History Comicbook / Venom

** ''ComicBook/{{Exiles}}:'' Cameo'd as a member of a different Exiles group that also included [[Characters/XMenVillains Mojo]], ComicBook/{{MODOK}}, SelfDemonstrating/{{Deadpool}}, [[Characters/XMenVillains Selene]], and the Lizard.

** PlayedForLaughs in ''Deadpool's Secret Secret Wars'' #3, where it's revealed that the symbiote briefly bonded to SelfDemonstrating/{{Deadpool}} before it was found by Spider-Man. This sets up ''[[http://comicbook.com/marvel/2016/07/22/exclusive-deadpool-gets-a-symbiote-in-back-in-black/ Deadpool: Back in Black]]'', which showcases Deadpool's previously unseen adventures with the symbiote.

** Earth-13584: The symbiote was captured by [[ComicBook/IronMan Tony Stark]] and experimented on by [[ComicBook/AntMan Hank Pym]], leaving it braindead. It was eventually liberated by June Covington, who fashioned it into a new set of limbs for the the [[Characters/CaptainAmerica John Walker]] of Earth-616.

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

** Kristoff von Doom made an army of clones, stuck them in a bomb, and dropped it on New York.

* BioweaponBeast: ''ComicBook/DonnyCatesVenom'' reveals that the symbiotes are this, having been created billions of years ago by the dark god Knull.

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

* ''WesternAnimation/UltimateSpiderMan''

* AdaptationalVillainy: Before bonding with Eddie, the Venom symbiote didn't start as a villain, but was only clingy to Spider-Man at the worst of times and was mainly acting out in a misguided attempt to operate in the best interests of its host. In multiple adaptations, it's treated as a SuperPoweredEvilSide for Spider-Man that drives him to act upon his worst impulses. Not even the ''Venom'' film is exempt from this treatment, as the symbiote is portrayed there as inherently amoral, [[HiddenHeartOfGold albeit with a code developing over time]] [[AdaptationalNiceGuy thanks to Eddie's influence]].

** ''ComicBook/MarvelVersusDC'' 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 ComicBook/TheFlash and ComicBook/{{Quicksilver}} in order to prevent them from aiding their allies in the battle against ComicBook/{{Darkseid}} and ComicBook/{{Thanos}}. When the DC and Marvel Universes beginning to bleed together again in the aftermath of the ComicBook/AmalgamUniverse in ''All-Access'', Venom appears in Metropolis and beats up Franchise/{{Superman}} and Spider-Man before being subdued by [[OriginalGeneration Access]].

** ''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 ComicBook/TheFlash and ComicBook/{{Quicksilver}} in order to prevent them from aiding their allies in the battle against ComicBook/{{Darkseid}} and ComicBook/{{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]].

* AdaptationalVillainy: Before bonding with Eddie, the Venom symbiote didn't start as a villain, but was only clingy to Spider-Man at the worst of times and was mainly acting out in a misguided attempt to operate in the best interests of its host. In multiple adaptations, it's treated as a SuperPoweredEvilSide for Spider-Man. Not even the ''Venom'' film is exempt from this treatment, as Venom is portrayed there as inherently amoral, [[HiddenHeartOfGold albeit with a code developing over time thanks to Eddie's influence]].

* ArmedWithCanon: The natural alignment of symbiotes, as well as Venom, have flip flopped over the years. At first Venom itself was neutral if oblivious to Peter's needs and only became evil after being corrupted by Eddie's vengeful feelings towards Spider-Man. The animated series made it RetCanon that Venom was always corrupting Spider-Man, with later stories establishing all of symbiote culture as like that. Later still it was said that symbiotes are naturally noble and can be corrupted by evil hosts, which happened to Venom, and the evil ones were deliberately tarnishing their reputation. ''Finally'' it came out that symbiotes were created by a GodOfEvil in a campaign to corrupt and destroy all light, life and divinity in the universe and being separated from his influence is what allowed them to become good and them all being noble was the actual lie.

** ''ComicBook/AbsoluteCarnage'

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* ''ComicBook/SpiderMan2099''

** ''Lethal Protector'' miniseries (introduces Scream)

** ''Lethal Protector'' miniseries

* ShroudedInMyth: Little is known about the origins of the symbiotes, which the corrupted ones take full advantage of by spreading lies and disinformation about their kind, to both make themselves TheDreaded, and to make it harder for the benevolent members of their race to fulfill their true purpose of creating paragons of equality and justice.

* WholePlotReference: ''License to Kill'' was an homage to the James Bond franchise, the first 1/3 of the Daniel Way series is clearly based on ''[[Film/TheThing1982 The Thing]]'', and the ''Seed of Darkness'' prequel was a throwback to the "Marvel Monsters" epics of the 1950s, with Eddie as TheEveryman protagonist.

** ''CromicBook/SpiderManIndia:'' [[ComicBook/NormanOsborn Nalin Oberoi]]'s attempt to corrupt Pavitr Prabhakar with an evil amulet causes Prabhakar to briefly look like Venom. Pavitr seemingly destroys the amulet, but it later resurfaces in ''ComicBook/WebWarriors'' when an evil cult fully unleashes an asura-like version of Venom that starts spreading and infecting everyone it encounters before being destroyed for good.

* MoreTeethThanTheOsmondFamily: 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.

* ''[[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/WebVideo/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''...

* ''[[VideoGame/LEGOAdaptationGame LEGO Marvel Superheroes]]'': Venom is a playable character, and Symbiote Spider-Man is DLC.