Absolute Carnage #1

Ryan Stegman and JP Mayer's cover for this 2019 Marvel event opener says everything you need to know: a monstrous, transformed Carnage looms over a graveyard bathed in hellish red light, symbiote tendrils writhing outward while a sea of skulls carpets the ground below — with a tombstone marked "Parker" visible among the headstones. Writer Donny Cates joins Stegman, inker JP Mayer, and colorist Frank Martin for "Chapter One: The Bleeding King," promising a symbiote saga with genuine teeth. If you've ever wanted to see Carnage depicted as something closer to an apocalyptic deity than a mere villain, this is a compelling place to start.