(W/A/CA) David Lapham
The getaway is always the trickiest part of any heist. It gets even trickier when the one place you go to hide and the one person you're counting on hiding you is just about the worst place and worst person you could have ever picked. Is it self-sabotage or a secret plan of revenge? Collects STRAY BULLETS: SUNSHINE & ROSES #17-24
(W/A/CA) David Lapham
The getaway is always the trickiest part of any heist. It gets even trickier when the one place you go to hide and the one person you're counting on hiding you is just about the worst place and worst person you could have ever picked. Is it self-sabotage or a secret plan of revenge? Collects STRAY BULLETS: SUNSHINE & ROSES #17-24
(W/A/CA) David Lapham
Steal the money and drugs-check. Get gone-check. It was supposed to be all over. These were supposed to be the good times-the days of sunshine and roses. So why don't they feel that way? Collects STRAY BULLETS: SUNSHINE & ROSES #25-32.
(W/A/CA) David Lapham
Somewhere out West is a town no one knows about-a desert town-whose inhabitants wait for the day a great earthquake will bring them beachfront property. Here, three desperate friends on the run from the Mob and a young runaway Virginia Applejack will try to escape the nightmares of their pasts. They'll band together to battle the demons that threaten to destroy them from within while taking on a corrupt town full of sex, drugs, and inbreeding. Eventually, they'll be forced to make horrifying choices when their dark pasts finally catch up with them....
(W/A/CA) David Lapham
Beth and Virginia have relocated to Los Angeles where things only appear more normal... Take a ringside seat for these brutal tales of twisted emotion that will knock you to the mat and have you seeing stars... Collects STRAY BULLETS #15-22
(W/A/CA) David Lapham
The EISNER AWARD-WINNING team of DAVID and MARIA LAPHAM bring you the next volume in the STRAY BULLETS TRADE PAPERBACK COLLECTION. STRAY BULLETS: DARK DAYS tells the story of Beth and Virginias time in Los Angeles, fourteen-year-old Virginia's growing relationship with the young boy Bobby, and the horrible kidnapping that rips apart all of their lives. A gut-wrenching noir thriller of small joys, big horrors, and the crushing weight of guilt... Collects STRAY BULLETS #23-30 NEW STORY ARC Major Plot Point: The defining moment in the lives of STRAY BULLETS two major characters, Beth and Virginia.
(W/A/CA) David Lapham
Runaway Virginia returns home to the very unloving arms of her widowed mother. An outcast at home and at school, no one can imagine just how far she'll go to protect herself and her new friend, Leon. Collects STRAY BULLETS #31-41
(W/A/CA) David Lapham
A little boy learns too late that running your mouth can get you run over. A young babysitter gets in way over her head when she's hired tos it by a dangerous man with a dangerous request. A young couple's hopeful visit to the city turns to anything but when they step into the middle of a mob turf war and watch more than just friends die. And a young man just trying to help his hustler cousin out of a bad spot instead becomes the ultimate killer. These are only some of the eight stories comprising KILLERS, the newest arc in the ongoing world of STRAY BULLETS. Each story stands on its own but collectively they tell the twisted story of two teens -- Virginia and Eli -- both scarred by tragic childhood intersections with the Baltimore underworld, drawn together in the sleepy seaside town of Sandcastle, unable to escape their dark pasts....
The original five story arcs of one of the all-time greatest crime comic series are collected in this GIANT 1,200 page volume. "The Innocence of Nihilism," "Somewhere Out West," "Other People," "Dark Days," and "HiJinks and Derring-Do" appear in their entirety. Collects STRAY BULLETS #1-41.
(W) Dave Justus, Lilah Sturges (A/CA) Joe Eisma
At America's second-oldest university, four earnest, clever, and desperate teens on the interim student government exploit a charter loophole in an effort to save their school from being demolished, facing down pressures on campus and escalating hostility from the Board of Regents in a story both hilarious and heartfelt.
(W) Riccardo Federici, Brandon Peterson, Will Conrad, Max Raynor, David Lapham (A) Riccardo Federici, Brandon Peterson, Will Conrad, Max Raynor, David Lapham, Various (CA) Steve Beach
Art by, Riccardo Federici, Brandon Peterson, Will Conrad, Max Raynor, David Lapham, and others. LET THE TRIALS BEGIN! Superman is on a quest to restore his full power, and to do it he'll need to survive a gauntlet deep in the heart of Warworld. Meanwhile, Steel uses her mastery of Genesis energy to create a white sun...but will this burst of power be enough to vanquish Mongul once and for all? As the mystery villain lurking in the depths is at last revealed, Kal-El will need to overthrow Mongul's empire and save the Phaelosian race from total annihilation! Collects ACTION COMICS #1043-1046, ACTION COMICS 2022 ANNUAL #1, and SUPERMAN: WARLORD APOCALYPSE #1.
(W) Dave Sim, Sandeep Atwal (A) Gustave Dore, Dave Sim (CA) Gustave Dore & Various
Cerebus' adventures in Hell? (with a question mark) continue! Including the Two-part 'Secret Origin of Batvark!' The first appearance of Fredric Nietzsche and fan-favurite Jingles, the world's greatest collector of CGC-graded Dog Comics! Avengers movies remade with an all-Kardashian sister cast! Life With Archie Civil War! 'Whatever Happened to Tex Thompson, Pep Morgan, Chuck Dawson and Scoop Scanlon?' Super-Cerebus Revenge Squad! Plato vs. Aristotle! Obama voters! Super-Suberec, the Anti-Super-Cerebus and Cerebus go to Starbucks! Wildcat: Total Golden-Age Dick the memoir! Chester Brown and the Whore of Babylon! The Legion of Miniaturized Super-Cerebus Robots! And lots more! Collects Batvark #1, Aardvark Comics #1, Strange Cerebus #1, and The Death of Cerebus in Hell? #1.
(W) Dave Sim, Sandeep Atwal (A) Gustave Dore, Dave Sim (CA) Gustave Dore & Various
Collecting: - NICK CALM, AGENT OF CODPIECE #1 August 2018 - CRISIS ON INFINITE CEREBI #1 September 2018 - THE LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY CEREBI #1 October 2018 - CERBERUS IN HELL? #1 November 2018 Further collecting CEREBUS' adventures in Hell? (with a question mark)! Including: 'Cash On Delivery Penis in Every Canadian Expresspost'; Cerebus appoints the Whore of Babylon Governor of the Bank of Canada; The computers are eating our pens; 'Bohemian Rhapsody' 'on-hold' music; What it means when a Muslim calls you a 'whore'; The 31 Gender Pronouns; Dead Cerebus balloon in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade; Betty the Aardvark-Molesting-Nursing-Assistant Bird; The Legion of Cerebus-Balloon-Handlers; Ben-Cooper-Cerebus-Halloween-Costume Cerebus; Politically-correct pronouns for Cerberus' three heads; Meet The League of Extraordinary Cerebi 2.0! Why Sean Connery is banned from League HQ; Whatever happened to the League of Yesterday? Young Pappy! Cerebus Strong! Dial A for Aardvark! Miracle Vark and/or Marv
(W) Dave Sim & Various (A/CA) Gustave Dore & Various
Collecting: CANADIAN VARK #1 - Dec 2018 GIANT SIZE JINGLES #1 - Jan 2019 SIM CITY #1 - Feb 2019 SIM CITY THAT ISSUE AFTER/ TEENAGE MONEY NABBING CEREBI #1 - Mar 2019 Further collecting CEREBUS' adventures in Hell? (with a question mark)! Cerebus' Canadian Inaugural Address, 2020! Cerebus beheads everyone at a campaign stop! Voluntary carbon tax paid only by environmentalists! The three answers that answer ANY question in a Liberal or NDP riding! Cerebus, Political Jargon Monster! First Overstreet Price Guide 'Take Note' Note! First All-Jingles, comics' only CGC-graded dog comics collector, issue! Find out what Jingles has to say about: Underdog No.1 (May, 2017); Jughead's Pal Hot Dog (1990); Krypto The Super-Dog (2006); The original Hot Dog (1954)! Waves of heavily-armed Spartans pouring out of the Santa Monica Mountains onto the northbound collector lanes of Highway 405! Equally heavily-armed Persians streaming south from the vicinity of Van Nuys Airport! And what's up with all the little-flesh colored band-aids on Cerebus' fac
(W) Dave Sim, Benjamin Hobbs (A/CA) Gustave Dore & Various
Collecting: Giant Super-Cerebus Annual #1 - Apr 2019 Cerebus Woman #1 - May 2019 LGBTQ People #1 - Jun 2019 Fornicators Inc. #1 - Jul 2019 Further collecting CEREBUS' adventures in Hell? (with a question mark)! Super-Cerebus eats a batch of Red Xenonite brownies which, in this case, causes his Amphetamine Vision to run wild, killing the infernal dead with heart attacks! Super-Cerebus switches into his civilian identity as Kent Olsen, FOX NEWS Gehenna news anchor! Get ready for Cerebus Woman, the tyrannical queen of Real Amazon.com Island and her legion of Mason-Dixon Greek Man O'Horsies! First appearance of her invisible robot bulldozer! Meet the Infernal Realms' most inclusive super group! Lesbiana Hombre! Redwood City! Borderline Bobbiey! Belvedere! Watch, as the strangest heroes of all go head-to-head with Cerebus! Meet the Infernal Realms' second most inclusive super group! Larry with the Horn! Tommy the Tuba-Diving Curious Demon! Un-Beddable Vark! Oddly enough, their first caper is a bank robbery gone wrong where they
(W) Dave Sim & Various (A/CA) Gustave Dore & Various
The Legend of The IRON MANTICORE starts here! SEE! The development of his rocking theme song that would transform Western society (and many parts of China and San Francisco)! TIME magazine declares it 'THE IRON MANTICORE AGE' (do they still publish TIME magazine?)! The IRON MANTICORE performs at the halftime show at the Superbowl! The UN-BEDDABLE VARK releases his rocking theme song, as do Kanye West and Taylor Swift! All crash and burn! The IRON MANTICORE uses an unprintable homophobic slur! SEE! The IRON MANTICORE drunk as a skunk! SEE! The IRON MANTICORE get as far as page one of his book on FRACTALS! (PHILIP K. DICK mention!) SEE! THE IRON MANTICORE put a dozen pop-tarts in his toaster oven and then forget them! AARDVARK-VANAHEIM GUARANTEES YOU WILL NEVER GUESS THE SHOCK SURPRISE ENDING! Including the 15th Anniversary tribute to indy comics legends, POSSUM AT LARGE and FLYBOY and the first Aardvark-Vanaheim Adult Colouring Book! Featuring HOW TO COLOUR! Legal threat from Mark Zuckerburg! How to keep your vagina 'kissing fresh'
(W) Dave Sim & Various (A/CA) Gustave Dore & Various
Further collecting Cerebus' adventures in Hell? (with a question mark)! The Legend of the Vark Thing starts here! Learn how enviro-genius Alex Netherlands transforms himself into a walking compost heap to impress this really hot chick! Composting worms and how they 'dig' 1980s disco! Giant-Size Vark Thing in need of some Vark Viagra! Worm rotation! 'The Secret Origin of The Silver Cerebus!' Meet Lone S. Kum, CEO of Telsa Motors and #1 Elon Musk fanboy (who can't wait to crush Musk 'like the outmoded neo-Luddite insect he has become' and dominate the Interplanetary Submersible Balance-Board Buoyancy Space!) and who uses his 'special' touch to get himself elected Supreme Commander of the Electrical Grid Fairies! A plague of Cerebi (many Cerebuses) settling the issue of the proper temperature at which to serve chai tea (hot? cold?) with poison gas ... well, how do you think that's going to work? It destroys their minds and they become The Varking Dead! Meanwhile, Virgil finally gets an answer from the Arby's franchising office and th
(W) Dave Sim & Various (A/CA) Gustave Dore & Various
Further collecting Cerebus' adventures in Hell? (with a question mark)! Read the First Team Up of Green Dante and Green Virgil while Green Virgil's ward, Cerebus, rocks a major Twitter Jones, hooked by the 'Free Legal Advice' Twitter feed! See the denizens of the Infernal Realms get 'Disney-fied'! and discover which beloved Cerebus In Hell? character has fallen to the Dark Side and become Darth [REDACTED]! First appearance of Super-Cerebus's super-attractive cousin, Super-Cerebus Girl (Eat your heart out Curt Swan)! First appearance of The Amicable Spider-Vark and Spider-Whore! Count all the Steve Ditko riffs!
Peter David and Greg Land do the time warp again! Brace yourself for another trip back to the time when Spider-Man unknowingly wore an alien symbiote as his costume! But this all-new blast from the past will take Spidey down the road less traveled - and into the supremely psychedelic Crossroads Dimension! And for those of you who know your Marvel history, that means that Peter Parker and his alien costume are on a collision course with none other than the mindless, rampaging Hulk! Meanwhile, with Spidey missing, the Black Cat enlists the aid of the Sorcerer Supreme! And...is that a certain big, red dinosaur?! It's an unrevealed tale from Peter's symbiotic past, told in the modern Marvel manner you know and love! Collecting SYMBIOTE SPIDER-MAN: CROSSROADS #1-5.
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(W) David Calcano (A) Various
Introducing the official Tenacious D coloring book - the perfect way to rock out while unleashing your creative side! This coloring book features original illustrations inspired by the iconic rock duo, Jack Black and Kyle Gass, in all their epic glory. From classic album covers to memorable stage performances, every page is filled with intricate designs that pay homage to the legendary band. Whether you're a die-hard Tenacious D fan or just love to color, this book is sure to keep you entertained for hours!
(W) David Calcano (A) Various
Introducing the official Tenacious D coloring book - the perfect way to rock out while unleashing your creative side! This coloring book features original illustrations inspired by the iconic rock duo, Jack Black and Kyle Gass, in all their epic glory. From classic album covers to memorable stage performances, every page is filled with intricate designs that pay homage to the legendary band. Whether you're a die-hard Tenacious D fan or just love to color, this book is sure to keep you entertained for hours!
(W/A) Dave McKean
Dark Horse Books proudly presents this two-volume hardcover artbook collection showcasing the work of the legendary artist Dave McKean, who has created some of the most iconic images in modern comics, literature, film, and music. Featuring his visually-stunning work from Neil Gaiman's The Sandman, Mirrormask, Arkham Asylum, Cages, Black Dog, Raptor, and so much more, as well as artwork featured in prose publications, film, music, and never-before-seen bonus material with commentary by Dave McKean. This deluxe two-volume set is collected into a gorgeous slipcase featuring original artwork by McKean, also including a satin ribbon marker in each volume, and a foreword by David Boyd Haycock.
What is it like to sleep through the apocalypse? That's the question thirteen-year-old Zee Parfitt keeps asking herself. The last thing she remembered was a car barreling her way on a crosswalk. Unbeknownst to her, her father - Doctor Thomas Parfitt - made a deal with the devilish Consortium to save his daughter's life. Warped into the deranged monster, Parfitt became Doctor Once - whose love for fiendish mad science drove him to enslave and mutate the inhabitants of the patchworlk planet Chimerika. With the Doctor's dying breath, he entrusted THE ONLY LIVING BOY, Erik Farrell, Zee's classmate, with the key to saving her life. Now, reunited with Erik, she faces a bold new world, still at war with the Consortium but unified in their fight. She also must face the wake of destruction her father left behind.
The Spider, one of the most celebrated pulp heroes of all time is back, and re-launched into the 21st century! Richard Wentworth is a decorated war hero who has sacrificed everything, including the woman he loves, for duty. But the New York City Wentworth returns to is riddled with crime and corruption. With the police overwhelmed and a populace helpless, Wentworth becomes The Spider, a vigilante as ruthless and merciless as the criminals he hunts. But now there's a new danger on the rise. A deranged woman called Anput has begun a series of attacks that turn ordinary citizens into mindless zombies, bringing New York and the police force to its knees. Wentworth will stop at nothing to save the city he's sworn to protect, but in the process he will risk his family, his friends, and the woman he still loves.
(W) Alan Davis & Various (A) Tonci Zonjic & Various (CA) Alan Davis
Legendary talents tell tantalizing tales of Asgard! Thor and his allies visit ancient Egypt - and leave behind a startling legacy! Hela, goddess of the underworld, unleashes her demon hordes on Earth! In the aftermath of an epic battle with the Frost Giants, Thor stands trial for murder - and the verdict will fill him with rage! Exiled and wounded, he must face a pantheon from his past! And on the verge of Ragnarok, all of Asgard comes under attack from armies of darkness! Can Thor wrest victory from the jaws of defeat and save his homeland from destruction? Collecting THOR: TRUTH OF HISTORY, WOLVES OF THE NORTH, THE TRIAL OF THOR and THE RAGE OF THOR; THOR ANNUAL (2009) #1; THOR: HEAVEN & EARTH #1-4; and material from DARK REIGN: THE CABAL. Rated T+
(W) David Gaffney (A/CA) Dan Berry
British comedy blended with universal regret, this darkly funny graphic novel uses surreal and beautiful visions to explore the ways we remain haunted by our ex-lovers. Valerie has a rich interior life. Though serially unlucky in love, she finds comfort in imagining that her ex-boyfriends are dead and that their bodies are kept downstairs in the cellar in a strange, mummified state. Every day she brings them upstairs and speaks with them about what went wrong. What follows is a series of peculiar and funny-and sometimes disturbing-short tales about inept lovers, weird obsessions, and socially malfunctioning men who repeatedly fail to build a relationship with poor Valerie. Except for Stanley. Stanley was special. Could he be the one to save her?
(W) David Azencot (A) Fred Leclerc
In the midst of a quarantine, Fred buys Tiki, a puppy, to help bring a little joy to his family's life in isolation. What no one anticipated is that Tiki would turn their lives completely upside-down. During the pandemic, Fred, his girlfriend Sophie, and his daughter Lou seek a little comfort in the shape of a Shiba puppy named Tiki. But in the course of a single week, the adorable little furball manages to shatter everything in Fred's life: the comfort, the certainties, the links, the balances. In doing so, however, she manages to bring to light what truly matters: family. Alternately humorous and tragic, this fictionalized autobiographical story questions that moment we decide to adopt a pet and the beautiful mess that we're often left with.
(W) Dave Scheidt (A) Kelly Matthews & Various
An all-ages action adventure comics story from content creator and internet superstar Karl Jacobs! Oliver has a problem-a time travel problem. An unknown force keeps throwing him through time, from the Wild West to the 1920s to a haunted beach house. All while a mysterious stranger pursues him, seeking Oliver's abilities and to gain power over time itself! This volume collects the comics series debut from Karl Jacobs, in collaboration with writer David Scheidt, artists Kicking Shoes, and letterer Joamette Gil. Collects issues #1-5.
(W) Dave Baker & Various
An anthology of standalone TMNT one-shots in a new artistic style that brings some of the most popular voices in the wider comics world. See the turtles as you've never seen them before: in bold black, white, and green! This anthology of fresh yet evergreen Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles short stories brings together powerhouse artists and writers who have never before worked on this iconic franchise. Each creator gives the characters their own personal take while honoring the comic history that made them beloved characters in the first place. Talent ranges from indie up-and-comers to heavy hitters, highlighting diversity and unique voices. Collects #1-4.
(W) Dave Collard (A) Domenico Carbone
When Jess finally receives the long-awaited organ transplant that she desperately needs to live, she believes all her troubles are behind her. That is until she starts developing some interesting side effects from the transplant-a newfound set of fantastical abilities and superpowers. When she discovers that everyone else who received organs from this donor is also experiencing the same thing, they must all figure out who this donor was, and decide what to do with the powers-use them for good, evil, or simply ignore them altogether.
Blood and sex mix on a hot rainy night at Merlotte's, when Sookie and her friends are trapped by a vengeful spirit who feeds on shame. People die and dirty secrets are revealed as Sookie, Bill, Eric, Sam, Tara, Jason, and Lafayette and are all coerced to dig deep and tell painful memories from their past-those things we all have locked within us that we never tell another living soul! Bon Temps, Louisiana has never been stranger, or more twisted, in a story co-plotted by TRUE BLOOD series creator Alan Ball!
In this sequel to the first NYT best-selling TRUE BLOOD miniseries, 'All Together Now,' mind-reading waitress Sookie Stackhouse is in New Orleans, helping Vampire Sherriff Eric Northman track down an insane killer named Guerra. Bill Compton's in town, too, making sure Eric doesn't get fresh with Sookie, and investigating a local Hep-D outbreak that may be connected to Guerra's latest victims. Meanwhile, back in Bon Temps, why is Pam hanging out at Merlotte's-and what does she want with Lafayette? Based on the HBO mega-hit created by Alan Ball.
Mind reading waitress Sookie Stackhouse is in New Orleans helping Vampire Sheriff Eric Northman track down an insane killer named Guerra. Bill Compton's in town, too, making sure Eric doesn't get fresh with Sookie, and investigating a local Hep-D outbreak that may be connected to Guerra's latest victims. Meanwhile, back in Bon Temps, why is Pam hanging out at Merlotte's - and what does she want with Lafayette?
Silas Mortimer Mulch is an ecological supergenius, with a laboratory greenhouse holding the keys to countless scientific breakthroughs. But when his niece and nephew, Selena and Tommy, come to visit Silas and find him missing, his organic computer SOFIA tells them that he is lost within the ever-expanding and constantly changing greenhouse. Donning high-tech greenhouse suits, Selena and Tommy must go in after Silas, and are soon confronted with astonishing nanotechnology, fungi that act as hard drives of information about the greenhouse, and plants that can create duplicates of people they encounter. o Written and illustrated by New Recruits winner David Follett, Uncle Silas is an action- packed high-biotech adventure for all ages!
(W) Dave Alexander (CA) Justin Erickson
Insightful interviews of horror legends George Romero, John Landis, Joe Dante, Brian Yuzna, and more, by former editor-in-chief of Rue Morgue, Dave Alexander, about the scariest horror movies never made! Take a behind-the-scenes look into development hell to find the most frightening horror movies that never were, from unmade Re-Animator sequels to alternate takes on legendary franchises like Frankenstein and Dracula! Features art, scripts, and other production material from unmade films that still might make you scream-with insights from dozens of directors, screenwriters, and producers with decades of experience. A behind-the-scenes look into the development hell of the most frightening horror movies never made!
For over 40 years Vampirella has been the muse for many artists in the comic industry and even beyond. Dynamite Entertainment brings forth a veritable museum of fine art masterpieces collected in a 216 page hardcover volume! This tome contains a retrospective of artists who have contributed the most memorable imagery of Vampirella with such names as Jose Gonzalez, Adam Hughes, Dave Stevens, Jim Silke, Jae Lee, Joe Jusko, Amanda Conner, Mark Texeira, Mike Mignola, Mike Mayhew, Joe Quesada, Bruce Timm, Arthur Suydam, Dan Brereton, Michael Golden, J. Scott Campbell and many more. Featuring a spectacular cover by the Dave Stevens!
A legend as compelling and disquieting today as in its primal origins, vampire lore continues to influence and inspire the creative vision of writers and artists around the globe. Mature Readers.
(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) 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+
(W) David Michelinie, Peter David (A) Todd McFarlane, Various (CA) Alex Ross
Learn about the history of the Venom alien symbiote, and how it joined with Eddie Brock to become Spider-Man's archrival - and one of the most iconic anti-heroes in comics! It is the living costume rejected by Peter Parker. He is the discredited reporter who blames Spider-Man for ruining his life. Together?they are Venom! Discover how Eddie Brock became Spidey's deadliest foe in the stories that made Venom a symbiotic superstar! He's bigger and stronger than the webbed wonder, he knows Spider-Man's secret identity and he doesn't even trigger Peter's spider-sense! So can Spidey find a way to survive their brutal first encounter? And even if he does, will he be prepared for Eddie's revenge plot: exploiting Peter's greatest weakness, Aunt May?! When Eddie stands trial, Matt 'Daredevil' Murdock is his defense attorney - setting the stage for a blockbuster rematch with Spider-Man that redefines Venom for his future as the Marvel Universe's lethal protector! COLLECTING: Amazing Spider-Man (1963) 300, 315-317