Carnage Epic Collection #1

In "Hearts and Powers," Spider-Man follows a trail of illicit chemicals to a tense standoff between Cardiac, a man claiming to be a hero, and the Rhino, whose motives are far less clear. When the trail leads to Justin Hammer, the industrialist makes a surprising move—instead of fighting Spider-Man, he offers him a job.

In "Gun from the Heart!", Eddie Brock escapes prison with the help of the Venom symbiote, but not before a single drop of the alien suit lingers behind—left behind to keep Cletus Kasady company in the dark.

In "Savage Genesis!" from Carnage Epic Collection #1, Peter Parker finds himself entangled in a wave of savage killings that draw him straight into the twisted mind of Cletus Kasady. As Spider-Man faces off against the terrifyingly evolved Carnage, he realizes this new symbiote-driven menace is not just a copy—but something far worse.

In "The Gathering Storm (Maximum Carnage, Chapter 7)," Spider-Man and his allies race to secure a powerful weapon at Four Freedoms Plaza as chaos erupts across Manhattan. Deathlok stands alone against Carnage and his violent crew when their rampage spills from the Metropolitan Museum of Art into the city streets.

In "Sin City (Maximum Carnage, Part 10)," Carnage and Shriek turn their brutal focus on Venom as Spider-Man races to contain a riot at a police precinct, while the battle for New York City escalates into a full-scale war between the forces of good and evil.

In "Soldiers of Hope (Maximum Carnage Part 11)," Morbius and Nightwatch confront Carnage and his violent crew at the iconic Statue of Liberty, while Spider-Man and the remaining heroes struggle to withstand the disorienting, mind-shattering effects of Shriek’s sonic powers across Manhattan. The story unfolds with relentless tension, as heroes fight both physical threats and psychological chaos in a city on the edge.