Al Ewing and Ram V to Tell an Interesting Father-Son Story with Upcoming VENOM Run
Venom is getting a new creative team next month that will follow Eddie and Dylan Brock on what is described as a story similar to a road-trip where a son learns about his father. The new team consists of writers Ram V and Al Ewing with artist Bryan Hitch. Ewing’s issues will focus on Eddie who is serving as the King in Black while V follows Dylan as he learns to be a hero with a symbiote. While the first issue is set to release next month, here’s a little window into the future:
In December’s VENOM #3, Ram V will spotlight the early struggles of Dylan’s burgeoning career as a Marvel super hero. As everything Dylan Brock has come to know and love unravels around him, he is beginning to realize a terrible truth: The Venom symbiote is not a harmless pet, no matter how much it pretends to be one. It’s an alien. A dangerous, violent, often bloodthirsty alien. Whatever bond it had with Dylan’s father, Eddie Brock, special as it may have been…is gone. And Dylan might be soon too.
Talking about what to expect, V said:
When I knew I was going to be writing Dylan's story about his time as Venom I pitched it as a story told through the eyes of a boy on a road-trip wearing his father's jacket learning a thing or two about where his father picked up his scars and scuff-marks along the way. I think the story interactions between Venom the symbiote, Venom-- his father's symbiote, Dylan's own history and his attempt at finding a new equilibrium are all fascinating things to delve into as we tell this drama through an action-packed tense thriller with a hint of sci-fi, horror.
Ewing added:
How me and Ram are working together - we're a band, essentially. Every issue is a new single, every trade is an album, and Eddie and Dylan are our instruments. They're similar, but they make different notes, produce different sounds, build different stories. And for a while - so you should get used to it now - we're going to be taking turns in the spotlight, playing Dylan songs or Eddie songs, while the other band member stays in the background. As each new single comes out, you'll see how it fits together, forms one big concept album - or maybe a symphony. And then, when we're ready, we bring all the instruments in for the crescendo - and that's going to be something to hear.
Venom #3 will launch this December with a cover by Hitch, but fans can read Venom #1 on October 13 with a cover from Hitch. You can pre-order your copies through your local comic shop, comiXology (affiliate link), or wherever you buy comics.
