Venom: Lethal Protector II Vol 1 4

Venom: Lethal Protector II #4
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Art by: Paulo Siqueira and Matthew Wilson
Alternate Covers
2 - Lubera Variant
Art by: Logan Lubera and Rachelle Rosenberg
Release Date	June 14, 2023
Cover Date	August, 2023
Issue Details
Editor-in-Chief	C.B. Cebulski
Rating	T+ (13 and up)
Original Price	$3.99
Pages	32

1. "By Darker Reason"
Appearances · Synopsis
Writer(s)	David Michelinie
Penciler(s)	Farid Karami
Inker(s)	Farid Karami
Colorist(s)	Arif Prianto
Letterer(s)	Travis Lanham
Editor(s)	Tom Groneman Devin Lewis

 Swell. Magic... spells... demons? Living forever is starting to sound a lot less attractive! 

—Venom

Appearing in "By Darker Reason"

Featured Characters:

• Venom (Eddie Brock) (Main story and flashback)

Supporting Characters:

• Venom Symbiote (Main story and flashback)
• Dr. Franz Goddard
• Elias Wirtham

Antagonists:

• Doctor Doom (Dr. Victor von Doom) (Main story and flashback) (Bonds to the Venom Symbiote)
• U.S. Army

Other Characters:

• Cynthia von Doom (Only in recap) (Deceased)
• Spider-Man (Peter Parker) (Only in recap)
• Mister Fantastic (Dr. Reed Richards) (Only in recap)
• Vanguard
  • Vanguardians
    • Dennis Chan (Name revealed)
• Silver Sable International (Mentioned)
  • Silver Sable (Silvija Sablinova) (Mentioned)

Races and Species:

• Humans (Main story and flashback)
• Symbiotes (Main story and flashback)
• Robots (Main story and flashback)
• Demons (Only in recap)
• Cats (Mentioned)

Locations:

• Earth (Main story and flashback)
  • North America (Main story and flashback)
    • United States of America (Main story and flashback)
      • New York (Main story and flashback)
        • Adirondack Mountains (Main story and flashback)
          • Castle Doom (Main story and flashback)
      • New York City (Main story and recap)
        • Manhattan (Main story and recap)
          • Baxter Building (Only in recap)
          • Blessing Hospital
        • Kelner Scientific Innovations, Long Island (Mentioned)
  • Europe (Only in recap)
    • Balkan Mountains (Only in recap)
      • Latveria (Only in recap)
    • Croatia (Mentioned)
• Hell (Only in recap)
  • Mephisto's Realm (Only in recap)
• Battleworld (Only in recap)

Items:

• Doctor Doom's Armor (Main story and flashback)
• Spider-Man's Suit (Only in recap)
• Fantastic Four Uniforms (Only in recap)
• Sornai Artifact (Fragment)
• Darkhold (Fragment)

Events:

• Secret Wars (Only in recap)

Synopsis for "By Darker Reason"

• Synopsis not yet written

Solicit Synopsis

Just when VENOM and SILVER SABLE’s battle to stop planet-killing tech from falling into the wrong hands reaches its climax – a new player enters the game. DOCTOR DOOM has his own plans for the tech – and for EDDIE BROCK. Plans that will change Eddie and the symbiote FOREVER!

See Also

• 2 image(s) from Venom: Lethal Protector II Vol 1 4
• 1 reprint(s) of Venom: Lethal Protector II Vol 1 4