 Recurring enemies Crime Master and Jack O'Lantern are introduced in "Venom" #1 and learn Thompson's secret identity in "Venom" #2, enabling them to threaten his loved ones in exchange for his cooperation.After Jack is disfigured by a grenade placed in his mask by Thompson, he considers himself Thompson's nemesis.The series' tie-in with the 2011 "Spider-Island" covered the death of Thompson's abusive father, Thompson facing the symbiote's former host Eddie Brock (Anti-Venom), the symbiote choosing Thompson over Brock and Thompson helping Captain America and Spider-Man defeat The Queen.