Warning: SPOILERS for Venom #21
Eddie Brock has come to Venom Island with murder on his mind, determined to kill his greatest enemy -- the first (and worst) spawn of his symbiote -- and no matter what happens, the hunt is going to change his life forever. And that's a guarantee.
While Eddie and his symbiote's recent heroism has led to Venom being invited to join The Avengers as a certified superhero, there are some secrets and struggles only known by those who have merged with a symbiote. In the case of the current Venom series, there are two major secrets Eddie is keeping from his friends, family, and fellow heroes. That in order to defeat Cletus Kasady in the recent Absolute Carnage event, he had to absorb the murderous symbiote into his own body (bringing all kinds of trouble). And that as the heroes take a deep breath having survived several world-ending events... Knull is coming. But before the dark God of Symbiotes arrives to destroy the planet, Eddie has one last job to finish. A job that, once finished, means he will never be the same.
The story haa officially begun in the first part of "Venom Island" in Venom #21, with Eddie Brock making a dramatic crash landing on the eponymous island. Fans didn't know where or why Eddie was taking this vacation when it was first advertised, but the truth is now out. The island is the only place Eddie once believed he was free of his greatest foe. And once his hunt for Carnage is over, it truly will be:
Isla de Huesos. The Island of Bones... Once, long ago, I kidnapped Spider-Man and took him there to kill him. He faked his own death... and we thought... we thought it was over. We stayed there. On the island. We had peace. We ere... free. And then... Carnage. I left my paradise to stop him when he went on his first rampage across New York. An now we return. To burn every atom of him off the face of the Earth.
As exhilarating a setup as this issue really is, writer Donny Cates took to Twitter to promise that this chapter is anything but self-contained. Eddie has come to kill Carnage, but the true result of this hunt is unknown even to him:
I’m so happy you all like the start of Venom Island in issue 21 but I NEED you to understand something... Issue 22 is the craziest issue of Venom I’ve ever written. It’s horrifying. And it will change Eddie Brock’s life forever. You’ve been warned.
A chilling warning, but based on everything in Cates' Venom run to date... one that fans would be wise to take. Especially since they will have to wait another week to see what Eddie finds on "Venom Island," continuing in Venom #22 later this month.
- VENOM #22
- Release Date: January 8th, 2020
- Written by: Donny Cates
- Art by: Mark Bagley
- Cover by: Mark Bagley
- “VENOM ISLAND” PART II Donny Cates’ VENOM epic continues in grand fashion after ABSOLUTE CARNAGE, joined by industry legend and celebrated VENOM artist Mark Bagley. That’s all you’re getting out of us for this one, True Believers! After all, ABSOLUTE CARNAGE isn’t quite over yet…
Venom #21 is available now in your local comic book shop.
Source: Donny Cates