Previews: March 31st, 2021

Black Cat #4
Silk #1
Symbiote Spider-Man: King in Black #5
King in Black: Ghost Rider #1
King in Black: Return of the Valkyries #4
Beta Ray Bill #1 (KiB)

Previews Provided By Spider-Man Crawlspace & Adventures In Poor Taste

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Black Cat #4

STORY BY: Jed MacKay
ART BY: Nina Vakueva
COVER BY: Pepe Larraz, Adam Hughes, Jen Bartel, Natacha Bustos

“THE QUEEN CAT”

• There’s another Cat on the scene and she doesn’t play nice.

• Lily Hollister’s life has taken some turns. From socialite daughter of the district attorney to fiancée of Harry Osborn to goblinized Menace… The last turn to imitation hero called Queen Cat seems to have stuck.

• But now that Queen Cat has set her sights on the Black Cat, does Felicia stand a chance? Or will this misguided attempt screw up all of Felicia and Black Fox’s plans?

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Silk #1

STORY BY: Maurene Goo
ART BY: Takeshi Miyazawa
COVER BY: Stonehouse, Bengal, Jay Anacleto, Jeehyung Lee,
Jen Bartel, Junggeun Yoon, Kael Ngu, Nayoung Wooh,
Peach Momoko, Skottie Young, Zu Orzu

By day Cindy Moon is an intrepid reporter for the upstart new media empire Threats & Menaces under her old boss, J. Jonah Jameson. By night, she’s Silk, crime fighting super hero! But those worlds are about to collide, as an investigation into a series of gangland murders puts Silk and everyone she loves in danger!

Who is this powerful new player in New York’s underworld, where did she come from, and what is she doing with that strange cat demon? It will take all of Cindy’s prowess as reporter and hero to find the answers…and stay alive!

Written by Maurene Goo (I Believe in a Thing Called Love) and drawn by Takeshi Miyazawa (RUNAWAYS, GHOST SPIDER), Cindy is on assignment, and nothing can stop her!

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Symbiote Spider-Man: King in Black #5

STORY BY: Peter David
ART BY: Greg Land
COVER BY: Greg Land, Dave Rapoza

THE COLLISION COURSE WITH THE KING IN BLACK COMES TO A SPACE-SHATTERING CONCLUSION!

• The god-king of the symbiotes has made his presence known across space and time — will the assembled heroes of Marvel’s yesteryear be enough to stave off his suffocating darkness, or will every corner of the Marvel Universe fall to the KING IN BLACK?!

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King in Black: Ghost Rider #1

STORY BY: Ed Brisson
ART BY: Juan Frigeri
COVER BY: Will Sliney, Gerald Parel, Jen Bartel

THE WAR FOR HELL’S THRONE MEETS THE KING IN BLACK!

All Ghost Rider wants is to destroy Mephisto, round up an army of escaped demons, and secure his seat on the throne of hell. Is that so much to ask? But now a dark god from space has shown up to throw the world into chaos, and some of Johnny’s old friends have come to ask for his help. It may take everything they’ve got to stop this madness. Maybe even…the devil himself?

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King in Black: Return of the Valkyries #4

STORY BY: Jason Aaron, Torunn GrØnbekk
ART BY: Nina Vakueva
COVER BY: Mattia de Iulis, Phil Noto, Todd Nauck

THE LAST RIDE OF THE VALKYRIES!

Brunnhilde. Jane Foster. Dani Moonstar. Hildegarde. And the mysterious stranger who’s worn the title longer than any of them. The Valkyries are united, and at last they have a plan – but so does the King in Black. Every soul in existence is at stake – including the Valkyries’ own!

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Beta Ray Bill #1

STORY BY: Daniel Warren Johnson
ART BY: Daniel Warren Johnson
COVER BY: Daniel Warren Johnson, Chase Conley, Iban Coello, Mike McKone,
Ryan Stegman, Todd Nauck, Walt Simonson

FROM THE PAGES OF DONNY CATES’ THOR AND SPINNING OUT OF THE EVENTS OF KING IN BLACK!

The second-most famous wielder of Mjolnir. The right-hand man to the god of Thunder. And now, a warrior without his best weapon. Beta Ray Bill is tired of playing second fiddle to Thor – and with Bill’s famous hammer, Stormbreaker, recently destroyed at the new All-Father’s hands, tensions are higher than ever. The Korbinite must strike out in search of a new weapon…and a new destiny. Assuming he can first defeat a Knullified Fin Fang Foom! Writer/artist Daniel Warren Johnson (Extremity, Murder Falcon) and colorist Mike Spicer take Beta Ray Bill on a journey beyond the shadow of a god! Plus: This oversize first issue contains an exclusive conversation between Johnson and Beta Ray Bill’s creator, the legendary Walter Simonson!

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