VENOM WAR: SPIDER-MAN/LETHAL PROTECTORS

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$29.99 US
On sale Apr 22, 2025 | 232 Pages | 9781302960063
Peter Parker, the original host of the Venom symbiote, throws his hat into the VENOM WAR!

Eddie Brock wants the symbiote, Dylan Brock wants the symbiote — but they’re forgetting about the OG host: Peter Parker! And this time, Pete and the symbiote are working together. With Mary Jane, A.K.A. Jackpot, on his side, Spidey might be the one true victor in the Venom War! Meanwhile, Silver Sable has assembled a new, hyper-lethal mercenary team of: (REDACTED) to steal (CLASSIFIED). Standing in their way? Bloodthirsty Zombiotes. Time to fight fire with fire…by unleashing the Life Foundation Symbiotes — Scream, Riot, Agony, Lasher and Phage — against their foes! Plus: When both Doctor Doom and Kang the Conqueror get involved in the war, it’s a wild battle of mad geniuses that spans thousands of years and also the space of a breath — with stakes that only the Fantastic Four could fathom! And the crossover event of the summer finally reaches the real star of Marvel Comics: Jeff the Land Shark!

COLLECTING: Venom War: Spider-Man (2024) 1-4, Venom War: Lethal Protectors (2024) 1-3, Venom War: Fantastic Four (2024) 1, Venom War: It's Jeff (2024) 1
Collin Kelly is an American comic book writer who has worked with both Marvel and DC alongside co-writer Jackson Lanzing, on comics such as Batman Beyond, Dark Nights: Metal, and Captain America: Sentinel of Liberty.

Jackson Lanzing is a screenwriter and New York Times Bestselling comic book creator alongside co-writer Collin Kelly, known for JOYRIDE (Boom! Studios), BATMAN & ROBIN ETERNAL (DC Comics), GOTHAM CITY GARAGE (DC Comics), and CAPTAIN AMERICA: SENTINEL OF LIBERTY (Marvel).

Artist Greg Land first gained notice with his work on DC’s Batman-family titles Nightwing and Birds of Prey. Moving to Marvel after illustrating CrossGen’s Sojourn, he drew Phoenix: Endsong. Next up was a run on Ultimate Fantastic Four that included the first rendering of the Marvel Zombies. Subsequently, Land penciled the blockbuster limited series Ultimate Power before becoming a regular artist on Uncanny X-Men. He subsequently drew a trilogy of Symbiote Spider-Man limited series with writer Peter David.

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Peter Parker, the original host of the Venom symbiote, throws his hat into the VENOM WAR!

Eddie Brock wants the symbiote, Dylan Brock wants the symbiote — but they’re forgetting about the OG host: Peter Parker! And this time, Pete and the symbiote are working together. With Mary Jane, A.K.A. Jackpot, on his side, Spidey might be the one true victor in the Venom War! Meanwhile, Silver Sable has assembled a new, hyper-lethal mercenary team of: (REDACTED) to steal (CLASSIFIED). Standing in their way? Bloodthirsty Zombiotes. Time to fight fire with fire…by unleashing the Life Foundation Symbiotes — Scream, Riot, Agony, Lasher and Phage — against their foes! Plus: When both Doctor Doom and Kang the Conqueror get involved in the war, it’s a wild battle of mad geniuses that spans thousands of years and also the space of a breath — with stakes that only the Fantastic Four could fathom! And the crossover event of the summer finally reaches the real star of Marvel Comics: Jeff the Land Shark!

COLLECTING: Venom War: Spider-Man (2024) 1-4, Venom War: Lethal Protectors (2024) 1-3, Venom War: Fantastic Four (2024) 1, Venom War: It's Jeff (2024) 1

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Collin Kelly is an American comic book writer who has worked with both Marvel and DC alongside co-writer Jackson Lanzing, on comics such as Batman Beyond, Dark Nights: Metal, and Captain America: Sentinel of Liberty.

Jackson Lanzing is a screenwriter and New York Times Bestselling comic book creator alongside co-writer Collin Kelly, known for JOYRIDE (Boom! Studios), BATMAN & ROBIN ETERNAL (DC Comics), GOTHAM CITY GARAGE (DC Comics), and CAPTAIN AMERICA: SENTINEL OF LIBERTY (Marvel).

Artist Greg Land first gained notice with his work on DC’s Batman-family titles Nightwing and Birds of Prey. Moving to Marvel after illustrating CrossGen’s Sojourn, he drew Phoenix: Endsong. Next up was a run on Ultimate Fantastic Four that included the first rendering of the Marvel Zombies. Subsequently, Land penciled the blockbuster limited series Ultimate Power before becoming a regular artist on Uncanny X-Men. He subsequently drew a trilogy of Symbiote Spider-Man limited series with writer Peter David.

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