The coming of Carnage! When Venom's offspring transforms psychopath Cletus Kasady into a symbiotic serial killer, Peter Parker makes the hardest decision of his life - and turns to Venom for help! But will Eddie Brock join the fight, or will he continue his single-minded mission to squash Spider-Man? Plus: Spider-Man enters the Lizard's lair - and faces a powerful enemy alongside the New Warriors! And when Spidey is haunted by Kraven the Hunter, can the web-slinger save the soul of his fiercest foe? Then, when familiar faces make a startling return, Spidey must investigate a painful piece of his past - assuming he can get through Taskmaster and the Red Skull! Collecting Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #361-367; Amazing Spider-Man Annual (1964) #26; Amazing Spider-Man: Soul of the Hunter; and material from Spectacular Spider-Man Annual #12, Web of Spider-Man Annual #8 and New Warriors Annual #2.
Writer David Michelinie (Iron Man, Amazing Spider-Man) and Bret Blevins (The New Mutants) deliver the first trade paperback collection of their six-part comic cult favorite, in which a suicidal alien and a plucky prostitute form a detective agency that accepts cases rejected by Scotland Yard. A Victorian setting evokes the Sherlock Holmes mysteries, spiced up with supernatural sleuthing in the manner of Doctor Who and The X-Files, with a touch of steampunk style. This collection includes a new foreword and bonus pin-up by Brandon Graham.
Bob Layton's two long runs on The Invincible Iron Man, alongside writer/co-plotter David Michelinie and an array of peerless pencillers, remains the series' high-water mark for legions of fans. And now, many of the most beloved stories from both of Layton's long stays on the book, curated by Bob himself, are collected here in deluxe, oversized fashion! Nearly 400 pages of Iron Man classics, guest-starring Ant Man, the Hulk, Captain America, Spider-Man, two two-part Doctor Doom tales, and more! Also included is a comprehensive new interview with Layton! Each copy of this special IDW Limited release is signed by Layton, numbered, and packed in a gorgeous foil-stamped slipcase!
It's the Justice League as you've never seen them before, with a lineup that includes Wonder Woman, The Flash, Black Canary, Blue Beetle, Captain Atom and more! Led by Martian Manhunter, the strike team of fellow Justice League members are on a very special mission when Rafael Sierra and a group of rebels are planning to assassinate Sanobel President Enrique Ramos. Will they be able to work together and stop the rebels in time? Collects Justice League Task Force #1-12.
Celebrate the greatest comic-book wedding of all in this oversized Gallery Edition containing the complete story of Peter Parker and Mary Jane Watson's 1980s nuptials - from proposal to ceremony to honeymoon! After years of will-they-won't-they friendship and occasional romance, Peter pops the question - and after much soul-searching, MJ says yes! But will these lovebirds truly hit the jackpot and walk down the aisle, or will that ol' Parker luck - not to mention Electro, Puma and the new Spider-Slayer - ruin everything for the bride and groom? Plus: The newspaper-strip version of the wedding, a wild WHAT IF? and the complete saga of the happy couple's history! Collecting Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #290-292, Amazing Spider-Man Annual (1964) #21, Spectacular Spider-Man Annual #7, What If? (1989) #20-21, Marvel Saga: The Official History of The Marvel Universe #22 and material from Not Brand Echh #6.
4001 A.D.-Tohru Nakadai is the 42nd Rai, the spirit guardian of Japan. Infused with the energy of his ancestors and dedicated to the way of the samurai, Rai is sworn to the service of Grandmother - the personified artificial intelligence that governs the island nation of Japan. For forty generations Grandmother's benevolent dominion has endured, but in the wake of her sudden disappearance, Rai will become all that stands between his nation and all-out chaos. As humanist factions war with mechanist loyalists for control of the future, the master-less Tohru is about to become the first Rai that must choose for himself how best to defend his people, his family, and his honor. Collecting RAI (1992) #1-8 in a deluxe hardcover format for the first time anywhere, revisit the future of the original Valiant Universe with Rai's critically acclaimed, highly sought-after adventures from legendary creators David Michelinie (Amazing Spider-Man, Iron Man), Joe St. Pierre (Spider-Man 2099) and Peter Grau (Titans)! [(W) David Michelinie (A) Peter Grau, Joe St. Pierre (CA) Joe St. Pierre]
VENOM VS HYDRO-MAN... FOR THE FIRST TIME! 'NUFF SAID!
DAVID MICHELINIE AND IVAN FIORELLI'S TOUR DE FORCE THROUGH YESTERYEAR CONTINUES! Brains are back on the menu, as VENOM returns to his violent and spectacular roots in this bone-chilling and bone-crunching issue. BUT MAKE NO MISTAKE, TRUE BELIEVERS! This ain't your parents' Venom, and David Michelinie's return to the symbiote he co-created is about to show why Venom is one of the biggest and baddest characters in the history of the Marvel U - and he just might give the Wicked Web-Slinger a new look and powers while he's at it! RATED T
Eddie Brock has been through absolute hell. The love of his life has found another man, a dangerous cadre of criminals are after a bounty on Venom's head, and worst of all, his only ally, the VENOM SYMBIOTE, is in critical condition, its anatomy pushed to the absolute limit. ♦ And somehow, things are about to get much, MUCH worse! [(W) David Michelinie (A) Ivan Fiorelli (CA) Paulo Siqueira]
Eddie Brock has been pushed to his limit. The love of his life has found happiness with another, and he's fought super villain after super villain across New York City as every super-powered criminal in town attempts to take the sinister symbiote's head. Now VENOM faces down a gauntlet of foes - including TASKMASTER - intent on putting down the wicked web-slinger for good. But Venom has ONE chance to win, but it will take everything he and the symbiote have just to survive!
AN EPIC RETURN! Before Carnage and space gods, clones and toxins, and the revelation that he was a father, Eddie Brock was a down-on-his-luck reporter who had tried to take his own life and been saved by an extraterrestrial alien. This all-new story set in the character's earliest days welcomes Venom co-creator DAVID MICHELINIE back into the symbiote hive with open arms, as he and rising star IVAN FIORELLI unite to tell a new, horrifying tale that not only revisits the wicked web-slinger's past, but hints at what's to come in his future!
Venom co-creator David Michelinie returns to tell an untold tale of the Lethal Protector! Before Carnage and space gods, clones and toxins and the revelation he was a father, Eddie Brock was a down-on-his-luck reporter who had tried to take his own life and been saved by an extraterrestrial alien. This new story set during Venom's earliest days welcomes Michelinie back into the symbiote hive with open arms as he and rising star Ivan Fiorelli unite to tell a horrifying story that not only revisits the wicked web-slinger's past, but also hints at what's to come in his future! Featuring Venom vs. Hydro-Man! The love of Eddie's life in the arms of another man! And a bounty on the Lethal Protector's head that attracts a gauntlet of deadly foes - including the Taskmaster! Collecting Venom: Lethal Protector (2022) #1-5.
BROCK VS. DOOM. 'NUFF SAID! Venom co-creator DAVID MICHELINIE returns with a brand-new story set in the sinister symbiote's past when brains - and Spider-Man - were still on the menu! This time, he's uniting with rising star FARID KARAMI to weave an epic, blockbuster story that will take Venom from the streets of NYC to the kingdom of Latveria as EDDIE BROCK is challenged like never before! What (or WHO) will Venom need to overcome the fiercest foe in the Marvel U? One thing's for certain, this monster's bringing the mayhem!
VENOM GOES WILD! VENOM and international super-spy SILVER SABLE have formed an unsteady alliance to stop a doomsday weapon from falling into the wrong hands. But they're not the only players in the game ? Nick Fury and S.H.I.E.L.D. are recruiting-and why does DOCTOR DOOM have his eye on the prize, and what does he want from the Venom symbiote?!
VENOM - AGENT OF S.H.I.E.L.D.?! VENOM has joined international super-spy SILVER SABLE's WILD PACK, but to stop planet-killing tech from falling into the wrong hands - they'll have to play by Nick Fury and S.H.I.E.L.D.'s rules! But when New York City falls under attack, Venom may be S.H.I.E.L.D.'s only hope! And there's a new player in the game - DOCTOR DOOM has his own plans for the tech - and for Venom!
Fearing the growing influence of his other, Eddie Brock takes the drastic step of splitting himself from the Venom symbiote! But the unwitting result is a full-scale invasion by its alien race! As more and more humans are taken as hosts, Eddie must team with Spider-Man and the Scarlet Spider to save Earth from being overrun. And to do so, they must journey to the Planet of the Symbiotes! But whose side will the Venom symbiote be on? And amid all the chaos, Carnage awakens from his coma - and plans to absorb as many symbiotes as he can! Can our heroes deal with a 50-foot-tall psychopath? It's a symbiotic sci-fi super hero spectacular! Collecting material from Amazing Spider-Man Super Special, Spider-Man Super Special, Venom Super Special, Spectacular Spider-Man Super Special and Web Of Spider-Man Super Special.
