Venom: First Host #3

The third chapter of Venom: First Host arrives with a cover that crackles with electric energy — literally, as bolts of lightning frame a tense, intimate moment between a blond man and a green-skinned alien woman face to face in the foreground. A framed inset on the left shows that same alien woman clad in purple, her body entwined by dark symbiote tendrils as Venom's grinning, white-eyed visage looms above her. Mark Bagley's artwork balances quiet tension with symbiotic menace beautifully, making this 2018 miniseries a compelling exploration of the alien bond at Venom's core.