Venom
Marvel · 2011–2013 · 47 issues
About the series
In the wake of Spider-Man's return, the Venom symbiote finds a new host in Flash Thompson—a disabled veteran and former bully—who becomes a government-sanctioned agent in black. This 2011–2013 Marvel series, guided primarily by writers Cullen Bunn, Rick Remender, and Rob Williams, with key art from Lan Medina, Declan Shalvey, and Thony Silas, redefines the character as a conflicted hero wrestling with addiction, patriotism, and the monster within. It matters for transforming Venom from a straight villain into a nuanced antihero, paving the way for the symbiote's enduring legacy in modern comics.
