Venom: The Hunger
Marvel · 1996 · 4 issues
About the series
In this 1996 Marvel miniseries, writer Len Kaminski and artist Ted Halsted explore a pivotal crisis for Eddie Brock as Venom, when his symbiote develops an uncontrollable hunger that threatens to consume him from within. Forced to seek help from the reluctant Dr. Thaddeus Paine, Brock confronts the terrifying possibility that his alien partner's primal urges may be beyond his control. The story also features appearances by Spider-Man and Scott Summers, and introduces the symbiote character Hybrid, deepening the lore of Marvel's living costumes. This series matters as a key examination of the Venom symbiote's predatory nature, laying groundwork for the character's later evolution.