BRUTAL BATTLES WITH SPIDER-MAN & MORE! The legendary Erik Larsen reveals an untold skirmish between SPIDER-MAN and VENOM in the early days of their rivalry! Karla Pacheco teams up with Pere Pérez to dive back into Brock's days as a SECRET AGENT in "VENOM VICE"! Tom Waltz and Brian Level tackle FLASH THOMPSON's days as AGENT VENOM as the incendiary JACK O'LANTERN attacks! A collection of VENOM stories from across the history of the symbiote, all rendered in Venom's own black and white (and red)!
Venom: Black, White & Blood #2hopscotches through the Lethal Protector's history, continuing its trend of blood-soaked battles. With the next issue promising to explore Venom's early days and even a few alternate universes, future installments in theBlack, White & Bloodseries should take note. Read Full Review
Plot
This special features several short stories from different creative teams with plenty of violence and gore:
“CONVERGENCE” by ERIK LARSEN and CLAYTON COWLES: The origin of the deadly rivalry between Spider-Man and Venom is revealed through the tragedy that befalls someone close to Eddie. The art is classic and pays homage to Ditko.
“VENOM VICE!” by KARLA PACHECO, PERE PÉREZ, and CLAYTON COWLES: An all-new adventure where Eddie is forced to become SECRET AGENT VENOM and infiltrate a criminal organization.
“HARD CHOICES, HEAVY BURDENS” by TOM WALTZ, BRIAN LEVEL, LEE LOUGHRIDGE, and CLAYTON COWLES: Flash Thompson confronts Jack O'Lantern in an attack that brings back memories o more