Venom - Vol 4 - #16 - 2019 - Absolute Carnage Prelude - (VFN+)

The calm before the blood-red storm! Mastermind writer Donny Cates returns to the helm of the series following the War of the Realms detour, seamlessly plunging Eddie Brock right back into a living nightmare as the official runway to the mega-event Absolute Carnage begins.

Eddie Brock thinks he has finally earned a moment to breathe, but the universe has other, far more terrifying plans. Stripped of his magical Asgardian armor and trying to piece his life back together in a scarred New York City, Eddie's primary focus is protecting his son, Dylan. However, a creeping, primordial dread is spreading through the underbelly of the Marvel Universe.