Venom #262
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| Event\Storyline | Queen In Black |
| Writer | Al Ewing |
| Artist | Carlos Gomez |
| Cover Price | $4.99 |
WHO IS THE NEW ALL-VENOM? Mary Jane Watson is Venom... and so is everybody else! VENOMWORLD LIVES! But the war between Knull and Hela just ended -- and even Eight Billion Venoms might not be enough to beat the winner! It's the strangest adventure yet for the World's Strangest Roommates... but is the lease finally up?
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8.5
AIPT - David Brooke
Sep 30, 2026Venom #262 gives Mary Jane's time as Venom a fitting sendoff while resolving some of the biggest questions surrounding their relationship. Al Ewing wisely gives MJ and Venom space to confront what happened with Torment, reaching an answer that acknowledges the complicated nature of their bond. MJ also plays an important role in the confrontation with Knull, keeping her central as her era winds down. Carlos Gómez makes excellent use of MJ's history and brings real intensity to conversations that are largely taking place inside a mindscape. The epilogue makes the changing of the guard unmistakable, but MJ leaves the symbiote having formed a relationship that mattered. Read Full Review
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8.0
Fanlight Zone - Josh Allen
Sep 30, 2026A solid ending to the Al Ewing run of Venom. A good story, together with artwork that is spectacular make this an issue you can’t pass up on. Read Full Review
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6.6
Comic Watch - Isaiah Hernandez
Sep 30, 2026Venom #262 is weighed down by the burden of wrapping up an extensive crossover event and as a result deprives readers of a proper goodbye between Mary Jane and Venom, making for a hollow end to the era. Read Full Review
USER REVIEWS Back to Top
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8.0
VenoMJ, I'm going to miss you. I think the misogynists in the fandom did you dirty.
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3.5
Today is the day of disappointing comics. How Ewing ends his 5 year run on Venom is certainly a way to end it. What a nothing burger. I don't really have words to describe my feelings, because while ASM #1000 I have a lot to say, this I don't. It's just: "meh". Everything about this is meh.
Is this review identical to Queen in Black #5? Yes. But if Ewing can recycle dialogue for like 3 books, I can do it for two reviews.
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