Mephisto's Long-Seeded Plan Comes Toy Fruition In Final Bring On The Bad Guys Issues

by Jay Cochran
May 6, 2025
A long-standing scheme involving Marvel’s greatest supervillains is uncovered this June in BRING ON THE BAD GUYS, a new seven-part saga celebrating the nearly 50 year legacy of the groundbreaking BRING ON THE BAD GUYS trade paperback. The event begins this June in BRING ON THE BAD GUYS: DOOM #1 by Emmy Award-winning writer Marc Guggenheim and acclaimed artist Stefano Raffaele and continues in July with BRING ON THE BAD GUYS: GREEN GOBLIN #1, BRING ON THE BAD GUYS: ABOMINATION #1, and BRING ON THE BAD GUYS: LOKI #1, each delivered by all-star creative teams. Today, fans can learn about the event’s final three chapters, on sale in August: BRING ON THE BAD GUYS: RED SKULL #1, BRING ON THE BAD GUYS: DORMAMMU #1, and BRING ON THE BAD GUYS: MEPHISTO #1, which sees Guggenheim return to deliver the event’s fiery conclusion alongside artist Álvaro López. In addition to writing the first and last installments, Guggenheim will team up with artist Michael Sta. Maria for a backup story in each issue shedding light on Mephisto’s overarching scheme and the mysterious new villain SISTER SORROW!

Acclaimed writer and military-history buff Stephanie Phillips and moody, dynamic artist Tomasso Bianchi dive deep into their dark sides in BRING ON THE BAD GUYS: RED SKULL #1! Witness Red Skull at his most sinister in a story from his ruthless past during the dark days of World War II along with the horrible future that awaits Captain America as a result, thanks to a deal with the devil himself!

Then, join acclaimed creators, writer Alex Paknadel and artist Javier Pina, as they dare to test the dread Dormammu in BRING ON THE BAD GUYS: DORMAMMU #1! The saga takes a mind-bending turn as Dormammu is drawn into a battle across generations and the arcane horrors of the Dark Dimension come to vivid life as you’ve never seen them before! But what could possibly move Dormammu to help anyone seeking his aid?

Finally, all seven villains’ paths collide in the grand finale, BRING ON THE BAD GUYS: MEPHISTO #1 by event architect Marc Guggenheim and artist Álvaro López. Victory is in Mephisto’s grasp as he prepares to take control over all souls on Earth! But who is the mysterious figure who stands against him

“Marvel broke the mold with supervillains, pushing them past the archetypical to the complex and some even morally gray but still to be feared,” Editor Mark Paniccia added. “Each of these one-shots are an opportunity for fans to see what makes these villains some of the most dangerous characters in the Marvel Universe.”

Check out the new covers and preorder BRING ON THE BAD GUYS: DOOM #1 at your local comic shop today!

BRING ON THE BAD GUYS: DOOM #1 – 75960621183800111
Written by MARC GUGGENHEIM
Art by STEFANO RAFFAELE
Cover by LEE BERMEJO
On Sale 6/18

BRING ON THE BAD GUYS: GREEN GOBLIN #1
Written by ETHAN S. PARKER, GRIFFIN SHERIDAN & MARC GUGGENHEIM
Art by MATTEO DELLA FONTE & & MICHAEL STA. MARIA
Cover by LEE BERMEJO
On Sale 7/2

BRING ON THE BAD GUYS: ABOMINATION #1
Written by PHILLIP KENNEDY JOHNSON & MARC GUGGENHEIM
Art by SERGIO DÁVILA & & MICHAEL STA. MARIA
Cover by LEE BERMEJO
On Sale 7/16

BRING ON THE BAD GUYS: LOKI #1
Written by ANTHONY OLIVERIA & MARC GUGGENHEIM
Art by JETHRO MORALES & MICHAEL STA. MARIA
Cover by LEE BERMEJO
On Sale 7/30

BRING ON THE BAD GUYS: RED SKULL #1
Written by STEPHANIE PHILLIPS & MARC GUGGENHEIM
Art by TOMMASO BIANCHI & MICHAEL STA. MARIA
Cover by LEE BERMEJO
On Sale 8/13

BRING ON THE BAD GUYS: DORMAMMU #1
Written by ALEX PAKNADEL & MARC GUGGENHEIM
Art by JAVIER PINA & MICHAEL STA. MARIA
Cover by LEE BERMEJO
On Sale 8/20

BRING ON THE BAD GUYS: MEPHISTO #1
Written by MARC GUGGENHEIM
Art by ÁLVARO LÓPEZ
Cover by LEE BERMEJO
On Sale 8/27
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AndyL - 2025-04-24 @ 8:47 pm

Sounds like it has potential to be pretty good. I loved the original BOTBG paperback. At the very least the covers look cool. Man I wish there was another ML wave dedicated to this. I'd love to finally have a Mephisto and an update on Classic Loki and GG. And man I hope the new Abomination looks this good. And he better scale right with the Hulk figure.

MeGrimlock78 - 2025-02-21 @ 6:18 pm

I feel like this is Acts of Vengeance...or Dark Reign...all over again.

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