Venom and Carnage will cross over in March and April, bringing together Cletus Kasaday and Dylan Brock for the first time, and debuting a new look for Carnage.
The crossover will be written by Torunn Grønbekk and Al Ewing, with art by Ken Lashley, who also will do a series of connecting variant covers for the crossover, and Pere Pérez.
“There is some family drama going on here because technically they’re both the child of Eddie or Venom in a sort of strange way and it felt natural to bring them together,” Grønbekk said on the This Week at Marvel podcast. “It brings up, especially for Dylan, all the secrets that Venom has kept from him. Venom was the one who made Eddie do horrible things. If Dylan sees the full extent of what Venom has done in this world, it might not be great.”
Here’s the new look for Carnage, designed by Cafu:
And here’s a look at Ken Lashley’s connecting covers for the four-part event:
And here are the details on each issue, which start arriving March 6:
VENOM #31 – “SYMBIOSIS NECROSIS” PART 1
Written by TORUNN GRØNBEKK
Art by KEN LASHLEY
Cover by CAFU
On Sale 3/6
“Venom in the Blood” kicks off in VENOM #31 where, born anew in symbiote goo and blood, Cletus Kasady is more dangerous and violent than ever before—and has his sights dead set on the unsuspecting Venom! Untested against the might of his symbiotic sibling without his father by his side, will Dylan Brock be able to hold the sadistic serial killer at bay? Or will Carnage live up to its namesake and leave another brutalized symbiote host in its wake?!
CARNAGE #5 – “SYMBIOSIS NECROSIS” PART 2
Written by TORUNN GRØNBEKK
Art by PERE PÉREZ
Cover by JUAN FERREYRA
On Sale 3/13
Following the events of VENOM #31, Carnage has Dylan in his grasp his CARNAGE #5. But is Dylan just bait for Eddie, the King in Black himself? Time for some bloody brother bonding!
VENOM #32 – “SYMBIOSIS NECROSIS” PART 3
Written by AL EWING
Art by KEN LASHLEY
Cover by CAFU
On Sale 4/3
Then, in VENOM #32, “Venom in the Blood” takes readers to the greatest depths of space and at the end of existence, within the flowering fauna of the symbiotic Garden of Time. But some carnivorous new species has blossomed there. Something bloodred, with thorns…and an appetite!
CARNAGE #6 – “SYMBIOSIS NECROSIS” PART 4
Written by TORUNN GRØNBEKK
Art by PERE PÉREZ
Cover by JUAN FERREYRA
On Sale 4/10
CARNAGE and CLETUS find they’re not as close as they once were. Meanwhile, there’s still one thing that can kill them… Anti-Venom.