Venom War

Comic book storyline
Venom War
Publication information
PublisherMarvel Comics
FormatLimited series
Publication dateAugust 2024
No. of issues5
Main character(s)Eddie Brock
Dylan Brock
Black Widow
Agent Anti-Venom
Carnage
Spider-Man
Creative team
Written byAl Ewing
Penciller(s)Iban Coello

"Venom War" is an Upcoming American comic book crossover event written by Al Ewing with art by Iban Coello, published in 2024 by Marvel Comics. The event involves the showdown between Eddie Brock and his son Dylan to determine the true Venom host.

Publication history

Marvel released a teaser art by Philip Tan featuring Eddie Brock and Dylan Brock each leading their symbiote armies in a showdown. The artwork featured Agent Anti-Venom, Tyro, Wilde, Bedlam and Meridius on Eddie's side, and Black Widow, Sleeper, Red Goblin and Flexo on Dylan's side.[1]

Venom War is announced as a five-issue limited series, written by the current Venom scribe Al Ewing, as well as spilling out into tie-in issues and spinoff limited series debuting in August 2024. The event is the fateful confrontation between the father and son realizing only one of them can be Venom after going on separate journeys.[2][3]

Issues involved

Prelude series

Title Issues Writer Artist Colorist Release Date
Free Comic Book Day 2024: Ultimate Universe/Spider-Man 1 Zeb Wells Ryan Stegman Sonia Oback May 4, 2024
Venom (vol. 5) 35 Al Ewing CAFU TBA July 3, 2024
Carnage (vol. 4) 8 Torunn Grønbekk Pere Pérez June 5, 2024
Black Widow: Venomous 1 Erica Schultz Luciano Vecchio July 31, 2024

Main series

Title Issues Writer Artist Colorist Debut date Conclusion date
Venom War 1–5 Al Ewing Iban Coello TBA August 7, 2024 TBA

Tie-in issues

Limited series

Title Issues Writer(s) Artist(s) Colorist Debut date Conclusion date
Venom War: Spider-Man 1–4 Collin Kelly & Jackson Lanzing Greg Land TBA August 14, 2024 TBA
Venom War: Venomous 1–3 Erica Schultz Luciano Vecchio August 21, 2024
Venom War: Carnage Torunn Grønbekk Pere Pérez August 21, 2024
Venom War: Zombiotes Cavan Scott Juan José Ryp August 28, 2024
Venom War: Wolverine Tim Seeley & Tony Fleecs Kev Walker September 11, 2024

Series tie-in

Title Issues Writer(s) Artist(s) Colorist Debut date Conclusion date
Venom 36– Torunn Grønbekk CAFU TBA August 14, 2024 TBA

References

  1. ^ "Eddie vs. Dylan". February 23, 2024.
  2. ^ "'Venom War' Launches a Symbiote Showdown to Be the Last Venom Standing". www.marvel.com. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
  3. ^ "Spider-Man, Black Widow, & More Choose Sides as 'Venom War' Explodes Across the Marvel Universe". www.marvel.com. Retrieved 2024-05-21.
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