{"product_id":"venom-war-carnage-1-2024-nm","title":"Venom War: Carnage # 1 2024 NM","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eVenom War: Carnage #1\u003c\/b\u003e is the first issue of a three-part limited series tie-in to the 2024 Marvel Venom War event. Released on August 21, 2024, it features a \"god-level\" Carnage who has returned to Earth to pursue his own agenda amidst the conflict between Eddie and Dylan Brock. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eCreative Team\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"margin-top: 0in;\" type=\"disc\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;\"\u003eWriter: Torunn Grønbekk\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;\"\u003eArtist: Pere Pérez\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;\"\u003eColorist: Erick Arciniega\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;\"\u003eLetterer: Joe Sabino \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eStory Summary\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe issue portrays Carnage as a deadly wildcard with goals that do not align with either side of the primary Venom War. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"margin-top: 0in;\" type=\"disc\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in;\"\u003eObsession with Alchemax: Carnage is fixated on a powerful \"symbiote-killing\" chemical weapon from Alchemax that nearly destroyed him in a previous encounter (Carnage #8).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in;\"\u003eBrutal Experiments: To understand and neutralize this threat, he conducts horrific experiments on hostages in abandoned subway tunnels, exposing them to the weapon's corrosive power source.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in;\"\u003eInfiltration: He tracks down Alchemax employees Sally Christiansen and Finn Taylor to uncover the origins of the \"K-Program\"—a project that experiments on prison inmates using symbiote-based technology.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in;\"\u003eMultiversal Godhood: The story establishes that after killing Venoms across the multiverse, Carnage has achieved godlike power, making him an unstoppable force going up against human targets.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BattleBuddyComics.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48084470431844,"sku":"BR42","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0728\/7606\/4868\/files\/IMG_2026_03_22_14_35_11_175.jpg?v=1774208221","url":"https:\/\/battlebuddycomics.com\/products\/venom-war-carnage-1-2024-nm","provider":"BattleBuddyComics.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}