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No. 160 — Longer term

Venom War

Al Ewing · Ram V · Torunn Grønbekk · Bryan Hitch · Cafu · Iban Coello

Story era 13 · Krakoa to the New Ultimate Age

The later Venom volumes and Venom War core carry Eddie and Dylan’s central conflict through its climax.

UnownedReading status not recorded144 pages5 full issues

Book 5 of 5 in Venom by Ewing — road to Venom War · 0 of 5 owned · 640 pages in all

Setup & reading order

Required setup for this book

These earlier stories explain events this book builds on. Reading checkpoints show where to switch books during a crossover.

4 earlier books in this run come first
  1. After Venom (2021) #35 in Vol. 8

    Interleave the finale in publication order: Venom War #1, Venom #36, Venom War #2, Venom #37, Venom War #3, Venom #38, Venom War #4, Venom #39, then Venom War #5.

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

This book

Venom War

Trade paperback · 144 pages · Unowned

Book 5 of 5 · Krakoa to the New Ultimate Age

The five-issue event concludes the conflict between Eddie and Dylan, while its side stories appear in separate books.

See reading checkpoints
Released 1 Apr 2025 · 144 pages · Iban Coello cover9781302958695Planned edition
Venom War (2024)#1–5
Earth-616 Primary

This book contains Venom War’s five core issues. The larger event omnibus also includes tie-in stories.

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 · Venom War

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

Direct continuation Ewing and Ram V continue Venom (2021) after the Cates/Stegman run, with a new long-form symbiote cosmology.

Connected project: Venom by Cates & Stegman

Event conclusion Venom War is the finale movement after Venom (2021) #1–34, not a direct jump from the Cates omnibus.
Things to know

Collecting rule: Acquire both lean finale paperbacks, then interleave their issues at the documented checkpoint; do not add the tie-in-heavy Venom War Omnibus.

Edition note: Eight numbered Venom paperbacks connect to the Venom War core. Venom (2021) #21 remains a separate reading checkpoint.

  • Venom (2021) #21 is covered by the earlier reading checkpoint rather than presented as a physical book.
  • Venom Vol. 8 and Venom War interleave issue by issue, as shown in the reading checkpoints.