Venom: Lethal Protector
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Venom: Lethal Protector was a six-issue comic book
limited series
featuring the Eddie Brock
Venom
, published by Marvel Comics
from February 1993 to July 1993. It was written by David Michelinie
and illustrated mostly by Mark Bagley
, although Ron Lim
and series colorist Sam DeLarosa pencilled the last three issues.
This marked the first time Eddie Brock
received a series in which he was the main character, and attempted to change Venom from an unambiguous villain to an anti-hero.
that they will leave each other alone, on the condition that Venom commits no crimes. Venom then moves from New York City
to San Francisco, and takes up with a group of California
n mole people. Shortly thereafter the father of one of Venom's victims seeks him out with a group of super-powered mercenaries to take revenge.
Spider-Man, seeing misleading coverage of Venom on television, heads to San Francisco to confront him and instead winds up fighting alongside Venom against five new offspring of the Venom Symbiote
: Scream
, Phage, Riot
, Lasher
, and Agony.
(ISBN 0-7851-0107-1). It is now out of print.
In February 2011, the series was reprinted in a collected trade paperback, complete with a new cover (the same cover as #1 of the series).
Venom: Lethal Protector was a six-issue comic book
limited series
featuring the Eddie Brock
Venom
, published by Marvel Comics
from February 1993 to July 1993. It was written by David Michelinie
and illustrated mostly by Mark Bagley
, although Ron Lim
and series colorist Sam DeLarosa pencilled the last three issues.
This marked the first time Eddie Brock
received a series in which he was the main character, and attempted to change Venom from an unambiguous villain to an anti-hero.
that they will leave each other alone, on the condition that Venom commits no crimes. Venom then moves from New York City
to San Francisco, and takes up with a group of California
n mole people. Shortly thereafter the father of one of Venom's victims seeks him out with a group of super-powered mercenaries to take revenge.
Spider-Man, seeing misleading coverage of Venom on television, heads to San Francisco to confront him and instead winds up fighting alongside Venom against five new offspring of the Venom Symbiote
: Scream
, Phage, Riot
, Lasher
, and Agony.
(ISBN 0-7851-0107-1). It is now out of print.
In February 2011, the series was reprinted in a collected trade paperback, complete with a new cover (the same cover as #1 of the series).
Venom: Lethal Protector was a six-issue comic book
limited series
featuring the Eddie Brock
Venom
, published by Marvel Comics
from February 1993 to July 1993. It was written by David Michelinie
and illustrated mostly by Mark Bagley
, although Ron Lim
and series colorist Sam DeLarosa pencilled the last three issues.
This marked the first time Eddie Brock
received a series in which he was the main character, and attempted to change Venom from an unambiguous villain to an anti-hero.
that they will leave each other alone, on the condition that Venom commits no crimes. Venom then moves from New York City
to San Francisco, and takes up with a group of California
n mole people. Shortly thereafter the father of one of Venom's victims seeks him out with a group of super-powered mercenaries to take revenge.
Spider-Man, seeing misleading coverage of Venom on television, heads to San Francisco to confront him and instead winds up fighting alongside Venom against five new offspring of the Venom Symbiote
: Scream
, Phage, Riot
, Lasher
, and Agony.
(ISBN 0-7851-0107-1). It is now out of print.
In February 2011, the series was reprinted in a collected trade paperback, complete with a new cover (the same cover as #1 of the series).
Comic book
A comic book or comicbook is a magazine made up of comics, narrative artwork in the form of separate panels that represent individual scenes, often accompanied by dialog as well as including...
limited series
Limited series
A limited series is a comic book series with a set number of installments. A limited series differs from an ongoing series in that the number of issues is determined before production and it differs from a one shot in that it is composed of multiple issues....
featuring the Eddie Brock
Eddie Brock
Eddie Brock is a fictional character created by David Michelinie and Todd McFarlane. A comic book supervillain, Brock's earliest appearance is a cameo in Web of Spider-Man #18 before making his first full appearance in The Amazing Spider-Man #299 as Venom...
Venom
Venom (comics)
Eddie Brock is a fictional character created by David Michelinie and Todd McFarlane. A comic book supervillain, Brock's earliest appearance is a cameo in Web of Spider-Man #18 before making his first full appearance in The Amazing Spider-Man #299 as Venom...
, published by Marvel Comics
Marvel Comics
Marvel Worldwide, Inc., commonly referred to as Marvel Comics and formerly Marvel Publishing, Inc. and Marvel Comics Group, is an American company that publishes comic books and related media...
from February 1993 to July 1993. It was written by David Michelinie
David Michelinie
-Biography:Some of his earliest work is for DC Comics's House of Secrets and a run on Swamp Thing , following Len Wein and preceding Gerry Conway, illustrated by Nestor Redondo. Michelinie did a run on Aquaman in Adventure Comics which led to the revival of the Sea King's own title in 1977...
and illustrated mostly by Mark Bagley
Mark Bagley
Mark Bagley is an American comic book artist. He has worked for Marvel Comics and DC Comics on such titles as The Amazing Spider-Man, Thunderbolts, New Warriors, and Ultimate Spider-Man.- Early life and career :...
, although Ron Lim
Ron Lim
Ronald "Ron" Lim is an American comic book artist living in Sacramento, California.-Biography:Ron Lim's first published work was an independent comic book entitled Ex-Mutants, which he worked on from 1986-1988....
and series colorist Sam DeLarosa pencilled the last three issues.
This marked the first time Eddie Brock
Eddie Brock
Eddie Brock is a fictional character created by David Michelinie and Todd McFarlane. A comic book supervillain, Brock's earliest appearance is a cameo in Web of Spider-Man #18 before making his first full appearance in The Amazing Spider-Man #299 as Venom...
received a series in which he was the main character, and attempted to change Venom from an unambiguous villain to an anti-hero.
Story
Before the story begins, Venom makes an agreement with Spider-ManSpider-Man
Spider-Man is a fictional Marvel Comics superhero. The character was created by writer-editor Stan Lee and writer-artist Steve Ditko. He first appeared in Amazing Fantasy #15...
that they will leave each other alone, on the condition that Venom commits no crimes. Venom then moves from New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
to San Francisco, and takes up with a group of California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
n mole people. Shortly thereafter the father of one of Venom's victims seeks him out with a group of super-powered mercenaries to take revenge.
Spider-Man, seeing misleading coverage of Venom on television, heads to San Francisco to confront him and instead winds up fighting alongside Venom against five new offspring of the Venom Symbiote
Symbiote (comics)
In the Marvel Comics universe, The Symbiote is a specific parasitic species of extraterrestrial organism...
: Scream
Scream (comics)
Scream is a fictional supervillainess from the Spider-Man comic book series. She is one of six symbiote spawns of Venom.-Fictional character biography:...
, Phage, Riot
Riot (comics)
Riot is the name of two characters from Marvel Comics.-Second Riot:The second Riot is a member of Joseph Manfredi's Heavy Mettle.During the Dark Reign storyline, Norman Osborn recruited him to join the Shadow Initiative.-Powers and abilities:...
, Lasher
Lasher (comics)
Lasher is a fictional character from the Spider-Man comic books. He is one of six symbiote spawns of Venom. He is predominantly green and the name "Lasher" derives from the character's action figure...
, and Agony.
Collected editions
In July 1995, the series was collected in a trade paperback with a cover by Simon BisleySimon Bisley
Simon Bisley is a British comics artist best known for his 1990s work on ABC Warriors, Lobo and Sláine. His style, reliant on paints, acrylics, inks and multiple-mediums, is strongly influenced by Frank Frazetta, Bill Sienkiewicz, Gustav Klimt, Salvador Dalí, Egon Schiele, and Richard Corben...
(ISBN 0-7851-0107-1). It is now out of print.
In February 2011, the series was reprinted in a collected trade paperback, complete with a new cover (the same cover as #1 of the series).
See also
Venom: Lethal Protector was a six-issue comic book
Comic book
A comic book or comicbook is a magazine made up of comics, narrative artwork in the form of separate panels that represent individual scenes, often accompanied by dialog as well as including...
limited series
Limited series
A limited series is a comic book series with a set number of installments. A limited series differs from an ongoing series in that the number of issues is determined before production and it differs from a one shot in that it is composed of multiple issues....
featuring the Eddie Brock
Eddie Brock
Eddie Brock is a fictional character created by David Michelinie and Todd McFarlane. A comic book supervillain, Brock's earliest appearance is a cameo in Web of Spider-Man #18 before making his first full appearance in The Amazing Spider-Man #299 as Venom...
Venom
Venom (comics)
Eddie Brock is a fictional character created by David Michelinie and Todd McFarlane. A comic book supervillain, Brock's earliest appearance is a cameo in Web of Spider-Man #18 before making his first full appearance in The Amazing Spider-Man #299 as Venom...
, published by Marvel Comics
Marvel Comics
Marvel Worldwide, Inc., commonly referred to as Marvel Comics and formerly Marvel Publishing, Inc. and Marvel Comics Group, is an American company that publishes comic books and related media...
from February 1993 to July 1993. It was written by David Michelinie
David Michelinie
-Biography:Some of his earliest work is for DC Comics's House of Secrets and a run on Swamp Thing , following Len Wein and preceding Gerry Conway, illustrated by Nestor Redondo. Michelinie did a run on Aquaman in Adventure Comics which led to the revival of the Sea King's own title in 1977...
and illustrated mostly by Mark Bagley
Mark Bagley
Mark Bagley is an American comic book artist. He has worked for Marvel Comics and DC Comics on such titles as The Amazing Spider-Man, Thunderbolts, New Warriors, and Ultimate Spider-Man.- Early life and career :...
, although Ron Lim
Ron Lim
Ronald "Ron" Lim is an American comic book artist living in Sacramento, California.-Biography:Ron Lim's first published work was an independent comic book entitled Ex-Mutants, which he worked on from 1986-1988....
and series colorist Sam DeLarosa pencilled the last three issues.
This marked the first time Eddie Brock
Eddie Brock
Eddie Brock is a fictional character created by David Michelinie and Todd McFarlane. A comic book supervillain, Brock's earliest appearance is a cameo in Web of Spider-Man #18 before making his first full appearance in The Amazing Spider-Man #299 as Venom...
received a series in which he was the main character, and attempted to change Venom from an unambiguous villain to an anti-hero.
Story
Before the story begins, Venom makes an agreement with Spider-ManSpider-Man
Spider-Man is a fictional Marvel Comics superhero. The character was created by writer-editor Stan Lee and writer-artist Steve Ditko. He first appeared in Amazing Fantasy #15...
that they will leave each other alone, on the condition that Venom commits no crimes. Venom then moves from New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
to San Francisco, and takes up with a group of California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
n mole people. Shortly thereafter the father of one of Venom's victims seeks him out with a group of super-powered mercenaries to take revenge.
Spider-Man, seeing misleading coverage of Venom on television, heads to San Francisco to confront him and instead winds up fighting alongside Venom against five new offspring of the Venom Symbiote
Symbiote (comics)
In the Marvel Comics universe, The Symbiote is a specific parasitic species of extraterrestrial organism...
: Scream
Scream (comics)
Scream is a fictional supervillainess from the Spider-Man comic book series. She is one of six symbiote spawns of Venom.-Fictional character biography:...
, Phage, Riot
Riot (comics)
Riot is the name of two characters from Marvel Comics.-Second Riot:The second Riot is a member of Joseph Manfredi's Heavy Mettle.During the Dark Reign storyline, Norman Osborn recruited him to join the Shadow Initiative.-Powers and abilities:...
, Lasher
Lasher (comics)
Lasher is a fictional character from the Spider-Man comic books. He is one of six symbiote spawns of Venom. He is predominantly green and the name "Lasher" derives from the character's action figure...
, and Agony.
Collected editions
In July 1995, the series was collected in a trade paperback with a cover by Simon BisleySimon Bisley
Simon Bisley is a British comics artist best known for his 1990s work on ABC Warriors, Lobo and Sláine. His style, reliant on paints, acrylics, inks and multiple-mediums, is strongly influenced by Frank Frazetta, Bill Sienkiewicz, Gustav Klimt, Salvador Dalí, Egon Schiele, and Richard Corben...
(ISBN 0-7851-0107-1). It is now out of print.
In February 2011, the series was reprinted in a collected trade paperback, complete with a new cover (the same cover as #1 of the series).
See also
Venom: Lethal Protector was a six-issue comic book
Comic book
A comic book or comicbook is a magazine made up of comics, narrative artwork in the form of separate panels that represent individual scenes, often accompanied by dialog as well as including...
limited series
Limited series
A limited series is a comic book series with a set number of installments. A limited series differs from an ongoing series in that the number of issues is determined before production and it differs from a one shot in that it is composed of multiple issues....
featuring the Eddie Brock
Eddie Brock
Eddie Brock is a fictional character created by David Michelinie and Todd McFarlane. A comic book supervillain, Brock's earliest appearance is a cameo in Web of Spider-Man #18 before making his first full appearance in The Amazing Spider-Man #299 as Venom...
Venom
Venom (comics)
Eddie Brock is a fictional character created by David Michelinie and Todd McFarlane. A comic book supervillain, Brock's earliest appearance is a cameo in Web of Spider-Man #18 before making his first full appearance in The Amazing Spider-Man #299 as Venom...
, published by Marvel Comics
Marvel Comics
Marvel Worldwide, Inc., commonly referred to as Marvel Comics and formerly Marvel Publishing, Inc. and Marvel Comics Group, is an American company that publishes comic books and related media...
from February 1993 to July 1993. It was written by David Michelinie
David Michelinie
-Biography:Some of his earliest work is for DC Comics's House of Secrets and a run on Swamp Thing , following Len Wein and preceding Gerry Conway, illustrated by Nestor Redondo. Michelinie did a run on Aquaman in Adventure Comics which led to the revival of the Sea King's own title in 1977...
and illustrated mostly by Mark Bagley
Mark Bagley
Mark Bagley is an American comic book artist. He has worked for Marvel Comics and DC Comics on such titles as The Amazing Spider-Man, Thunderbolts, New Warriors, and Ultimate Spider-Man.- Early life and career :...
, although Ron Lim
Ron Lim
Ronald "Ron" Lim is an American comic book artist living in Sacramento, California.-Biography:Ron Lim's first published work was an independent comic book entitled Ex-Mutants, which he worked on from 1986-1988....
and series colorist Sam DeLarosa pencilled the last three issues.
This marked the first time Eddie Brock
Eddie Brock
Eddie Brock is a fictional character created by David Michelinie and Todd McFarlane. A comic book supervillain, Brock's earliest appearance is a cameo in Web of Spider-Man #18 before making his first full appearance in The Amazing Spider-Man #299 as Venom...
received a series in which he was the main character, and attempted to change Venom from an unambiguous villain to an anti-hero.
Story
Before the story begins, Venom makes an agreement with Spider-ManSpider-Man
Spider-Man is a fictional Marvel Comics superhero. The character was created by writer-editor Stan Lee and writer-artist Steve Ditko. He first appeared in Amazing Fantasy #15...
that they will leave each other alone, on the condition that Venom commits no crimes. Venom then moves from New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
to San Francisco, and takes up with a group of California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
n mole people. Shortly thereafter the father of one of Venom's victims seeks him out with a group of super-powered mercenaries to take revenge.
Spider-Man, seeing misleading coverage of Venom on television, heads to San Francisco to confront him and instead winds up fighting alongside Venom against five new offspring of the Venom Symbiote
Symbiote (comics)
In the Marvel Comics universe, The Symbiote is a specific parasitic species of extraterrestrial organism...
: Scream
Scream (comics)
Scream is a fictional supervillainess from the Spider-Man comic book series. She is one of six symbiote spawns of Venom.-Fictional character biography:...
, Phage, Riot
Riot (comics)
Riot is the name of two characters from Marvel Comics.-Second Riot:The second Riot is a member of Joseph Manfredi's Heavy Mettle.During the Dark Reign storyline, Norman Osborn recruited him to join the Shadow Initiative.-Powers and abilities:...
, Lasher
Lasher (comics)
Lasher is a fictional character from the Spider-Man comic books. He is one of six symbiote spawns of Venom. He is predominantly green and the name "Lasher" derives from the character's action figure...
, and Agony.
Collected editions
In July 1995, the series was collected in a trade paperback with a cover by Simon BisleySimon Bisley
Simon Bisley is a British comics artist best known for his 1990s work on ABC Warriors, Lobo and Sláine. His style, reliant on paints, acrylics, inks and multiple-mediums, is strongly influenced by Frank Frazetta, Bill Sienkiewicz, Gustav Klimt, Salvador Dalí, Egon Schiele, and Richard Corben...
(ISBN 0-7851-0107-1). It is now out of print.
In February 2011, the series was reprinted in a collected trade paperback, complete with a new cover (the same cover as #1 of the series).