| "King in Black" | |
|---|---|
 Cover to King in Black #1. | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| Publication date | December 2020 – April 2021 |
| Genre | |
| Main character(s) | Venom Knull Spider-Man Avengers Fantastic Four Thunderbolts X-Men |
| Creative team | |
| Writer(s) | Donny Cates |
| Penciller(s) | Ryan Stegman |
| Inker(s) | JP Mayer |
| Letterer(s) | Clayton Cowles |
| Colorist(s) | Frank Martin |
| Editor(s) | Devin Lewis Danny Khazem Nick Lowe |
"King in Black" is a comic book event written by Donny Cates with art by Ryan Stegman, and was published from 2020 to 2021 by Marvel Comics. It is a continuation to 2019's "Absolute Carnage", also containing fallout from 2020's "Empyre". In the story, Knull and his symbiotes invade Earth, leaving Eddie Brock / Venom, the Avengers, the X-Men, and numerous other superheroes to protect it.