Eddie Brock’s story pulses with tragedy. Smart, in excellent shape, great job… the world is set to be his oyster. And yet, he cannot help but derail the whole thing.

Then he has a one-in-a-million encounter with an alien being from another world, a being that can grant him power on an incredible level. Nearly anything Eddie desires, Venom could help him achieve it. Instead, he wastes the incredible chance trying -- and failing -- to achieve petty revenge for something he largely did to himself.

So it goes with Eddie Brock and Venom. Much like thermonuclear law, almost every good thing Brock does, he seems destined to follow with a thing as bad as the first one had been good.

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The Best of Brock

Despite the early death of his mother and a father who effectively freezes him out, Eddie becomes an excellent athlete and scholar.