The Venom War has officially begun. And with writer Al Ewing promising Newsarama that the big symbiote-centric crossover would crown the "one true Venom," it may turn out that the least likely candidate of all could at least be in the running - Peter Parker. Though it's been teased for a while in advance solicitations for September's Venom War #2 and October's Venom War #3 , we now know exactly how Peter and the Venom symbiote reunite.
And as it turns out, the reunion of Spider-Man and the Venom symbiote shows exactly what the heart-and-soul of Peter Parker is all about. Spoilers ahead for Venom War #1 Venom War #1 by writer Al Ewing, artist Iban Coello, colorist Frank D'Armata, and letterer Ariana Maher opens with a big event taking place at New York City's Grand Garden Arena, with the fabled superhero Unlimited Class Wrestling league hosting a special event. However, before the action can even get going, Eddie Brock and his "time-split" duplicates Wilde, Tyro, and Bedlam pop in from the timestream to interrupt the event, leading to an all-too-real blowout with some of the UCW combatants.
This in turn triggers a full evacuation of the venue, with Eddie demanding his son Dylan and the Venom symbiote come to the arena, and flat-out declaring "Welcome to the Venom War!" Meanwhile, elsewhere, the symbiote is now separate from Dylan Brock, Eddie's aforementioned son and its most recent full-time host. It takes a trip down memory lane, recounting its history with Peter Parker and .