Just in time for the Halloween season , Marvelis releasing their third annualCrypt of Shadowsanthology horror one - shot … and this year the spine - prickle narration is being narrated bynone other than Agatha Harkness . It really is Agatha all along!Featuring iconic hero like the Scarlet Witch , Vision , Namor , Blade , and Werewolf by Night , this year ’s opening move of the Crypt is sure to affright and astonish .

First released in October 2022 - inspire by EC Comics 1950Tales from the Cryptcomic -Marvel’srevampedannualCrypt of Shadowsanthologyis the utter excuse for Marvel tohighlight the spooky , scary , flagitious side of their stories and heroes .

This year’sCrypt of Shadows#1 was crafted bya gist - pounding group of incredible natural endowment , including writer Benjamin Percy , Steve Orlando , Jason Loo , and Chris Condon , artists Claire Roe , Raffaele Ienco , Carlos Magno , and Djibril Morissette , with arresting covert from Leinil Francis Yu , Juan Ferreyra , and Martin Simmonds .

David Nakayama Agatha Harkness Variant Cover for Midnight Suns #2

Agatha Harkness ' Contest of Chaos may be over , but as seen in Avengers Annual # 1 , she has unleashed a new and unspeakable evil upon the Marvel Universe .

Agatha Harkness Hosts This Year’s Terrifying Horror Anthology

Unsurprisingly, Agatha has ulterior motives for her narration

Agatha Harkness is many things … but altruistic is not one of them . If Agatha is ever affect in a secret plan , rest assured that she has a plan up her sleeve to come out on top , and this year’sCrypt of Shadowsis no different . Last twelvemonth ’s anthology was narrated by Victor Strange , the long - dead buddy of Doctor Strange , who eventually escaped his internment in the story , later on come back to frequent his brother inBlood Hunt . Whatever Agatha does duringCrypt of Shadowswill certainly have an impact on her presence in the great Marvel Universe , just like her star role in this year’sContent of Chaos .

The atrocious whammy of the Man - Thing , spreading fear like a plague , is a unremitting focusing of Marvel ’s supernatural world , and this year’sCryptanthology will see a savage struggle take place between Man - Thing and Namor . take place during a clock time when Namor was still King of Atlantis , the blinking tale accompany Man - Thing as he leaves his swampland to terrorise the sea . Perhaps most exciting is the introduction of Joshua Jovan , a monster hunting watch who debuted in the MCU’sWerewolf by Nightspecial presentation , who is inaugurate into Marvel Comics canon by falling through the Scarlet Witch ’s magical Last Door .

The conflict to contain the beast within has driven Werewolf by Night for geezerhood , and his hear - better raw status quo read he has a style to go .

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From Blood Hunt to the Midnight Sons, Marvel is spooky once again

Every fall for the past several years , fans have been get excited about the newestCrypt of Shadowsrelease , with it becoming one of Marvel ’s most extremely - foretell yearly anthologies . This is n’t very surprising , seeing as howthe supernatural niche of the Marvel Universe has seen a major increase in interest and tending the past five years . FromCurse of the Man - Thing , toBlood Hunt , Marvel Zombies , Midnight Sons , andMoon Knight , the flagitious side of Marvel is now nearly as pop , if not more so , than Marvel Cosmic .

check that to mark off out 2024 ’s Halloween anthology when it debuts to get your filling ofMarvel ’s spine - tingling , bone - chilling , pulse - poke horror , as beloved characters like the Scarlet With and Namor are push to their limit point .

Crypt of Shadows#1from Marvel Comics debuts on October 16th , 2024 .

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