Comic book writer Cullen Bunn (The 6th Gun, Harrow County, Magneto) should return to writing the Spider-Man character, Venom (currently hosted by Flash Thompson as Agent Venom) for a new ongoing series as a part of the post-Secret Wars relaunch in Fall 2015, if not as the launch writer, then as a back-up-to-full-time writer in the eventuality that the launch writer leaves the book.



Bunn had first started writing the character's story in 2012 in the self-titled Venom (Vol. 2) comic book series alongside the then-current series writer Rick Remender beginning with the series's renown "Savage Six" story arc. He had taken full writing responsibilities following Remender's departure from the series in issue #23, and continued to craft long-form tales of intrigue until the series's untimely cancelation in 2013 with issue #42.



Though Remender is often credited with revolutionizing Venom as a character through the said series, which he began in 2011, and co-penned one of the series's most popular cross-over arcs with writers Rob Williams and Jeff Parker in "Circle of Four," it was Bunn who took the series to new heights by continuing to develop the aftermath of the aforementioned story arc and transforming the character's previous story theme of clandestine military operation into that of weird and street-level crime, a fitting theme for the change in the character's status quo. Bunn helped to further differentiate Agent Venom from that of his spider-themed inspirations and molded the character into a unique hero with his own mythology.



This petition, however, is not for inciting Marvel to hire Bunn to continue writing Agent Venom character exclusively; first, Marvel should hire Bunn partly to tie up his and Remender's loose plotlines left unresolved at the end of the Venom series, including:

- The Descent, involving Andi Benton and the demon-possessed Mania symbiote

- Toxin (Eddie Brock) and his pact with Agent Venom

- The eventual return of the Symbiote Slayers

- Agent Venom's romantic relationship with Brunnhilde, the Valkyrie

- The Spawning, a mysterious event involving symbiotes as hinted by Toxin during "Savage Six"

- Agent Venom's work relationship with Katy Kiernan

- Jack O'Lantern's eventual return



Additionally, Bunn should be allowed to pursue his other plans he had for the previous series as stated on a Reddit AMA.



Finally, Bunn should be the one to take the reigns of the post-Secret Wars All-New, All Different Venom series and push the character and story forward into Marvel's new publication era. As teased by artist Ariel Olivetti on Twitter and Facebook, there is a lot of speculation as to the series teaser's tagline, "I've returned" about whether Flash will be making a return to Earth as Agent Venom after his stint with the Guardians of the Galaxy, or if, as it has been requested by many Venom fans for years, Eddie Brock will be making his long-awaited return as Venom somehow. If Olivetti's teaser is legitimate and whichever possibility is chosen by Marvel, Bunn should be the one to pen the new series, especially if Eddie is the one returning as Venom.



Bunn has proved through his work with Marvel and DC that he understands his audience. He not only listens to the fans (for example, he many times had interacted with the community of the Internet's premier Venom fansite, The Venom Site), but he legitimately has fun and confidence in the stories he crafts. His handling of Eddie's character was one of the best in many years (even superior to Remender's, in this petition writer's opinion), and his characterization with almost any character in the books he writes is always detailed and well-planned and -executed. Bunn is one of the best fan- and canon-minded writers in the industry today and deserves another shot at continuing Venom's story, wherever it may progress to.



Please sign this petition to help notify Marvel, its Editor-in-Chief Axel Alonso, and Spider-Man comic book editor Nick Lowe that we, the Venom fan community, wish for Cullen Bunn to return to writing Venom in a new, post-Secret Wars ongoing monthly title, either as the launch writer or as a back-up-to-full-time writer.

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