Venom Vol 2 8

Part of the 'Spider-Island' event Alternate Covers: Textless Venom Vol 2 #8 Published Released December, 2011 October 26, 2011 Issue Details Rating T+ (13 and up) Original Price $2.99 Editor-in-Chief Axel Alonso Cover Artist Tony Moore John Rauch Production Alan Fine Publisher Dan Buckley Chief Creative Officer Joe Quesada "Spider-Island Part 3" Writer Rick Remender Penciler Tom Fowler Inker Tom Fowler Colourist John Rauch Letterer Joe Caramagna Editor Stephen Wacker Thomas Brennan Previous Issue Next Issue Amazing Spider-Man #671 (Story) Venom Vol 2 #7 (Title) Amazing Spider-Man #672 (Story) Venom Vol 2 #9 (Title)

Appearing in "Spider-Island Part 3"

Featured Characters:

• Venom (Cpl. Flash Thompson)

Supporting Characters:

• U.S. Army
  • Project Rebirth 2.0
    • General Brad Dodge
    • Lieutenant Aaron MacKenzie
  • Special Forces
    • Captain Katherine Glover
  • Numerous unnamed soldiers
• Spider-King / Captain America (Steve Rogers)
• Betty Brant

Antagonists:

• Numerous unnamed Homo arachnus
• Miles Warren Clones (Death)
• The Queen (Adriana Soria)

Other Characters:

• Future Foundation (Appears on a computer screen, TV, or hologram only)
  • Mister Fantastic (Reed Richards) (Appears on a computer screen, TV, or hologram only)
• Samson
• Anti-Venom (Eddie Brock) (Mentioned)
• Eleonore Brant (Mentioned) (Deceased)
• Harrison Thompson (Mentioned) (Deceased)
• Numerous unnamed New Yorkers
• NYPD
• Rosie Thompson (Named only)
• Jesse Thompson (Named only)
• President Barack Obama (Mentioned) (Topical reference)
• Avengers (Mentioned)
• Jackal (Miles Warren) (Mentioned)
• Harrison's father (Named only)
• U.S. Marine Corps (Mentioned)
• U.S. Government (Mentioned)

Races and Species:

• Humans
• Dogs
• Homo arachnus
• Klyntar
• Homo insectus

Locations:

• Earth
  • United States of America
    • New York
      • Catskill Mountains
        • Project Rebirth Headquarters
      • New York City
        • Manhattan
          • Financial District (Appears on a computer screen, TV, or hologram only)
            • South Street Seaport (Appears on a computer screen, TV, or hologram only)
              • Eleventh Avenue (Appears on a computer screen, TV, or hologram only)
                • Horizon Labs (Appears on a computer screen, TV, or hologram only)
          • Morningside Heights
            • St. Luke's Hospital
          • Upper West Side
          • Central Park
        • Queens (Named only)

Items:

• Spider-Virus (Behind the scenes)
• Venom Symbiote
• Captain America's Uniform and Energy Shield

Events:

• World War II (Mentioned)
  
  

Synopsis for "Spider-Island Part 3"

At Project Rebirth Headquarters, Aaron injects the subdued Spider-King with the Spider-Island cure.

In St. Luke's Hospital, Betty hands Flash a letter his father wrote to him in case he died. Before he gets a chance to read it, he is given orders to kill the Queen. Flash tells Betty he is going to find an evac and hands her a gun.

At her lair under Central Park, the Queen is getting a manicure from a clone of the Jackal, who has transformed into a spider-monster. The Jackal is dead as well as the rest of clones. She listens to the news on a monitor when the clone accidently breaks her nail. Before she punishes him, she sees Venom clinging to the ceiling above her. He fires a bullet that hits her point blank but it bounces off of her. She then takes the gun from him and shoots the clone in the arm and throws Venom to the ground.

They begin to fight, during which she tells him about her time in the marines. She uses her sonic scream on him, which tears the symbiote off his body. Luckily, the clone comes to his aid and bites her in the neck. Flash falls into the puddle of symbiote and tries to gets it to bond with him again. It does but not fast enough for him to recover his father’s letter, which is consumed in a fire.

After the Queen kills the clone, she searches for Venom, who’s made his way to the surface. The Queen catches up to him and knocks him to the ground and starts to beat him until he’s close to losing consciousness.

Captain America arrives in the nick of time and fights the Queen. However, he is no match for her and he is almost killed. Luckily, Venom comes from behind and stabs her in the back with Cap’s shield.

Unfortunately, she is not dead and transforms into a giant spider. Cap and Venom stand ready to fight.

Solicit Synopsis

SPIDER-ISLAND TIE IN! Flash Thompson has suffered a terrible loss, just when his Venom persona is needed to protect New York City the most! The Infestation’s architects have gained an unimaginable edge and Venom must go head-to-head with the Spider-King! With a broken heart and the fate of New York on his shoulder, well, folks you've heard it before but after this, trust us, Venom's world can never be the same again! By Rick Remender (X-FORCE) and Tom Fowler (AGE OF HEROES)

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