- # 3 3 3 , ▁# 3 4 4 – 3 4 7 , ▁Ann ual ▁# 2 5 ), ▁which ▁introduced ▁signature ▁visual ▁elements ▁to ▁the ▁character ▁such ▁as ▁giving ▁Ven om ▁a ▁mouth ▁full ▁of ▁j ag ged ▁teeth ▁and ▁a ▁re pt ilian ▁tongue ▁dri pping ▁sl ime . ▁Though ▁his ▁work ▁with ▁Ven om ▁was ▁widely ▁la ud ed ▁and ▁sales ▁were ▁strong , ▁Lars en ▁has ▁gone ▁on ▁record ▁saying ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁enjoy ▁drawing ▁the ▁character ▁and ▁that ▁he ▁found ▁the ▁origin ▁story ▁of ▁both ▁Edd ie ▁Bro ck ▁and ▁the ▁Ven om ▁sym bi ote ▁to ▁be ▁un lik able . ▁ ▁In ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁Lars en ▁will ▁pen ci led ▁and ▁wrote ▁Ama zing ▁Spider - man : ▁Go ing ▁Big , ▁a ▁one - shot ▁for ▁Marvel ' s ▁ 8 0 th ▁anni versary , ▁along ▁with ▁Mark ▁Bag ley ▁and ▁Ger ry ▁Con way . ▁ ▁Image ▁Comics ▁and ▁Sav age ▁Dragon ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁seeking ▁greater ▁control ▁and ▁profit ▁over ▁the ▁work ▁they ▁created , ▁Lars en ▁and ▁six ▁other ▁ill ust rat ors ▁left ▁Marvel ▁to ▁form ▁Image ▁Comics , ▁where ▁Lars en ▁launched ▁a ▁series ▁featuring ▁a ▁re work ed ▁version ▁of ▁Sav age ▁Dragon . ▁This ▁time , ▁the ▁Dragon ▁was ▁a ▁mass ively ▁mus c led ▁green ▁am nes iac , ▁who ▁joined ▁the ▁Chicago ▁police ▁department ▁after ▁being ▁discovered ▁in ▁a ▁burning ▁field . ▁Initial ly