Issue 1 Chapter 1: The Bleeding King While walking to
Times Square,
Eddie Brock explains to his son
Dylan Brock about how the
Symbiotes were created by
Knull as well as the Church of the New Darkness having resurrected
Cletus Kasady. Upon arrival, Eddie notices that there are wanted posters for Venom for the deaths of Lee Price and several inmates at Ryker's Island. When they flee into the subway upon being trailed by a man in a trenchcoat, they encounter Kasady, who shoves them onto the subway tracks. They are saved by the man in the trenchcoat who is actually the
Venom symbiote in disguise. The Venom symbiote re-bonds to Eddie, stating that it has fully recovered from the dark magic that it absorbed. A pair of police officers arrive and hold Venom at gunpoint. When the train explodes, Venom shields Dylan as
Dark Carnage appears. Venom tells the police officers to get Dylan as far away from here as possible while he confronts Dark Carnage where he notices that Kasady's body is bonded to the
Grendel symbiote. As Dark Carnage tries to rip Venom off of Eddie, he claims that Knull is coming to destroy everything. Eddie uses the electrical rails of the subway to disable Dark Carnage as it briefly separates to reveal Kasady's corpse. While recuperating at an apartment, Eddie and Dylan are visited by
Robbie Robertson. He notices Eddie's condition and calls
Peter Parker.
Chapter 2: The God Son Sometime later at
The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, Spider-Man meets with Eddie and Dylan where he hears about Cletus Kasady being bonded to the Carnage symbiote, the approach of Knull as well as Eddie's encounters with
Roland Treece and the Dinosaur People. Their discussion is interrupted by a news report about the bodies of
Angelo Fortunato, Carl Mach,
Leslie Gesneria, and
Thaddeus Ross being discovered in a pit, with Eddie suspecting that
Anne Weying might be among the bodies in the pit. After thwarting a robbery, Spider-Man states to Eddie that he would ask
Mister Fantastic for a solution that involves extracting the codices without killing people, but the timeline is unfeasible causing Eddie to take Spider-Man to meet with
Maker. At the house of "Rex Strickland", Spider-Man and Venom meet Maker who is working on the S.C.I.T.H.E. (short for Symbiote Codex Isolation and Thermo-Heated Extraction) that was commissioned by Project Oversight.
Normie Osborn was brought to Maker as he and Dylan get acquainted. When Spider-Man would not let the S.C.I.T.H.E. be tested on Dylan, Maker states that he wants to test it on
Norman Osborn.
Issue 3 Miles has been transformed into a six-armed Carnage Doppelganger. Lamenting that he could not rescue Miles, Venom fights him as Scorpion calls for help. As the Grendel symbiote heals Osborn, Venom brings Scorpion to the house of "Rex Strickland" since Scorpion would be in danger if he was sent back to prison. Venom finds that Spider-Man has called in Captain America,
Thing, Wolverine, and
Bruce Banner. As Captain America is handed Scorpion, Dylan comes in, having befriended a Sleeper symbiote that bonded to a cat. As Eddie is placed in a pod part of the S.C.I.T.H.E., the real Eddie Brock comes in and states his knowledge of Spider-Man being Peter Parker. It is then discovered that Eddie is Dark Carnage in disguise. Dark Carnage cracks through Captain America's pod as the Carnage Doppelgangers break into the building. The Venom symbiote leaves Eddie and engulfs Banner, transforming into a Hulk-like form.
Issue 4 While the Venomized Hulk fights Dark Carnage, Eddie Brock leads Spider-Man, Dylan Brock, and Normie Osborn to the door while assuring to Dylan that Sleeper can handle himself. Eddie asks Spider-Man to watch over Dylan while he gets the weapons that the
Jury used on the Symbiotes. Eddie even equips himself with a
Guardsman gauntlet and
Captain America's shield. Eddie is then ambushed by the Carnage-possessed Miles Morales. Dark Carnage senses the power of the
One Below All in Hulk and begins planning to access its power. When Dark Carnage tries to get the Venomized Hulk to side with him, Hulk punches Dark Carnage, who sends tendrils into his head to mess with his mind. Using the cannon in the Guardsman gauntlet and charging Captain America's shield with it, Eddie Brock electrocutes the Symbiote and frees Miles from its control. Afterward, Miles tells Eddie that he needs to get to the Venom Symbiote before Dark Carnage absorbs it and frees Knull. Dark Carnage rips Venom off of Hulk and assimilates it. Captain America assures Eddie that he did all he can while punching a Carnage doppelganger. As Captain America takes back his shield, Thing and Wolverine arrive as the three of them charge towards Dark Carnage. Miles tells Eddie that the Carnage doppelgangers are attacking the S.C.I.T.H.E. and that Maker lied about destroying the Symbiote Codices. As Dark Carnage wipes the floor with Captain America, Thing, and Wolverine while Spider-Man fights Norman Osborn, Eddie fights past the Carnage Doppelgangers to get to the S.C.I.T.H.E. Punching his hand into the S.C.I.T.H.E.'s container, Eddie bonds with the Codices of Venom, Carnage, Riot, Agony, Lasher, Phage, Sleeper, Dreadface, Mania, and several unnamed Symbiotes. Venom goes after Absolute Carnage and declares himself as the avenging fury of New York.
Issue 5 The issue begins with a flashback of Eddie Brock first meeting Cletus Kasady in prison. In the present, while Eddie fights Dark Carnage,
Cloak, Dagger,
Iron Fist,
Firestar,
Morbius,
Deathlok,
Captain Marvel,
Deadpool, and
Scream arrive to help in the battle. Meanwhile, Spider-Man collapses during the fight with Norman, leading Dylan to somehow detonate him. Dark Carnage attacks Dylan, holding him hostage and reminding Eddie of his choice: to let his son die and let Dark Carnage awaken Knull or to kill Dark Carnage and take all of his codices, awakening Knull himself. Choosing to save his son, Eddie creates a Necrosword out of his combined symbiotes to kill Carnage, freeing Knull in the process, who sets off for Earth. As Spider-Man leaves to check on the others, Eddie is confronted by Dylan about them being father and son. ==Titles involved==