Books by Donny Cates

Odin has returned! But an air of tension now sits upon the throne. Father and son. All-Father and All-Father. Odin and Thor. Is this relationship forever doomed, and what does it mean for the Ten Realms? Determined to be the best leader that he can be, Thor makes the fateful decision to surrender Mjolnir. But what if the hammer isn’t ready to give up Thor? As all of Asgard reckons with Odin’s return and the aftermath of Donald Blake’s brutal attack, its ruler will be rocked by revelations — and face a shocking confrontation with the Avengers! Plus: When the Infinity Stones return, Thor and a surprising guest star must confront a dark, twisted version of the God of Thunder who is determined to become the iron-fisted ruler of all the realms! Collecting THOR (2020) #15-18 and THOR ANNUAL (2021) #1.

Collects Absolute Carnage (2019) #1-5 and material from Free Comic Book Day 2019 (Spider-Man/Venom) #1. Paint the town red - blood red! Carnage, the psychotic offspring of Venom, has returned - and he plans to slaughter everyone who's ever worn a symbiote! Cletus Kasady has skirted the periphery of the Marvel Universe for months, but now he stands poised to make his grand return to New York - and he's more powerful than ever! To make matters worse, a new player is on the board, and it's not who you'd expect! Spider-Man and Venom must face down Carnage's madness, but things aren't looking good. Barely able to escape with their lives, the uneasy allies have no choice but to drag a slew of other heroes into Carnage's crosshairs. And the hard truth is that not everybody will make it out of this conflict in one piece - if they make it out at all!

A cataclysmic crossover destined to be a smash hit! Hulk and Thor have both undergone massive changes recently, but one thing remains constant: their heated rivalry! When mysterious circumstances bring them into conflict once more, will the God of Thunder be able to triumph against a Bruce Banner who can now control his rage? And will Iron Man regret coming between these two titans - even with his new Celestial Hulkbuster armor?! Celebrating the 60th Anniversary of both characters, writer Donny Cates pits the stars of his two titles against one another in his biggest blockbuster yet - and that's saying something! Key mysteries from HULK and THOR will be revealed, and this clash will have shocking consequences for the future of both characters! Collecting HULK VS. THOR: BANNER OF WAR ALPHA (2022) #1, THOR (2020) #25-26 and HULK (2021) #7-8.

Mjolnir has gone missing! Nobody, not even the all-seeing Lady Sif, is able to locate the powerful Uru hammer Thor has wielded in battle for centuries. So Thor must turn to the last person he wants help from: Odin. For until Mjolnir is found, nobody is safe! Because it turns out that the hammer is on a rampage across the Ten Realms, leaving only death and destruction in its path! The fatal prophecy of the God of Hammers is about to be unleashed, and Thor must act fast to save his kingdom! Is it all over for the All-Father? Not if an army of the Marvel Universe's greatest heroes can help it! Everything changes as Donny Cates continues his action-packed Asgardian saga! Plus: Legendary creators return to celebrate Thor's mighty legacy! Collecting THOR (2020) #19-24.

From Donny Cates, the writer of Crossover, Venom, Thanos, Redneck and the breakout hit God Country, come the long-awaited final chapters in this pulse-pounding hit series with art from THE REVISIONIST's Garry Brown! This impressive volume collects the final five issues of the series that Horror DNA has described as "nothing short of incredible since it started."

Something is wrong with Mjolnir! And this is a poor time for the new All-Father of Asgard to lose his primary weapon. The Golden City is in chaos after Galactus'' ill-timed visit, and new threats loom on the horizon. Thor needs his hammer now more than ever before... and yet the Uru grows heavier with each passing day. What will it take for the God of Thunder to hold onto one of the most powerful weapons in the multiverse? Perhaps the answer lies in Broxton, Oklahoma, the former home of Asgard - where right now, everyone gets a hammer! The mighty mallet of Thor is free for the taking - no worthiness required! You get a Mjolnir, and you get a Mjolnir, and... Thor (2020) 7-12

Collects Venom (2018) #26-30 and material from Free Comic Book Day 2020 (Spider-Man/Venom) #1. When a dangerous armored foe named Virus erupts into Venom's life, he threatens to rip away everything Eddie Brock holds dear. His son, his symbiote - even himself! But as their battle spirals out of control, reality itself escapes Venom's grasp - and he finds himself somewhere beyond! As if one new threat weren't bad enough, an entirely different foe rears its monstrous head as Eddie and Dylan try to make their way through a different - and highly dangerous - world. Thankfully, they enlist the help of new allies, some of whom have familiar faces - and one of whom Eddie may never want to leave! But as the full horrors of their strange surroundings and the nightmarish Codex become clear, Venom will soon have to make an impossible choice!

Blockbuster writer Donny Cates (Venom, Guardians of The Galaxy, Thor) unleashes cosmic chaos! Ask the galaxy''s most powerful beings how they fear the universe will end, and they will answer with two words: ''Thanos wins.'' Now, that disturbing thought becomes a horrific reality! Meanwhile, the Kree have targeted the Inhumans for annihilation...and their king, Black Bolt, must lead the few survivors into one final, bloody battle. In the future, Frank Castle has been transformed into the Cosmic Ghost Rider! And now this bizarre hero has plans for vengeance on Thanos himself! And when the Silver Surfer is lost in space and time, his struggle to survive will leave him changed forever! Collecting: Thanos (2016) 13-18, Annual 1 (A Story); Thanos: Legacy (2018) 1 (A Story); Death of The Inhumans (2018) 1-5; Cosmic Ghost Rider (2018) 1-5; Silver Surfer: Black (2019) 1-5

Collect Venom (2018) #21-25. Donny Cates' symbiotic saga continues in grand fashion! In the aftermath of ABSOLUTE CARNAGE, Eddie Brock finds himself on the ominous Island of Bones. But this is no relaxing vacation: Cletus Kasady may be gone, but the evil of his symbiote remains. And it has infected not only Venom but every living thing on the island! Now Eddie finds himself tested like never before, hunted by everything around him with no escape in sight. To survive, he may have no choice but to burn the island to the ground - but everything he holds dear might just go up in smoke with it!

Absolute Carnage rocks the world of Venom! With the serial-killer symbiote Carnage on the loose, Venom must protect his son, Dylan... at all costs! But as longtime Venomaniacs know, they aren''t the only two symbiotes around... and that only means that the bodies are piling higher than ever before! For weeks, Carnage has been hunting down former symbiote hosts and killing them. And the next name on his list is Andi Benton - formerly the adventurer known as Mania - who''s back to living in Philadelphia, and no longer has any symbiote to save her... Collecting: Venom (2018) 16-19, Web of Venom: Funeral Pyre 1

For months, the serial killer Carnage has been at the periphery of the Marvel Universe, amassing power in secret by murdering past symbiote hosts and enlisting a cult of brainwashed and bloodthirsty followers. Now, with an army at his command, Carnage is poised to write his swan song - a massive massacre the likes of which the Marvel Universe has never seen... and may not survive! Collecting: Absolute Carnage 1-5.

The blockbuster hit of summer 2018 continues! Eddie Brock''s alien symbiote has been disobeying its human host but the reason why only leads to new questions about the creature and its other-worldly origins! Collecting: Venom (2018) 7-12