Carnage
Marvel · 2016–2017 · 16 issues
About the series
In the wake of the Secret Wars event, Marvel unleashed a new 16-issue series in 2016 that put the psychotic symbiote Carnage front and center. Writer Gerry Conway and artist Mike Perkins drove this dark, character-focused run, exploring the monstrous killer's origins and his twisted relationship with the host Cletus Kasady. It matters as a definitive modern take on the character, digging into the horror and legacy of one of Marvel's most brutal villains.