Venom: Lethal Protector #3

Venom surges toward the viewer with jaws wide and symbiote tendrils flaring, while two wide-eyed police officers scramble below and gunfire erupts in bursts of orange flame around him — it's a cover that practically leaps off the shelf. David Michelinie returns to write the character he helped define, joined by penciler Ivan Fiorelli and colorist Java Valenza for this 2022 series. If you've ever wanted to see Venom at his most untamed and confrontational, issue #3 of Lethal Protector makes a very compelling case.