ALL-NEW VENOM FINALLY REVEALED!

SPOILERS AHEAD!

After so much speculation and misdirection, Mary Jane Watson is revealed to be the new host of Venom in All-New Venom #5 by Al Ewing and Carlos Gómez, which is on sale this Wednesday!

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Since the beginning of Al Ewing and Carlos Gómez’s All-New Venom, the mystery surrounding the secret identity of Venom’s new host has had fans buzzing! Along with Dylan Brock, readers have been narrowing down the list of suspects over the months, ruling out names like Luke Cage, Madame Masque, Rick Jones, and Robbie Robertson, until they were nearly convinced that the new symbiote hero was Paul Rabin. But no, this week’s All-New Venom #5 reveals the shocking truth that no one saw coming—All-New Venom is actually Mary Jane “MJ” Watson!

Check it out for yourself on the newly revealed All-New Venom #5 Spoiler Variant Cover by Martín Cóccolo, which pays tribute to MJ’s first appearance, plus a secret fifth Suspect Variant Cover by Clayton Crain, which many comic shops will receive as a free surprise variant cover. Additionally, there’s Lucas Werneck’s Spoiler Variant Cover for All-New Venom #6. Crain’s surprise cover and the final page of All-New Venom #5 will also be used for Variant Covers in the upcoming second printing.

From her career as a high fashion model to her time fighting supervillains as the hero Jackpot, Mary Jane’s life has certainly had its unexpected moments—but nothing like this! Now that her identity is out in the open, the real mystery starts—how and why did she become All-New Venom? Stay tuned for answers in next month’s All-New Venom #6, where MJ’s symbiote adventure continues with a tense confrontation between her and the symbiote!

What does Al Ewing have to say?

On his decision to take Spider-Man’s greatest love in this bold new direction, Ewing explained, “We hooked readers in with the big mystery – albeit with a little misdirection thrown in – but now the cat’s out of the bag, we can really get into the unlikely interaction of MJ and Venom. Unlike previous hosts, these two aren’t together by choice, but their odd-couple energy makes for a bubbling pot of old-school soap opera thrills. If you’ve enjoyed this lighter take on Venom, there’s a lot more on the way — as well as some darker directions to come.”