History Comicbook / Venom

* ''[[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/WebOriginal/TruthInJournalism Truth in Journalism]]'': A 1980s-set fan film where Eddie Brock (played by [[Series/TrueBlood Ryan Kwanten]]) is followed around by a French film crew in the aftermath of the Sin-Eater story scandal. [[https://vimeo.com/79697570 Things then get seriously]][[''Film/ManBitesDog'']]...

* ''[[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/WebOriginal/TruthInJournalism Truth in Journalism]]'': A 1980s-set fan film where Eddie Brock (played by [[Series/TrueBlood Ryan Kwanten]]) is followed around by a French film crew in the aftermath of the Sin-Eater story scandal. [[https://vimeo.com/79697570 Things then get seriously ''Film/ManBitesDog'']]...

* ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YDYL6oECjU Truth in Journalism]]'': A 1980s-set fan film where Eddie Brock (played by [[Series/TrueBlood Ryan Kwanten]]) is followed around by a French film crew in the aftermath of the Sin-Eater story scandal. Things then get seriously ''Film/ManBitesDog''...

** ''All-Access[=/=]Marvel vs. DC'' Venom is seen twice in single panel cameos throughout the ''Marvel vs. DC'' series. The first time he is seen facing off against Franchise/{{Batman}} as characters from the Marvel and DC universes begin finding themselves displaced from their home universes. Later, during the final fight for the two universes, he attacks the Franchise/{{Flash}} and Franchise/{{Quicksilver}} in order to prevent them from aiding their allies in the battle against Franchise/{{Darkseid}} and Franchise/{{Thanos}}. When the DC and Marvel Universes beginning to bleed together again in the aftermath of the ComicBook/AmalgamUniverse, Venom appears in Metropolis and beats up Franchise/{{Superman}} and Spider-Man before being subdued by [[OriginalGeneration Access]].

The creature ultimately [[ComicbookDeath survived]], going on to bond to a series of hosts (many that bore grudges against Spider-Man), developing from a lonely alien creature to a [[IAmAHumanitarian bloodthirsty]] monstrosity than to a anti-hero after being cleansed. Its popularity among creators and fans has made it among the most memorable of Spider-Man's Rogues Gallery and of Marvel's anti-heroes. Its first villainous host, Eddie Brock, became a popular anti-hero in the 1990's and received his own solo run: ''Venom: Lethal Protector''. Its third host, Mac Gargan, was the longtime Spider-Man villain known as the Scorpion; and was its host from 2003 to 2010 as a member of Norman Osborn's ''ComicBook/{{Thunderbolts}}'' and the ''ComicBook/DarkAvengers'', where he impersonated Spider-Man and even got his own solo comic, ''Dark Reign: Sinister Spider-Man''. Its fourth host was long-time Spider-Man supporting character Flash Thompson, who starred in ''Venom'' Volume 2 and ''Thunderbolts'' Volume 2. After ''Venom'' Vol. 2 was cancelled, Flash appeared in the "Darkest Hours" ''ComicBook/SuperiorSpiderMan'' story arc, and worked with ComicBook/ScarletSpider to save the Microverse from ComicBook/{{Carnage}}. Agent Venom then went on to join the ''ComicBook/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy''.

** ''ComicBook/{{Venomized}}'': The final entry in the Venomverse Saga.[[/index]]

The creature ultimately [[ComicbookDeath survived]], going on to bond to a series of hosts (many that bore grudges against Spider-Man), developing from a lonely alien creature to a [[IAmAHumanitarian bloodthirsty]] monstrosity, and it remains one of Spider-Man's deadliest foes despite and due to the lingering [[{{Yandere}} desire it still possesses for him]]. Its popularity among creators and fans has made it among the most memorable of Spider-Man's Rogues Gallery. Its first villainous host, Eddie Brock, became a popular anti-hero in the 1990's and received his own solo run: ''Venom: Lethal Protector''. Its third host, Mac Gargan, was the longtime Spider-Man villain known as the Scorpion; and was its host from 2003 to 2010 as a member of Norman Osborn's ''ComicBook/{{Thunderbolts}}'' and the ''ComicBook/DarkAvengers'', where he impersonated Spider-Man and even got his own solo comic, ''Dark Reign: Sinister Spider-Man''. Its fourth host was long-time Spider-Man supporting character Flash Thompson, who starred in ''Venom'' Volume 2 and ''Thunderbolts'' Volume 2. After ''Venom'' Vol. 2 was cancelled, Flash appeared in the "Darkest Hours" ''ComicBook/SuperiorSpiderMan'' story arc, and worked with ComicBook/ScarletSpider to save the Microverse from ComicBook/{{Carnage}}. Agent Venom then went on to join the ''ComicBook/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy''.

** ''Venomized'': The final entry in the Venomverse Saga.[[/index]]

* ''ComicBook/MarvelAFreshStart[[index]]

* ''ComicBook/SuperiorSpiderMan'' #22 - #25 (Agent Venom and Superior Venom)

** [[/index]]Vol. 1 #110-127 (Mac Gargan)
** Vol. 2 #1-23 (Flash Thompson)

* ''ComicBook/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy'' Vol. 4

** [[/index]]''ComicBook/{{Deadpool}}'s Secret Secret Wars:'' Wade Wilson and Peter Parker

** ''Venom'' Vol. 3 1 - 6

** ''Venom'' Vol. 1: 150 - Ongoing
** ''Poison-X'': A crossover with ''X-Men Blue''.
** ''Venom Inc'': A crossover with ''Amazing Spider-Man''.

* LostInImitation: The idea that the symbiote was turning Peter evil as part of its efforts to merge with him stems from the 1994 ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManTheAnimatedSeries'' cartoon, and was promptly adopted into the comics due to the fact that the initial depiction of the seperation kind of made Peter look like the bad guy.

%%* EldritchAbomination: Venom Vol. 4 #4 reveals that the symbiotes were created by the primordial deity called Knull as living weapons and armor, manifested from his shadow in order to kill the Celestials and destroy their creations.

%%* EldritchAbomination: Venom Vol. 4 #4 reveals that the symbiotes were created by the primordial deity called Knull as living weapons manifested from the primordial darkness of the universe itself.

* ''Film/Venom2018'': Various plans were considered to make a movie featuring Venom in ''Film/TheAmazingSpiderManSeries'', either by himself, shared with Carnage, or as part of ''Script/SinisterSix'' (as either a member of the protagonists or the villain); but all these plans were cancelled when Sony pulled the plug on the franchise in favor of integration with the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse. Currently, there are plans for a spin-off that may or may not be connected with the MCU.

** Eddie Brock let go of his grudge against Spider-Man after becoming Anti-Venom in 2008 and was undergoing CharacterDevelopment, while developing a fear and hatred of the Venom symbiote, while the symbiote likewise made peace with Spider-Man in 2016. In 2017, Eddie's character development has slightly reversed as he not only reclaims the symbiote but tricks Spider-Man into rekindling its hatred towards him until the Venom symbiote re-bonded to him and learned the truth of Eddie's trickery. Venom now is similar to how he acted as the Lethal Protector in the 1990's while still keeping some of Eddie's CharacterDevelopment (namely, he still doesn't hold a grudge against Spider-Man) from his Anti-Venom days.

** Eddie Brock let go of his grudge against Spider-Man after becoming Anti-Venom in 2008 and was undergoing CharacterDevelopment, while developing a fear and hatred of the Venom symbiote, while the symbiote likewise made peace with Spider-Man in 2016. In 2017, Eddie's character development has slightly reversed as he not only reclaims the symbiote but tricks Spider-Man into rekindling its hatred towards him until the Venom symbiote re-bonded to him and learned the truth of Eddie's trickery. Venom now is similar to how he acted as the Lethal Protector in the 1990's while still keeping some of Eddie's CharacterDevelopment from his Anti-Venom days.

* DeusExMachina: Subverted. In ''Guardians of the Galaxy'' #23, thirty years of character development are seemingly undone in less than three pages when the symbiote hive mind purges the Venom symbiote of its hatred and bloodlust, instantly removing the EnemyWithin[=/=]SuperPoweredEvilSide dynamic between Flash and the symbiote, any future conflicts with Toxin over Flash's potential loss of control over the Venom symbiote, as well as the symbiote's vendetta against Spider-Man. The intent behind this was to appeal to new fans who have no knowledge whatsoever of Venom's thirty-year history as a villain, only know of the Flash Thompson incarnation of the character, and perceive him as simply being a "good guy with a super cool costume that can do amazing things". It quickly tirns out however, things aren't gonna be that simple, with the Symbiote gradually lapsing back and becoming desperate to stay bonded to a heroic host.

[[caption-width-right:350:[[VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom We are Venom!]]]]

->''"I was unsure before, but now I ''understand.'' With great power comes great ''responsibility!'' Ah, and one other thing: ''REVENGE!'' -̗̀Heh ̖́-"''

* MoreTeethThanTheOsmondFamily: The trope namer. A hallmark of Venom is his enormous mouth lined with oodles of ([[FangsAreEvil usually pointy]]) teeth, though he didn't start out this way - in his initial two Todd McFarlane-drawn appearances, it was just Brock's own teeth, allowed to show through the symbiote's biomass. It was Erik Larsen who added the long, sharp teeth, specifically showing them to be from the symbiote.

* WhatMeasureIsANonHuman: After becoming Venom again in 2017, Eddie tried to become a more heroic individual and eschewed killingor even serious maiming unless he deemed it a necessity. However, while fellow Symbiotes still get some leniency, Eddie's newfound "no killing unless necessary" rules do not apply to aliens as much, as an informant who almost got the young X-Men killed found out.

[[folder:Comic Appearances]]

** ''Lethal Protector'' minor antagonist/ally.

** ''Lethal Protector'' miniseries
** ''Deathtrap - The Vault'' one-shot
** ''Funeral Pyre'' miniseries
** ''The Madness'' miniseries
** ''The Enemy Within'' miniseries
** ''The Mace'' miniseries
** ''Nights of Vengeance'' miniseries
** ''Separation Anxiety'' miniseries
** ''Carnage Unleashed'' miniseries
** ''Venom Super Special'' one-shot
** ''Sinner Takes All'' miniseries
** ''Rune vs. Venom'' (crossover with Malibu Comics)
** ''Along Came A Spider'' miniseries (part of ''ComicBook/TheCloneSaga'')
** ''The Hunted'' miniseries
** ''The Hunger'' miniseries
** ''Tooth and Claw'' miniseries
** ''On Trial'' miniseries
** ''License to Kill'' miniseries
** ''Seed of Darkness'' one-shot
** ''Sign of the Boss'' miniseries
** ''Finale'' miniseries
* ''Venom'' Vol. 1 (written by Daniel Way, introduced Venom's clone)
** ''Shiver''
** ''Run''
** ''Twist''
* ''Venom vs. Carnage'' miniseries (introduces Toxin)
* ''Venom: Dark Origin'' miniseries
* ''New Ways to Die'' (introduces Anti-Venom)
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* ''ComicBook/DarkReign''
** ''ComicBook/DarkAvengers''
*** ''[[/index]]Sinister Spider-Man'' miniseries[[index]]
** ComicBook/{{Siege}}
* ''ComicBook/SpiderIsland''
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* ''Venom'' Vol. 2 (featuring Agent Venom; introducing Mania)
** ''Minimum Carnage''
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* ''ComicBook/SuperiorSpiderMan'' #22 - #25 (Agent Venom and Superior Venom)
* ''ComicBook/{{Thunderbolts}}''
** [[/index]]Vol. 1 #110-127 (Mac Gargan)
** Vol. 2 #1-23 (Flash Thompson)
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* ''ComicBook/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy'' Vol. 4
* ''ComicBook/SecretWars2015''
** [[/index]]''ComicBook/{{Deadpool}}'s Secret Secret Wars:'' Wade Wilson and Peter Parker
* ''ComicBook/CivilWarII''
** [[ComicBook/MilesMorales Spider-Man]] Vol 2 #8
* ''ComicBook/AllNewAllDifferentMarvel''[[index]]
** ''Comicbook/VenomSpaceKnight''
* ''ComicBook/MarvelNOW2016''
** ''Venom'' Vol. 3 1 - 6
** ''Deadpool: Back in Black'': A sequel to ''Deadpool's Secret Secret Wars'', set in-between Peter rejecting the symbiote and it bonding to Eddie Brock, where the symbiote returns to Deadpool.[[/index]]
* ''ComicBook/MarvelLegacy''[[index]]
** ''Venom'' Vol. 1: 150 - Ongoing
** ''Poison-X'': A crossover with ''X-Men Blue''.
** ''Venom Inc'': A crossover with ''Amazing Spider-Man''.
** ''Venomized'': The final entry in the Venomverse Saga.[[/index]]
[[AC:Alternate Comics]]
* ''ComicStrip/SpiderMan'' newspaper comic
* ''ComicBook/ThePunisherKillsTheMarvelUniverse''
* ''ComicBook/SpiderMan2099''
* ''ComicBook/EarthX'': May Parker as Venom
* ''ComicBook/SpiderGirl'': Peter Parker as Spider-Venom; Normie Osborn as Venom/Dusk; May Parker as Spider-Girl
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* ''101 Ways to End the Clone Saga''
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* ''ComicBook/UltimateSpiderMan'': Peter Parker as Spider-Man; Eddie Brock Jr. as Venom; Conrad Marcus as Venom
* ''Manga/MarvelMangaverse''
* ''ComicBook/MarvelZombies'': Zombie Eddie Brock
* ''ComicBook/MiniMarvels''
* ''ComicBook/MarvelFairyTales''
** [[/index]]''Off the Beaten Path''
** ''Eclipse'': Tsuchigumo {{Youkai}}
** ''What You Wish For'': Black Suit-Armored Prince of Arachne and Venom Knight
* ''Spider-Man and ComicBook/PowerPack''
* ''Hero Initiative: Mike Wieringo'': Demon Venom
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* ''ComicBook/SpiderManReign''
* ''ComicBook/MarvelUniverseVsThePunisher''
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* ''Deadpool Kills Deadpool'': Wade Wilson as Venompool
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* ''[[ComicBook/MarvelOneHundredthAnniversarySpecial 100th Anniversary Special]]'': Kingpin-Venom
* ''ComicBook/SpiderVerse''
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* ''ComicBook/{{Venomverse}}''[[/index]]
** ''Edge of Venomverse'' 1 - 5
** ''Venomverse'' 1 - 5
** ''Venomverse: War Stories''
* ''ComicBook/WhatIf''
** ''What If... Blink Had Not Died?''
** ''What If the Alien Costume Had Possessed Spider-Man?'': Symbiote Spider-Man, Hulk-Venom, Thor-Venom
** ''What If... Venom Had Possessed the Punisher'': Symbiote Spider-Man, Punisher-Venom
** ''What If? Brave New World'': Symbiote Spider-Man
** ''What if Spider-Man Had Kept His Six Arms?''
** ''What if the Venom Symbiote Possessed Deadpool?'': Symbiote Spider-Man and Venompool
** ''What If Spider-Man Had Rejected the Spider? Poison Selves'': Gargan-Venom and Poison
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* ''ComicBook/SecretWars2015''
** [[/index]]''Civil War:'' Mac Gargan and [[spoiler:[[ComicBook/{{Hawkeye}} Clint Barton]]]]
** ''Hail ComicBook/{{Hydra}}'' and ''ComicBook/RenewYourVows:'' Eddie Brock
** ''Spider-Island:'' Flash Thompson
* ''ComicBook/AllNewAllDifferentMarvel''[[index]]
** ''ComicBook/ContestOfChampions'': Eddie Brock, Rick Jones Hulk, and the Void.[[/index]]
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[[folder:Other Media]]
[[AC:Animation]]
* ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManTheAnimatedSeries''
* ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManUnlimited''
* ''WesternAnimation/TheSpectacularSpiderMan''
* ''WesternAnimation/UltimateSpiderMan''
* ''Anime/MarvelDiskWarsTheAvengers''
* ''WesternAnimation/MarvelsSpiderMan''

[[AC:Literature]]
* ''Spider-Man The Lizard Sanction''
* Venom Trilogy
** ''Literature/SpiderManTheVenomFactor''
** ''Spider-Man: Venom's Wrath''
** ''Spider-Man: The Octopus Agenda''

[[AC:Films]]
* ''Film/SpiderMan3''
* ''Film/Venom2018'': Various plans were considered to make a movie featuring Venom in ''Film/TheAmazingSpiderManSeries'', either by himself, shared with Carnage, or as part of ''Script/SinisterSix'' (as either a member of the protagonists or the villain); but all these plans were cancelled when Sony pulled the plug on the franchise in favor of integration with the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse. Currently, there are plans for a spin-off that may or may not be connected with the MCU.

[[AC:Video Games]]
* ''VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcomClashOfSuperHeroes'': Venom is one of the playable characters.
** ''VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom2''
** ''VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcomInfinite'': A corrupted klyntar appears as an antagonist in the story mode, while Venom himself is DLC.
* ''VideoGame/SpiderMan'': Symbiote Spider-Man and Earth X Venom are alternate costumes, and Venom is a major antagonist/ally.
* ''VideoGame/UltimateSpiderMan'': Symbiote Spider-Man is unlockable and Ultimate Venom is a major antagonist and playable character.
* ''VideoGame/SpiderMan3'': Spider-Man can alternate between his red and black suits, and Venom is a major antagonist.
* ''VideoGame/SpiderManFriendOrFoe'': Venom is a major antagonist/ally.
* ''VideoGame/SpiderManWebOfShadows'': Spider-Man can alternate between his red and black suits, Spider-Carnage is an unlockable costume, and Venom is a major antagonist.
* ''VideoGame/MarvelUltimateAlliance'': The Venom forms of Eddie Brock, Angelo Fortunato, and Mac Gargan are available as DLC
** ''Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2'': Mac Gargan's Venom form is playable, with Eddie Brock's as an alternate costume
* ''VideoGame/MarvelNemesisRiseOfTheImperfects'': Venom is a playable character.
* ''VideoGame/SpiderManShatteredDimensions'': The Ultimate version of the symbiote is bonded to Ultimate Peter Parker
* ''VideoGame/SpiderManEdgeOfTime'': Symbiote Spider-Man and Poison (as DLC) are alternate skins, and Anti-Venom is a main antagonist.
* ''VideoGame/MarvelAvengersAlliance'': The Black Suit is an alternate skin for Spider-Man, and Eddie Brock/Anti-Venom and Flash Thompson/Agent Venom are unlockable characters. The Mac Gargan Venom appears as a recurring boss, and Hybrid, Scream and Carnage are bosses in [=SpecOps=] 18: Symbiosis.
* ''VideoGame/TheAmazingSpiderMan'': The Venom symbiote was discovered and bonded to the Scorpion (here a human[=/=]scorpion cross-breed) by Oscorp.
** ''VideoGame/TheAmazingSpiderMan2'': The synthetic Black Suit is an alternate costume for Spider-Man in the console versions, and the "Venom Project" plays a major role in the final arc of the game. Venom appears as a boss and Symbiote Spider-Man is an alternate costume in the iOS and Android versions. Spider-Carnage is an unlockable costume.
* ''[[VideoGame/LEGOAdaptationGame LEGO Marvel Superheroes]]'': Venom is a playable character, and Symbiote Spider-Man is DLC.
* ''VideoGame/DisneyInfinity'': The ''WesternAnimation/UltimateSpiderMan'' version of Venom is a playable character in the 2.0 edition. The Black Suit Spider-Man is also available as an alternate costume Power Disk and as its own figure as a UsefulNotes/PlaystationVita bundle exclusive.
* ''VideoGame/MarvelHeroes'': The Eddie Brock version of Venom is a playable character, with Anti-Venom and Toxin as alternate costumes. Symbiote Spider-Man is also available as an alternate costume for Spider-Man.
* ''ComicBook/ContestOfChampions'': The Eddie Brock version of Venom is a playable character. Agent Venom has been announced, and Mac Gargan Venom is planned.
* ''VideoGame/SpiderManUnlimited'': Agent Venom and Superior Venom are playable characters, with the Eddie Brock version, Pork Grind, Black-Suit Swiney-Girl, Symbiote Spider-Man and possibly others being added.

[[AC:Other]]
* ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YDYL6oECjU Truth in Journalism]]'': A 1980s-set fan film where Eddie Brock (played by [[Series/TrueBlood Ryan Kwanten]]) is followed around by a French film crew in the aftermath of the Sin-Eater story scandal. Things then get seriously ''Film/ManBitesDog''...
* ''[[Franchise/TheAvengers Avengers]] XXX 2: An Axel Braun [[ParallelPornTitles Porn Parody]]''
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* MoreTeethThanTheOsmondFamily: The trope namer. A hallmark of Venom is his enormous mouth lined with oodles of ([[FangsAreEvil usually pointy]]) teeth.

** ''ComicBook/VenomInc'': A crossover with ''Amazing Spider-Man''.
** ''ComicBook/Venomized: The final entry in the Venomverse Saga.[[/index]]

** ''ComicBook/VenomInc''[[/index]]

** ''Main/MarvelMangaverse:'' Venom is Peter's cousin, an exiled member of the Spider Clan, and the one who killed Peter's Uncle Ben, wearing a uniform similar in appearance to Symbiote Spider-Man. The symbiote itself appears as a cursed amulet that takes over Peter, turning his costume black and making him more aggressive, but Venom sacrifices himself to free Peter from its influence and redeem himself. He later [[UnexplainedRecovery reappears]] in a more monstrous form and becomes Peter's sensei.