited series Venomverse and Venomized.

Carlos Magno's Marvel work includes Thunderbolts, Guardians of the Galaxy and Fantastic Four. Among his credits for DC are stints on Manhunter, Cyborg and the Tangent-imprint title Superman's Reign. In addition, Magno has tackled iconic properties including King Kong, Planet of the Apes, Transformers, Robocop and Clive Barker's Hellraiser.