Venom: Separation Anxiety

In 1995, Marvel published a single-issue comic that zeroed in on a turning point for the symbiotic antihero. Written by Howard Mackie with art by Ron Randall, Venom: Separation Anxiety pits the alien-clad Eddie Brock against his own dark nature—and a concerned Spider-Man—as the symbiote begins to fracture. This one-shot matters as an intense, self-contained character study that explores the fragile bond between Venom and its host.