Venom escaped New York and now resides in San Francisco. Having turned over a new leaf, Venom decides to become a protector of the weak and forgotten. But can this lethal protector truly become a hero?

While protecting a innocent pair of homeless people from a robotic digger suit, Venom finds himself underground in a strange subterranean city. Stranger still, the city seems to be frozen in the past!

The first female symbiote enters the scene! Spider-Man and Venom confront the Life Foundation's master plan, when a new killer symbiote is born.

The epic conclusion to VENOM: LETHAL PROTECTOR is here. Can Spider-Man really leave San Francisco in Venom's hands? Or is it time for ol' Webhead to bring his nemesis in?

Collects Venom: Lethal Protector #1-6. Venom—alien symbiote and defender of the innocent! When Eddie Brock heads West, there's no shortage of enemies waiting to test his resolve—including the Jury! Plus: Spider-Man meets Venom's father! And Venom gives birth to a whole new horde of sinister symbiotes! It's the original Venom in his first—and deadliest—solo series