Web of Venom: Funeral Pyre #1 (2019) – Declan Shalvey Cover

Web of Venom: Funeral Pyre #1 is a dark Marvel one-shot written by Cullen Bunn, featuring artwork by Joshua Cassara and Alberto Jiménez Alburquerque with a cover by Declan Shalvey.

As Cletus Kasady's Carnage begins hunting people who have previously bonded with symbiotes, former Mania host Andi Benton becomes his next target. Andi has returned to Philadelphia and is attempting to live without her symbiote, but the connection has left lasting psychological and supernatural consequences.

Carnage's pursuit turns Andi's ordinary life into a nightmare. Her memories, visions and fears begin blurring with reality while the threat of Carnage steadily closes in. The story explores Andi's struggle with the loss of her symbiote while establishing the brutal horror atmosphere leading directly toward Absolute Carnage.

Marvel specifically positioned Funeral Pyre as part of the buildup to Absolute Carnage, with Carnage targeting former symbiote hosts before the larger event begins.