Guess who’s back? Knull is back. King in Black. That’s to the tune of “Without Me” by Eminem, by the way. But as predicted earlier today, Marvel Comics has wrapped up their 616 Day announcements with the reveal that Knull, God of the Symbiotes, will be returning in the legacy numbered Venom #250.
Written by Al Ewing with art by Terry Dodson, per Marvel this will kick off a “major symbiote saga” which pits the back in the land of the living Knull (he was killed off at the end of the “King in Black” crossover) against Venom, who is currently bonded to Mary Jane Watson.
“When Donny [Cates] and Ryan [Stegman] brought Knull into being, they created the first new villain in a while with what I’d call ‘big villain juice,'” Ewing said via press release. “He’s visually arresting, you know what he wants in one sentence, you can’t talk him out of it, he’s powerful enough to hold down a crossover… and he was given the wonderful luxury of going away for a while. When a big bad is allowed to lay fallow and drift into memory, what’s remembered is all the things readers liked about them – and that’s when it’s time for a comeback. The final ingredient in a good villain – they may be down, but they’re never out.”
Knull was first introduced during Cates and Stegman’s run on the title in 2018, and anchored the “King in Black” event that consumed the universe. Later, he was featured as sort of the main villain in Venom: The Last Dance, played by Andy Serkis, with a promise that big things were in store for the baddie on screen. Those big things have yet to materialize, but the whole Sony Spider-Man Universe is a big thing in and of itself, so let’s not get too distracted and get back to the comics instead.
Not only will Knull be back, but Venom #250 will also include an Eddie Brock: Carnage story by Charles Soule and Carlos Gomez, which takes Eddie back to his time as Venom. And following the anniversary issue, Venom will retain its numbering, continuing with Venom #251, Venom #252, etc. You know how sequential numbers work.
Venom #250 hits stores on October 1. You can check out the synopsis and cover, below.
THE RETURN OF KNULL!
Mary Jane Watson is finally in the swing of things as the new Venom host, using their powers in all-new ways to be the hero the symbiote never knew it could be! But as she cleans up the streets of New York, she remains blissfully unaware of the strands of darkness leading off into the darkness of the void. Knull, the creator of all symbiotes, was killed by Eddie Brock. Nothing could bring him back… but Knull rules over nothing. Knull has returned, and word is racing across the stars to the one who took him down before to prepare to do it again. Will Venom be ready?
VENOM #250
Written by AL EWING & CHARLES SOULE
Art by TERRY DODSON, CARLOS GOMEZ & MORE
Cover by RYAN STEGMAN
On Sale 10/1
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