Venom Infects the Marvel Universe This January

Last month we reported on the six part weekly Venom story featuring X-23, Ghost Rider and Red Hulk. If that wasn't enough Venom action for you, Marvel has announced that January will begin our first look at a bunch of Venom variant covers.

February is going to be an action packed month for Venom, but before the insanity begins we’ve got your first look at January’s jaw dropping Venom Variants! Brought to you by some of the best artists in the industry, get ready for a unique look at your favorite Marvel heroes as they get infected by symbiotes!

Kicking off February with a bang, Venom makes unholy alliances with Red Hulk, Ghost Rider & X-23 to save Sin City, Las Vegas, from total chaos in Venom: Circle of Four. Then, just as Rick Remender and Gabriel Hardman take the reins as the new creative team of Secret Avengers, they draft Venom to the team’s lineup!

So what are you waiting for True Believer, go out and tell your retailers to make yours VENOM!

Check out the other variants.

CAPTAIN AMERICA #7 (NOV110480)

CAPTAIN AMERICA #7 VENOM VARIANT (NOV110481)

Written by ED BRUBAKER

Pencils by ALAN DAVIS

Variant Cover by MIKE PERKINS

FOC- 12/19/2011, ON SALE- 01/11/2012

DEFENDERS #2 VENOM VARIANT (NOV110489)

DEFENDERS #2 VENOM VARIANT (NOV110488)

Written by MATT FRACTION

Pencils by TERRY DODSON

Variant Cover by CHRIS STEVENS

FOC-12/12/2011, ON SALE- 01/4/2012

FF #14 (NOV110542)

FF #14 VENOM VARIANT (NOV110543)

Written by JONATHAN HICKMAN

Pencils by JUAN BOBILLO

Variant Cover by MICHAEL RYAN

FOC-01/2/2012, ON SALE- 01/25/2012

SECRET AVENGERS #21 (NOV110497)

SECRET AVENGERS #21 VENOM VARIANT (NOV110498)

Written by WARREN ELLIS

Pencils by STUART IMMONEN

Variant Cover by KHOI PHAM

FOC- 01/2/2012, ON SALE- 01/25/2012

VENOM #12 (NOV110533)

VENOM #12 VENOM VARIANT (NOV110534)

Written by RICK REMENDER

Pencils by LAN MEDINA

Variant Cover by MIKE DEL MUNDO

FOC-12/26/2011, ON SALE- 01/18/2012

WOLVERINE & THE X-MEN #4 (NOV110560)

WOLVERINE & THE X-MEN #4 VENOM VARIANT (NOV110561)

Written by JASON AARON

Pencils by NICK BRADSHAW

Variant Cover by MARK BROOKS

FOC- 12/19/2011, ON SALE- 01/11/2012

X-MEN #23 (NOV110570)

X-MEN #23 VENOM VARIANT (NOV110571)

Written by VICTOR GISCHLER

Pencils by WILL CONRAD

Variant Cover by JOHN TYLER CHRISTOPHER

FOC- 12/12/2011, ON SALE- 01/4/2012

wow can't wait wish there was a uncanny variant

Venom should invade Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3....

DO IT CAPCOM!

Moon Knight Venom looks awesome. That should be an arc.

EPIC WIN!! XD I can't wait!

Sigh.

iceman looks pretty cool

@ReVamp said:

Sigh.

What?

Yikes,and I thought that was gonna spill into the Red Hulk series a moment...::grits teeth:: Still, looks like a nice arc to consider. Loves me some Venom.

Has badass written all over it, honestly looking foreward for this.

@InnerVenom123 said:

@ReVamp said:

Sigh.

What?

They did this in Mighty Avengers and it was crap.

@ReVamp said:

@InnerVenom123 said:

@ReVamp said:

Sigh.

What?

They did this in Mighty Avengers and it was crap.

It's just variant covers, it isn't an actual story arc. It's to promote the Venom book.

@InnerVenom123 said:

@ReVamp said:

@InnerVenom123 said:

@ReVamp said:

Sigh.

What?

They did this in Mighty Avengers and it was crap.

It's just variant covers, it isn't an actual story arc. It's to promote the Venom book.

Ohhhh! Well in that case, I'm all for this, it looks f***ing amazing ^__^

Iceman venom looks so silly, it makes me chuckle. Digging moon knight though.

LOL Hot damn those are awesome!

Well, it's Dead....

'Sees infected Black Widow'

Oh, hell yeah!

@ReVamp:

actualy it was kickass and the doctor doom battle story that resulted from it was even more badass

my does storm look...interesting...

@movieartman said:

@ReVamp:

actualy it was kickass and the doctor doom battle story that resulted from it was even more badass

I disagree, but to each his own.

Whew, thank Odin this isn't a real story...

Is that Red She Hulk or Victoria Hand? Domino looks like a female Spawn

black widow venom looks epic

@ReVamp said:

@InnerVenom123 said:

@ReVamp said:

@InnerVenom123 said:

@ReVamp said:

Sigh.

What?

They did this in Mighty Avengers and it was crap.

It's just variant covers, it isn't an actual story arc. It's to promote the Venom book.

Ohhhh! Well in that case, I'm all for this, it looks f***ing amazing ^__^

Without mentioning they sorta did the same thing during the 90s, in a mini-arc of the Clone Saga, Planet of the Symbiontes and the video game Spider-Man: Web of Shadows. Better be just the variant covers.

@Wattup said:

Whew, thank Odin this isn't a real story...

My thoughts exactly. Venom symbiots taking over every character, noooooo. Special covers just showing off some designs, sure, why not.

I have a feeling some of the other symbiotes are going to bond with other heroes (as seen above )and mimic their powers and then they will be removed and then used to form a team of Symbiotes with other abilities than Spider-Man.

@obscurefan said:

@Wattup said:

Whew, thank Odin this isn't a real story...

My thoughts exactly. Venom symbiots taking over every character, noooooo. Special covers just showing off some designs, sure, why not.

Ditto. So soon after the whole Spider Island event, would make it pretty lame. I'm all for them showing off this sort of art, though.

Marvel... What have you done?

whenever I infect someone it never makes this much news

Sweet! Do they all have a storyline that has to do with Venom? If not, that's still f*cking awesome, I'd love a variant like that.

didn't they already do this with Carnage?

venom moon knight kicks A$$!!

@Xenozoic Shaman said:

@obscurefan said:

@Wattup said:

Whew, thank Odin this isn't a real story...

My thoughts exactly. Venom symbiots taking over every character, noooooo. Special covers just showing off some designs, sure, why not.

Ditto. So soon after the whole Spider Island event, would make it pretty lame. I'm all for them showing off this sort of art, though.

Yes, but remember this is Marvel we're talking about. Overkill is part of the company's approach. Remember Marvel Zombies? 8 )

awesome wish there was blsck panther being taken over by venom

That Venom Cap Variant will be mine! Damn that thing is sweet!

@Deadcool: They're just variants. Relax. =P

interesting. o.O

nice

so....fkin badass n creepy lol

This is worse than Hulked-out heroes!

These are cool and all.... but is this the 90's and no one told me?

Can't freakin' wait :D

what is Venom the new Deadpool? i haven't read anything venom related that has come out recently yet and im already tired of hearing about him

love the venom covers.

@shawn87 said:

what is Venom the new Deadpool? i haven't read anything venom related that has come out recently yet and im already tired of hearing about him

Venom was already overexposed once in the 90s. So really, Deadpool was the new Venom. =P

symbiote invasion lets hope they got it to work this time. I hope they still have the happy gun ready. We really need to check on wolverine healing factor again I thought he can resist the symbiote. It hurts him allot though. than again he did went though hell literally so the symbiote has a lot to work with.

@InnerVenom123 said:

@shawn87 said:

what is Venom the new Deadpool? i haven't read anything venom related that has come out recently yet and im already tired of hearing about him

Venom was already overexposed once in the 90s. So really, Deadpool was the new Venom. =P

Boom Roasted!

This covers are all amazing! Can't wait for Marvel to release the next batch!

This looks like that we are going to have some good Venom crossovers.

@InnerVenom123 said:

@Deadcool: They're just variants. Relax. =P

Oh... Then they are nice...

Is Venom worth it?

This is something I've wanted Marvel to do for a long time, glad it's not a huge event! Seeing all the Marvel universe as symbiotes is awesome.

yes let the Venom Epicness begin in 2012 XD