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Eddie Brock: Carnage Vol. 1: Killing Me

Al Ewing · Carlos Gómez · Charles Soule · Jesús Saiz · Juanan Ramírez · Joe Kelly · Ed McGuinness

Story era 13 · Krakoa to the New Ultimate Age

Two character-driven symbiote branches develop the changed hosts after Venom War and reunite in one crossover.

UnownedReading status not recorded120 pages5 full issues

Book 2 of 5 in After Venom War — All-New Venom, Eddie Brock, and Death Spiral · 0 of 5 owned · 880 pages in all

Setup & reading order

1 earlier book in this run comes first
  1. After Venom War #5

    Read All-New Venom #1–10 and Eddie Brock: Carnage #1–10 as parallel blocks, then Venom #250–254.

  2. After Venom #254

    Follow the Death Spiral collection’s crossover order through Amazing Spider-Man #23–27 and Venom #255–257, then its Body Count epilogue.

Optional context & path

Path: Venom by Al Ewing. Related projects that read well in this order; the order is a suggestion, not a requirement.

Useful background and earlier stops: Venom by Ewing — road to Venom War.

Only required setup and earlier volumes in the same project affect the queue. Everything here is optional.

About these books · 6 sources

Publisher and reference pages describe the editions. Reviews and reader discussions offer different views of the stories.

The books

This book

Eddie Brock: Carnage Vol. 1: Killing Me

Trade paperback · 120 pages · Unowned

Book 2 of 5 · Krakoa to the New Ultimate Age

In the parallel post-war branch, Eddie tries to direct Carnage’s bloodlust toward killers.

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Released 7 Oct 2025 · 120 pages · Iban Coello cover9781302962760Planned edition
Eddie Brock: Carnage (2025)#1–5
Earth-616 Primary
Edition sources

Each ISBN identifies a specific printing and cover. “Owned copy” identifies the edition on my shelf; “Planned edition” identifies the edition listed for collecting.

Duplication · Eddie Brock: Carnage Vol. 1: Killing Me

These books share full issues or parts of issues with other books in the plan. Open the lists below to see which stories repeat.

No shared contents are recorded with other books in the plan.

Things to know
  • Carnage’s body-horror art is stronger than its pacing. These books continue the characters’ stories after Venom War.
  • This sequence ends at Death Spiral; the Venom title continues beyond it.