Venom: Lethal Protector
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| Venom: Lethal Protector | |
 Cover to Venom: Lethal Protector #1, "Darksoul Drifting", February 1993. Art by Mark Bagley. |
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| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
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| Schedule | monthly |
| Publication date | February 1993-July 1993 |
| Number of issues | 6 |
| Creative team | |
| Writer(s) | David Michelinie |
| Penciller(s) | Mark Bagley, Ron Lim, Sam DeLarosa |
| Inker(s) | Sam DeLarosa, Al Milgrom |
| Colorist(s) | Marie Javins |
Venom: Lethal Protector was a six issue comic book limited series featuring the Eddie Brock Venom, published by Marvel Comics from February 1993 to July 1993. It was written by David Michelinie and illustrated mostly by Mark Bagley, although Ron Lim and series colorist Sam DeLarosa pencilled the last two issues.
This marked the first time Eddie Brock received a series in which he was the main character, and attempted to change Venom from an unambiguous villain to an anti-hero.
[edit] Story
Before the story begins, Venom makes an agreement with Spider-Man that they will leave each other alone, on the condition that Venom commits no crimes. Venom then moves from New York City to San Francisco, and takes up with a group of California mole people. Shortly thereafter the father of one of Venom's victims seeks him out with a group of super-powered mercenaries to take revenge.
Spider-Man, seeing misleading coverage of Venom on television, heads to San Francisco to confront him and instead winds up fighting with Venom against five new offspring of the Venom symbiote: Scream, Phage, Riot, Lasher, and Agony.
[edit] Reprint
In July 1995, the series was collected in a trade paperback with a cover by Simon Bisley (ISBN 0-7851-0107-1). It is now out of print.
