--- Chapter 1: The Ambush Page One ā 6 Panels Panel 1 Wide horizontal panel. A quiet, dimly lit alley in Queens. Trash bins line the wall. A faint flicker of movement in the shadows. Caption (Peterās inner monologue): > āDispatch said there was symbiote activity in this area. Thought Eddie was off the radar...ā --- Panel 2 Mid-shot of Spider-Man perched on a wall, looking down cautiously, one hand ready to fire webbing. Spider-Man (thinking): > āNo visual. No movement. Too quietāā --- Panel 3 SuddenlyāWHIP!āa black tendril lashes out of the dark and wraps around Spider-Manās leg, yanking him mid-air. Sound FX: WHIP! Spider-Man: > āWhaā?!ā --- Panel 4 Spider-Man crashes into the ground. Another tendril wraps around his arm as he tries to recover. Sound FX: THUD! Spider-Man: > āNnnghāAmbush!ā --- Panel 5 A hulking black figure emerges from the shadows behind him. Glowing white eyes. Sharp teeth grinning. Venom (off-panel, speech bubble creeping in): > āMissed me, Spider.ā --- Panel 6 Close-up of Spider-Manās wide eyes behind the mask as Venom lunges forward. Spider-Man (small, fearful): > ā...Venom.ā Ver mais