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Quote1 Aye. Some ill tidings for thee, my son. I fear that... is a red one. Quote2
—Odin

Appearing in "Venom of Asgard: Part One"

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Synopsis for "Venom of Asgard: Part One"

Sitting on his throne, All-Father Thor broods over the destruction of the Bifrost at his hands after he'd been transformed into a Gamma mutate. Indwelling Mjolnir, Odin calls him out on feeling sorry for himself and says it's hardly the first time Thor lost his temper or succumbed to the Warrior's Madness. When Thor rebuffs him, Odin scoffs that the dark light of the Below-Place is nasty stuff and that Bruce Banner is a bad influence even without the One Below All's corruption suffusing him. Thor snaps that it was still his hand that shattered the Bifrost, and that as All-Father he more than anyone must own up to his mistakes. As he misquotes the saying "the buck stops with me", Loki steps from the shadows and corrects him. Annoyed, Thor greets his adopted sibling, who teases him over his melancholy. Sarcastically calling Loki his jester, Thor asks the King of Jotunheim what they want, and Loki says they've just come to check on Donald Blake -- their replacement as the God of Lies. Thor pointedly asks what Loki did with Donald Blake, and Loki -- who chained Blake in Asgard's deepest dungeon with a giant serpent dripping venom into his eyes, in reference to a fate their prior self had once suffered -- says that Thor doesn't want to know. As Thor confronts his sibling, Loki says they picked a punishment that fit Blake's crimes. Odin interjects before their argument can escalate, reprimanding Thor for focusing on his enemies when his people need the Bifrost fixed. Loki notes that while Thor can just use Mjolnir to fly at interstellar speeds, the average Asgardian can't be too happy with their main form of inter-dimensional travel cut off, quipping that Thor's poll ratings must have taken a nosedive. Thor notes that the Bifrost was forged from myth and ancient magic, and asks Loki to help repair it. Smirking, Loki notes the irony in asking a bisexual frost giant to fix the Bifrost, and agrees to do it.

Some hours later, Loki laments agreeing to fix the Bifrost. Sif pointedly remarks that Loki's rival Doctor Strange could have fixed the Bifrost easily, Thor dourly reminding her that Doctor Strange is currently dead. Annoyed, Loki points out that fixing the Bifrost is no simple matter, elaborating that while the Hulked-out Thor shattered the physical Bifrost, the detritus remains metaphysically tethered to Asgard by ancient magics and is preventing new construction. Surveying the cloud of rubble, Loki grouses that clearing it out could take anywhere from a month to ten-thousand years. Thor irritably asks if Asgard is to remain cut-off from the other nine Realms until that time, but Loki says that fixing it is tricky -- their specialty -- and Asgard will simply require a stopgap solution in the meantime, suggesting other magical options and even Midgard's advanced technology. Odin expresses an eagerness for the latter, but Thor vetoes Earth tech, saying he'd rather rely on something the Asgardians can maintain themselves. Loki opts for a simple stepping disk portal through Limbo, but just as they pat themselves on the back for a job-well-done, Darkoth the Death Demon bursts through the portal half-covered in black-and-red ooze. Sif and Thor recognize the ichor covering him as a symbiote, Thor recalling recent rumors of Carnage carving a bloody swath through Svartalfheim and Hel, and fearing they're up against the Bleeding King. As Darkoth tries to rip the symbiote off his face, Thor recognizes him as an old acquaintance turned into a cyborg demon by Doctor Doom and Mephisto using the demonic metal Promethium. Darkoth unleashes a powerful blast of hellfire that Thor tries to block with Mjolnir, resulting in him, Loki, and Sif being blasted back and scorched. Grousing that Darkoth's symbiote is exponentially amplifying his power, Thor notes that Desmond is a prisoner in his own body and a threat to Asgard. Loki interrupts and points to where pieces of symbiote matter are forming into a humanoid shape, Thor readying himself to fight Carnage only to be greeted by Eddie Brock -- the King in Black. Introducing himself, Eddie says his codex had been traversing the timestream when he sensed symbiote activity in Asgard and decided to check it out. Thor is suspicious at Eddie initially not recognizing him, but Eddie apologizes and says that from his perspective he's been away for a very long time and things have been crazy for him.

In the thrall of his symbiote, which has the voice of a child and is consumed by feral rage and bloodlust, Darkoth leaps towards Asgard and prepares to attack the Warriors Four when they try to intercept him. Before Darkoth can blast them, Mjolnir strikes him in the back of the head and he turns to see Thor, Eddie, Loki, and Sif flying towards him. Eddie notes that the symbiote is the spawn of Bedlam, a rival King in Black who fought and nearly killed Darkoth some time ago. As Loki dubs the infant symbiote a "Prince in Black", Eddie notes he should still be able to control it with the power he obtained by killing Knull but that Darkoth's Promethium bones and implants are blocking him from doing so. Deciding to go old-school, Eddie transforms into his classic Venom form and manifests draconic wings, slamming into Darkoth. Thor warily remarks that Eddie is hiding something from them, but Loki sarcastically points out that Eddie's private affairs are none of their business and that he may prove more forthcoming once Darkoth is defeated. Slammed into the ground by Darkoth, Eddie growls that Bedlam's spawn is stronger than he anticipated and wonders how Darkoth can still be alive after his fight with Bedlam. Darkoth grabs Eddie's face and channels hellfire into his Promethium hand, starting to burn Eddie's host symbiote. Thor separates Darkoth and Eddie with a bolt of lightning, Eddie thanking him for the save and noting that Darkoth's symbiote has full control not only of his body but the Promethium fused to his bones. Noting that thus far it's been acting on instinct, Eddie worries what will happen if the symbiote decides to impose its will on the demonic metal. As though on cue, Darkoth manifests a crimson copy of Mjolnir formed from Promethium, Odin noting that this bodes ill.

Solicit Synopsis

Donny Cates writes Venom once again, alongside guest artist Salvador Larroca! In this team-up of kings, Thor, King of Asgard, and Eddie Brock, King in Black, must set aside their personal differences to save the one thing they both love: Earth

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  • Meridius is confused to see Darkoth alive because he remembers killing Darkoth as Bedlam. He does not know that his timeline split during that fight and this Darkoth won only to be possessed.[1]

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