Hellverine #9

History

Hellverine #9 was produced by the same creative team that launched the ongoing series in December 2024: writer Benjamin Percy and artist/inker Raffaele Ienco, with colors by Bryan Valenza and letters by VC's Travis Lanham, edited by Mark Basso under Editor-in-Chief C.B. Cebulski. The ongoing series itself grew directly from reader enthusiasm for the 'Ghost Rider/Wolverine: Weapons of Vengeance' crossover Percy wrote in 2023, which introduced the demon Bagra-ghul possessing Logan; the concept then transferred to Akihiro in a four-issue limited series before graduating to an ongoing. Percy described the trajectory as resembling a 'Cosmic Ghost Rider moment,' and the series was launched as part of Marvel's X-Men: From the Ashes initiative.

Trivia · 8 facts

• Issue title: 'Hell Bent' — the fourth chapter of the 'Hell Hulk Unleashed' arc (issues #6–10).
• Released August 6, 2025 (cover-dated October 2025); 32 pages, rated Parental Advisory.
• Written by Benjamin Percy, art and inks by Raffaele Ienco, colors by Bryan Valenza, letters by VC's Travis Lanham, edited by Mark Basso.
• Main cover by Kendrick 'Kunkka' Lim; variant covers by J. Scott Campbell (1:25 and 1:100 virgin editions), Stonehouse, and Dusty Peterson.
• Mephisto appears in both a flashback and the main story, and crucially impersonates Aurora (Jeanne-Marie Beaubier) to manipulate Hellverine — a key deception that drives the plot.
• Lieutenant Colonel Leon Townsend and Corporal Jamie Doeden are both revealed to be alive in this issue, reversing what readers had been led to believe about their fates.
• Hell Hulk (first cameo in Hellverine ongoing #5, first full appearance in Hellverine ongoing #6) reaches the height of his threat in this issue by opening a gateway to Hell and summoning a demon horde.
• The issue is collected in the trade paperback Hellverine Vol. 2: Hell Hulk Unleashed (collecting #6–10, January 2026).

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