Venom - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com The comics criticism you crave Tue, 14 Apr 2026 11:16:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://i0.wp.com/comicsxf.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/cropped-orange-favicon-2.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Venom - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com 32 32 107498702 The X-Men team up with Captain America and more Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2026/04/15/the-x-men-team-up-with-captain-america-and-more-staff-picks/ Wed, 15 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56545 Mutantdom's newest school has barely welcomed its first students, and things are already going down in flames. Check out X-Men United #2 and more Staff Picks.

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]]> 56545 Venom #256 kills a major Spider-Man cast member (HOORAY!) https://comicsxf.com/2026/04/01/venom-256-kills-a-major-spider-man-cast-member-hooray/ Wed, 01 Apr 2026 19:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56428 The serial killer Torment is following the path of the Death Spiral, and it's led straight to Dylan Brock, in Venom #256.

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]]> 56428 Spider-Man and Venom enter a Death Spiral in this week’s CXF Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2026/02/25/spider-man-and-venom-enter-a-death-spiral-in-this-weeks-cxf-staff-picks/ Wed, 25 Feb 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56088 A superpowered serial killer is on the loose, and they're coming for Spider-Man, Venom and everyone in between. But what terrible secret has Carnage learned?

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]]> 56088 Venom stars in an EXCLUSIVE preview of Marvel’s Black Cat #7 https://comicsxf.com/2026/02/05/venom-stars-in-an-exclusive-preview-of-marvels-black-cat-7/ Thu, 05 Feb 2026 19:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=55840 Black Cat #7 teams Felicia Hardy up with the All-New Venom to pull off the most daring and dangerous heist she's ever attempted.

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]]> 55840 Knull, the King in Black, is back in Venom #250, which renumbers the series https://comicsxf.com/2025/06/16/venom-250-knull/ Tue, 17 Jun 2025 01:36:14 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=53060 Remember Knull, the god of the symbiotes, whom Donnie Cates and Ryan Stegman rammed down our throats and into our hearts so well he got his own linewide crossover a few years back and just appeared in the third Venom movie? Well, he’s back, and he’s here to harass the All-New Venom, Mary Jane Watson....

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]]> 53060 Goo on goo violence in our EXCLUSIVE cover reveal for Venom War: Carnage #2 https://comicsxf.com/2024/06/10/venom-war-carnage-2/ Mon, 10 Jun 2024 16:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=49187 We love Al Ewing here at ComicsXF. The man spent the past five years telling compelling, powerful stories about Storm, Magneto and Arakkii culture. But apparently he also writes Venom? And there’s gonna be some kind of war among all the goo people? And Carnage is still a thing? Honestly, I haven’t cared about a...

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]]> 49187 Battle Of The Atom: Spider-Man’s Old Pants https://comicsxf.com/2024/05/06/battle-of-the-atom-spidermans-old-pants/ Mon, 06 May 2024 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=48823 I (Zack) asked my wife if she ever thought about Spider-Man’s old pants and how that is what Venom is. She said I need to mulch. Ranked This Episode:

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]]> 48823 You think Gotham City’s bad, check out the Gotham Below in this week’s Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2023/10/11/staff-picks-oct-11/ Wed, 11 Oct 2023 12:30:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=46760 Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC books come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Matt’s pick: Batman: City of Madness #1: Buried deep beneath Gotham City there exists another Gotham, a living nightmare, populated by twisted mirrors of our Gotham’s denizens, fueled by the fear and hatred flowing down...

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]]> 46760 WMQ&A Episode 272: Swords, sandals and symbiotes with Torunn Grønbekk https://comicsxf.com/2023/09/05/wmqa-272-torunn-gronbekk/ Tue, 05 Sep 2023 12:30:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=46477 WMQ&A: The ComicsXF Interview Podcast · WMQ&A Episode 272: Swords, sandals and symbiotes with Torunn Grønbekk Writer Torunn Grønbekk joins the show to talk about Realm of X, Red Sonja, what she has in store for Venom and Carnage, and much more. You can listen to WMQ&A: The ComicsXF Interview Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud,...

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]]> 46477 Symbiote Hunt in Venom #4 https://comicsxf.com/2022/01/20/symbiote-hunt-in-venom-4/ Thu, 20 Jan 2022 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=37594 “The villainous LIFE FOUNDATION is back – and they have DYLAN BROCK DEAD IN THEIR SIGHTS! Led once again by the insidious Carlton Drake, the symbiote-hunting organization has larger ambitions than ever before, and with ARTHUR KRANE in the palm of their hand, they finally have the political leverage to make them a reality in...

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]]> 37594 Degrading Bonds and Violence in Venom #3 https://comicsxf.com/2021/12/22/degrading-bonds-and-violence-in-venom-3/ Wed, 22 Dec 2021 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=36429 As everything Dylan Brock has come to know and love unravels around him, he is beginning to realize a terrible truth: 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...

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]]> 36429 Legacy, what is a Legacy? In Venom #2 https://comicsxf.com/2021/12/01/legacy-what-is-a-legacy-in-venom-2/ Wed, 01 Dec 2021 18:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=35537 VENOM #2 Written by Ram V, art by Bryan Hitch, inks by Andrew Currie, colors by Alex Sinclair, letters by Clayton Cowles Forrest Hollingsworth: Knock knock let the…Forrest in. Vishal, after I was away on assignment for the first issue of Al Ewing and Ram V’s Venom reboot, I’m finally here where I belong in...

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]]> 35537 The New Venom Blazes A New Path In Our Exclusive Preview Of Venom #2 https://comicsxf.com/2021/11/24/the-new-venom-blazes-a-new-path-in-our-exclusive-preview-of-venom-2/ Wed, 24 Nov 2021 21:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=35404 Venom is so hot right now. Literally, just look at the cover. He is very on fire. It’s one of his two weaknesses. Much like how one of our weaknesses is the complete works of Ram V. His take on Dylan Brock, the new Venom, the one with chains, was our collective favorite part of...

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]]> 35404 All Hail the King in Black in Venom #1 https://comicsxf.com/2021/11/10/venom-1/ Wed, 10 Nov 2021 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=35188 Ram V, Al Ewing and Bryan Hitch begin the tale of Venom anew in Venom #1 Vishal Gullapalli: Knock knock, let the devil in! Al Ewing and Ram V’s Venom has finally kicked off and lemme tell you this is the book I’ve been most excited for since I first heard about it.  Zachary Jenkins:...

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]]> 35188 The Slimy End is Here in Venom #200 https://comicsxf.com/2021/06/17/the-slimy-end-is-here-in-venom-200/ Thu, 17 Jun 2021 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=29764 The End Is Here. Venom #200 Penciled by Ryan Stegman, Kev Walker, Danilo S. Beyruth, Ron Lim, Guiu Vilanova, Gerardo Sandoval, and Mark Bagley, Colored by Frank Martin, Chris O’Halloran, Jim Campbell, Matt Milla, Alex Sinclair, Chris Sotomayor and Richard Isanove, Lettered by Clayton Cowles. Forrest Hollingsworth: It’s here. The finale of Donny Cates and Ryan...

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]]> 29764 Through a Mirror, Darkly in Spider-Man: Spider’s Shadow #1 https://comicsxf.com/2021/04/14/through-a-mirror-darkly-in-spider-man-spiders-shadow-1/ Wed, 14 Apr 2021 18:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=25027 The classic ‘What If’ concept gets a modern twist by asking ‘What if Peter Parker gave in to the alien costume’s darkest impulses?’ It’s the first part of a four part tale of terror from Chip Zdarsky, Pasqual Ferry, Matt Hollingsworth, and Joe Caramagna. The ‘What If’ is one of Marvel’s most classic concepts, to...

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]]> 25027 Born Anew and Veiled in Slime. King in Black Wraps and Leaves Us With Some Ghosts https://comicsxf.com/2021/04/09/born-anew-and-veiled-in-slime-king-in-black-wraps-and-leaves-us-with-some-ghosts/ Fri, 09 Apr 2021 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=24613 Endings and new beginnings across Venom #34 by Donny Cates, Iban Coello, and Jesus Aburtov and King in Black #5 by Donny Cates, Ryan Stegman, and Frank Martin and Jason Keith, letters by Clayton Cowles Forrest Hollingsworth: It’s here. The months-in-the-making finale of King in Black and the penultimate issue of Donny Cates and Ryan...

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]]> 24613 Venom’s an All-Star in King in Black #4 https://comicsxf.com/2021/02/17/venoms-an-all-star-in-king-in-black-4/ Wed, 17 Feb 2021 19:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=17272 Amidst Darkness, The God of Light arrives in King in Black #4 Written by Donny Cates, penciled by Ryan Stegman, colored by Frank Martin, and lettered by Clayton Cowles. Forrest Hollingsworth: King in Black #4 is the same…but different! For something similarly familiar but different, I’m happy to say we’re tagging in ComicsXF Spec Ops...

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]]> 17272 A Gooey Limbo Meet Cute Inside Venom #33 https://comicsxf.com/2021/02/03/a-gooey-limbo-meet-cute-inside-venom-33/ Wed, 03 Feb 2021 20:30:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=14332 Venom #33 Written by Donny Cates, penciled by Iban Coello, colored by Jesus Aburtov, and lettered by Clayton Cowles. Forrest Hollingsworth:  Eddie Brock goes to Hell in this one and I feel like we do too – whoops! Justin it’s another issue of Venom and we have what feels like a moral obligation to break...

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]]> 14332 Dead Men Tell Many Tales in Venom #32 https://comicsxf.com/2021/01/07/dead-men-tell-many-tales-in-venom-32/ Thu, 07 Jan 2021 19:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=12068 Eddie Brock has a lot of friends for a dead guy in Venom #32 Written by Donny Cates, penciled by Iban Coello, colored by Jesus Aburtov, and lettered by Clayton Cowles. Forrest Hollingsworth:  Death, despair, and daddies. Justin, it’s another excerpt from King in Black with high highs and low lows. Can I get a...

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]]> 12068 Everything is GOOEY in King in Black #2 https://comicsxf.com/2020/12/23/everything-is-gooey-in-king-in-black-2/ Wed, 23 Dec 2020 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.xavierfiles.com/?p=10240 Earth’s mightiest heroes prepare a plan to fell the Godking Knull with more than a few surprises along the way in King in Black #2 Written by Donny Cates, penciled by Ryan Stegman, colored by Frank Martin, and lettered by Clayton Cowles. Forrest Hollingsworth:  Equally good plotting and artistic beats, a funny and yet earnest...

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]]> 10240 Eddie Brock is Nobody in Venom #31 https://comicsxf.com/2020/12/09/eddie-brock-is-nobody-in-venom-31/ Wed, 09 Dec 2020 16:30:03 +0000 https://www.xavierfiles.com/?p=9858 Pride comes before the fall, and Eddie Brock’s moment of bravery in last week’s King in Black is met with quite the fall indeed in Venom #31 Written by Donny Cates, penciled by Iban Coello, colored by Jesus Aburtov, and lettered by Clayton Cowles. Forrest Hollingsworth:  Justin, after our lukewarm reception to King in Black...

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]]> 9858 Everything is KNULL in King in Black #1 https://comicsxf.com/2020/12/02/everything-is-knull-in-king-in-black-1/ Wed, 02 Dec 2020 14:00:24 +0000 https://www.xavierfiles.com/?p=9736 God has finally come in the introductory issue of Venom’s biggest event yet: King in Black #1. Written by Donny Cates, penciled by Ryan Stegman, colored by Frank Martin, and lettered by Clayton Cowles. Forrest Hollingsworth:  After nearly two years the time of ascendancy for us Goop Troopers, us Slime Scholars, us Venom Fu– aha...

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]]> 9736 Gooey bonds are formed and Venom Beyond wraps up in Venom #30 https://comicsxf.com/2020/11/18/gooey-bonds-are-formed-and-venom-beyond-wraps-up-in-venom-30/ Wed, 18 Nov 2020 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.xavierfiles.com/?p=9545 Venom Beyond goops toward it’s finale in Venom #30. Written by Donny Cates, penciled by Luke Ross, colored by Jesus Aburtov, and lettered by Clayton Cowles Venom #30 details the final battle between Eddie Brock, Anne Weying, and Dylan Brock and the forces of Codex on an alternate Earth. We open on our goopy proceedings...

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]]> 9545 Swords, Satan and ‘Stillwater’ in our Staff Picks for Oct. 21 https://comicsxf.com/2020/10/19/swords-satan-and-stillwater-in-our-staff-picks-for-oct-21/ Mon, 19 Oct 2020 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.xavierfiles.com/?p=8945 Each week, Xavier Files staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC comics come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Zack’s Pick Excalibur #13: Get ready for some hot Braddock-on-Braddock action (Wait …), all written by “X of Swords” co-mastermind Tini Howard and drawn by guest artist R. “Powers” B. “Of” Silva “X.” ($3.99)...

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