In the pages of Venom earlier this week, Flash Thompson was able to resurrect himself thanks to his connection to the symbiote Codex. The hero died in Amazing Spider-Man #800 at the hands of Norman Osborn/Red Goblin but is now back among the living as Anti-Venom.
While it's disappointing that death in comic books is meaningless, this return has been welcomed by fans, especially as Flash's death was poorly executed and not the best use of the character.
Now, it's been revealed that Anti-Venom will be part of July's Extreme Carnage. Carnage has sinister plans for his siblings, the world’s most terrifying symbiotes, including the recently-returned Anti-Venom. After his surprise appearance in the explosive conclusion of King in Black, Flash Thompson is back and ready for a fight. It all kicks off in July’s Extreme Carnage: Alpha #1 by Eisner-nominated writer Phillip Kennedy Johnson and artist Manuel Garcia.
"After King in Black, everything we thought we knew about the symbiotes will have changed. Every man, woman, and child in the Marvel Universe will finally understand the massive threat the symbiotes represent, and the symbiotes that are still among us are now in the crosshairs of some extremely angry, scared, and powerful forces," Johnson explained.
"In the pages of Extreme Carnage, we’ll not only explain what Carnage is in this new, post-King in Black era, but also see a return-to-form for the deadliest symbiotes that have ever lived while putting them on a lethal new path for the future."
You can check out the main cover by Dave Rapoza and the fully revealed wraparound cover by Leinil Francis Yu below: