That said, it’s a new start, a new mythology, and clearly a friendly entry point for new readers. There are a lot of Venom stories and some are referenced in Donny Cates’ run on Venom. What to read before Venom by Donny Cates? During his fight with a cosmic monster, he discovered the real origin of the symbiote, opening a new way in the mythology of this iconic character. To do that, he aligned himself with heroes. When Donny Cates took over the writing duties on his title, Venom got back to Eddie who is searching for redemption. He went from Eddie Brock to other hosts but came back to Eddie.

Together, they became Venom.įriend or foe, Venom changed over the years and became a major Marvel player. At the end of his rope, Eddie met the symbiote. This reporter for the Daily Globe wrote a story exposing the identity of the Sin-Eater but Spider-Man revealed it was not the truth and Eddie lost his job. Following its rejection, the alien symbiote tried to get back to Peter Parker, but ended up bounding with Eddie Brock. When Reed Richards realized it was more than a piece of intelligent fabric, he helped Spidey to get rid of it. Introduced during the first Secret Wars event in the “80s, this alien symbiote was Spider-man’s black costume for a short period of time.

Venom by donny cates vol 3