Venom by Al Ewing & Ram V Vol. 4: Illumination
Al Ewing · Ram V · Torunn Grønbekk · Bryan Hitch · Cafu
Story era 12 · King in Black and the Krakoan Age
Ewing and Ram V begin Eddie and Dylan Brock’s post-Cates story through shifting perspectives on the symbiote’s history and future.
Book 4 of 4 in Venom by Ewing & Ram V — opening movement · 0 of 4 owned · 512 pages in all
Setup & reading order
3 earlier books in this run come first
- Before Venom (2021) #14
Dark Web #1 gives optional setup for Venom #14–15, and Dark Web Finale #1 gives the wider aftermath. The full event collection contains additional perspectives.
- After Venom (2021) #20 in Vol. 4
Read Venom (2021) #21 separately as a single issue or digitally before beginning Vol. 5; the official numbered trades omit this major Eddie and Bedlam chapter.
Optional context & path
Path: Venom by Al Ewing. Related projects that read well in this order; the order is a suggestion, not a requirement.
Only required setup and earlier volumes in the same project affect the queue. Everything here is optional.
The books
Venom by Al Ewing & Ram V Vol. 4: Illumination
Book 4 of 4 · King in Black and the Krakoan Age
Answers about the codex and the symbiote throne finally surface, closing the run’s opening movement.
See reading checkpoints9781302948504Planned edition#16–20Edition 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 · Venom by Al Ewing & Ram V Vol. 4: Illumination
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.
Connected stories
Connected project: Venom by Cates & Stegman
Connected project: Venom by Ewing — road to Venom War
Things to know
- Venom (2021) #21 is outside these collected editions; its reading checkpoint identifies the separate issue.