Venom: Nights of Vengeance #2

Released in 1994, Venom: Nights of Vengeance #2 serves as the second installment in a four-part limited series published by Marvel Comics. This period marked the height of the character's popularity in the 1990s, during which Marvel frequently issued miniseries to capitalize on the fan base developed by David Michelinie and Todd McFarlane. The narrative focuses on Venom’s uneasy alliance with the vigilante Agony, placing the anti-hero in a darker, urban-noir setting that was quintessential to the 'grim and gritty' comic book aesthetic of the mid-90s.

The series was written by Howard Mackie, a prolific contributor to the Spider-Man franchise throughout that decade, with interior art provided by Ron Lim. Lim was a mainstay for Marvel’s cosmic and street-level titles during this era, known for his clean, structured lines that helped define the visual language of the Venom character. While the series was received as a standard piece of 1990s pulp superhero fiction, it remains a notable example of the era's aggressive expansion of the Spider-Man spin-off universe.