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Claire Dixon from the Carnage series returns and captures Venom, telling Eddie that his symbiote is about to spawn. This is something that the Venom symbiote has been keeping from Eddie. It's extremely refreshing to see a Venom story that is strictly about Venom and his world, and is not just another crossover. All in all, this story was awesome and an amazing segueway into what Cates and Stegman are going to be doing.
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In Venomized, the Poisons attack the X-Men mansion and other Marvel heroes, including Spider-Man, giving them symbiotes so that the Poisons can harness and control Earth's heroes. Spider-Man tries to get the symbiote off using the same church bell from Web of Spider-Man #1, but fails because the symbiote is being controlled in some manner by the Poisons. Cletus Kasady is taken by the Poisons from jail and is being forced to bond to another symbiote. Finally, Venom and the surviving O5 return to Earth to warn the heroes of the threat and join the fight.
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