Venom is back! Eddie Brock and his alien symbiote return to torment Spider-Man - but Venom makes dangerous new enemies when he crosses the Sinister Six! As Eddie suffers a tragic loss and takes a turn for the worse, the symbiote begins to hunger - and target the innocents that Venom used to protect! Horror emerges in the Arctic as a conspiracy is revealed, and Venom clashes with Carnage in a psychotic family reunion! But when Eddie and the symbiote go their separate ways, who is more dangerous: the insidious new Venom, or the deranged Eddie Brock? COLLECTING: PETER PARKER: SPIDER-MAN (1999) 9-10, 12 (A STORY), 16-17; NOVA (1999) 7; AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1999) 12 (A STORY), 19; SPECTACULAR SPIDERMAN (2003) 1-5; VENOM (2003) 1-18; VENOM VS. CARNAGE 1-4; MARVEL KNIGHTS SPIDER-MAN (2004) 7-8, 11; SENSATIONAL SPIDER-MAN (2006) 38-39; SPIDERMAN/FANTASTIC FOUR (2010) 2, MATERIAL FROM SPIDER-MAN FAMILY (2007) 1-2

Donny Cates and Ryan Stegman's epic reinvention of Venom! An ancient and primordial evil surfaces beneath New York, awakening something deep inside Eddie Brock's symbiote...and nothing will ever be the same for Venom! Cletus Kasady wreaks Absolute Carnage against symbiotes' former hosts, Eddie faces a battle for survival on the Island of Bones, and an attack by the armored Virus sends Venom into a whole different world of terror! But when Knull, god of symbiotes, awakens and heads for Earth, can anyone survive the darkness of the King in Black? COLLECTING: Venom (2018) 1-35, Venom Annual (2018) 1, Web of Venom: Ve'Nam (2018) 1, Web of Venom: Carnage Born (2018) 1, Web of Venom: Wraith (2020) 1, Absolute Carnage (2019) 1-5, King in Black (2020) 1-5; material from Free Comic Book Day 2019 (Spider-Man/Venom) 1, Free Comic Book Day 2020 (Spider-Man/Venom) 1, Incoming (2019) 1, Carnage: Black, White & Blood (2021) 2

Collects Venom (2018) 16-20. 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!

Collects Free Comic Book Day 2020 (Spider-Man/Venom) #1 (Venom Story), Venom (2018) #26-35. 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!

The lethal killer Cletus Kasady casts his symbiotic tendrils across the Marvel Universe as the blockbuster epic ABSOLUTE CARNAGE is collected in one gigantic hardcover! Carnage is targeting everyone who has ever worn a symbiote - and that's a lot of potential victims, even for him! Naturally, Kasady's new reign of terror spells misery for Spider-Man and Venom - but the devastation is felt by Miles Morales, the Avengers, Deadpool, Ghost Rider, the Immortal Hulk and more! But what is Kasady's horrific endgame? Experience a new level of crazy as Carnage runs wild! COLLECTING: ABSOLUTE CARNAGE (2019) 1-5, ABSOLUTE CARNAGE VS. DEADPOOL (2019) 1-3, ABSOLUTE CARNAGE: CAPTAIN MARVEL (2019) 1, ABSOLUTE CARNAGE: IMMORTAL HULK (2019) 1, ABSOLUTE CARNAGE: SYMBIOTE SPIDER-MAN (2019) 1, ABSOLUTE CARNAGE: SYMBIOTE OF VENGEANCE (2019) 1, ABSOLUTE CARNAGE: LETHAL PROTECTORS (2019) 1-3, ABSOLUTE CARNAGE: AVENGERS (2019) 1, ABSOLUTE CARNAGE: MILES MORALES (2019) 1-3, ABSOLUTE CARNAGE: WEAPON PLUS (2019) 1, ABSOLUTE CARNAGE: SCREAM (2019) 1-3, ABSOLUTE CARNAGE: SEPARATION ANXIETY (2019) 1, AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (2018) 29-31, VENOM (2018) 16-20, AND ABSOLUTE CARNAGE STINGER PAGES

Collects Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #300, 315-317. The deadliest foe of Spider-Man! During their acclaimed run on AMAZING SPIDER-MAN, writer David Michelinie and artist Todd McFarlane introduced an adversary for the ages: the larger-than-life Venom! Peter Parker’s spurned symbiote costume sought out Eddie Brock, whose thirst for vengeance matched its own. Together, they emerged from the shadows to terrorize Mary Jane before turning their attention to their real target: Spider-Man! With all of Peter Parker’s powers but much stronger and more vicious, Venom may be the one to shred the wall-crawler’s web permanently, unless Spidey can find some weakness — and fast! But what will happen when Venom targets the Black Cat…and Aunt May?! This stunning collection features Michelinie and McFarlane’s unforgettable Spidey vs. Venom tales — and some of the most dynamic artwork of the era!

Collects Venom (2018) #1-6. Continuing the series of graphic novels handpicked by Marvel Editorial to showcase pivotal storylines written and drawn by some of Marvel’s most acclaimed creators! Beneath the streets of New York, an ancient and primordial evil has been awakened. With it, something equally evil has been awakened in that most wicked of web-slingers: Venom! The symbiote may still be a Lethal Protector of innocents in New York, but this never-before-seen threat could possibly force Venom to relinquish everything it holds dear — including its human host, Eddie Brock! As Eddie and Venom summon the strength to defend New York against the most powerful foe they’ve ever faced, there’s one more thing standing in their way: Miles Morales, Spider-Man! Two of the hottest creators in comics today, Donny Cates and Ryan Stegman, join forces to put Venom through a nightmare a thousand years in the making!

Darkness reigns across the Marvel Universe! After a campaign of terror across the galaxy, Knull -- ancient and malevolent god of symbiotes -- reaches Earth, with an endless army of symbiote dragons at his command! The King in Black is a force unlike any ever faced by Venom and the rest of Earth's heroes -- but now Spider-Man, the Avengers, the Hulk, the Fantastic Four, the Sub-Mariner and many, many more must battle an endless wave of darkness! Outgunned and badly outnumbered, can anyone possibly survive Knull's symbiotic onslaught? Or will they all be forced to bow to the King? Featuring every epic chapter in one monstrous, black-hearted Omnibus!

Death has released Thanos from her cold embrace, and he plans to repay her by murdering half the universe! But even as the Mad Titan gathers the six Infinity Gems from across the galaxy, assembling them into the Infinity Gauntlet and gaining truly godlike powers, a host of heroes gather to oppose him...including the Silver Surfer, Adam Warlock, Gamora, Drax the Destroyer, Dr. Strange, the Hulk and many more! Even with Dr. Doom, Galactus and the universe's cosmic powers aiding them, can Marvel's mightiest possibly prevail against Thanos the all-powerful? COLLECTING: Silver Surfer (1987) 34-38, 40, 44-60; Thanos Quest 1-2; Infinity Gauntlet 1-6; Cloak & Dagger (1988) 18; Spider-Man (1990) 17; Incredible Hulk 383-385; Dr. Strange, Sorceror Supreme 31-36; Quasar 26-27; Sleepwalker 7

Spider-Man meets his deadliest foe, as a rivalry for the ages is born! When Spidey's symbiotic alien black costume takes a new host, Eddie Brock - who hates Spider-Man - together they become the lethal Venom! They'll stop at nothing to take their revenge on Peter Parker...Plus the sinister symbiote sinks his teeth into Wolverine, Ghost Rider, Quasar, Darkhawk and the Avengers, in this complete compendium of Venom's earliest appearances! COLLECTING: AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) 258, 300, 315-317, 332-333, 346-347, 361-363, 374, 378-380; WEB OF SPIDER-MAN (1985) 1, 95-96, 101-103; QUASAR 6; AVENGERS: DEATHTRAP - THE VAULT GN; DARKHAWK 13-14; SPIDER-MAN: THE TRIAL OF VENOM; GHOST RIDER/BLAZE: SPIRITS OF VENGEANCE 5-6; SPIDER-MAN (1990) 35-37; SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN (1976) 201-203; MATERIAL FROM AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) 373, 375, 388, ANNUAL 25-26; SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN ANNUAL 12; WEB OF SPIDER-MAN ANNUAL 8; MARVEL COMICS PRESENTS (1988) 117-122; SPIDER-MAN UNLIMITED (1993) 1-2; VENOM SUBPLOT PAGES