You would'nt even need a drawn up explanation... just be like....
Sandman: If it wasn't for SPiderman I could have gotten the money sooner for my daughter... now she's dead and I got nothing left...
Doc Ock: I could need a hand.... you game?
Sandman: Absolutely...
Okay, i'm not a writer... but its not far fetched
Sandman: The
It is far fetched since Doc Ock died...if they killed Venom because of the revenge storyline, then that means Doc Ock IS dead seeing how Spider-Man 2 was on a sacrifice storyline.