True Believers: Venom -- Dark Origin #1
In *True Believers: Venom — Dark Origin #1*, Eddie Brock’s descent into darkness begins in a quiet church, where a desperate man meets an alien symbiote pulled from the ruins of Battleworld. Written by Zeb Wells and illustrated by Angel Medina, with inks by Scott Hanna and colors by Matt Milla, this chapter of *Venom: Dark Origin* sets the stage for a brutal, personal vendetta—driven by a symbiote that knows Spider-Man’s secret. The cover by Medina and Hanna captures the moment the bond is forged, a chilling prelude to a story where truth and vengeance collide.
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Eddie is in a church contemplating suicide when he is infected with the alien symbiote Spider-Man brought back from the secret war on Battleworld. Eddie becomes Venom and his quest for vengeance against Spider-Man is facilitated by the fact that the symbiote knows Spidey's secret identity.
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