Queen in Black: Defenders of Light and Dark #3

Dates

Cover date

November 2026

On sale

September 16, 2026

In stores

September 16, 2026

Final order cutoff

August 17, 2026

Pages

36

Editions and covers (2)

Copies of #3 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

• Original edition

  Barcode 75960621589800311

  Source ↗
• Paco Diaz Cover

  Barcode 75960621589800321

  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

CATACLYSMIC CONTINGENCY!The Defenders have taken a beating on two fronts, emboldening Knull and Hela to personally finish off both strike teams once and for all. The time has come for Plan B — but will this desperate contingency be enough for Team Light and Team Dark to stop the dual horrors of the Queen in Black and the God of Light from turning Planet Earth into yet another battlefield in their cosmic conflict? Light and Dark forces collide (and unite!) in this bombastic grand finale!

Characters