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Venom #154 Cover by Gerardo Sandoval - signed by Stan Lee

Owner: Rune Rasmussen
Artist: Gerardo Sandoval (All)

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Framed behind Museum Glass and CGC 9.8 book

Cover published in TPB

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Title:	Venom #154 Cover by Gerardo Sandoval - signed by Stan Lee
Artist:	Gerardo Sandoval (All)
Media Type:	Pen and Ink
Art Type:	Cover
Views:	1,191
Likes on CAF:	2 3
Added to Site:	6/3/2021

Description

Maybe not my brightest idea buying this cover right after the Venom 2 trailer was released, this cover did cost more than I was hoping for, but no regrets - I love this awesome Venom cover by artist Gerardo Sandoval. Although far from Van Gogh, this semi-impressionistic style looks really incredible - showing the massive dynamic energy release. Furthermore Venom being all teeth and Brock being abused as a host into such a painful transformation does provide some great contrast. Note that Stan Lee signed the cover in the bottom left corner in 2018. This is in fact my only signature from Stan Lee, making me appreciate the cover even more!

Gerardo Sandoval drew this elaborate cover to Venom #154 in 2017. The cover is featuring a frightening image of Eddie Brock transforming into Venom. Sandoval is an in-demand talent who has worked on such popular titles as Amazing Spider-Man, Venom, Wolverine, Guardians 3000 and Cable and X-Force.

About Venom
Venom is a result of the alien symbiote first introduced as Spider-Man's black costume in Amazing Spider-Man #252 (1984) bonding with a human being. In Marvel Super Heroes: Secret Wars #8 we learned the origin of the costume, showing how it was an alien that bonded with Spider-Man (Peter Parker), who didn't realize its evil nature. Eventually Peter is able to shed himself of the symbiote, who later goes on to bond with reporter Eddie Brock. We first see Venom briefly in Amazing Spider-Man #298 (hands only) and #299 (cliffhanger splash with complete image), and then in #300 he makes his famous first full appearance. Venom would go on to become one of the biggest new Marvel characters of the 1990s and beyond.
The first Venom movie, with actor Tom Hardy in the lead role, came out in 2019 and was a big hit - and a favorite movie of mine. Seems like Venom's popularity is continuing to skyrocket - at least for now - with the second movie, Venom: Let There Be Carnage, scheduled to open in September 24 2021.

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	Rune Rasmussen
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Last Login:	September 2025
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