This October, Marvel Comics will take us on another frightening journey through the shadows of the Marvel Universe in Crypt of Shadows #1. The hit one-shot returns for another year of tales starring some of the spookiest characters comics has to offer.
Along the way, the crypt will be reopened and the creatures, monsters, and ghouls of the Marvel Universe will emerge in this collection of terrifying and easily accessible stories that will haunt new fans and longtime readers alike this Halloween season.
Once more, as All Hallows' Eve draws nigh, the dust-covered slab that seals shut the crypt, blocking out the sun and casting it forever in shadow, has creaked open to let the darkness loose to prey on the Marvel Universe.
Be they mercenary or mage, guided by law or by rage, our heroes will face their terror, and they’d best pray their spines are sturdy enough for the job...or the crypt they find may well be their own.
Here's what awaits in this year's Crypt of Shadows #1:
- Victor Strange, younger brother of Doctor Strange, goes deeper than ever into the crypt as he once again plays host to the frightful festivities in a framing story by writer Al Ewing and artist Paul Davidson.
- Writer Cavan Scott and artist Devmalya Pramanik present a devilishly delightful Deadpool story that features the classic horror charterer the Living Mummy and sets him up for an exciting new status quo!
- Current Scarlet Witch scribe Steve Orlando and artist Paul Azaceta are telling a Scarlet Witch story where she faces a terrifying new villain called the Bricklayer!
- Writer Sarah Gailey and artist Eder Messias explore "man vs. monster" in a tale starring Werewolf by Night and the Hulk!
- The swamp creature who burns all who know fear battles alongside the man without fear! See Daredevil and Man-Thing team up for a spine-tingling adventure from writer Declan Shalvey and artist Alex Lins.
You can check Leinil Francis Yu's cover below before Crypt of Shadows #1 arrives in comic book stores on October 18.