Reverend Rakestraw

Reverend Rakestraw is a minor antagonist appearing in Eddie Brock's early solo adventures, operating in San Francisco alongside the scheming Roland Treece. His clerical role and shadowy motivations place him in opposition to Venom during the symbiote's time as a street-level protector.

A shadowy figure from the early 1990s Venom solo boom, Reverend Rakestraw stepped onto the page in Venom: Lethal Protector #2 — the landmark 1993 series that gave Eddie Brock his own corner of the Marvel Universe, courtesy of the legendary creative team of David Michelinie and Mark Bagley. With only a handful of appearances to his name, he's a rare, atmospheric presence in a story that also puts him in proximity to Spider-Man, Peter Parker, and the scheming Roland Treece. For collectors hunting every dark corner of Venom's breakout era, Rakestraw is exactly the kind of elusive supporting player who makes deep-dive reading so rewarding.