MARVEL.com: How do Peter and MJ enter this story?
KELLY: Peter’s frazzled! He’s just barely back from his cosmic adventure and is trying to piece his life back together after Ben Reilly ran it into the ground. (Or did he?) So Peter’s already on high alert when he hears a message from his old-not-really-a-friend, Eddie Brock, with ominous portent.
EWING: Because it was Ben Reilly who MJ “confessed” to way back in Amazing SPIDER-MAN (2025) #9, she thinks Peter Parker knows her secret identity — but, of course, he doesn’t. That was always a ticking bomb waiting to go off, and when Spidey goes to get answers from the person he thinks is in the Venom suit… well, fireworks ensue.
MARVEL.com: Peter and MJ have a lot to catch up on (he’s been in space, she’s now Venom). What can you tease about this reunion?
EWING: It’s a little awkward! And very much not under ideal circumstances; with a serial killer on the loose, they might not get much time to clear the air. But then again, maybe a shared adventure is what these crazy kids need to move forward again.