Marvel Comics has revealed the star-studded creative lineup for Venom: Black, White & Blood #3. Among other things, this issue is notable for introducing a brand new Samurai Venom character created by Afro Samurai’s Takashi Okazaki.
Check out Okazaki’s variant cover to issue #3 below for an exclusive first look at Samurai Venom:
Similar to 2020’s Wolverine: Black, White & Blood, Venom: Black, White & Blood is an anthology miniseries where each story is rendered only in black, white, and red tones. This issue not only features the debut of Samurai Venom, but also a new story written by actor David Dastmalchian and drawn by Philip Tan that’s set in the earliest days of Eddie Brock’s venom career. The issue even boasts a main cover by TMNT co-creator Kevin Eastman, which you can see below:
Here’s the full solicitation for Venom: Black, White & Blood #3:
VENOM: BLACK, WHITE & BLOOD #3 (OF 4)
Written by DAVID DASTMALCHIAN, CARL POTTS & TAKASHI OKAZAKI
Art by PHILIP TAN, DAMIAN COUCEIRO & TAKASHI OKAZAKI
Cover by KEVIN EASTMAN
Variant cover by TAKASHI OKAZAKI
WITH GREAT POWER THERE MUST ALSO COME SYMBIOTE STORIES UNLIKE ANY OTHER!
David Dastmalchian joins the fray, as he and Philip Tan reveal the earliest exploits of VENOM as he stalked SPIDER-MAN through New York subways and rooftops, immune to Peter’s Spider-Sense, before AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #299!
From the world of the sleeper hit WHAT IF PETER PARKER BECAME THE PUNISHER? Carl Potts weaves a web with Damian Couceiro to show what happens if a Peter prone to violent solutions for his enemies became VENOM– and it’s just as shocking as you’d imagine!
Takashi Okazaki imagines a never-before-seen Venom in ancient Japan, as this SAMURAI SYMBIOTE goes up against a CRIMSON CARNAGE!
On Sale 10/29
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