Cates's Venom Reading Order

Donny Cates’ Venom run redefines the symbiote mythology as Eddie Brock uncovers a dark cosmic history tied to the god of the symbiotes.

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Venomnibus By Cates & Stegman

Venomnibus By Cates & Stegman Venomnibus By Cates & Stegman cover

Collects: Venom (2018) #1-35; Venom Annual (2018) #1; Web of Venom: Ve'Nam (2018) #1; Web of Venom: Carnage Born (2018) #1; Web of Venom: Wraith (2020) #1; Absolute Carnage (2019) #1-5; King in Black (2020) #1-5; Free Comic Book Day 2019 (Spider-Man/Venom) (2019) #1 (material); Free Comic Book Day 2020 (Spider-Man/Venom) (2020) #1 (material); Incoming (2019) #1 (material); Carnage: Black, White & Blood (2021) #2 (material)

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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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6EssentialAug 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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8EssentialOct 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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12 -16EssentialDEC 2018-JUL 2019

Venom #9-12, #16

#9: The Abyss: Chapter 1

#10: The Abyss: Chapter 2

#11: The Abyss: Chapter 3

#12: The Abyss: Chapter 4

#16: [untitled]

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

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

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17EssentialMay 2019

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

[untitled]; Friendly Neighbourhood Rivalry

#1 collected in:Absolute Carnage

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18EssentialAug 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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19EssentialAug 2019

Venom #17

[untitled]

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

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20EssentialAug 2019

Absolute Carnage #2

[untitled]

#2 collected in:Absolute Carnage

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21 -22EssentialSEP-OCT 2019

Venom #18-19

#18: [untitled]

#19: [untitled]

#18-19 collected in:Venom by Donny Cates: Volume 3: Absolute Carnage

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23 -25EssentialSEP-NOV 2019

Absolute Carnage #3-5

#3: [untitled]

#4: [untitled]

#5: [untitled]

#3-5 collected in:Absolute Carnage

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26EssentialNov 2019

Venom #20

Oversight: Part 2

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

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27RecommendedDec 2019

Incoming #1

Empyre Prelude

#1 collected in:Road to Empyre

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28 -32EssentialDEC 2019-MAY 2020

Venom #21-25

#21: Venom Island: Part 1

#22: Venom Island: Part 2

#23: Venom Island: Part 3

#24: Venom Island: Part 4

#25: Venom Island: Conclusion

#21-25 collected in:Venom by Donny Cates: Volume 4: Venom Island

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33EssentialSep 2020

Web of Venom: Wraith #1

[untitled]

#1 collected in:Venomnibus By Cates & Stegman

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34EssentialJul 2020

Free Comic Book Day 2020: Spider-Man/Venom #1

The Amazing Spider-Man and Black Cat in Moonlighting; They Are Venom

#1 collected in:Venom by Donny Cates: Volume 5: Venom Beyond

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35 -39EssentialJUL-NOV 2020

Venom #26-30

#26: Venom Beyond: Part 1

#27: Venom Beyond: Part 2

#28: Venom Beyond: Part 3

#29: Venom Beyond: Part 4

#30: Venom Beyond: Finale

#26-30 collected in:Venom by Donny Cates: Volume 5: Venom Beyond

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40EssentialDec 2020

King in Black #1

Reign

#1 collected in:King In Black

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41EssentialDec 2020

Venom #31

Thirty-Two Seconds

#31 collected in:Venom: Volume 6: King In Black

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42EssentialDec 2020

King in Black #2

Fall

#2 collected in:King In Black

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43 -44EssentialJAN-FEB 2021

Venom #32-33

#32: The Other Side

#33: Agents Venom

#32-33 collected in:Venom: Volume 6: King In Black

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45EssentialJan 2021

King in Black #3

Thunder

#3 collected in:King In Black

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46EssentialApr 2021

Venom #34

Rise

#34 collected in:Venom: Volume 6: King In Black

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47 -48EssentialFEB-APR 2021

King in Black #4-5

#4: Lightning

#5: Dawn

#4-5 collected in:King In Black

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49EssentialJun 2021

Venom #35 / #200

Mini-Marvels

#35 collected in:Venom: Volume 6: King In Black

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Cates's Venom Reading Order

Event timeline

Primary collected edition:Venomnibus By Cates & Stegman

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

Venom #9-12, #16

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

Absolute Carnage #1

Venom #17

Absolute Carnage #2

Venom #18-19

Absolute Carnage #3-5

Venom #20

Incoming #1

Venom #21-25

Web of Venom: Wraith #1

Free Comic Book Day 2020: Spider-Man/Venom #1

Venom #26-30

King in Black #1

Venom #31

King in Black #2

Venom #32-33

King in Black #3

Venom #34

King in Black #4-5

Venom #35 / #200

Primary collected edition:
Venomnibus By Cates & Stegman