Venom #158

Part of Marvel's "Legacy" initiative, Venom #158 kicks off the "Lethal Protector" arc with a cover by Mark Bagley and John Dell that crackles with kinetic energy — Venom swings low over a nighttime cityscape on a line of symbiote webbing while Kraven the Hunter lunges down at him from above, twin hunting knives gleaming under a full moon. It's a striking visual matchup, the sleek black symbiote suit contrasted against Kraven's wild mane and leopard-skin costume, and Mike Costa's script promises the kind of predator-versus-predator tension that made Venom such a compelling title in 2018.