Warning! Spoilers for Darkhold Alpha #1 by Marvel Comics below.
The Darkhold just changed five Marvel Comics heroes into nightmarish monsters, including Spider-Man becoming a creature that's seemingly part spider and part human. In Darkhold Alpha #1, Peter Parker is chosen for a team to help stop the elder god Chthon, but after preparing to fight him head-on, Spider-Man read too much of the Darkhold, leading to a disgusting transformation.
Marvel's Darkhold is one of the most powerful magical items in the Marvel Universe, as it's full of dark magic and spells written by the elder god Chthon. Whoever reads the book risks being overcome with madness, as not even some of the top sorcerers and spell-casters in the world can read it without intense suffering. The Darkhold recently appeared in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, as Scarlet Witch was last seen reading the book in WandaVision in hopes of gaining power and locating her lost children. Now, in the comics, Wanda Maximoff is using the book to stop the potential return of Chthon.
In Darkhold Alpha #1 by Steve Orlando, Cian Tormey, Jesus Aburtov, and VC's Clayton Cowles, Scarlet Witch has nightmares about the return of Chthon and senses something is wrong with the Darkhold. Her suspicions are proven correct when she discovers Doctor Doom has located the books and used his Doombots to read it - thereby setting in the motion of Chthon's return. Scarlet Witch tries to recreate the Darkhold Defenders with current heroes to stop the elder god, bringing the Wasp, Spider-Man, Black Bolt, Blade, and Iron Man to the book's location. She reveals they need to read the Darkhold to temper the madness of Chthon's realm - however, when the heroes read the book, they end up reading too much and transforming into monsters.
Spider-Man's transformation is particularly gnarly. The web-slinger grows six eyes and a cape made out of his webbing. Meanwhile, his hands transform into claws with three giant fingers. Spider-Man lives up to his name after reading the Darkhold, as he's part spider, part human. Instead of becoming the Darkhold Defenders, Spider-Man reveals the team is the Darkhold Defiled - and that the madness has caused them to show little self-restraint in their new forms.
The Darkhold has turned the five heroes into the most disgusting versions of themselves. But, to stop the elder god Chthon, Scarlet Witch was going to need something more than just their natural heroic abilities and attitudes. Now, she's got her own dark team to stop the reawakened villain - even if it means Spider-Man has become a literal monster.
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September 30, 2021 at 02:00AM
