Queen in Black: Defenders of Light and Dark #2

Dates

Cover date

October 2026

On sale

August 19, 2026

In stores

August 19, 2026

Final order cutoff

July 20, 2026

Pages

36

Editions and covers (3)

Copies of #2 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

• Original edition

  Barcode 75960621589800211

  Source ↗
• Tony S. Daniel Cover

  Barcode 75960621589800216

  This edition’s page
• Peach Momoko Cover

  Barcode 75960621589800221

  This edition’s page

Story arc: Queen in Black

This is part 9 of 20. Reading order by cover month and on-sale date; arc records can be incomplete.

1. Amazing Spider-Man 1000 / Queen in Black CGD 2026 #1
2. Knull #5
3. Queen in Black (2026) #1
4. Queen in Black: Defenders of Light and Dark (2026) #1
5. Queen in Black: Hela (2026) #1
6. Queen in Black (2026) #2
7. Queen in Black: Venom Unchained (2026) #1
8. Queen in Black: Thor (2026) #1
9. Queen in Black: Thor #1
10. Venom (2025) #260
11. Queen in Black (2026) #3
12. Queen in Black: Defenders of Light and Dark (2026) #2
13. Queen in Black: Venom Unchained (2026) #2
14. Venom (2025) #261
15. Black Cat (2025) #14
16. Queen in Black #4
17. Queen in Black: Defenders of Light and Dark (2026) #3
18. Queen in Black #5
19. Queen in Black: Venom Unchained #3
20. Venom #262

Creators

Publisher’s description

LIGHT AND DARK COLLIDE! The Defenders have taken the fight to the dual threat of Hela and Knull, choosing offense over defense to save the Earth. But will in-fighting and tragedy combine to seal the fates of Team Dark and Team Light before they can complete their desperate mission? Or will the mysterious and dangerous “Plan B” turn the tide in this seemingly unwinnable battle? The fate of the world hangs in the balance between the forces of light and dark!

Characters