Preview: Black Cat #11
Black Cat #11
(W) G. Willow Wilson (A) Andrés Genolet
BLACK CAT VS. THE PUNISHER! THE UNCATCHABLE THIEF VS. THE KILLER OF KILLERS!
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Hela and Knull’s War Brings about the Long-Teased Venomworld in the Queen in Black Finale!
Queen in Black, the new crossover event spinning directly out of Al Ewing and Carlos Gómez’s run of Venom, begins on July 22. Spanning a five-issue series by Ewing and Iban Coello, alongside essential tie-in limited series and issues, the saga follows Marvel’s heroes as they fight to safeguard Earth from an epic cosmic collision between Knull and Hela. Today, Marvel officially unveils the covers and information for the event’s final chapters, arriving this September.
Hela has seized Knull’s throne and now commands a legion of deadly symbiotes as the QUEEN IN BLACK! Meanwhile, Knull has conquered the Lightforce Dimension, claiming terrifying new power for himself as the GOD OF LIGHT! Two of the most powerful evils in the galaxy are at war, and Earth is the final prize!
The newly revealed issues spotlight the long awaited emergence of Venomworld in Queen in Black #4-5, a startling development teased since the early days of Ewing’s mind-bending run. As Earth is consumed by symbiotes, current Venom host Mary Jane Watson is forced to make a desperate choice, one that will shape both the fate of the Marvel Universe and her future as a symbiote hero in Venom #262. Meanwhile, Eddie Brock faces his own pivotal decision that redefines his role as a symbiote host in Queen in Black: Venom Unchained #3. And both new Defenders squads unite for the climactic finale in Queen in Black: Defenders of Light and Dark #4, and Marvel’s master thief joins the battle to pull off the galaxy’s greatest heist in Black Cat #14.
QUEEN IN BLACK #4 (OF 5)
Written by AL EWING
Art by IBAN COELLO
Cover by RYAN STEGMAN
On Sale 9/16
VENOM ASCENDING!
As the war between Hela and Knull gets personal, Tyr unleashes his final weapon on the beleaguered Avengers! Meanwhile, in the Baxter Building, Reed Richards investigates Codex’s half-symbiote power… with cataclysmic consequences! Will the end of Venom’s golden era coincide with the end of Planet Earth?
QUEEN IN BLACK #5 (OF 5)
Written by AL EWING
Art by IBAN COELLO
Cover by RYAN STEGMAN
On Sale 9/30
OH, THE HUMANlTY!
In the war between Light and Dark, the winner’s taken their prize… but is it Hela or Knull who’s ascended to the Throne of All? Either way, the only thing standing between them and all life on Earth is… the VENOMWORLD! It’s the ultimate symbiote battle—and for Mary Jane Watson, it’s the last stand!
BLACK CAT #14
Written by G. WILLOW WILSON
Art by GLEB MELNIKOV
Cover by JOSEMARIA CASANOVAS
On Sale 9/9
COSMIC THEFT?
The only hope to stop the Knull and the Queen in Black’s war is… BLACK CAT?! Oh, wait—she’s gotta steal something?! PURRRFECT! The stakes couldn’t be higher for Felicia. Hopefully, she knows how to fly a spaceship!
QUEEN IN BLACK: DEFENDERS OF LIGHT AND DARK #3 (OF 3)
Written by TOM WALTZ
Art by ZÉ CARLOS
Cover by DAVID MARQUEZ
On Sale 9/16
CATACLYSMIC CONTINGENCY!
The Defenders have taken a beating on two fronts, emboldening Knull and Hela to personally finish off both strike teams once and for all. The time has come for Plan B—but will this desperate contingency be enough for Team Light and Team Dark to stop the dual horrors of the Queen in Black and the God of Light from turning Planet Earth into yet another battlefield in their cosmic conflict? Light and Dark forces collide (and unite!) in this bombastic grand finale!
QUEEN IN BLACK: VENOM UNCHAINED #3 (OF 3)
Written by CHARLES SOULE
Art by JUANAN RAMÍREZ
Cover by LEINIL FRANCIS YU
On Sale 9/30
THE KING IS BACK?
Eddie Brock was the King in Black… right up until he wasn’t. It was him vacating the throne that led to the return of Knull and Hela’s rise as the Queen in Black. Can he make up for his mistake? Could he take back the crown as god of symbiotes?
VENOM #262
Written by AL EWING
Art and Cover by CARLOS GÓMEZ
On Sale 9/30
WHO IS THE NEW ALL-VENOM?
Mary Jane Watson is Venom… and so is everybody else! VENOMWORLD LIVES!
The war between Knull and Hela just ended—and even Eight Billion Venoms might not be enough to beat the winner! It’s the strangest adventure yet for the World’s Strangest Roommates… but is the lease finally up?
Preview: Poison Ivy #45
Poison Ivy #45
(W) G. Willow Wilson (A) Leandro Fernández
MONSTERS AT THE MAYOR’S MANOR! Poison Ivy is losing supporters quicker than she can kill them! After a hard day at the office, Mayor Pamela Ivy retreats to her luxurious Gotham City home for some R & R, but not even her home is safe! What terrible menace lurks in wait for her? Read this issue and find out!
G. Willow Wilson and Christian Ward’s Invisible Kingdom gets collected as an Omnibus Edition in November
Berger Books and Dark Horse offer fans a convenient and affordable way to dive through all fifteen issues of the Eisner Award–winning universe of Grix and Vess in the Invisible Kingdom Omnibus, now in trade paperback alongside the Invisible Kingdom Library Edition. Writer G. Willow Wilson, artist Christan Ward, and letterer Sal Cipriano pack the sprawling alien worlds inside this series with love, space battles, intrigue, and groundbreaking characters. This omnibus includes all the original issues, every cover produced for the series, and process art alongside the original pitch that brought the story to life.
In a distant galaxy, acolyte Vess and hardened freighter pilot Grix join forces to expose an inconceivable conspiracy between the most dominant religion and an all-powerful mega-corporation. Suddenly prey in an interstellar chase through the dreaded Junk Rings to the Point of No Return, this unexpected pair is faced with a grave decision: reveal the truth or plunge the world into anarchy.
And when the valiant crew of the Sundog is captured by the dangerous Siblings of Rebirth, Vess and Grix must fight to save not only the universe, but also their newfound love—against all odds.
A wild ride for fans of the series and newcomers alike, the Invisible Kingdom Omnibus (424 pages, 6.625 x 10.1875”) arrives in paperback in bookstores and comic shops on November 10, 2026, for $29.99. Preorder now from Amazon, Barnes and Noble, or your local bookstore or comic shop.
Batman: Bad Seeds begins August 26
As the sun sets on Gotham City, something ancient wakes beneath its streets! In Batman: Bad Seeds, the next major Batman event kicking off in August and running through October, Poison Ivy unleashes a desperate act of eco-terror that transforms Gotham into a hostile landscape of prehistoric plant life. Told across one long, dark night, the event unfolds as Gotham’s heroes, villains, and civilians fight to survive.
Led by showrunners Matt Fraction and G. Willow Wilson, Batman: Bad Seeds is a Gotham-wide comic book crossover that pulls every corner of the city into the crisis. While Fraction (Batman) and Wilson (Poison Ivy) steer the event’s core narrative, the writers and artists behind Detective Comics, Batgirl, Batwoman, Catwoman, Nightwing, and Harley Quinn each deliver pivotal chapters that track Gotham’s transformation as the night deepens. Across ten weeks, readers will follow the crisis as it spreads from block to block, title to title.
As Ivy’s plants spread, Gotham begins to mutate—buildings swallowed by vines, streets overtaken by carnivorous flora, and entire neighborhoods reverting to a primordial state. With the Bat-Family hunted, the GCPD fractured under Commissioner Vandal Savage’s militarized rule, and civilians trapped in a city turning against them, Gotham City becomes a living battleground where every chapter brings a new evolution.
On August 26, DC will publish a Batman: Bad Seeds prelude in Poison Ivy #47.Written by G. Willow Wilson with art by Leandro Fernandez, a main cover by Jessica Fong, and variant covers by Noobovich, Kyuyong Eom, and Manny Vincent Carbonilla, this prelude issue reveals that Gotham City is done with Mayor Pamela Isley—there’s just one problem for everyone there: she’s not done with them.
Then, also on August 26, the Batman: Bad Seeds event officially begins with Batman: Bad Seeds – Sunset #1. Written by Matt Fraction and G. Willow Wilson with art and cover by Giuseppe Camuncoli, Cliff Rathburn, and Tomeu Morey, plus variant covers by Dan Mora, Marcio Takara, Jorge Jiménez, and Jeff Spokes (Glow-in-the-Dark), this unforgettable first chapter opens as the sun goes down and Gotham loses power, showing that the only thing scarier than the night…might just be the morning sun. Gotham City’s mayor, Pamela Isley—deserted by her allies both political and arcane—is about to make a last-ditch power play that will leave Gotham decimated by daybreak. Having already declared war on the Bat-Family and flooded the streets with his private, paramilitarized police army, Police Commissioner Vandal Savage sees an opportunity to solve two problems at once!
Following August’s prelude and kickoff, the event continues across September and October in the pages of Batman, Poison Ivy, Detective Comics, Batgirl, Batwoman, Catwoman, Nightwing, and Harley Quinn, alongside several new event titles. More details on these chapters will be revealed in the coming months as DC unveils the full scope of Batman: Bad Seeds.
Preview: Black Cat #10
Black Cat #10
(W) G. Willow Wilson (A) Gleb Melnikov
BLACK CAT and VENOM risk the unthinkable to return home. If they could do it all over again… how might their lives (and their loves) be different? This time, there are no clean getaways!
Preview: Poison Ivy #44
Poison Ivy #44
(W) G. Willow Wilson (A) Jaime Infante
BAD PRESS! Gotham City begins to turn on its new mayor as some less-than-wholesome things about her are brought to light. So what’s a super-powered, super-villain mayor to do in a time like this? Well, let’s just say it’s not completely legal. Meanwhile, something is alive in Robinson Park — something very, very big.
Preview: Black Cat #9
Black Cat #9
(w) G. Willow Wilson (a) Andrés Genolet, Gleb Melnikov
IF INTERDIMENSIONAL TREASURE HEISTS HAD A NAME… IT WOULD BE FELICIA HARDY! EVERYTHING is going wrong for BLACK CAT and VENOM! They’re getting away with their prize — just NOT the prize they set out for! And said treasure may turn out to be a hyper-destructive, Multiverse-ending apocalypse machine. I wonder how much Felicia can get for it?
Preview: Poison Ivy #43
Poison Ivy #43
(W) G. Willow Wilson (A) Jaime Infante
Mayor Pamela Isley investigates the state of her old stomping grounds, the Gotham City sewer system, and makes some unpleasant discoveries about what lies beneath. Meanwhile, a certain feline felon makes her long-awaited return to Ivy’s life.
Nebula Awards Expands into Comics and Ignores Everyone Involved But Writers
The Nebula Awards has announced the nominations for the 61st annual event which honors the best sci-fi and fantasy writing. This year’s awards expanded with “Best Poem” and “Best Comic” with the latter causing some issues.
The awards are organized by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association and in their announcement, they only listed the “writers” and publishers in the “Best Comic” category.
The announcement was met with negativity with numerous individuals pointing out the “writing” of comics is far more than the script and can be a team that involves pencillers, colorists, letterers, editors, and more, all of whom work together to tell the story.
In their announcement the organization states:
Like the Ray Bradbury Nebula Award for Outstanding Dramatic Presentation and the Nebula Award for Best Game Writing, these new awards celebrate the writers at the heart of productions that also involve editors, artists, publishers, producers, and a wealth of other team members who make the magic happen.
Some pointed out the award is for “Best Comic” which would indicate the entire comic, not just the script. The organization did engage with individuals, though the response was more “speak up for next year’s awards” and that further promotion would include all of those involved in the comic.
The finalists for Best Comic as listed by the SWFA are:
- Second Shift, by Kit Anderson (Avery Hill)
- Carmilla Volume 3: The Eternal, by Amy Chu (Berger Books)
- Helen of Wyndhorn, by Tom King (Dark Horse)
- Fishflies, by Jeff Lemire (Image)
- Mary Shelley’s School for Monsters: The Killing Stone, by Jessica Maison (Wicked Tree)
- Strange Bedfellows, by Ariel Slamet Ries (HarperAlley)
- The Flip Side, by Jason Walz (Rocky Pond)
- The Stoneshore Register, by G. Willow Wilson (Berger)
The Nebula Award winners will be announced the first week of June.
