Apr 19, 2024

July 2024 Previews

 



BLACK WIDOW: VENOMOUS #1
ERICA SCHULTZ (W) • LUCIANO VECCHIO (A) • Cover by LEIRIX
BLACK WIDOW VARIANT COVER BY DERRICK CHEW
BLACK WIDOW VIRGIN VARIANT COVER BY DERRICK CHEW • VARIANT COVER BY INHYUK LEE
DEADPOOL KILLS THE MARVEL UNIVERSE VARIANT COVER BY LUCIANO VECCHIO
THE WIDOW’S BITE IS VENOMOUS!

Natasha Romanoff, the infamous spy known as the Black Widow, didn’t go looking to bond with an alien symbiote. But a good spy works with all the tools available to her, and when one of the most powerful and versatile weapons in the universe lands in your lap…you take it. Now she just needs to figure out how to work with a weapon with its own drives and desires. Redefining Widow’s relationship with her symbiote, and setting the stage for her appearance in Venom War!


SYMBIOTE SPIDER-MAN 2099 #5 (OF 5)

PETER DAVID (W) • ROGÊ ANTÔNIO (A)
Cover by LEINIL FRANCIS YU
BROTHER AGAINST BROTHER!

Miguel O’Hara is completely out of control. The symbiote is taking over. Kron Stone, A.K.A. VENOM 2099, has pushed them both over the edge. Is Miguel willing to trade the lives of his friends and family, the years of good he did as SPIDER-MAN – all for unrivaled power?! All of Nueva York will be Spidey and Venom’s battlefield for this climactic conclusion!


VENOM #35
Al Ewing (W) • Cafu (A/C)
DEADPOOL KILLS THE MARVEL UNIVERSE VARIANT COVER BY IBAN COELLO
VARIANT COVER BY MICO SUAYAN
“VENOM WAR” PRELUDE – BROCK AGAINST BROCK!

Following CARNAGE’s battle with VENOM and his assault on the Garden of Time, Eddie Brock – all the Eddie Brocks – are in free fall… literally! The future of the entire Earth – and all of time – is now at stake. For both Eddie Brock and his son, Dylan, have glimpsed terrifying visions of each other’s future as Venom. For calamity to be averted, can either Brock suffer the other to live?

 


VENOM: SEPARATION ANXIETY #3 (OF 5)
DAVID MICHELINIE (W)
GERARDO SANDOVAL (A)
Cover by PAULO SIQUEIRA
VARIANT COVER BY ALEX MALEEV
HOMAGE VARIANT COVER BY PAULO SIQUEIRA
TORN TO PIECES!

The stronger the Purple Man grows, the weaker Venom becomes! Eddie Brock races to stop the walking, reality-altering weapon of mass destruction from unleashing untold horror on the entire world, but an entire army of super-powered foes stands in his way. Every death, every innocent life not saved – will be on Eddie Brock’s head!

VENOMVERSE REBORN #2 (of 4)
PHILLIP KENNEDY JOHNSON, ADAM WARREN, CHRIS GIARRUSSO & AL EWING (W)
JOHN McCREA, CHRIS GIARRUSSO, DANILO S. BEYRUTH & MORE (A) • Cover by TONY DANIEL
SYMBIOTE VARIANT COVER BY DERRICK CHEW • SYMBIOTE VIRGIN VARIANT COVER BY DERRICK CHEW
VARIANT COVER BY ROGÊ ANTÔNIO • CONNECTING VARIANT COVER BY LEINIL FRANCIS YU
ACROSS THE VENOMVERSE!

Symbiotes have long taken hosts all over the multiverse, and this issue brings a mix of the all-new with the returning favorites! First up, Phillip Kennedy Johnson brings us a brutal take on Venom born in the age of Vikings! Then, Adam Warren brings us the return of the final biological life in his universe, the Venom of Venom: The End! Plus, Chris Giarrusso brings us a tale of Mini-Marvels Venom! And of course, it’s all framed up by current Venom mastermind Al Ewing with artist Danilo S. Beyruth!

 

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #258 FACSIMILE EDITION
Written by TOM DEFALCO
Penciled by RON FRENZ
Cover by RON FRENZ
VARIANT COVER BY EMA LUPACCHINO

Continuing a Facsimile celebration of the early days of Spider-Man’s black costume – which he’s about to discover is really an alien symbiote intending to bond with him forever! But that isn’t the only revelation to rock Peter Parker’s world. Because when Mary Jane Watson tells him she’s known his secret for years, it will change everything! Torn between MJ and the Black Cat, Peter is put into an emotional tailspin – and a shocking nightmare forces him to seek answers about his remarkable suit! But will Mister Fantastic of the Fantastic Four be able to help him? Plus: Spidey dons an even newer, instantly iconic ensemble! It’s one of the all-time great Marvel comic books, boldly re-presented in its original form, ads and all! Reprinting AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) #258.


MARVEL ZERO #1
JED MACKAY, GAIL SIMONE, ZEB WELLS & DENIZ CAMP (W)
SARA PICHELLI, DAVID MARQUEZ, RYAN STEGMAN & JUAN FRIGERI (A) • Cover by IBAN COELLO
VIRGIN VARIANT COVER BY RYAN STEGMAN • VIRGIN VARIANT COVER BY KAEL NGU

A deluxe edition collecting Marvel’s GOLD 2024 FREE COMIC BOOK DAY titles! This giant-sized issue is jam packed with entry points into the biggest comic storylines of the year!

• Direct lead into the new ULTIMATES series, showcasing the next evolutionary step of the Ultimate Universe with the first appearance of a powerful new hero!

• The dance of death begins here! The overture to this summer’s major crossover event, which also happens to be the bloodiest Marvel event ever – BLOOD HUNT!

• The future of mutantkind also starts here – as Jubilee learns that you CANNOT go home again!

• Spider-Man must deal with THE RETURN OF THE GOBLIN!

• Collecting Free Comic Book Day 2024: Blood Hunt/X-Men #1 & Free Comic Book Day 2024: Ultimate Universe/Spider-Man #1.


 

CARNAGE VOL. 2: SYMBIOSIS NECROSIS TPB
Written by TORUNN GRØNBEKK
Penciled by PERE PÉREZ & KEN LASHLEY
Cover by JUAN FERREYRA

The symbiotic psychopath continues his reign of terror! Born anew in symbiote goo and blood, Cletus Kasady is more dangerous and violent than ever before – and he has his sights dead set on the unsuspecting Venom! Untested against the might of his symbiotic sibling without his father by his side, Dylan Brock must hold the sadistic serial killer at bay. But is Carnage’s young symbiotic “sibling” just bait for Eddie Brock, the King in Black himself? Time for some bloody brother bonding! Meanwhile, there’s still one thing out there that can kill Carnage: Flash Thompson, A.K.A. Anti-Venom! Liz Allan makes a discovery that changes the symbiote balance of power! Flash and Cletus are both armed with surprising weapons! But while Carnage’s followers fight in his name, Cletus begins to question his godliness! Collecting CARNAGE (2023) #5-8 and VENOM (2021) #31-32.


 

VENOM MODERN ERA EPIC COLLECTION: SPACE KNIGHT TPB
Volume #6 in the Venom Modern Era Epic Collections
Written by CULLEN BUNN & ROBBIE THOMPSON
Penciled by PEPE LARRAZ, KIM JACINTO, JORGE COELHO, ARIEL OLIVETTI, GERARDO SANDOVAL & MORE
Cover by ARIEL OLIVETTI

Flash Thompson, Agent of the Cosmos! If Venom and his new symbiotic sidekick, Mania, survive a war to save Philly from underworld boss Lord Ogre, Flash will have to confront his past as a bully and make a momentous decision about his future! Taking on a new mission as a Space Knight, Venom swashbuckles his way across the universe, helping the helpless and punishing the violent – until he’s made to fight in an alien arena! Flash faces one surprising enemy when his symbiotic relationship with his Klyntar becomes one of hunter and prey – and then another as he returns to Earth just in time for CIVIL WAR II and a showdown with one of his oldest friends! Get ready for Venom vs. Spider-Man like you’ve never seen it before! Collecting VENOM (2011) #36-42 and VENOM: SPACE KNIGHT #1-13.


 

VENOM EPIC COLLECTION: THE HUNGER TPB
Volume #7 in the Venom Epic Collections
Written by LEN KAMINSKI, LARRY HAMA & IVAN VELEZ
Penciled by TED HALSTED, JOE ST. PIERRE, JOSHUA HOOD, DEREC AUCOIN, JAMES FRY, TOM DERENICK,
TOM LYLE & MARK PAJARILLO
Cover by Mark Pajarillo

The former villain continues his transformation into Marvel’s most unlikely antihero! The symbiote is dying to eat brains – literally! If the suit doesn’t scarf down gray matter, it’ll bite the big one! Can Eddie keep his “other” in check, or will Venom become a crazed cannibal? Then, one lethal protector joins another, Wolverine, on an unwilling interdimensional adventure – and you’ll still hear the screams, even in space! The law finally catches up with Eddie Brock, and Venom goes on trial! But even with Matt “Daredevil” Murdock on defense, what possible verdict could hand Venom a license to kill?! When he targets Ghost Rider and J. Jonah Jameson, Spider-Man must intervene! The bitter feud between Peter Parker and Eddie Brock is reignited, but can Spidey finally bring about Venom’s big finish? Collecting VENOM: THE HUNGER (1996) #1-4, VENOM: TOOTH AND CLAW (1996) #1-3, VENOM: ON TRIAL (1997) #1-3, VENOM: LICENSE TO KILL (1997) #1-3, VENOM: SEED OF DARKNESS (1997) #-1, VENOM: SIGN OF THE BOSS (1997) #1-2, SPIDER-MAN: THE VENOM AGENDA (1998) #1 and VENOM: THE FINALE (1997) #1-3.

Apr 17, 2024

TALK ABOUT: What If?... Venom #3

 

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Apr 10, 2024

TALK ABOUT: Symbiote Spider-Man 2099 #2

 

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TALK ABOUT: Carnage #6

 

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