An alien symbiote who grants his human host deadly superpowers, the empathic Venom is attracted by and attaches itself to people experiencing intense, base emotions like rage, jealousy and hatred. Separated from Eddie Brock, Spider-Man's arch-nemesis has resurfaced near the Arctic Circle - hopping from host to host with the greatest of ease and on the run from enigmatic forces with their own agenda for the elusive alien. Ravenously hungry and craving adrenaline, he sets his sights on a short, hairy guy with a bad temper: the X-Men's Wolverine!