Two new Spider-Man characters, one of them being Mary Jane Watson, have received new costumes ahead of a new Marvel crossover.
This summer, Marvel Comics is launching a Queen in Black crossover event. Spinning out of Al Ewing and Carlos Gómez’s Venom and the newly launched Knull series, Queen in Black will see Hela attempt to conquer the entire Marvel universe.
What does Spider-Man’s Mary Jane Watson’s new costume look like?
Marvel has now unveiled the covers for Knull #5 and Venom #259, the former of which publishes in May and the latter of which arrives in June. Both covers give Knull and Mary Jane Watson — who has bonded with the Venom symbiote in recent Marvel Comics lore — some dazzling new covers.
Check them out below:
A description of Venom #259 reads, “In the aftermath of Death Spiral, Mary Jane Watson and Peter Parker have a long overdue heart-to-heart…but when the masks go on, Venom and Spider-Man have some unfinished business! Now that her secret is out, MJ fully embraces her symbiote strength, leading to a BIG change for Venom and MJ’s bond!”
Ewing specifically said of Mary Jane/Venom’s new costume, “MJ’s new look represents a ‘levelling up’ of sorts. After her most serious challenge as Venom so far, it represents a reassessment of her relationship with the symbiote – just in time for an even bigger threat looming on the horizon.”
The description of Knull #5, meanwhile, reads, “LET THERE BE LIGHT! In KNULL #5, the final issue of the series, Knull has conquered the Lightforce Dimension and left his dastardly eternal mark in SUPERNOVA fashion! But wait! An enemy he thought he’d eliminated with extreme prejudice is back for more…and he comes upgraded for battle this time! Meanwhile, the newly crowned Queen in Black, Hela of Asgard, is beginning to question her strategy against Knull – is it time to activate Plan B? This is it! The bombastic grand finale! Who will fall? Who will rise? Who will CLAIM THE LIGHT?! “
Knull #5 — written by Ewing and Tom Waltz, illustrated by Juanan Ramírez, and featuring cover art by Ryan Stegman — goes on sale on May 13, 2026. Venom #259, which is written by Ewing and illustrated by Gómez, arrives on June 17, 2026.
Source: Marvel
