Agatha Harkness Headlines Marvel’s New Crypt of Shadows Horror Anthology

Halloween is a time of ghouls, ghosts, and horror comic specials. 2024’s spooky season is no different, with Marvel Comics reviving the classic anthology Crypt of Shadows . However, this special is notable for headlining Agatha Harkness , star of the Disney+ series Agatha All Along .

Crypt of Shadows #1 features an all-star team of Marvel’s most popular creators. The writing team includes Steve Orlando , Benjamin Percy , Jason Loo , and Chris Condon . The book features art by Claire Roe , Raffaele Ienco , Carlos Magno , and Djibril Morissette .

Three fully colored but unlettered pages from Crypt of Shadows #1 may be viewed below.

What Marvel characters are in Crypt of Shadows?

The main story of Crypt of Shadows #1 features Agatha Harkness, acting as the reader’s guide to the dark side of the Marvel Universe. This forms a frame, connecting the other tales of the anthology. The other stories in the comic feature a variety of Marvel heroes and villains. Some of them are supernatural in origin, but others are not the sort of characters normally associated with horror.

The other stories in Crypt of Shadows #1 include:

• The Curse of the Man-Thing spreads from the swamp to the seas, placing him in the crosshairs of the King of Atlantis, Namor .
• Kraven the (Monster) Hunter. The iconic Spider-Man villain dares to target Jack Russell, Werewolf By Night . However, Kraven may meet his match when the day-walking vampire Blade arrives to help his old ally.
• Joshua Jovan, the seasoned monster hunter from Marvel Studios ’ Special Presentation Werewolf by Night, makes his comic book debut. However, his first appearance may also be his last, when he unwisely makes the Scarlet Witch his prey.

Crypt of Shadows #1 arrives in comic shops everywhere on October 16, 2024.