(W/A/CA) Peach Momoko
Visionary creator Peach Momoko (DEMON DAYS) crafts a new generation of X-Men for an all-new universe! Hisako Ichiki is a teenage girl who just wants to live a normal life - go to school, hang out with her friends, and ignore the political strife boiling over after the events of ULTIMATE INVASION. But life has other plans for her. In Japan, urban legends have sprung to life?and brought some unusual new powers with them. Meet Armor, Maystorm and a brand-group of new Ultimate X-Men - the likes of which you've never seen before! COLLECTING: Ultimate X-Men (2024) 1-6 Rated T+
Cover By Adam Kubert Mark Millar & Chuck Austen (w)/ Adam Kubert, Essad Ribic & Chris Bachalo(p) To win humanity's trust, The X-Men take their first-ever, world-spanning field trip - and face Professor X's greatest secret! Collecting ULTIMATE X-MEN #13 - #20! 'ULTIMATE X-MEN has that dark edge that only Mark Millar's best Authority stories once enjoyed.' -Comics International
(W) Deniz Camp, Jonathan Hickman (A) Juan Frigeri, Various (CA) Dike Ruan
As the new Ultimate Universe continues to unfold, its mightiest heroes gather to from a new superhero team - the ULTIMATES! Six months ago, Tony Stark, a.k.a. Iron Lad, sent Peter Parker a radioactive spider to set him back on the course to become Spider-Man. Since then, Stark, Captain America, Doom, Thor and Sif have begun to do the same for others, building a network of super-powered heroes hungry for change. Now they must band together to destroy the Maker's Council and restore freedom and free will to a world ruled from the shadows! Together they are the Ultimates! But when Cap reckons with the Maker's dismantling of nations by visiting the White House, it leads to a massive brawl with the deadly Midas-who's been holding a superhuman hostage as a power source! The search for answers will lead the Ultimates to?She-Hulk! COLLECTING: Ultimates (2024) 1-6, Ultimate Universe (2023) 1 Rated T+
(W) Deniz Camp; Taboo (A) Juan Frigeri; Von Randal (CA) Dike Ruan
Year two of the Ultimate Universe, and the clock is ticking!Time is of the essence! And no one knows that better than Iron Lad. With the Maker set to be released in six months, it's time to kick off new, more daring actions! Enter: Ultimates 3.0! But on the team's next mission, to destroy one of the Hellfire Club's strongholds, a dangerous pair of twins complicates matters: Get ready to meet the Ultimate Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver! And when the Ultimates return to the site of their untimely deaths at the hands of the Hulk, they encounter a young boy who has started his own insurgency!COLLECTING: Ultimates (2024) #13-18, Ultimate Hawkeye (2025) #1
The visionary introduction of the 21st-century reimagining of the Avengers! The old order has fallen, and people are scared. Nick Fury, head of the elite espionage agency known as S.H.I.E.L.D., has a unique solution: put some of these bizarre characters on his payroll! His grand idea: a small but lethal army known as the Ultimates, created to protect us all from the rising threats to mankind! Captain America, Thor, Iron Man, the Hulk, Giant Man and the Wasp assemble - but when the Hulk rampages through NYC and one member turns on another, is the team doomed from the start? Black Widow, Hawkeye, Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver join the action - and the Ultimates uncover a clandestine alien infiltration of Earth decades in the making! Collecting ULTIMATES (2002) #1-13. Parental Advisory
Japan's greatest champion and Earth's Mightiest Heroes join forces for an epic adventure! Spider-Man has disappeared from New York, an intergalactic invader has arrived on Ultraman's doorstep and the Kaiju of Earth are acting even more mysteriously than usual. This can only mean one thing: It's time for Ultraman to meet the Avengers! But what cosmic threat is great enough to require a team-up this titanic? Find out as Shin meets Sam, Spacium Ray meets Repulsor Ray and 'Thwip!' meets 'Shuwatch!' Our assembled heroes are immediately split up: While Captain Marvel and Ultraman team up against two giant, rampaging Kaiju, Captain America leads a dangerous extraction mission into the heart of the USP! But they may find their best efforts come too late as our heroes receive the three-word message that chills the blood of all sentient beings: 'Galactus is coming!' Collecting ULTRAMAN X THE AVENGERS #1-4. Rated T+
(W) Ryan North (A/CA) Erica Henderson
Proof that we're living in the best of all possible worlds: Marvel is publishing a Squirrel Girl graphic novel! It's a standalone adventure that's great for both old fans and new readers! It's a story so huge it demanded an original graphic novel! It's a story so nuts it incorporates both senses of that word (insanity and squirrel food)! And it's the best! Squirrel Girl kicks butts, eats nuts, talks to squirrels and also punches really well. She has defeated Thanos, Galactus and Doctor Doom (twice!). But now she'll encounter her most dangerous, most powerful, most unbeatable enemy yet: herself! Specifically, an evil duplicate made possible through mad science (both computer and regular) as well as some bad decisions. In other words, Squirrel Girl beats up the Marvel Universe! YES! Rated T
(W) Ryan North, Will Murray (A) Erica Henderson, Zac Gorman (CA) Erica Henderson
Squirrel Girl takes Nancy to visit her mom in Canada! What could possibly go wrong? How about the return of a villain not seen for more than a decade? One that prompts the inter-species team-up you've been waiting for: squirrels and ants! And also Squirrel Girl and Ant-Man. Then, when Taskmaster strikes, who will stand between him and total domination? You probably guessed Doreen Green - but it's actually Nancy's cat, Mew! Squirrel Girl's co-creator Will Murray returns for a special story - and he's bringing the Hulk! And Doreen gets a new Flying Squirrel suit from a mystery benefactor, but is there more to this gift than meets the eye? Plus: When Squirrel Girl goes to the Negative Zone, it's up to Koi Boi, Chipmunk Hunk and Brain Drain to keep the city safe. Uh-oh! Collecting UNBEATABLE SQUIRREL GIRL (2015B) #12-22. Ages 10 & Up
(W) Ryan North (A) Derek Charm (CA) Erica Henderson
To all things, an ending! As the finale of Ryan North's run begins, Brain Drain is missing! And the hitherto invincible Doreen Green will have to face certain defeat to save him! It's the nuttiest Squirrel Girl story ever as lives hang in the balance, narrative threads are resolved, shocking reveals are, um, revealed - and the greatest villains in Marvel history team up to take out the one thing that's stood in their way: Doreen! We're talking big bads like Doctor Doom here, people! Will Squirrel Girl survive? Friendship, explosions and friendships forged during explosions - it all comes down to this! Collecting THE UNBEATABLE SQUIRREL GIRL (2015B) #47-50. Rated T
Welcome to Planet X, the new mutant homeworld, where everything is great - if you possess the mutant gene! The Wasp is the last human alive, relentlessly pursued by Magneto's All-New X-Force and protected by her husband, Havok! Now, as Kang's Chronos Corps arrives on Planet X with a terrible offer, the former Unity Squad members must reunite to defeat the Apocalypse Twins and avenge the Earth! But even with a time traveler on their side, is it too late? Which of the seven prime futures will become dominant? And what is Kang's hidden, ultimate goal? This is it! The conclusion to an epic two years in the making - and rest assured, nothing will ever be the same again! Collecting UNCANNY AVENGERS #18-22.
(W) Gail Simone (A) Andrei Bressan & Various (CA) David Marquez
Beloved author Gail Simone continues her exciting run on Uncanny X-Men, with classic members like Rogue, Gambit, Nightcrawler, and Wolverine teaching a new group of mutants known as the Outliers how to fight the good fight! The new crew of Outliers, still finding their place in the mutant world, are hunted by a lethal new set of foes: a bloodthirsty, relentless and unstoppable pack of stealth Sentinels! Cut off from their mentors and allies, with no knowledge of who built or aimed these deadly drones, the four untrained mutants are completely unprepared for the violent hunters making them their prey! There's nowhere to run and nowhere to hide as the Outliers face the bone-chilling Bloodhounds! Meanwhile, an otherworldly presence sets its covetous eye on one of the young mutants in a story that reveals a never-before-told slice of the history of mutantkind! Who will be the Voice of Darkness?! Plus: The smoothest X-Man, Remy LeBeau, A.K.A. Gambit, is forced to face his past as an unstoppable force comes to collect a debt
(W) Rodney Barnes (A) Ramon Rosanas (CA) Rickie Yagawa
Kieron Gillen masterminds a tumultuous era for the X-Men!Beast and Abigail Brand must save the alien-monitoring S.W.O.R.D. agency when Henry Peter Gyrich stages a coup! But down on Earth, how will the X-Men explain themselves when the public learns Magneto has joined the team? Making matters worse, a Breakworld warship arrives on a vengeance-filled mission — and when Asgardian black magic empowers the Juggernaut, he becomes more unstoppable than ever! Then, after the X-Men are torn in two, Cyclops leads a new “Extinction Team” of heavy hitters — including Storm, Emma Frost, Namor, Colossus, Magik and Magneto! And not moment too soon as world-ending threats are mounting quickly — including Mister Sinister harnessing the power of a Dreaming Celestial! When the Phoenix Force returns, the X-Men clash with the Avengers — and the consequences are cataclysmic for Cyclops!COLLECTING: S.W.O.R.D. (2009) #1-5; Uncanny X-Men (1981) #534.1, 535-544; X-Men: Regenesis (2011) #1; U
(W) Jason Aaron (A) Mahmud Asrar; Ciro Cangialosi; Giuseppe Camuncoli (CA) Gabriele Dell'Otto
Iconic character Uncle Scrooge stars in the most epic adventure in Duck history!The planet has been conquered by alien invaders, the Connoisseurs, nefarious hoarders of the rarest antiquities from throughout the cosmos. As they tear Earth apart, pillaging its fabled treasures, only the world’s greatest adventurer can possibly stop them. But Scrooge McDuck is facing a battle unlike any he’s ever fought — trapped inside his own mind, fighting to preserve his most precious memories! From acclaimed writer Jason Aaron (UNCLE SCROOGE & THE INFINITY DIME, plus some other things) and an extravagance of all-star artists!COLLECTING: Uncle Scrooge: Earth's Mightiest Duck (2025) #1-4
(W) Jason Aaron, Carl Barks (A) Paolo Mottura, Various (CA) Alex Ross
For the first time ever, Marvel and Disney team up to bring you the story of the ¢entury! It's the story you never expected! One of the greatest characters in the history of comics leaps into his most epic adventure yet, in the mighty manner only Marvel can deliver! When Uncle Scrooge's fabled Money Bin gets stolen by a shocking culprit, the world's toughest duck must undertake a quest unlike any other, alongside a surprising array of allies: other versions of himself! And it's all from the imaginations of Marvel mainstay writer Jason Aaron (THOR, AVENGERS) and a cadre of celebrated Scrooge artists! Also re-presenting the classic CHRISTMAS ON BEAR MOUNTAIN, the first appearance of Scrooge McDuck, by the legendary Disney Comics creator Carl Barks! Collecting UNCLE SCROOGE AND THE INFINITY DIME #1. Kids to Adults
(W) Jason Aaron, Carl Barks (A) Paolo Mottura, Various (CA) J. Scott Campbell
For the first time ever, Marvel and Disney team up to bring you the story of the ¢entury! It's the story you never expected! One of the greatest characters in the history of comics leaps into his most epic adventure yet, in the mighty manner only Marvel can deliver! When Uncle Scrooge's fabled Money Bin gets stolen by a shocking culprit, the world's toughest duck must undertake a quest unlike any other, alongside a surprising array of allies: other versions of himself! And it's all from the imaginations of Marvel mainstay writer Jason Aaron (THOR, AVENGERS) and a cadre of celebrated Scrooge artists! Also re-presenting the classic CHRISTMAS ON BEAR MOUNTAIN, the first appearance of Scrooge McDuck, by the legendary Disney Comics creator Carl Barks! Collecting UNCLE SCROOGE AND THE INFINITY DIME #1. Kids to Adults
(W) Tim Seeley, Mark Russell (A) Sid Kotian, Dave Wachter (CA) Kyle Hotz
Marvel's team of super-hero vampires emerges from the shadows! Raizo Kodo and the clanless vampires of the Forgiven scour the underworld for the most dangerous ghouls known to man! But when former Sorceress Supreme Salom? returns with a devastatingly devious plan, these moral monsters might run into more trouble than they bargained for - and mixed up in the middle of it all is the one and only Spider-Man! And when body parts mysteriously start washing up on the coast of Maine, the Forgiven must call in some help from the X-Men - including former vampire Jubilee! But as defeat follows defeat, they become bitter - and bloodthirsty! Can Captain America bring them back into the light? Plus: Blade is now the sheriff of Dracula's Vampire Nation! But an assassination threatens to unravel the fledgling country and spread chaos throughout the world! Collecting SPIDER-MAN: UNFORGIVEN, X-MEN: UNFORGIVEN, CAPTAIN AMERICA: UNFORGIVEN and BLADE: VAMPIRE NATION. Rated T+
(W) Paul Grist (A) Andrea Di Vito, Paul Grist (CA) R. B. Silva
The grand unveiling of the Union! A team of super heroes gathered from across the United Kingdom - including Union Jack, Snakes, Kelpie, Choir and their fearless leader, Britannia! But when the alien god Knull and his symbiote dragons attack Earth, the fledgling team finds itself immediately pushed to its limits! The heroes of the Union must battle for their lives (and one another) as the King in Black's invasion reaches its crescendo! And who are Bulldog and Doc Croc? One will join them, but the other may destroy them! Thrust onto the global stage just as a devastating blow to the team rocks it to its very core, will the members of the Union prove themselves - or crumble under the pressure as the entire world watches? Collecting THE UNION #1-5. 112 PGS./Rated T+
(W) Jeremy Whitley (A) Alti Firmansyah, Gurihiru (CA) Stacy Lee
The buzzworthy adventures of the Unstoppable Wasp continue! The agents of G.I.R.L. rally around Nadia Van Dyne as she recovers from a personal crisis that put the whole lab at risk. But after a fateful A.I.M. attack, one of the crew is undergoing some mysterious changes! What newfound danger will bring the Wasp back into action? Then, what do you do when your quasi-adopted stepdaughter reveals she's never had a birthday party - and doesn't even know when her birthday is? Well, if you're Janet Van Dyne - the original Wasp - you throw together the best last-minute birthday party the Marvel Universe has ever seen! But what happens when Bucky Barnes, the Winter Soldier, crashes the party?! Plus: The final showdown between G.I.R.L. and A.I.M. - and only one team of super-scientists can come out on top! Collecting UNSTOPPABLE WASP (2018) #6-10.
(W) Al Ewing (A) Paco Medina & Various (CA) Paco Medina
Acclaimed writer Al Ewing (IMMORTAL HULK, VENOM) assembles the most patriotic team of Avengers ever! In a world beset by danger, people need heroes they can rely on. Welcome to American Intelligence Mechanics! A.I.M. will protect the nation from the wildest, weirdest threats of all with its star-spangled squad of U.S.Avengers! But when the Golden Skull launches his takeover bid, how will a team including Squirrel Girl, Cannonball, Iron Patriot and a time-displaced future Captain America respond to the looming threat? With tuxedos. Really well-fitted tuxedos. It's socialism gone wild as the U.S.Avengers literally punch the business leaders of tomorrow right in their faces! Plus: Monsters galore - including a moustachioed Red Hulk! American Kaiju! Vandoom! And, would you believe, Dedd-Puul, the Mercenary That Walks Like a Man?! But when Steve Rogers gets serious, so must A.I.M. Where does that leave its boss, Roberto 'Sunspot' Da Costa? COLLECTING: Collecting U.S.AVENGERS #1-12 Rated T+
(W) Jed MacKay (A) Alessandro Cappuccio, Devmalya Pramanik (CA) Paratore, Davide
'Jed Mackay's widely acclaimed Moon Knight saga continues to unfold as his cast gets caught up in the BLOOD HUNT! For the new and vengeful Moon Knight, taking Marc Spector's name isn't enough - now he will turn his sights (and fists) on everything Marc held dear in life! But Tigra, Hunter's Moon and their allies in the Midnight Mission - Reese, Soldier and 8-Ball - already have their hands full with the vampires running amok in the BLOOD HUNT! COLLECTING: Vengeance of The Moon Knight (2024) 5-9' Rated T+
(W) Al Ewing, V. Ram (A/CA) Bryan Hitch
At the mercy of Bedlam! With Dylan Brock's life hanging in the balance, where is his father, Eddie, the original Venom? Or more accurately: when?! After the Venom symbiote's Hail Mary decision, Dylan is about to see sides of symbiosis, the Klyntar and perhaps even his own father that he never imagined! And forced to watch his son suffer from across the timestream, Eddie finds himself surrounded by enemies - alone and with no one to trust, until an unexpected ally intervenes. Suddenly, Eddie is caught in a dark web spun by Chasm and the Goblin Queen - with all his deepest fears realized! Meanwhile, Bedlam is determined to kill Dylan and Venom once and for all - unless an old friend can lend a crimson-clad hand. Collecting VENOM (2021) #11-15. Rated T+
Meet Venom's most powerful form yet! With the truth about Eddie Brock, Bedlam and the Garden of Time revealed at last, Eddie has no choice but to fight heaven, Earth, space and time to get back to his son. But it may all be for naught. Eddie's greatest fears are at the precipice of being realized as Dylan may still succumb to the darkness within him! Eddie has faced down many monsters in his time, but few have been as terrifying as the one born of his own rage. Witness Bedlam's return to the Garden of Time - and see what's become of Eddie after DARK WEB! Battered, beaten and brutalized, his grit, determination and faith have wavered at times, but never broken. Collecting VENOM (2021) #16-20. Rated T+
(W) Al Ewing / Ram V (A) Bryan Hitch (CA) Bryan Hitch
One blockbuster era gives way to another! Symbiotic writing team Al Ewing and Ram V join superstar artist Bryan Hitch to unleash their vision of Venom! Together, they will push Eddie and Dylan Brock to their limits ? and as everything Dylan has come to know and love unravels around him, he begins to realize the terrible truth about his new "other." The Venom symbiote is not a harmless pet, no matter how much it pretends to be one. It's an alien. A dangerous, violent, often bloodthirsty alien. Whatever bond it had with Dylan's father, Eddie ? as special as it may have been ? is now gone. And Dylan might be gone soon too. Because the villainous Life Foundation is back, led by the insidious Carlton Drake ? and they have the new Venom square in their sights! Collecting VENOM (2021) #1-5.
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(W) Al Ewing, Ram V. (A/CA) Bryan Hitch
The new Venom is in the fight of his life - and he may be in it alone! As Dylan Brock and his symbiote continue to learn to live together without Eddie Brock, the Life Foundation has activated a deadly new operative named the Spearhead! Dylan and Venom aren't the only ones dead in his sights: Every single symbiote that they (and you!) have ever known and cared about is a target as well! And without Eddie's guidance, Dylan stands poised to give into the same darkness that his father once did. Meanwhile, Eddie is still getting used to his new place in the symbiote hive. But little does he know that his battle across the cosmos has only just begun - and Kang the Conqueror has a front-row seat for its first act! Collecting VENOM (2021) #6-10. Rated T+
(W) Al Ewing, Torunn Gronbekk (A) Ramon F. Bachs (CA) Bryan Hitch
For months, Eddie Brock's consciousness has been displaced in time! You've seen what happens when he flung himself into the far future of the Marvel Universe - now see what happens when he tries to traverse its past! When the Golden Age robotic hero known as Flexo returns, the part that symbiotes have played in the Marvel Universe is about to take a surprising and new turn! Then Toxin - offspring of Carnage - returns, more terrifying than ever! Get ready for a symbiote unlike anything you've ever seen! And Doctor Doom has something Eddie Brock needs. What could it be?! As two of the most dangerous entities in the world clash, what calamitous circumstance will befall both Eddie and Doom? Collecting VENOM (2021) #22-25. Rated T+
The sting of the widow! Natasha Romanoff crosses paths with the symbiotes in a way that will leave them both changed?forever! Can the Black Widow resist the symbiote's corrupting and violent influence? Perhaps the bigger question: Will the symbiote be able to survive hers?! Freshly united and teamed up, Venom and Toxin must fight like hell to save one of the Marvel Universe's greatest heroes from the darkness within her - unleashed by an all-new, all-horrifying symbiote! Remember how Venom used to eat brains, but then got over that as it tried to become a hero? Well, this symbiote doesn't share that gentler disposition! Plus: Eddie Brock's transformative journey continues as he comes face to face with manifestations of his anger, hate and wrath! Will Eddie have the strength to face his greatest foes yet and emerge victorious? Collecting VENOM (2021) #26-30. Rated T+
(W) Al Ewing, Torunn Gronbekk (A) Ken Lashley, Various (CA) CAFU
Modern Marvel master Al Ewing continues his groundbreaking run on Venom, with an epic showdown vs. eternal symbiote rival Carnage! Carnage is back! 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 an unsuspecting Venom! Untested against the might of his symbiotic sibling without his father by his side, can Dylan Brock hold the sadistic serial killer at bay? Will Carnage live up to its namesake and leave another brutalized symbiote host in its wake? Or is Dylan just bait for Eddie Brock, the King in Black himself? In the greatest depths of space and at the end of existence, some carnivorous new species has blossomed. Something blood red, with thorns - and an appetite! Plus: There's one thing that can still kill Carnage: Anti-Venom! And if things weren't wild enough, the BLOOD HUNT begins, and Venom must unleash lethal justice on hordes of vampires! COLLECTING: Venom (2021) 31-34, Carnage (2023) 5-6 Rated T+
(W) Al Ewing, Torunn Gronbekk (A/CA) CAFU
Father and son go head to head to decide who will host the symbiote as VENOM WAR rages! 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. Because both Eddie 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? As their inter-generational war breaks out, another, older Dylan Brock is on a mission to make sure things go the way they're supposed to. That's right: Old Man Venom is jumping through time to guarantee the correct victor in the Venom War, starting with a jaunt that takes him right into Spider-Man's early history! COLLECTING: Venom (2021) 35-39 Rated T+
(W) Donny Cates (A) Juan Gedeon, More (CA) Iban Coello
When a dangerous armored foe named Virus erupts into Venom's life, he threatens to rip away everything Eddie Brock holds dear. His son, his symbiote - even himself! But as their battle spirals out of control, Venom suddenly finds himself somewhere beyond! In a wildly different and highly dangerous world, new allies, familiar faces and shocking enemies await! Eddie must somehow find a way home - but untold horrors await him there. Knull, the terrifying King in Black, has arrived to plunge Earth into darkness with his army of symbiote dragons - and Venom will be the first to fall! After three years of all-out action and suspense, Donny Cates brings his symbiote saga to a staggering close - and nothing will ever be the same for the Lethal Protector! Collecting VENOM (2018) #26-35 and material from FREE COMIC BOOK DAY 2020 (SPIDER-MAN/VENOM). Rated T+
(W) Donny Cates (A) Ryan Stegman, Iban Coello (CA) Ryan Stegman
Venom no more?! Just when you thought the blockbuster story of Venom couldn't get any more intense, Donny Cates turns the world of Eddie Brock on its head - again! But this time it won't be dragons and god-hosts and breakneck action. No, no. This time Eddie's going through an emotional meat grinder the likes of which has never been seen in the Marvel Universe! As Eddie finds himself truly alone for the first time in a long time, the silence is deafening. Plus: San Francisco offers anything but a happy homecoming thanks to Eddie's estranged father - and the little brother he never knew he had. Will Eddie's return to his old stomping grounds reveal secrets better kept buried? Collecting VENOM (2018) #7-12. Rated T+
(W) Donny Cates (A) Juan Gedeon, Iban Coello (CA) Kyle Hotz
Eddie Brock has his hands more than full! With the serial killer symbiote Carnage on the loose, Venom must protect his son, Dylan, at all costs! But Venom and Carnage aren't the only two symbiotes around - and that only means that the bodies are piling higher than ever before! As all hell breaks loose and Carnage's army swarms the streets of New York, what will happen when even more of Venom's twisted offspring make their presence known?! And as if things weren't bad enough, it turns out there's much more to Dylan than Venom, Carnage or even the alternate-reality Reed Richards known as the Maker understand - and once they learn the truth about Eddie Brock's son, nothing will ever be the same! Collecting VENOM (2018) #16-20.
(W) Larry Hama & Various (A) Andrew Wildman & Various (CA) Andrew Wildman
Venom stars in tales of violence and vengeance! When the video game 'Carnage Unleashed' becomes a hit, it provides the psychopathic Cletus Kasady with the opportunity to gain his freedom - and renew his sadistic reign of terror on the streets! The only way to stop a bad symbiote? A good(ish) symbiote! Blood will flow as Venom takes on Carnage! Then, when killer vigilante Sin-Eater strikes, Eddie Brock's ex-wife is caught in the crossfire. To survive, must she become the bride of Venom? Plus: Spider-Man and the Scarlet Spider must stand by Eddie's side when an alien invasion threatens to turn Earth into the Planet of the Symbiotes! Collecting VENOM: CARNAGE UNLEASHED #1-4; VENOM: SINNER TAKES ALL #1-5; and material from AMAZING SPIDER-MAN SUPER SPECIAL, SPIDER-MAN SUPER SPECIAL, VENOM SUPER SPECIAL, SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN SUPER SPECIAL and WEB OF SPIDER-MAN SUPER SPECIAL. Rated T
(W) Len Kaminsky, Various (A) Ted Halsted, Various (CA) 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, SPID
(W) Larry Hama (A) Evan Skolnick; Tom Grindberg; Patch Zircher (CA) Duncan Rouleau
The Epic Collection chronicling of Venom's early days continues, as he begins his transformation from Spider-Man's nemesis into the Lethal Protector anti-hero he's known as today!It's Venom vs. Spider-Man once again — for the first time! Eddie Brock takes on a very different web-slinger: Ben Reilly! With Venom a wanted man and Eddie's ex-wife Anne Weying caught in the middle, a deadly rivalry is reborn! And when the symbiote-hunting alien Xenophage targets Venom, this time it's Eddie's brain in danger of being eaten! Meanwhile, four imprisoned symbiotes join together to become Hybrid — but how will the Jury judge this unstable new hero? And when an interplanetary army invades Earth, Venom must fight alongside Spider-Man and the Scarlet Spider to stop their home from becoming a planet of the symbiotes! But will Eddie's ex-wife be caught in the crossfire when killer vigilante Sin-Eater strikes?COLLECTING: Venom: Along Came a Spider (1996) 1-4, Venom: The Hunted (1996) 1-3; material from
(W) David Michelinie (A) Farid Kamari (CA) Philip Tan
Venom vs. Doctor Doom! Venom co-creator David Michelinie returns with a new story set in the sinister symbiote's past, back when brains - and Spider-Man - were still on the menu! Prepare for an epic that will take Venom far from the streets of NYC - all the way to the kingdom of Latveria! When Silver Sable and S.H.I.E.L.D. come calling, Venom is recruited into a battle to stop a tech-worshipping cult from getting their hands on a doomsday weapon. Speaking of doom, there's a certain supreme leader of Latveria who also has his titanium-armored eyes on the same prize - and he's not the only one! Brock is about to be challenged like never before! What (or who) will Venom need to overcome the fiercest foe in the Marvel Universe? Collecting VENOM: LETHAL PROTECTOR II #1-5. Rated T+
(W) Cullen Bunn, Robbie Thompson (A) Pepe Larraz, Various (CA) 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.
Rated T
(W) Daniel Way (A) Francisco Herrera & Various (CA) Paco Medina
The first-ever ongoing series starring Venom gets the Epic Collection treatment! Daniel Way's tense and thrill-packed run is collected in one volume! Somehow separated from Eddie Brock, the Venom symbiote has resurfaced near the Arctic Circle - hopping from host to host with the greatest of ease and on the run from enigmatic forces with their own agenda for the elusive alien. Ravenously hungry and craving adrenaline to satiate its appetite, the symbiote seeks out people experiencing intense, base emotions such as rage, jealousy and hatred. As it cuts a bloody swath toward civilization through Canada's northern regions, it sets its sights on a short, hairy guy with a bad temper: the X-Men's Wolverine! And as the action moves to New York City, Spider-Man and the Fantastic Four are forced to play damage control as not one but two bloodthirsty Venom creatures cause havoc! Heeere's Eddie! COLLECTING: Venom (2003) 1-18 Rated T+
America has a new hero! Flash Thompson is Spider-Man's biggest fan. That inspired him to join the Army, where he became a decorated soldier. Though he lost his legs, Flash never lost his dignity - or his desire to serve. Now, the government has offered him a chance to don a familiar alien symbiote and protect his country once again as its most lethal operative: Agent Venom! But how long before Flash starts losing control to the symbiote? And when Jack O'Lantern blackmails Flash into following the merciless Crime-Master, can Venom complete the mission and save his loved ones? Plus: After a portal to the underworld opens in the middle of Las Vegas, Venom must join Red Hulk, Ghost Rider and X-23 to stop Hell on Earth! Collecting AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1999) #654 (B STORY) and #654.1, and VENOM (2011) #1-16 and #13.1-13.4. Rated T+
(W) David Michelinie (A) Gerardo Sandoval (CA) Paulo Siqueira
Venom co-creator David Michelinie returns to tell an all-new tale of Eddie Brock's early days as Venom! Venom will have his revenge against the Amazing Spider-Man?but when innocent lives across the world are put at risk because of the Purple Man's escape from the Vault, the sinister symbiote must put vendettas aside to safeguard the streets the only way they know how. But their reality-warping foe has evolved?and the terrifying new level of power that he boasts has come at the cost of Venom's bond - and their sanity. This will be a battle unlike any Venom has had before or since - and can't be missed! COLLECTING: Venom: Separation Anxiety (2024) 1-5 Rated T+