Venom

Daniel Way helmed this 18-issue Marvel series that explored the psychological horror of Venom in the early 2000s, with Francisco Herrera, Paco Medina, and Skottie Young among the artists defining its gritty, angular look. The story peeled back the symbiote’s monstrous facade to focus on host Patricia Robertson and her fractured relationship with the alien costume—referred to as "The Suit"—as well as her allies Trish Robertson, Frankie, and Vic. More a character study than a typical superhero brawl, this run dug into the cost of symbiosis and the fragile humanity clinging to the creature, making it a distinctive, darker chapter in Venom’s legacy.