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Eddie Brock and his son, Dylan Brock, both hold the Venom mantle, but only one of them can be Venom and the victor will be decided this summer in the pages of Marvel Comics’ Venom War. Check it out…

Maximum Carnage. Absolute Carnage. King in Black. Every few years, the wild symbiote corner of the Marvel Universe erupts in a saga oozing with violence, drama, and insanity that only Venom and his kind can deliver. This August, the next milestone symbiote event arrives in Al Ewing and Iban Coello’s Venom War.

Can it live up to the iconic stories listed above? That will be decided once it hits stands, but we’d be lying to say it doesn’t sound like an event with major consequences for Venom.

A master at planning out epic storylines, Ewing has been laying the foundation for Venom War since the very beginning of his current run of Venom. Limitless in scope, the series has followed Eddie Brock and his son, Dylan, on separate journeys as the symbiote heroes. However, after both have terrifying glimpses of the future, they realize only one of them can be Venom.

Their father-and-son feud will become everyone’s problem as past and present symbiote characters alike are forced to take a side. Needless to say, should Dylan be the last Venom standing, a lot of fans aren’t likely to be happy about it!

Here’s the official description of the event:

LAST VENOM STANDING! The Venom Symbiote has bonded with both Eddie Brock and his son Dylan at different points. Now both Brocks are going head-to-head, determined to be the one, true Venom! Father versus son in a showdown of showdowns that threatens to tear the world asunder! From heavyweight talent champions Ewing and Coello comes a Battle for the ‘Biote like you’ve never seen!

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“This is what we’ve been building to since the start of this wild and way-out symbiote odyssey – the fateful confrontation between father and son!” Ewing said of his plans for Venom War. “Where better to have it than inside the squared circle? And who better to bring this all-action epic to the page with than my old buddy Iban Coello?”

“I’m tellin’ ya, goo believer – this is vehemently varied Venom violence like never viewed, and only one host can wear the symbiote when the dust settles! Who’s it gonna be?”

We’ll no doubt have more to share about Venom War in the coming months, and Marvel Comics has confirmed that there will be plenty of tie-in issues (because what event would be complete without a long list of budget-breaking additional issues?).