CARNAGE

Written by Donny Cates; Art & Cover by Ryan Stegman
Paint the town red...blood red! Carnage, the psychotic offspring of Venom, has returned - and he plans to slaughter everyone who's ever worn a symbiote! Cletus Kasady has skirted the periphery of the Marvel Universe for months, but now he stands poised to make his grand return to New York - and he's more powerful than ever! To make matters worse, a new player is on the board, and it's not who you'd expect! Spider-Man and Venom must face down Carnage's madness, but things aren't looking good. Barely able to escape with their lives, the uneasy allies have no choice but to drag a slew of other heroes into Carnage's crosshairs. And the hard truth is that not everybody will make it out of this conflict in one piece...if they make it out at all! Collecting ABSOLUTE CARNAGE #1-5 and Free Comic Book Day 2019 (Spider-Man/Venom) #1. 200 PGS. Rated Teen +

Written by Al Ewing, More; Art by Filipe Andrade, More; Cover by Kyle Hotz
The effects of Absolute Carnage are felt across the Marvel Universe! The late Thaddeus "Thunderbolt" Ross was once the Red Hulk - and briefly bonded to the Venom symbiote! Now, Ross' corpse has been unearthed, though why and by whom remain unclear. But with Ross' gamma-infused body possibly in nefarious hands, Bruce Banner intends to find out! During its first visit to New York City, the same symbiote briefly bonded to a human host that wasn't Peter Parker or Eddie Brock! Now, years later, this mystery man will meet his destiny...at the hands of Carnage! And former Ghost Rider Alejandra Jones is next on the lethal killer's hit list! Danny Ketch must ride again, but can he keep her out of Carnage's clutches? Collecting Absolute Carnage: Immortal Hulk (2019) #1, Absolute Carnage: Symbiote Spider-Man (2019) #1, Absolute Carnage: Symbiote of Vengeance (2019) #1, Ravencroft stinger pages from Symbiote Spider-Man (2019) #3 and The Immortal Hulk (2018) #20. 112 PGS. Rated Teen +

Written by RAM V, PHILLIP KENNEDY JOHNSON & TY TEMPLETON Penciled by FRANCESCO MANNA, EDGAR SALAZAR, SALVADOR LARROCA & TY TEMPLETON Cover by KENDRICK “kunkka” LIM
Carnage is back to celebrate 30 years of symbiotic slaughter! Prepare to look deep into Cletus Kasady’s psychotic past — and to catch up with Venom’s offspring in the here and now, ready for his visceral and violent future! For years, the unhinged Cletus Kasady has been the only host the Carnage symbiote has known. Sharing a uniquely horrifying bond, the pair were the most notorious and prolific serial killers in the entire Marvel Universe. But after the events of EXTREME CARNAGE, Cletus’ codex has found a new home — leaving the Carnage symbiote adrift, alone…and deadlier and more bloodthirsty than ever before! What new and terrifying creature will emerge from this symbiotic solitude? Something wicked this way comes! Collecting CARNAGE (2022) #1-5 and CARNAGE FOREVER #1. 152 PGS. Rated Teen +

Written by RAM V Penciled by ROGÊ ANTÔNIO & FRANCESCO MANNA Cover by KENDRICK "kunkka" LIM
New depths of Carnage! The Carnage symbiote has a bloodlust unlike any other organism in the Marvel Universe. Now, prepare for it to reach new and never-before-seen heights! With violence and glory on its mind, the symbiote carves a bloody path through the Asgardian underworld with the singular goal of reaching Malekith the Accursed. But what does Carnage want with the disgraced lord of the Dark Elves? What does it have to do with Venom and Eddie Brock? And what fresh Hel will be unleashed on the Marvel Universe if the symbiote succeeds?! Carnage has ambitions of universal destruction and death, the likes of which would make even Knull himself tremble. But unlike the slain King in Black, Carnage has no weapon to inspire fear in the hearts of the living. Until now! Collecting CARNAGE (2022) #6-10. 112 PGS. Rated Teen +

Written by RAM V, CHRISTOS GAGE & TORUNN GRØNBEKK Penciled by FRANCESCO MANNA, ZÉ CARLOS & PERE PÉREZ Cover by PAULO SIQUEIRA
Carnage shall inherit the Earth! Every symbiote needs a host. And for Carnage, there has only ever been one host who has made it feel whole. It’s time for a reunion. Meanwhile, Flash Thompson has become convinced that a series of increasingly horrifying murders are all connected. As Flash puts the pieces together, get ready for Anti-Venom vs. Carnage – an all-out symbiote slugfest! Plus: While a reborn Cletus Kasady exacts his vengeance on an unsuspecting city, the Carnage symbiote remains adrift among the stars. The symbiote only has a few hurdles left before its glorious ascension to the throne of the King in Black – and the first is named Morlun! Collecting WEB OF CARNAGE #1 and CARNAGE (2023) #1-4. 136 PGS. Rated Parental Advisory

Written by TORUNN GRØNBEKK Penciled by PERE PÉREZ & KEN LASHLEY Cover by JUAN FERREYRA
The symbiotic psychopath continues his reign of terror! Born anew in symbiote goo and blood, Cletus Kasady is more dangerous and violent than ever before – and he has his sights dead set on the unsuspecting Venom! Untested against the might of his symbiotic sibling without his father by his side, Dylan Brock must hold the sadistic serial killer at bay. But is Carnage’s young symbiotic “sibling” just bait for Eddie Brock, the King in Black himself? Time for some bloody brother bonding! Meanwhile, there’s still one thing out there that can kill Carnage: Flash Thompson, A.K.A. Anti-Venom! Liz Allan makes a discovery that changes the symbiote balance of power! Flash and Cletus are both armed with surprising weapons! But while Carnage’s followers fight in his name, Cletus begins to question his godliness! Collecting CARNAGE (2023) #5-8 and VENOM (2021) #31-32. 136 PGS. Rated Parental Advisory

Written by TINI HOWARD, BENJAMIN PERCY, AL EWING, DONNY CATES, CHIP ZDARSKY, RAM V, DAN SLOTT, DECLAN SHALVEY, RYAN STEGMAN & MORE Penciled by KEN LASHLEY, SARA PICHELLI, JOHN MCCREA, KYLE HOTZ, MARCO CHECCHETTO, RAM V, GREG SMALLWOOD, DECLAN SHALVEY, RYAN STEGMAN & MORE Cover by SARA PICHELLI
Carnage is back, carving a path of chaos crafted by some of Marvel’s greatest creators! Beware, True Believers: These spine-chilling tales are not for the faint of heart — and they are presented in brutally beautiful black, white…and blood! Featuring the serial-killing super villain in savage battle with Spider-Man like you’ve never seen before, a horrifying tale set against the backdrop of the classic Maximum Carnage event and much more! And now the symbiotic slaughter-fest is bigger and badder than ever, collected in the Oversized Hardcover glory of a Treasury Edition! Collecting CARNAGE: BLACK, WHITE & BLOOD #1-4. Oversized Paperback. 136 PGS. Rated Parental Advisory

Written by TINI HOWARD, BENJAMIN PERCY, AL EWING, DONNY CATES, CHIP ZDARSKY, RAM V, DAN SLOTT, KARLA PACHECO, ALYSSA WONG, RYAN STEGMAN, DECLAN SHALVEY & ED BRISSON Penciled by KEN LASHLEY, SARA PICHELLI, JOHN MCCREA, KYLE HOTZ, MARCO CHECCHETTO, JAVIER FERNANDEZ, GREG SMALLWOOD, CHRIS MOONEYHAM, GERARDO SANDOVAL, JOE BENNETT, STEPHEN MOONEY & SCOTT HEPBURN Cover by SARA PICHELLI
Carnage is back, carving a path of chaos in his wake — one crafted by some of the greatest creators at Marvel! But beware, True Believers: These spine-chilling tales are not for the faint of heart — and they are presented in brutally beautiful black, white…and blood! Featuring the serial-killing super villain in savage battle with Spider-Man like you’ve never seen before, Carnage unleashed on humankind’s future, a horrifying tale set against the backdrop of the classic “Maximum Carnage” event, an epilogue to ABSOLUTE CARNAGE and KING IN BLACK by symbiotic sensation Donny Cates and more! Collecting CARNAGE: BLACK, WHITE & BLOOD #1-4. 136 PGS. Rated Parental Advisory

Written by DAVID MICHELINIE, TERRY KAVANAGH, J.M. DEMATTEIS & TOM DEFALCO Penciled by MARK BAGLEY, ALEX SAVIUK, TOM LYLE, SAL BUSCEMA, RON LIM & STEVEN BUTLER Cover by MARK BAGLEY
Carnage slashes his way into his own Epic Collection! When the offspring of Eddie Brock's alien symbiote bonds with Brock's psychopathic former cellmate, Cletus Kasady, the result is the most deranged and bloodthirsty foe Spider-Man has ever faced! Against the remorseless killer that is Carnage, Spidey must do the unthinkable and forge an alliance with Venom! But Carnage soon gathers some fiendish friends of his own: Carrion, Demogoblin, Shriek and the evil six-armed Spider-Man Doppelganger! And now a small army of heroes — including Spidey, Captain America, Iron Fist, Black Cat, Cloak and Dagger, Morbius and Venom — must hit the streets in a desperate bid to stop Maximum Carnage! Collecting AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) #361-363 and #378-380, WEB OF SPIDER-MAN (1985) #101-103, SPIDER-MAN (1990) #35-37, SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN (1976) #201-203 and material from SPIDER-MAN UNLIMITED (1993) #1-2 and AMAZING SPIDER-MAN ANNUAL (1964) #28. 472 PGS. Rated Ages 9 +

Written by J.M. DEMATTEIS, TOM DEFALCO, LARRY HAMA, WARREN ELLIS, DAN JURGENS, HOWARD MACKIE, TODD DEZAGO, DAVID QUINN & DAVID MICHELINIE Penciled by MARK BAGLEY, ANDREW WILDMAN, ART NICHOLS, KYLE HOTZ, DAN JURGENS, JOHN ROMITA JR., SAL BUSCEMA, JOSH HOOD, DAVE HOOVER, JOE ST. PIERRE, DARICK ROBERTSON & STEVE LIGHTLE Cover by SAL BUSCEMA
Carnage’s reign of terror continues! When the hit video game Carnage Unleashed provides the psychopathic symbiote the opportunity to gain his freedom, can Venom keep Cletus Kasady from filling the streets with blood? Then, when the planet of the symbiotes invades Earth, get ready for the attack of the 50-Foot Carnage! Plus: A psychiatrist tries to analyze Carnage, but who will get into whose head? How did Cletus’ symbiote infect Ben Reilly? And when Venom goes on trial, can Spider-Man and Daredevil prevent Carnage from causing chaos in the courtroom? Collecting AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) #403 and #410, VENOM: CARNAGE UNLEASHED #1-4, CARNAGE: MIND BOMB, SENSATIONAL SPIDER-MAN (1996) #3, SPIDER-MAN (1990) #67, SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN (1976) #233, CARNAGE: IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE and VENOM: ON TRIAL #2-3 — plus material from AMAZING SPIDER-MAN SUPER SPECIAL, SPIDER-MAN SUPER SPECIAL, VENOM SUPER SPECIAL, SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN SUPER SPECIAL and WEB OF SPIDER-MAN SUPER SPECIAL. 480 PGS. Rated Parental Advisory

Written by TOM DEFALCO, HOWARD MACKIE, PETER MILLIGAN & CHRISTOS GAGE Penciled by JOE BENNETT, LEE WEEKS, GRAHAM NOLAN, CLAYTON CRAIN, DARICK ROBERTSON, MARIO ALBERTI & SERGIO CARIELLO Cover by LEE WEEKS
Carnage goes cosmic! When the Carnage symbiote sets its sights on the Silver Surfer as a shiny new host, can Spider-Man possibly stop a lethal killer with the Power Cosmic?! Cletus Kasady’s wild story continues in the Negative Zone, where waits Blastaar the Living Bomb-Burst! But it won’t be long before Carnage is venting his “daddy issues” on none other than Venom – with his own offspring, Toxin, caught between them! Will the newest symbiote on the block be the most terrifying yet? Or could Toxin be a force for good? Plus: Spidey and the X-Men face an unholy alliance between Carnage and Mister Sinister! And witness a world where Cosmic Carnage battled the Avengers! Collecting AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) #430-431, PETER PARKER: SPIDER-MAN #13, WEBSPINNERS: TALES OF SPIDER-MAN #13-14, VENOM VS. CARNAGE #1-4, TOXIN #1-6, X-MEN/SPIDER-MAN #3 and WHAT IF? (1989) #108. 432 PGS. Rated Teen +

Written by ZEB WELLS, CULLEN BUNN, CHRIS YOST & KEVIN SHINICK Penciled by CLAYTON CRAIN, LAN MEDINA, REILLY BROWN, KHOI PHAM, DECLAN SHALVEY, PAULO SIQUEIRA, STEPHEN SEGOVIA & DAN MEXIA Cover by CLAYTON CRAIN
Volume #1 in the Carnage Modern Era Epic Collections. The shocking stories that set the psychotic symbiote on the road to solo superstardom! Carnage has returned to resume his symbiotic murder spree – and the Amazing Spider-Man and the Invincible Iron Man are first on his hit list! Together with his host, serial killer Cletus Kasady, Carnage looks to wreak some good, old-fashioned chaos in the small town of Doverton, Colorado – but standing in his way are heroes Spider-Man, Captain America, Hawkeye, the Thing and Wolverine; the special-ops Mercury Team; Dr. Tanis Nieves, A.K.A. Scorn; and the one and only Venom, now a government operative! But when Cletus finds a whole new microscopic world to terrorize, the Scarlet Spider and Venom must somehow work together to defeat him! And after performing unspeakable acts in the name of science, the Wizard unleashes a Superior Carnage on an unsuspecting world! Collecting CARNAGE (2010) #1-5, CARNAGE, U.S.A. #1-5, MINIMUM CARNAGE: ALPHA, SCARLET SPIDER (2012) #10-11, VENOM (2011) #26-27, MINIMUM CARNAGE: OMEGA and SUPERIOR CARNAGE #1-5. 472 PGS. Rated Teen +

Written by ALEX PAKNADEL & CODY ZIGLAR Penciled by JULIUS OHTA, FEDERICO VICENTINI, FRANCESCO MANNA, JAN BAZALDUA & MORE Cover by RYAN STEGMAN
Carnage vs. Miles Morales! Cletus Kasady is back — and badder than ever. With his soul trapped inside the Extrembiote Armor created by Tony Stark during KING IN BLACK, Cletus now has the means to level an untold amount of chaos on New York City — and the entire Marvel Universe! But like any good Tony Stark invention, the Extremis coursing through Cletus’ symbiotic veins needs power — and that means Cletus is hungry. Good thing Brooklyn’s very own Spider-Man is there to stand in his way! If Miles survives their first encounter, that is. But where will the young would-be hero known as the Red Goblin stand in this fight? And now that Cletus has scored himself an upgrade, can Miles level up to match?! Collecting CARNAGE REIGNS ALPHA, MILES MORALES: SPIDER-MAN (2022) #6-7, CARNAGE (2022) #13-14, RED GOBLIN #5 and CARNAGE REIGNS OMEGA. 200 PGS. Rated Teen +

Written by SABIR PIRZADA Penciled by FRANCESCO MORTARINO Cover by SKAN
The mother of all symbiote stories! Liz Allan is Normie Osborn’s mom and is blissfully unaware that her son is the all-new and all-deadly Red Goblin! But she does know something strange is going on – and after her late husband’s father, Norman Osborn (maybe you’ve heard of him?), gets pulled into the chaos and violence swirls around Normie, Liz has no choice but to use the resources at her disposal as the head of Alchemax to take matters into her own hands and become something the Marvel Universe has never seen before! Meanwhile, Toxin and his fellow Life Foundation symbiotes have been stolen! But by whom? And why?! Regardless, it’s up to Liz to save the symbiotes before they fall into the wrong hands and unleash untold havoc across New York! Collecting CULT OF CARNAGE: MISERY #1-5. 120 PGS. Rated Teen +

Written by CHARLES SOULE Penciled by JESÚS SAIZ Cover by IBAN COELLO
Eddie Brock bonds with a new symbiote to become the most lethal protector of all! He’s been Venom, he’s been Anti-Venom, he’s been the King in Black! Now Eddie Brock has made his darkest bond yet – with the one and only Carnage! But can he control his new other’s endless bloodlust? Or will Eddie end up giving himself over to madness and murder? When he walks into a police station and asks to be arrested, you know there’s going to be some trouble. But when he does so while bonded to Carnage, it’s going to be a bloody nightmare. Embarking on a hunt for other serial killers, they are led straight to the brutal cyborg Bushwacker – and then the homicidal artist known as Muse. It’s time for Eddie to prove he’s the biggest, baddest host a murderous symbiote could ask for – because Carnage is out for blood, and he doesn’t care whose it is! But while he’s searching for murderers, Misty Knight is closing in on him! Collecting EDDIE BROCK: CARNAGE #1-5. 120 PGS. Rated Teen +

Written by CHARLES SOULE Penciled by JESÚS SAIZ & JUANAN RAMIREZ Cover by JESÚS SAIZ
Eddie Brock has bitten off more than he can chew by bonding with the psychotic symbiote Carnage! Eddie is losing his grip on Carnage’s powers and bloodlust. Can he keep the symbiote’s baser instincts at bay until they locate a suitable target? Or will innocent people begin to pay for Eddie’s hubris? Meanwhile, back in Chicago, the lethal pair go from hunters to hunted as the serial killer Muse closes in on who destroyed his studio. With Carnage’s health and willpower slipping, will Eddie be able to hold on to his morals — or will he cross the line he himself drew in the sand and take the life of an undeserving civilian? Or perhaps a worthy, perfectly despicable, prey will find them instead! Meanwhile, Eddie’s dreams are haunted by a mysterious woman and a green phoenix pulling him to the West Coast. Could this be the key to killing Carnage once and for all? Collecting EDDIE BROCK: CARNAGE (2025) #6-10. 112 PGS. Rated Teen +

Written by PHILLIP KENNEDY JOHNSON, CLAY MCLEOD CHAPMAN, STEVE ORLANDO, ALYSSA WONG & MORE Penciled by MANUEL GARCIA, CHRIS MOONEYHAM, GERARDO SANDOVAL & MORE Cover by LEINIL FRANCIS YU
An event that truly lives up to its name! Spider-Man and friends were pushed to the limits in MAXIMUM CARNAGE. The Marvel Universe barely survived ABSOLUTE CARNAGE. Now we’re taking symbiote chaos to the Extreme! As the dust continues to settle after the symbiote-redefining KING IN BLACK saga, Eddie and Dylan Brock aren’t the only ones adjusting to a new normal. The Life Foundation symbiotes — Scream, Phage, Riot, Lasher and Agony — are trying to reconcile the sometimes-noble intentions of their hosts with their own all-too-often bloodthirsty impulses! But another symbiote is facing a stunning reinvention as well — and that means Carnage! What will happen when the refreshed Carnage symbiote targets the rest one by one? Collecting EXTREME CARNAGE ALPHA, EXTREME CARNAGE: SCREAM, EXTREME CARNAGE: PHAGE, EXTREME CARNAGE: RIOT, EXTREME CARNAGE: LASHER, EXTREME CARNAGE: AGONY, EXTREME CARNAGE: TOXIN, and EXTREME CARNAGE OMEGA. 200 PGS. Rated Teen +