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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.

Update 2018/11/28

• Venom:
  Sign of the Boss (1997) 

Venom still works for the government. A fun short story took place in a church. Eddie cross-dressed as Sister Edwina. Ghost Rider made a cameo.

• Venom:
  Spider-Man – The Venom Agenda (1998) 

The US government gave a vague order to Venom so that
J. J. Johnson

would stop digging their secret. Vonom took it as to assasinate the editor. Spiderman tried to stop it. Eddie Brock hit his head and temporary lost his memory about Spiderman’s true identity. It’s a suprisingly tight story with solid art. A great read.

• Venom:
  Final (1997-1998) 

A really dark and depressive ending for the 90′s Venom. The story picked up right after
Spider-Man – The Venom Agenda. The US government thought Venom is unstable because Venom took their vague order the wrong way and decided to kill them. Venom escaped. Spiderman was tricked into stopping them without knowing what’s done to them. The arc concluded with Eddie and the Symbiote forced into seperation. Eddie arrested by the government, and the Symbiote left for dead as a vague “is it really the end?” ending. It is a good read but I was very upsetted by the downright torture and attenpted murder done to Eddie Brock/Symbiote who genuinly think they are doing good things for the government.

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The 2000′s Venom is more or less a soft reboot of the 90′s Venom comics. And the overall tone of the stories changed from the 90′s mostly light hearted Eddie/Symbiote working as an anti-hero to the 2000′s depressive and darker tone. Eddie and the Symbiote deserted and even hated each other. It’s not a good time for Symbrock shippers.

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• Venom: 2003-2004

The no-one-talk-about-it 18 issues of Venom comic. It tried to be a horror comic like the movie Alien but it’s not fun. Eddie Brock and the Symbiote were barely in it. The story 
contradict each other

and has plot hole within itself lmao. Don’t read it. You won’t miss anything.

• Venom:
  Spectacular Spider-man Vol.2

  (2003-2005)

The Symbiote is The Evil Voice Whispering In Eddie’s Head. Eddie Brock got cancer. The Symbiote abondoned Eddie. Spiderman tricked the Symbiote into re-bonding to a dying Eddie. They hate each other. Thanks I hate it.

• Venom:
  Dark Origin (2008-2009) 

An “origin” story for Eddie Brock’s background but completely failed to capture any character trait showned in the previous decade’s comics. Eddie was written as a Psychopath™ which is completely OOC if you actually read any of the 90′s Venom arc. Don’t read it if you like Eddie Brock. This book can burn in Hell.

• Venom: Spider-Man – New Ways To Die (2009)

There are several events between Spectacular Spider-man Vol.2 and this including Eddie went through some kind of
epiphany

and sold the Symbiote, the Symbiote ended up bonding with Mac Gargan. Eddie’s cancer was cured by Mr. Li and became Anti-Venom. Eddie tried to kill the Symbiote. The Symbiote refused to let Mac kill Eddie despite almost being killed by Eddie.