Venom Meets His Soul-Mate In New ‘All-New Venom’ #7 Variant
by Tony Thornley
Earlier this week, Marvel Comics revealed the new host of the Venom symbiote, and now All-New Venom is embracing the revelation.
In a new homage variant cover from superstar artist David Baldeon for June’s All-New Venom #7, Venom and his new host — Mary-Jane Watson — play a little dress up as the series’ supporting cast looks on. The cover pays homage to John Romita’s cover to Amazing Spider-Man Annual #21. The homage sure seems to imply a deeper bond between the symbiote and MJ — ‘til death do they part!
On his decision to take Spider-Man’s greatest love in this bold new direction, series writer Al Ewing explained, “We hooked readers in with the big mystery – albeit with a little misdirection thrown in — but now the cat’s out of the bag, we can really get into the unlikely interaction of MJ and Venom. Unlike previous hosts, these two aren’t together by choice, but their odd-couple energy makes for a bubbling pot of old-school soap opera thrills. If you’ve enjoyed this lighter take on Venom, there’s a lot more on the way — as well as some darker directions to come.”
Check out the cover above and watch for All-New Venom #7 on stands in June!
