Venom #35 Novels & Stories

So I just finished 'Venom' #35, and honestly, that ending was a lot to process. Eddie's been through the wringer, right? The final confrontation with Bedlam is this wild psychic battle inside Eddie's mind, with Dylan trying to help from the outside. It ends with Eddie seemingly sacrificing himself to contain Bedlam's essence, collapsing into a dormant, cocoon-like state.

What really got me was the last few pages. Dylan is left holding what looks like a dormant symbiote, unsure if his dad is even alive in there. And then that final splash page: Meridius, the future version of Eddie from the King in Black timeline, just... watching. It's a massive 'oh crap' moment. The setup is clearly moving past the Bedlam arc and back into the whole time-traveling, dynasty-of-Eddies war that's been brewing. The next story seems to be about Dylan stepping up, Meridius making his move, and figuring out if Eddie can come back from being a living prison.

I'm a bit nervous about Eddie being benched, but Dylan's grown on me.

The current run by Ram V has 'Venom #35' ending the King in Black saga, I believe. It’s messy. Eddie’s separated from the symbiote for ages, Dylan’s the new host, and they’re fighting Meridius, this future version of Eddie who’s gone off the deep end. Issue #35 is basically the big throwdown where Dylan and Eddie finally team up, using the new ‘codex’ stuff to defeat Meridius and the other alternate Eddies. The finale tries to wrap up the whole time-loop premise, with Eddie accepting his role as King in Black to protect the hive.

Honestly, it felt rushed. After all that cosmic buildup, the resolution came too neat. But seeing Eddie and Dylan work together was a solid emotional beat, even if the plot mechanics around the codexes and the garden left me scratching my head. I’m just glad Al Ewing took over after this; the book needed a clearer direction.

The actual major event is Meridius getting absorbed, Dylan keeping the symbiote, and Eddie ascending to that god-like throne. It sets up the next arc, but as a standalone climax, it’s dense with metaphysical symbiote lore that doesn’t fully land.

So, the main event in Venom #35 is really Eddie Brock's struggle, but it's not just him. Flash Thompson as Agent Anti-Venom has a huge presence, dealing with the aftermath of the King in Black fallout and trying to hold things together. They're both wrestling with the symbiote hive-mind legacy, which feels like a therapy session gone horribly wrong, but with more tentacles.

Dylan Brock is there too, and honestly, his scenes hit differently. You see Eddie trying to be a dad while the universe is falling apart, and Dylan's not just a plot device—he's starting to make choices that scare the hell out of his old man. Plus, there's a weird cameo from Mercy, I think? The one working with the Maker. It sets up that whole dark timeline stuff that feels like it's creeping in from another book.

What stuck with me was the art during the Alchemax sequences. The way the symbiote matter moves is genuinely unsettling, like oil on water if it wanted to eat your face.