Venom: Lethal Protector II #3

Venom dominates this striking cover — clad in a red harness and gripping a massive gold-barreled minigun draped in ammunition belts — while the S.H.I.E.L.D. eagle emblem looms prominently behind him, hinting at the shadowy forces at play in "Bright Apocalypse." A crowd of silhouetted figures and a pale-haired woman flank the composition, lending a sense of conspiracy and unease to the scene. Writer David Michelinie and artist Farid Karami continue their 2023 run with cover art by Paulo Siqueira that channels the gritty, high-stakes energy this symbiote antihero does so well.