Lot Details
| Series Title | Venom |
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| Story Title | Next: |
| Issue Number | 25 |
| Volume | 5 |
| Cover Date | November 2023 |
| Cover Price | $7.99 |
| Printing | First Print |
| Variant Description | Bry's Comics Variant Edition |
| Page Count | 68 |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Age Era | Modern Age |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| Writer | Al Ewing |
| Artist | CAFU |
| Cover Artist | Rafael Grassetti |
| Inker | Sean Parsons |
| Letterer | Clayton Cowles |
| Editor | C. B. Cebulski |
| Character Appearances | Venom (Eddie Brock), Dylan Brock, Doctor Doom, Kang the Conqueror, Spider-Man, Bedlam (Brock), Finnegan, Flexo the Rubber Man, Meridius, Rascal |
Venom #25 Bry's Comics Variant CGC 9.8
This CGC 9.8 graded copy is the Bry's Comics retailer-exclusive variant edition
Venom #25 concludes Al Ewing's acclaimed five-year run on the series (2018-2023), featuring the final confrontation involving Eddie Brock, Dylan Brock, Doctor Doom, and Kang the Conqueror. The 68-page issue marks the definitive endpoint of Ewing's narrative arc before the character's subsequent relaunches.
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Lot Details
| Series Title | Venom |
|---|---|
| Story Title | Next: |
| Issue Number | 25 |
| Volume | 5 |
| Cover Date | November 2023 |
| Cover Price | $7.99 |
| Printing | First Print |
| Variant Description | Bry's Comics Variant Edition |
| Page Count | 68 |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Age Era | Modern Age |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| Writer | Al Ewing |
| Artist | CAFU |
| Cover Artist | Rafael Grassetti |
| Inker | Sean Parsons |
| Letterer | Clayton Cowles |
| Editor | C. B. Cebulski |
| Character Appearances | Venom (Eddie Brock), Dylan Brock, Doctor Doom, Kang the Conqueror, Spider-Man, Bedlam (Brock), Finnegan, Flexo the Rubber Man, Meridius, Rascal |
Venom
The Venom comic book series originated as a collection of limited series following the character’s transition from a Spider-Man antagonist to a standalone lead. The first dedicated title, Venom: Lethal Protector, was published by Marvel Comics in February 1993, written by David Michelinie and illustrated by Mark Bagley and Ron Lim. This initial six issue run moved the protagonist, Eddie Brock, from New York to San Francisco, establishing his role as an anti-hero. Between 1993 and 1998, Marvel published eighteen consecutive limited series, effectively maintaining a monthly presence for the character before transitioning to formalized ongoing volumes in the 2000s.
A significant historical milestone for the franchise was the launch of the first ongoing monthly series in 2003, written by Daniel Way, which introduced a clone of the original symbiote. In 2011, the property underwent a major shift with Venom volume 2, where the symbiote was bonded to Peter Parker's former classmate Flash Thompson, a war veteran operating as a government agent known as Agent Venom. This era, primarily developed by Rick Remender and Cullen Bunn, expanded the character's legacy by integrating him into the Secret Avengers and the Guardians of the Galaxy. The publication history returned to Eddie Brock in 2017, leading into high profile volumes that introduced the Life Foundation symbiotes and eventually the primordial deity Knull.
The cultural impact of the Venom series is defined by its success in popularizing the "anti-villain" archetype during the 1990s comic book boom. The series is historically notable for its technical experimentation with cover enhancements, such as the red foil utilized on the debut issue of Lethal Protector. Collectible interest is sustained by the character's evolution through multiple hosts, each representing a different thematic era of the Marvel Universe. Archivists often categorize the series by its influential creators, including Todd McFarlane, whose visual design for the character became a permanent industry standard, and Donny Cates, whose later work redefined the symbiote's cosmic origin.
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