My Venom comics reading progress:
- Venom: Lethal Protector (1993)
Venom met and saved the underground people. MPreg. Must read to understand the basic characterization and setting up of Venom as an anti-hero.
- Venom: Funeral Pyre (1993)
Venom and the Punisher being two hot-headed dumbass.
- Venom: Deathtrap: The Vault (1993)
They need Venom to be the villian to let the Avenger and the Freedom Force shine. Venom ruthlessly killed two (or more) guardsmen held as hostage. Not really fit into his anti-hero actions in the previous series.
- Venom: The Madness (1993-1994)
Venom got into a gangbang. They almost got more than they could handle.
Eddie serious got his mind fucked bad.Demons from other dimention wanted to join the gangbang. Venom outlast everyone. I’m not even kidding.
- Venom: Enemy Within (1994)
The unexpected Holoween Special.
- Venom: The Mace (1994)
Introduction of the new character The Mace. Even though the dude didn’t really show up in any other future Marvel comics.
- Venom: Nights of Vengeance (1994)
Not every alien parasite is boyfriend material.
- Venom: Seperation Anxiety (1994-1995)
Why is Eddie back into jail again? No one knows (maybe it’s because of some Spiderman event but I didn’t read the Spiderman titled comics). The symbiote babies are back.
Update: I think I’m a fast reader lmao
- Venom: Spider-Man Special Edition: Trial of Venom (1992)
Story after
Venom: Deathtrap: The Vault (1993). Daredevil became the public defender of Eddie Brock. He asked Spiderman as the material witness. An interesting read with good story telling for a one shot.
- Venom: Carnage Unleashed (1995)
Good story. Even though it’s full of the early 90′s techno fantasy nonsense. Pretty sure internet doesn’t work that way lmao.
- Amazing Spider-Man: Super Special: Planet of the Symbiotes
(1995)
It took place somewhere after Seperation Anxiety. Must read to get to know the background of Venom symbiote. I think it also set up the symbiote more as an actual character. Eddie started to actually talk with it, at least as shown in the comic, so the reader can see more of the symbiote’s input and thoughts. Also very gay.
- Venom: Sinner Takes All (1995)
It picked up loose ends from Carnage Unleashed. I’m not sure what’s the chronological order of Seperation Anxiety/Trail of Venom, Planet of the Symbiotes, and Carnage Unleashed/Sinner Takes All. But anyway, this is also a good story. Ann showed up in this story too.
Update 2018/11/17
- Venom:
Along Came a Spider (1996)
Took place after Sinner Takes All and Planet of the Symbiotes. A decent story where Ann and Eddie have to deal with the consequences from Sinner Takes All. It’s tragic that the police forced Ann to lure Eddie and Eddie simply wanted to get her out but somehow made things worse. I can tell they do care about each other despite already devorced. Spiderman showed up (hence the title) but the focus is not on him.
- Venom: The Hunted (1996)
First appearance of the symbiotes’ predator: phage. Venom mistook as serial killer. Scream/Donna Diego is in it too.
- Venom: The Hunger (1996)
Dude, you are not in the Venom comic fandom if you haven’t read this lmao (joking) The famous heart-shaped chocolate “live happily ever after”
♥The End♥ mini series. Where it’s introduced that the symbiote feeds on PEA.
Personally I love the slightly insane writing style.
- Venom:
On Trial (1997)
Eddie Brock face trial again. Matt Murdock is his lawyer again. Carnage is (one of) the witness. The US government is shady as hell.
- Venom: License To Kill (1997)
Venom is an angel. The US government is garbage and will nuke the USA coast whenever things don’t go according to their plan. Also. Soviet giant robot. Did I say nuke? The writer must be on drugs writing this because there is a notably increase of bad oneliner.
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