As the new Darkchild, Illyana has bright red skin, black clothing, tapering horns and cloven hooves. Borne aloft by her "demon knight" Juggernaut , Darkchild's full backstory is a mystery, but fans learned in Age of Revelation #0 that Magik died in a tragic mission with the X-Men, only to rise again as the demonic Darkch

While Spider-Man was the first known superhero to bond with a symbiote in 1984's Secret Wars , it's only now that Marvel has finally given the Webslinger his very own symbiote name. This is thanks to the massively popular video game **Marvel Rivals ** , as well as its companion comic ser

**Marvel Rivals ** is entering its fifth Season, introducing new characters, modes, maps, and more as it enters a romantic theme for its 1-year anniversary. Along with the fresh features for the game includes a mode not many players expected, alongside several changes to competitive systems. This mode encourages the social elements of the hero shooter, in a way that few titles in the genre manage to

The new look is part of a Knullified variant cover initiative starring various heroes, set to celebrate the return of Venom's nemesis, who is getting his own series in January 2026. Coming from Al Ewing, Tom Waltz and Juanan Ramírez, the series follows Knull who - though resurrected - has had his powers and station stolen by the Asgardian goddess Hela . The Knullified Hulk design and cover are by Leinil Francis Yu and will appear on select copies of Infernal Hulk

For a DC K.O .–inspired game to truly compete with Marvel Rivals , DC would need to refine the concept. This could include featuring more iconic characters absent from the event, such as the Flash's Barry Allen and Wally West, Green Lanterns Hal Jordan and John Stewart, Nightwing, and more. Expanding the roster would ensure fans feel their favorite heroes and villains are fully represen

DC K.O. #1 launches DC’s new 22-issue (not including prologues), tournament-style fighting series, where heroes and villains face off in bracket-style battles, all striving to become the DC champion capable of gathering enough Omega Energy to challenge Darkseid at his most powerful as the King Omega. It’s this very premise that serves as an epic pitch for DC’s next game , one that, if properly capitalized on, could rival the massive popularity of Marvel Riv

Illyana Rasputin's Magik is one of Marvel Rivals _ ' most popular heroes - a Duelist with a particularly intimidating Ultimate and an impressive win rate over 55%. Now, players who love the mutant hero _need to see her new redes

In Marvel Rivals , Magik's Ultimate transforms her into the Darkchild. Alongside a physical transformation, Magik temporarily increases her speed, attack damage and cooldown rates. While the design is impressively demonic, it's a long way from being comic-accurate, and Amazing X-Men 's redesign would allow fans to play the 'Darkchild' version of Magik with and without her Ultim

The Hulk has an awesome new design that needs to appear in **Marvel Rivals ** ASAP. A Vanguard hero in the PvP Shooter, Fightnewsplus.com`s latest blog post Hulk is one of the game's most unique characters, with players able to utilize three forms - Bruce Banner, the Hulk and the even more powerful 'Monster Hulk' form. That means each cosmetic has to really earn its place, as every new look necessitates three separate designs. For that reason, only the very best need ap

Few Marvel moments hit harder than the death of Gambit in **X-Men ‘97 ** . After all, his explosive last stand on Genosha left Rogue and fans alike completely devastated. Even so, another corner of Marvel’s vast multiverse is set to offer Remy LeBeau a second cha

Season 5 sees the release of Gambit and Rogue as new characters, with the former arriving as a new Strategist in Marvel Rivals on November 14, 2025. This development predates some additional changes to the game, such as Ranked placement changes and a new 18v18 Conquest PvP mode. However, as Cross Progression and other new systems release, a new map offers another mode right at Season 5's laun

However, the new Marvel Rivals: King in Black #1 by Paul Allor and Nico Leon sees multiple Marvel heroes bonding with symbiotes under Knull's control. This includes Spider-Man, whose biggest complaint about being symbiote bonded once more is that all the good symbiote names are already taken, joking that he's going to have to be called "Allergen" or perhaps "Kerfuff

Unlike the upcoming X-Men '97 season 2 which will likely bring Gambit back as one of Apocalypse's Horsemen, a newer Marvel project is primed to give Gambit true happiness with Rogue, reuniting not only the two characters (but also their voice acto

There will be no PvP at all on the Times Square map, with no players able to attack one another in these spaces. Much like popular MMOs, this map will only be to meet new people and connect with friends , through whatever means players decide. The addition of new communication systems in Marvel Rivals , such as Emojis, give players far more ways to communicate when interacting with anyone who appears in Times Squ