So I spent the past two weeks reading every comic from the King in Black event and no matter how good the writing or art in other comics were none of them held a candle to Cates’s comics. I spent the entire time looking forward to reading another issue from King in Black or Venom (2018), maybe that’s just because those are the only comics where the main plot happens but I like to think it’s just because I love his writing. On top of that, Stegman’s art is genuinely stunning, with some truly incredible two-page spreads in this comic.

The only downside of this event to me is the ending feels slightly rushed. I’m sure it’s because Marvel has been trying to pump out event after event with no end in sight (the main Venom run was intersected by three events for fucks sake!) so this comic was limited to 5 issues. It’s the same with War of the Realms I think. Really the best way to go about such massive potentially world-ending events is to draw them out at least a little bit more than 5 issues.