Venom #1 (2021) Cover Revealed

 “When my editors at Marvel reached out about taking on Venom alongside Al Ewing and Bryan Hitch, I was not prepared for the kind of creative thrill it has been ever since,” Ram V said. “This story is going to expand and push the symbiote narrative and lore in even more unexpected and fantastic directions. It is also an utter thrill having the sort of call and response mechanic I’ve had with a writer like Al and an artist of Bryan’s caliber. Fans and new readers, strap in—you ain’t seen nothin’ yet.”

Check out Bryan Hitch’s main cover now and pick up VENOM #1 when it hits stands on October 13! 

VENOM #1
Written by RAM V & AL EWING
Art by BRYAN HITCH
Inks by ANDREW CURRIE
Colors by ALEX SINCLAIR
Cover by BRYAN HITCH

https://www.marvel.com/amp/articles/comics/al-ewing-ram-v-bryan-hitch-venom-1-cover-reveal?__twitter_impression=true

Extreme Carnage: Scream Preview

On sale July 14th!

New Venom Ongoing - New Creative Team

 
Marvel has announced that the next volume of Eddie Brock and his alien costume partner will be written by both Al Ewing and Ram V. Ram V is known for his indie work and graphic novels outside of Marvel, while Ewing is notable for his recent title The Immortal Hulk. And on art duties is Bryan Hitch (Ultimates, Fantastic Four)!

You can read this announcement for yourself here

November seems so far away. What are your hopes for the new series? Are you excited? Have you read Ewing or Ram V's work yet? What do you think the images above hint at? Comment below!

Venom: The End #1 First Look

"Written by Adam Warren with art by Chamba, this one-shot story presents the sickly symbiote as you've never seen it before. "VENOM: THE END might be the craziest story I've worked on in my time at Marvel—people have NO IDEA where this one is heading," says editor Jordan D. White. "When I reached out to Adam Warren to write this series, I knew he would bring huge ideas to this project…and he delivered a trillionfold. This story is massive." (SOURCE: Marvel.com)

The End is nigh, January 15th 2020

andy serkis to direct venom 2

VENOM 2

VENOM 2 will be here soon and the first bit of news has finally dropped; The Hollywood Reporter is reporting that it will be directed by Andy Serkis!

Are you excited for VENOM 2? Sound off in the comments!!

First look at Absolute Carnage titles for September

We've got our first look at the September covers for all the Absolute Carnage tie ins. Along with the previously announced mini series and one shots, we've got our first look at some of the new one shots!

ABSOLUTE CARNAGE #3

Written by Donny Cates

Penciled by Ryan Stegman

Cover by Ryan Stegman

ABSOLUTE CARNAGE: AVENGERS #1

Written by TBD

Penciled by TBD

Cover by Clayton Crain

ABSOLUTE CARNAGE: LETHAL PROTECTORS #2

Written by Frank Tieri

Penciled by Alberto Jimenez Alburquerque

Cover by Bengal

ABSOLUTE CARNAGE: MILES MORALES #2

Written by Saladin Ahmed

Penciled by Federico Vincentini

Cover by Clayton Crain

ABSOLUTE CARNAGE: SCREAM #2

Written by Cullen Bunn

Penciled by Gerardo Sandoval

Cover by Gerardo Sandoval

ABSOLUTE CARNAGE: SYMBIOTE SPIDER-MAN #1

Written by Peter David

Penciled by Guillermo Sanna

Cover by Greg Land

ABSOLUTE CARNAGE VS. DEADPOOL #2

Written by Matthew Rosenberg

Penciled by Marcelo Ferreira

Cover by Tyler Kirkham

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #30

Written by Nick Spencer

Penciled by TBD

Cover by Ryan Ottley

VENOM #18

Written by Donny Cates

Penciled by Iban Coello

Cover by Kyle Hotz

A lot of cool looking stuff here. And is that Mania on the cover to Absolute Carnage #3 I see? I can't wait to see how this unfolds!

Absolute Carnage Free Comic Day

Next Saturday May 4th is Free Comic Day, and with that is the kickoff of Absolute Carnage. Sound off with your thoughts on this event in the comments below.

cullen bunn talks about venom war of the realms

WAR OF THE REALMS: VENOM

From the MARVEL UNIVERSE Magazine:

more absolute carnage info

ABSOLUTE CARNAGE News

The folks over at Bleeding Cool gave us a better look into what to expect from August's ABSOLUTE CARNAGE event:

From the Cates and Stegman interview:

"Will we see Rex Strickland from the beginning of your VENOM run again?"
"Yes." 

"Since all symbiotes are descended from a god, does that make Venom a demi-god?"
"It does now." 

"Will Norman Osborn ever make an appearance?"
"Yes." 

"How many former hosts will show up in this event?"
"All of them." 

"Will any symbiotes gain new hosts?"
"Yes. There is one character we are excited to unleash."

Bleeding Cool is also reporting that there will be 25 Carnage-ized Variants coming in July:

Finally, it looks like to keep up with this event we are going to have to purchase some non-symbiote issues:

And Marvel are going to be putting Carnage pages in the backs of ten different books similar to the Where’s Wolverine back ups from last year.

Will you be purchasing all of the main story, tie-ins, and variant covers?  Start saving now, this summer is going to be expensive, Venomaniacs!!

absolute carnage

ABSOLUTE CARNAGE Announced

From Marvel.com:

In a video during today’s retailer panel at C2E2 in Chicago, acclaimed writer Donny Cates announced ABSOLUTE CARNAGE—Marvel’s epic summer event! 

Beginning in Free Comic Book Day's SPIDER-MAN/VENOM #1 (out May 5), the blockbuster event starts in August (although fans will see the threads reaching as far back as AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #252, with connections to almost every Venom and Carnage story since) and re-teams Cates with VENOM's Ryan Stegman and colorist Frank Martin for the deadliest story in the Marvel Universe! 

“Cletus Kasady is back, and he is deadlier than he’s ever been,” Cates teases in the video announcement. “ABSOLUTE CARNAGE encompasses every single character who has ever worn a symbiote and every symbiote that has ever been, going all the way back to when Peter found the black suit. Going from there to MAXIMUM CARNAGE to VENOMIZED to everything…everyone is a target.”

Are you excited?!?!? Sound off in the comments!


Update:
Donny talks more about the event here:

JUST ANNOUNCED AT #C2E2! Cletus Kasady is back, and everyone is a target. This August, prepare yourself for "Absolute Carnage" from @Doncates and @RyanStegman: https://t.co/VuAzzctlyG pic.twitter.com/T17sQdnXFV

— Marvel Entertainment (@Marvel) March 22, 2019

venom event coming this summer

Everyone is a Target

From Marvel.com:

This Summer, No One in the Marvel Universe Is Safe
Coming in August 2019...

free comic book day 2019: amazing spider-man cover

FCBD 2019

From Marvel.com:

In this brand-new issue, the dynamic creative team behind VENOM, Donny Cates and Ryan Stegman, join forces again for a story that's been brewing since classic Spidey tales like AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #252, SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN #90, and MARVEL TEAM-UP #141. Prepare for absolute terror as this Venom story by Donny Cates and Ryan Stegman sets the stage for what will become one of the most fearsome events in the Marvel Universe…

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Venom is a Savage Avenger

From Newsarama:

Writer Gerry Duggan and artist Mike Deodato Jr. will launch a new ongoing series titled Savage Avengers this May - and the team's line-up features none other than Conan the Barbarian. Spinning out of Avengers: No Road Home, Savage Avengers will take a deadly line-up of heroes into the Savage Land alongside Conan, who is sent into the Marvel Universe by evil sorcerers while on a quest for a magical amulet.

“This is an unsanctioned team of heroes,” Duggan told Entertainment Weekly. “It has to be something that visually makes sense to you, and I think it does. Mike Deodato Jr. is illustrating this book in both worlds. We envisioned a threat, a magical green zone where the evil wizards of Conan’s world are trading spells with the Hand in Japan. Conan is on a very Conan-like mission; he’s heard a tale of an amulet so he’s chasing it, and the evil magic sorcerers are doing something that would be a Marvel Avengers problem. It feels like we have found some very fertile ground that is a Venn diagram between those two worlds.”

The line-up of the Savage Avengers is rounded out by Wolverine, Venom, Punisher, Elektra, and Brother Voodoo. Duggan, who also writes the Conan solo title Savage Sword of Conan, says the team is one of the most deadly teams of Avengers ever.

"Savage Avengers is just what it says on the label - it’s all of the biggest badasses of the Marvel Universe brought together uneasily in one explosive series- and with Conan as a wild card,” SVP/Executive Editor Tom Brevoort added. "It’s big, it’s brash, it’s explosive, it never slows down - the only scenes in Savage Avengers that involve a table is when somebody is being thrown through one.”

Conan was previously announced to be returning to the primary Marvel Universe in upcoming issues of Avengers: No Road Home. The Cimmerian previously appeared in Avengers Forever, and was offered Avengers membership way back in 1984's What If? #43.

“The Marvel heroes have not quite seen the likes of Conan before, but when you turn it around and look at Conan viewing this, he’s very skeptical of a lot of it because he’s so magic-averse,” Duggan explained. “His interpretation of the Venom symbiote, when he first sees it, is that it must be an evil genie. There’s real fun to be had there. At one point Conan believes that Logan hails from somewhere called Pabst, and that’s a well-earned miscommunication. That’s where a lot of fun comes from. Conan is a fish out of water, but everyone will come to respect the skills they’re all bringing to the fight.”

Savage Avengers #1 is due out May 1.

Reminds me of when he was a Secret Avenger and then a Thunderbolt. I'm not a huge fan of Venom on a team, but I'll give it a chance. What are your thoughts on the latest Avengers group?

Thank you to everyone who tweeted me about this! Sorry it took so long for me to get it on the site! 

free comic book day 2019 spider-man/venom #1

FREE COMIC BOOK DAY 2019

From PreviewsWorld: 

Free Comic Book Day 2019 is the perfect chance to swing into the Marvel Universe with all-new stories and exciting adventures alongside some of Marvel’s most acclaimed creators! Fresh off its 2018 GEM award win for Best Free Comic Book Day Book (FCBD 2018 Avengers Captain America), Marvel is excited to reveal the creative team for FCBD SPIDER-MAN/VENOM #1 – the story that might just become the most ordered and most sought out single issue in the entire history of FCBD! 

Everyone knows Miles Morales, who rose to fame in Marvel’s acclaimed animated sensation Into The Spider-Verse - and with a second feature film arriving this year, Peter Parker will once again suit up to save the world with his web-slinging super powers! In a special FCBD story, creators Tom Taylor, Saladin Ahmed, and Cory Smith take these superstar heroes of the Spider-Verse in a shocking new direction, with a story that will build to one of Marvel’s most fantastic and epic tales later this year! 

And prepare for absolute terror within the pages of FCBD, as the Venom story by Donny Cates and Ryan Stegman sets the stage for what will become one of the most fearsome events in the Marvel Universe… 

Nearly a year after the epic red-hot arc of the Red Goblin, Venom’s dynamic creative team is bringing you a story that’s been brewing since classic Spider-Man tales like Amazing Spider-Man #252, The Spectacular Spider-Man #90, Marvel Team-Up #141 – a saga so big and so absolutely action-packed, it will deliver the most dramatic story in all of FCBD history! Fans will be well aware by the summer of 2019 that “everyone is a target”…and this May, Marvel invites you to experience the threat for yourself! Make sure you find a participating comic shop near you so you can grab your copy of Spider-Man/ Venom #1 and Marvel's Avengers #1 on Free Comic Book Day, because trust us, you WON’T want to be without these stunning issues! 

Stay tuned for more from Marvel for this year’s Free Comic Book Day announcements!

venom short box

VENOM SHORT BOX

A new Venom Short box is on its way! From Previews World:

Store your comic books in style with NECA's line of printed short boxes, featuring licensed artwork from Marvel! They're stackable, simple to assemble and made from sturdy double-walled corrugated material with two-layer handles and bottom. Each comic book storage box holds approximately 150-175 bagged and boarded comics. Includes lid. Exterior dimensions: 8 3/4"w x 11 1/2"h x 15d.
In Shops: Jul 31, 2019
SRP: $12.99

[Thanks @Bizarnage for the tip]

web of venom collection

WEB OF VENOM

Amazon currently has a page for a WEB OF VENOM trade paperback collection:

COLLECTING: WEB OF VENOM: VE'NAM 1, WEB OF VENOM: CARNAGE BORN 1, WEB OF VENOM: VENOM UNLEASHED, WEB OF VENOM: TBD

Expected to release June 18, 2019

[Thanks to @Bizarnage for the tip]

nycc venom comics coming in january

NYCC '18

BleedingCool gives us our first look at two comics coming in the new year. At NYCC this morning:

VENOM UNLEASHED will tie directly into the main series. More information will come this weekend when Marvel holds their Spider-Man panel.

venom espn commercial

ESPN

You may have noticed, other than the first trailer, I haven't been posting any Venom movie clips. That is because I HATE spoilers. I (and I bet some of you) are trying to go into this movie fresh, well as fresh as can be in this day and age. So while I won't be posting, please check out the Reddit forum and our Discord channel if you are interested in seeing them.

I will post spoiler free promotions in other forms, such as this new commercial from ESPN starring Venom:

Hit me up if you know of any other fun promotions like this!


Are you ready for October 5th?

venom movie tie in comic

VENOM

IGN has an exclusive look at the VENOM movie tie in comic:

The new comic, simply called "Venom," is going to be released digitally on Friday at 11 a.m. ET/8 a.m. PT on Marvel.com. Fans looking for a physical copy will be able to acquire one of these limited edition comics if they purchase their tickets at AMC Theaters for opening weekend.

Written by Sean Ryan and coming from artist Szymon Kudranski, colorist Ian Herring, letterer Joe Sabino, this new Venom comic serves as an official prequel teaser to the movie that sets up what's to come in the feature film. The cover art, above, was done by SKAN.

Marvel has a habit of pulling things full circle with their movie-inspired comics tying back into their comic book films. It's launched a number of limited series or one-shots that tie into its various feature films, including multiple prelude comics and new story arcs.

upcoming venom cover by frank cho

VENOM Cover

From Frank Cho's Instagram:

No word yet on what cover this is for.

[Thanks @Bizarnage for the tip]