Spider-Man/Venom: Death Spiral Reading Order Checklist

Marvel Comics is building up to Amazing Spider-Man #1000. That’s an incredible milestone that few American comic book series have achieved. However, before we can celebrate, Spidey has to survive the Death Spiral crossover.

Joined by Venom and Carnage, Death Spiral will see secrets revealed and a dangerous new threat emerge. Spider-Man and his symbiote allies will be in the crosshairs of a new supervillain and serial killer called “Torment”, whose mission has made his mission deeply personal. Will any of them come out of this crossover unscathed? You’ll have to read to find out.

Check out the Spider-Man/Venom: Death Spiral reading order to discover how to read this crossover. Along the way, you’ll find other helpful details, such as creative teams, background reading, and release dates, to make reading a breeze.

Venom #251 cover by Carlos Gomez.

Background reading

Looking to do some background/catch-up reading before jumping into the Death Spiral crossover? Here are some comics that help build up to it.

Amazing Spider-Man (2025 series) #22
Written by Joe Kelly. Art by Nick Bradshaw.

This issue winds up the Peter Parker in space storyline that started in 2025. At the same time, it begins to build-up Death Spiral.

Venom #251-254
Written by Al Ewing. Art by Paco Medina and Carlos Gomez.

Check out Venom #251-254 if you want to know what happening with Venom (with Mary Jane Watson as the host).

Eddie Brock: Carnage #1-10
Written by Charles Soule. Art by Jesus Saiz.

Read Eddie Brock: Carnage if you want to know about Eddie Brock as the host of Carnage. The whole series runs for ten issues.

Amazing Spider-Man/Venom: Death Spiral #1 cover by Ed McGuinness.

Death Spiral reading order

Take a look below at the prescribed reading order to Death Spiral, accompanied by release dates and creator credits.

Amazing Spider-Man/Venom: Death Spiral #1 (Part 1)
Written by Joe Kelly, Al Ewing, and Charles Soule. Art by Jesus Saiz.
Available 25th February

Amazing Spider-Man (2024 series) #23 (Part 2)
Written by Joe Kelly. Art by Ed McGuiness.
Available 4th March.

Venom #255 (Part 3)
Written by Al Ewing. Art by Carlos Gomez.
Available 11th March.

Amazing Spider-Man (2024 series) #24 (Part 4)
Written by Charles Soule. Art by Jesus Saiz.
Available 18th March.

Amazing Spider-Man (2024 series) #25 (Part 5)
Written by Joe Kelly. Art by Ed McGuiness.
Available 25th March.

Venom #256 (Part 6)
Written by Al Ewing. Art by Carlos Gomez.
Available 1st April.

Amazing Spider-Man (2024 series) #26 (Part 7)
Written by Charles Soule. Art by Jesus Saiz.
Avaialbe 8th April.

Venom #257 (Part 8)
Written by Al Ewing. Art by Carlos Gomez.
Available 15th April.

Amazing Spider-Man (2024 series) #27 (Part 9)
Written by Joe Kelly. Art by Ed McGuiness.
Available 22nd April.

Amazing Spider-Man/Venom: Death Spiral Body Count #1 (Epilogue)
Written by Charles Soule. Art by Kev Walker.
Available 13th May.

Note: This epilogue will reveal Torment’s origin.

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After Death Spiral

What should you read after the conclusion of Death Spiral? Here are a few suggestions.

Amazing Spider-Man (2024 series) #28
Written by Joe Kelly. Art by TBC.
Available May.

This issue (#993 when taking the legacy numbering into consideration) will deal with the aftermath of Death Spiral and be the next step on the road to Amazing Spider-Man #1000.

Venom #258
Written by Al Ewing. Art by TBC.
Available May.

Find out what’s next for Venom after Death Spiral in this May 2026 issue.

Queen in Black

Death Spiral is a stepping stone to the much larger Queen in Black, which is Marvel’s big summer event and a follow-up to King in Black.

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