Venom
Venom is a living costume, addiction metaphor, monster hero and legacy engine. The selection begins in Spider-Man conflict, grows through Eddie Brock, mutates with Flash Thompson as Agent Venom and later expands into cosmic symbiote mythology.
Filters
Venom omnibus reading should distinguish Spider-Man symbiote history, Eddie-led antihero material, Flash Thompson black-ops reinvention and later symbiote lore.