Acclaimed creators tell tales of Venom from across the sinister symbiote’s history — in crisp black and white with buckets of blood!Venom co-creator David Michelinie teams with Jonas Scharf to take us to the jungle, where Venom stalks a vicious paramilitary science outfit bent on weaponizing Eddie Brock’s other! In the aftermath of MAXIMUM CARNAGE, J.M. DeMatteis and Dave Wachter confront Eddie with a painful family matter — and a dark truth! Ryan North and Creees Lee put the “Lethal” in Lethal Protector as Venom helps a kid get revenge! The legendary Erik Larsen reveals an untold skirmish between Spider-Man and Venom from the early days of their rivalry! Karla Pacheco teams up with Pere Pérez to dive back into Eddie’s secret-agent days! Tom Waltz and Brian Level pit fan-favorite former host “Flash” Thompson against the incendiary Jack O’Lantern! And more!COLLECTING: Venom: Black, White & Blood (2025) #1-4Written by David Michelinie, J.M. DeMatteis, Ryan North, Erik Larsen, Karla Pacheco, Tom Waltz & MorePenciled by Jonas Scharf, Dave Wachter, Creees Lee, Erik Larsen, Pere Pérez, Brian Level & More
Contributors: (W) David Michelinie; J.M. DeMatteis (A) Jonas Scharf; Dave Wachter (CA) Joshua Cassara
After beginning his writing career on DC horror titles, David Michelinie moved to Marvel. He and co-writer/inker Bob Layton established Iron Man’s battle with alcoholism, use of specialized armor variants and vendetta against Doctor Doom, as well as other aspects of the character that endure to this day. Michelinie’s unique blend of action, suspense and humor distinguished not only Iron Man, but also Amazing Spider-Man. With artist Todd McFarlane, he introduced the vicious vigilante Venom; he also wrote the first Venom limited series, Lethal Protector. Michelinie’s run as Amazing writer was second in length only to that of Stan Lee himself, while he also authored tie-in titles Spectacular Spider-Man, Web of Spider-Man and Spider-Man. He moved from Marvel’s flagship character to DC’s with a stint on Superman’s Action Comics, later returning to the world of Tony Stark for writing collaborations with Bob Layton on Iron Man: Legacy of Doom and Iron Man: The End.A native New Yorker, writer J.M. DeMatteis has been one of comics’ most respected writers for nearly three decades. Ranging from the introspective psychological drama of Moonshadow to the offbeat comedy of Justice League to the autobiographical Brooklyn Dreams, he’s written from nearly every perspective in graphic storytelling. His long list of credits includes Captain America, Defenders, Justice League International, the groundbreaking Spider-Man storyline “Kraven’s Last Hunt," Spectre and more. His recent work includes the acclaimed children's novel Imaginalis and the popular comics-prose hybrid Abadazad books.Rising star Dave Wachter has worked extensively on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles for IDW, also illustrating the Godzilla: Cataclysm series for the publisher. He caught the eye of Marvel fans with Iron Fist: Heart of the Dragon and helped launch a new Planet of the Apes series.