Absolute Carnage Reading Order

When Carnage targets every former symbiote host, Venom and Spider-Man must unite to stop a growing symbiote apocalypse.

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Absolute Carnage Omnibus

Absolute Carnage Omnibus Absolute Carnage Omnibus cover

Collects: Absolute Carnage (2019) #1-5; Absolute Carnage vs. Deadpool (2019) #1-3; Absolute Carnage: Captain Marvel (2019) #1; Absolute Carnage: Immortal Hulk (2019) #1; Absolute Carnage: Symbiote Spider-Man (2019) #1; Absolute Carnage: Symbiote of Vengeance (2019) #1; Absolute Carnage: Lethal Protectors (2019) #1-3; Absolute Carnage: Avengers (2019) #1; Absolute Carnage: Miles Morales (2019) #1-3; Absolute Carnage: Weapon Plus (2019) #1; Absolute Carnage: Scream (2019) #1-3; Absolute Carnage: Separation Anxiety (2019) #1; Amazing Spider-Man (2018) #29-31; Venom (2018) #16-20

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1 -5EssentialMAY-AUG 2018

Venom #1-5

#1: Rex: Part 1

#2: Rex: Part 2

#3: Rex: Part 3

#4: Rex: Part 4

#5: Rex: Part 5

#1-5 collected in:Venom by Donny Cates: Volume 1: Rex

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6RecommendedAug 2018

Web of Venom: Ve'Nam #1

[untitled]

#1 collected in:Venom Unleashed: Volume 1

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7EssentialSep 2018

Venom #6

Rex: Part 6

#6 collected in:Venom by Donny Cates: Volume 1: Rex

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8OptionalOct 2018

Venom Annual #1

Tall Tales; Round Two; Nobody Does It Better; Unstoppable

9 -10EssentialOCT-NOV 2018

Venom #7-8

#7: Oversight: Part 1

#8: [untitled]

#7-8 collected in:Venom by Donny Cates: Volume 2: The Abyss

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11EssentialNov 2018

Web of Venom: Carnage Born #1

[untitled]

#1 collected in:Venom Unleashed: Volume 1

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12EssentialJan 2019

Web of Venom: Venom Unleashed #1

[untitled]

#1 collected in:Venom Unleashed: Volume 1

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13 -16EssentialDEC 2018-MAR 2019

Venom #9-12

#9: The Abyss: Chapter 1

#10: The Abyss: Chapter 2

#11: The Abyss: Chapter 3

#12: The Abyss: Chapter 4

#9-12 collected in:Venom by Donny Cates: Volume 2: The Abyss

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17EssentialApr 2019

Web of Venom: Cult of Carnage #1

[untitled]

18 -20OptionalAPR-JUN 2019

Venom #13-15

#13: [untitled]

#14: [untitled]

#15: [untitled]

#13-15 collected in:Venom: War of the Realms

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21RecommendedJul 2019

Web of Venom: Funeral Pyre #1

[untitled]

#1 collected in:Venom Unleashed: Volume 1

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22EssentialJul 2019

Venom #16

[untitled]

#16 collected in:Venom by Donny Cates: Volume 3: Absolute Carnage

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23EssentialMay 2019

Free Comic Book Day 2019: Spider-Man/Venom #1

[untitled]; Friendly Neighbourhood Rivalry

#1 collected in:Absolute Carnage

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24RecommendedOct 2019

Absolute Carnage: Symbiote Spider-Man #1

[untitled]

#1 collected in:Absolute Carnage: Immortal Hulk and Other Tales

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25RecommendedNov 2019

Absolute Carnage: Weapon Plus #1

[untitled]

#1 collected in:Absolute Carnage: Miles Morales

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26RecommendedSep 2019

Absolute Carnage: Symbiote of Vengeance #1

[untitled]

#1 collected in:Absolute Carnage: Immortal Hulk and Other Tales

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27EssentialAug 2019

Absolute Carnage #1

Chapter 1: The Bleeding King; Chapter 2: The God Son; Chapter 3: The Long Red Dark

#1 collected in:Absolute Carnage

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28RecommendedAug 2019

Absolute Carnage: Lethal Protectors #1

[untitled]

#1 collected in:Absolute Carnage: Lethal Protectors

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29RecommendedAug 2019

Absolute Carnage: vs Deadpool #1

[untitled]

#1 collected in:Absolute Carnage vs. Deadpool

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30RecommendedAug 2019

Absolute Carnage: Separation Anxiety #1

[untitled]

#1 collected in:Absolute Carnage: Scream

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31 -33RecommendedAUG-OCT 2019

Absolute Carnage: Scream #1-3

#1: [untitled]

#2: [untitled]

#3: [untitled]

#1-3 collected in:Absolute Carnage: Scream

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34EssentialAug 2019

Venom #17

[untitled]

#17 collected in:Venom by Donny Cates: Volume 3: Absolute Carnage

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35EssentialAug 2019

Absolute Carnage #2

[untitled]

#2 collected in:Absolute Carnage

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Cover of Absolute Carnage: Miles Morales #1

Cover of Absolute Carnage: Miles Morales #2

36 -37RecommendedAUG-SEP 2019

Absolute Carnage: Miles Morales #1-2

#1: [untitled]

#2: [untitled]

#1-2 collected in:Absolute Carnage: Miles Morales

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Cover of Absolute Carnage: Lethal Protectors #2

Cover of Absolute Carnage: Lethal Protectors #3

38 -39RecommendedSEP-OCT 2019

Absolute Carnage: Lethal Protectors #2-3

#2: [untitled]

#3: [untitled]

#2-3 collected in:Absolute Carnage: Lethal Protectors

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Cover of Absolute Carnage: vs Deadpool #2

Cover of Absolute Carnage: vs Deadpool #3

40 -41RecommendedSEP-OCT 2019

Absolute Carnage: vs Deadpool #2-3

#2: [untitled]

#3: [untitled]

#2-3 collected in:Absolute Carnage vs. Deadpool

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42OptionalSep 2019

Absolute Carnage: Captain Marvel #1

[untitled]

#1 collected in:Absolute Carnage vs. Deadpool

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43EssentialSep 2019

Venom #18

[untitled]

#18 collected in:Venom by Donny Cates: Volume 3: Absolute Carnage

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44RecommendedOct 2019

Absolute Carnage: The Avengers #1

[untitled]

#1 collected in:Absolute Carnage: Lethal Protectors

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45EssentialOct 2019

Venom #19

[untitled]

#19 collected in:Venom by Donny Cates: Volume 3: Absolute Carnage

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46EssentialSep 2019

Absolute Carnage #3

[untitled]

#3 collected in:Absolute Carnage

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47OptionalOct 2019

Absolute Carnage: Immortal Hulk #1

We Are Hulk

#1 collected in:Absolute Carnage: Immortal Hulk and Other Tales

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48RecommendedOct 2019

Absolute Carnage: Miles Morales #3

[untitled]

#3 collected in:Absolute Carnage: Miles Morales

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49EssentialOct 2019

Absolute Carnage #4

[untitled]

#4 collected in:Absolute Carnage

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50 -51RecommendedSEP-OCT 2019

The Amazing Spider-Man #30-31

#30: Absolute Carnage: Part 1

#31: Absolute Carnage: Part 2

#30-31 collected in:Amazing Spider-Man by Nick Spencer: Volume 6: Absolute Carnage

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52EssentialNov 2019

Absolute Carnage #5

[untitled]

#5 collected in:Absolute Carnage

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53EssentialNov 2019

Venom #20

Oversight: Part 2

#20 collected in:Venom by Donny Cates: Volume 3: Absolute Carnage

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Absolute Carnage Reading Order

Event timeline

Primary collected edition:Absolute Carnage Omnibus

Issue-by-Issue Reading Order

Venom #1-5

Web of Venom: Ve'Nam #1

Venom #6

Venom Annual #1

Venom #7-8

Web of Venom: Carnage Born #1

Web of Venom: Venom Unleashed #1

Venom #9-12

Web of Venom: Cult of Carnage #1

Venom #13-15

Web of Venom: Funeral Pyre #1

Venom #16

Free Comic Book Day 2019: Spider-Man/Venom #1

Absolute Carnage: Symbiote Spider-Man #1

Absolute Carnage: Weapon Plus #1

Absolute Carnage: Symbiote of Vengeance #1

Absolute Carnage #1

Absolute Carnage: Lethal Protectors #1

Absolute Carnage: vs Deadpool #1

Absolute Carnage: Separation Anxiety #1

Absolute Carnage: Scream #1-3

Venom #17

Absolute Carnage #2

Absolute Carnage: Miles Morales #1-2

Absolute Carnage: Lethal Protectors #2-3

Absolute Carnage: vs Deadpool #2-3

Absolute Carnage: Captain Marvel #1

Venom #18

Absolute Carnage: The Avengers #1

Venom #19

Absolute Carnage #3

Absolute Carnage: Immortal Hulk #1

Absolute Carnage: Miles Morales #3

Absolute Carnage #4

The Amazing Spider-Man #30-31

Absolute Carnage #5

Venom #20

Primary collected edition:
Absolute Carnage Omnibus