 | It has been suggested that this article besplit out into articles titledEdge of Venomverse,Venomized,Extreme Venomverse,Death of the Venomverse,Venomverse Reborn andSpider-Verse vs. Venomverse. (Discuss)(October 2025) |
| Venomverse | |
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 Cover toVenomverse #1. Art byNick Brashaw. | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| Format | Limited series |
| Genre | |
| Publication date | 2017 |
| No. of issues | 5 |
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| Creative team | |
| Written by | Cullen Bunn |
| Penciller | Iban Coello |
| Editor | Devin Lewis |
Venomverse (also written asVenomVerse) is a 2017 comic book limited series starringEddie Brock andVenom. It was written byCullen Bunn and drawn byIban Coello, accompanied by the companion seriesEdge of Venomverse serving as a lead-in to the 2018 crossover event "Venomized" (2018), which in-turn were followed by the sequel limited seriesExtreme Venomverse andDeath of the Venomverse (both 2023),Venomverse Reborn (2024), andSpider-Verse vs. Venomverse (2025). The series takes a similar premise as the 2014 eventSpider-Verse, in different iterations of Venom from across the multiverse being drawn together just as versions ofSpider-Man were.
Marvel started a newVenom comic in 2016, where the main character was Lee Price, a new host of thesymbiote, butEddie Brock, the original Venom, returned inVenom #6 at fan request.[1] This return was soon followed by theEdge of Venomverse miniseries, starring Venom and alternate versions of other Marvel characters.[2] The actualVenomverse arc was released after the conclusion of theEdge of... miniseries, written byCullen Bunn and drawn byIban Coello, who had already worked together inDeadpool & the Mercs for Money.[3] The editor Devin Lewis described it as "the biggest Venom story of all time", and it intended to make Venom an important character in the Marvel universe.[4] Bunn pointed that most of the other main characters were selected because they would seem unexpected hosts of the symbiote. Lewis mentionedDeadpool in particular, and said that "Deadpool is one of our main venomized protagonists. He’s got so much heart and he’s also a source of unpredictability, insanity, and goofiness".[4] Bunn preferred instead his version ofRocket Raccoon.[3]
The series also introduced a new alien race, the Poisons, based on character designs byEd McGuinness.Venomverse: War Stories was released alongside the main event, and served as a second anthology series based on the characters. It included a story aboutPunisher, written and drawn byDeclan Shalvey.[4] The Poisons were introduced to the Marvel Universe in the "Poison X" arc, a crossover between theVenom andX-Men Blue comics, which set upVenomized, the sequel toVenomverse, by the same authors.[5]
After a battle with theJack O'Lantern, Venom suddenly disappears and appears in an alternate dimension, summoned by the localDoctor Strange. He was recruited for an ongoing war between the Venoms and the Poisons. The Venoms are many alternate versions of known characters from Marvel Comics, all of them bonded with aSymbiote. This includes an alternateSpider-Man and theMary Jane Watson from theAmazing Spider-Man: Renew Your Vows comic, but also characters usually unrelated to the Spider-Man mythos, such as Dr. Strange,Captain America, Rocket Raccoon,Ghost Rider andX-23. The Poisons are creatures that feed on heroes bonded with symbiotes, which permanently turns both the host and the symbiote into one of them. They are led by a poisonedDr. Doom.
Dr. Strange realizes that bringing Venoms to continue the war only gives more prey to the Poisons, so he returns everyone to their native reality before dying. However, the war made the poisons aware of the multiverse, and they decide to explore alternate dimensions on their own. The final scene reveals that Doom actually worked forThanos, who is also poisoned.
Spider-Verse vs. Venomverse is a 2025 comic booklimited series published byMarvel Comics featuring multiplealternative versions of Spider-Man andVenom that had appearedin various media, and their supporting casts, also serving as a continuation ofVenomverse,Venomized, andExtreme Venomverse. The series is much shorter than the original one lasting 5 issues and having no tie-ins, written byMat Groom andKyle Higgins.[6]
Different incarnations of Poisons appear as playable characters in the mobile gameSpider-Man Unlimited.[7]
In themid-credits scene of theSony's Spider-Man Universe (SSU) filmVenom: Let There Be Carnage (2021),Venom reveals to their hostEddie Brock that they have "hive knowledge acrossuniverses", a concept originating fromVenomized Gwen Poole from theVenomverse sub-seriesEdge of Venomverse and described by hersymbiote as being unique to her, before the duo suddenly find themselves transported to theMarvel Cinematic Universe (MCU).[8][9][10]
| Title | Material collected | Published date | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venomverse | Venomverse #1–5 | December 2017 | 978-1302909345 |
| Edge of Venomverse | Edge of Venomverse #1–5 andVenomverse: War Stories #1 | November 2017 | 978-1302908560 |
| Venomized | Venomized #1–5 | July 2018 | 978-1302911690 |
| Extreme Venomverse | Extreme Venomverse #1–5 | October 2023 | 978-1302952181 |
| Death of the Venomverse | Death of the Venomverse #1–5 | December 2023 | 978-1302951993 |
| Venomverse Reborn | Venomverse Reborn #1–4 | October 2024 | 978-1302960414 |
| Spider-Verse vs. Venomverse | Spider-Verse vs. Venomverse #1–5 | January 2026 | 978-1302961558 |