History Comicbook / Venom

** ''ComicBook/Venom2021'' (Vol. 5) (Eddie Brock as the King in Black, Dylan Brock as Venom/Codex)

** ''[[ComicBook/VenomEwingAndRamV Venom]]'' (Vol. 5) (Eddie Brock as the King in Black/Finnegan/Bedlam/Wilde/Tyro/Meridius, Dylan Brock as Venom/Codex)

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*** ''Extreme Venomverse''

** ''Film/{{Venom|2018}}'' (Eddie Brock and Venom)
** ''Film/VenomLetThereBeCarnage''

** ''Amazing Spider-Man'' (Vol. 1) #316 (Venom almost kills the Black Cat)
** ''Amazing Spider-Man'' (Vol. 1) #375 (Venom's truce with Spider-Man)

*** ''ComicBook/Carnage U.S.A.'' #1-5

** ''[[ComicBook/VenomMikeCosta Venom]] (Vol. 3) #1-6; (Vol. 1) #150 - #165 (first appearance of Lee Price as Venom; return of Eddie Brock as Venom)

** ''[[ComicBook/VenomDonnyCates Venom]] (Vol. 4) #1-35 (Eddie Brock as Venom; first appearance of Eddie Brock as Carnage and Dylan Brock as Venom)
*** ''ComicBook/AbsoluteCarnage'' #1-5

** ''[[ComicBook/VenomEwingAndRamV Venom]] (Vol. 5) (Eddie Brock as the King in Black/Finnegan/Bedlam/Wilde/Tyro/Meridius, Dylan Brock as Venom/Codex)

*** ''Web of Venom: Unleashed''

** "What If the Alien Costume Had Possessed Spider-Man?" (Peter Parker as Symbiote Spider-Man, Venomized Thor and Hulk)

** ''Iron Man: Demon in an Armor'' #1 (Wade Wilson as Venompool)

** ''Amazing Spider-Girl'' #20 (first appearance of Mayhem/April Parker)

* ''ComicBook/WhatIf''
** "What If the Alien Costume Had Possessed Spider-Man?" (Peter Parker as Symbiote Spider-Man, Venomized Thor and Hulk)
** "Secret Wars 25 Years Later" (Peter Parker as Symbiote Spider-Man)
** ''Iron Man: Demon in an Armor'' #1 (Wade Wilson as Venompool)
** ''Spider-Man: The Other'': (Mac Gargan as Venom, Peter Parker as Poison)

** ''[[ComicBook/VenomDonnyCates Venom]] (Vol. 4) #1-35 (first appearance of Eddie Brock as Carnage and Dylan Brock as Venom)

* ''Manga/MarvelMangaverse: Spider-Man'' (Venom and the Shadow Clan Amulet)

* ''Manga/DeadpoolSamurai'' (Neiro Aratabi as Kage)

** ''Film/SpiderManNoWayHome (a cameo of the SSU Venom)

* ''Spider-Man 3'' novelization

** ''Amazing Spider-Man'' (Vol. 1) #252 (first appearance of the Venom symbiote)

** ''ComicBook/SpiderMan2099'' (Vol. 1) #44 (first appearance of Roman the Sub-Mariner as Venom)

** ''[[ComicBook/Venom2003 Venom]]'' (Vol. 1) #1-18 (first appearance of Patricia Robertson and the Mania symbiote)

** ''[[ComicBook/VenomRemenderAndBunn Venom]]'' (Vol. 2) #1-42 (first appearance of Eddie Brock as Toxin and Andi Benton as Mania)

** ''[[ComicBook/VenomMikeCosta Venom]] (Vol. 3) #1-6; (Vol. 1) #150 - #165 (first appearance of Lee Price as Venom; return of Eddie as Venom)

** ''[[ComicBook/VenomDonnyCates Venom]] (Vol. 4) #1 - #35 (first appearance of Eddie Brock as Carnage and Dylan Brock as Venom)

*** ''ComicBook/AbsoluteCarnage'' #1 - #5
*** ''ComicBook/KingInBlack'' #1 - #5 (first appearance of Eddie Brock as the King in Black)

** ''Spider-Man 2099'' (Vol. 3) #10 (Kron Stone as Venom)

** ''[[ComicBook/VenomRemenderAndBunn Venom]] (Vol. 2) #1-42 (first appearance of Eddie Brock as Toxin and Andi Benton as Mania)

** Eddie himself was given terminal adrenal cancer, changing both the explanation for why he wanted to kill himself and why the symbiote bonded to him. In ''Lethal Protector'' Eddie was given a fairly sympathetic backstory, but ''Dark Origin'' turned him into a pathological liar who deserved his humiliation and comeuppance. The only details kept the same were Eddie's father blaming him for his mother's death, him being a journalist and Ann Weying a lawyer, and the symbiote bonding to him in a church, to the point where [[http://4thletter.net/2008/09/venoms-shiny-new-origin-if-it-aint-broke-dont-fix-it/ a critical reviewer]] wondered if the writer and artist had done nothing more than consult Venom's {{Wiki/Wikipedia}} page for research due to the sheer number of {{Series Continuity Error}}s present in it. Later both Eddie having cancer before meeting the symbiote and Dark Origin were revealed to be [[ComicBook/VenomDonnyCates false memories the Venom symbiote implanted in Eddie's mind]], with the orginal sympathetic backstory being the true events.

--->'''ComicBook/PepperPotts:''' Great. Symbiote-infused armor. That couldn't possibly end badly.

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

Venom's origin began with an alien symbiote that was used to build a new suit for Spider-Man, inspired design-wise by the second ComicBook/SpiderWoman (Julia Carpenter) during their team-up in ''ComicBook/SecretWars''. The costume change was initially unpopular with fans (although the black costume would later become one of Spider-Man's most popular costumes) so it quickly went through a {{Retcon}} and was revealed to be an alien symbiote that wanted to bond with Peter Parker. Horrified, Spidey managed to repel the symbiote by taking advantage of its weakness to sonic noises via church bells. Some writers and editors did not like Peter's motivation at the time so there was a second RetCon that the suit [[ClothesMakeTheSuperman was more powerful]] than his ordinary suit, but was slowly corrupting him with rage, making him more aggressive and violent.

** ''ComicBook/ContestOfChampions'' (2015): A Venom from a universe where he killed Spider-Man is part of the Grandmaster's team. He now wears the remnants of Spidey's costume as a cape, and has a hallucinatory Peter Parker that he sees as his best friend.

Following ''ComicBook/SecretWars2015'', Venom got a new ongoing, ''ComicBook/VenomSpaceKnight'', as part of the ComicBook/AllNewAllDifferentMarvel relaunch. Following ''ComicBook/CivilWarII'', in which Venom returns to Earth, ''ComicBook/{{Venom|MikeCosta}}'' Volume 3 by Mike Costa was announced, wherein the symbiote was separated from Flash and acquired a new, villainous host: Lee Price, a former Army Ranger able to dominate the symbiote with his will... [[StatusQuoIsGod at least until it broke free and reunited with Eddie Brock]]. The series was given legacy numbering and eventually concluded in ''Venom: First Host''. ''ComicBook/{{Venom|DonnyCates}}'' Volume 4 was launched as part of the ComicBook/MarvelAFreshStart relaunch in 2018, and was succeeded by ''ComicBook/{{Venom|EwingAndRamV}}'' Volume 5 by Creator/AlEwing, Creator/RamV, and Creator/BryanHitch in 2021.

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 an NinetiesAntiHero to [[ToServeMan bloodthirsty]] monstrosity, and then back to an 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 a series of solo runs starting with ''ComicBook/VenomLethalProtector''. 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 ''ComicBook/VenomRemenderAndBunn'' Volume 2, the ''ComicBook/SecretAvengers'', 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''.

Following ''ComicBook/SecretWars2015'', Venom got a new ongoing, ''ComicBook/VenomSpaceKnight'', as part of the ComicBook/AllNewAllDifferentMarvel relaunch. Following ''ComicBook/CivilWarII'', in which Venom returns to Earth, the symbiote was separated from Flash and acquired a new, villainous host: Lee Price, a former Army Ranger able to dominate the symbiote with his will... [[StatusQuoIsGod at least until it broke free and reunited with Eddie Brock]]. The series was given legacy numbering and eventually concluded. ''ComicBook/VenomDonnyCates'' was launched as part of the ComicBook/MarvelAFreshStart relaunch in 2018, and was succeeded by a new ''ComicBook/VenomEwingAndRamV'' by Creator/AlEwing, Creator/RamV, and Creator/BryanHitch in 2021.

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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 an NinetiesAntiHero to [[ToServeMan bloodthirsty]] monstrosity, and then back to an 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 a series of solo runs starting with ''ComicBook/VenomLethalProtector''. 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 ''[[ComicBook/Venom2011 Venom]]'' Volume 2, the ''ComicBook/SecretAvengers'', 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''.

Following ''ComicBook/SecretWars2015'', Venom got a new ongoing, ''ComicBook/VenomSpaceKnight'', as part of the ComicBook/AllNewAllDifferentMarvel relaunch. Following ''ComicBook/CivilWarII'', in which Venom returns to Earth, the symbiote was separated from Flash and acquired a new, villainous host: Lee Price, a former Army Ranger able to dominate the symbiote with his will... [[StatusQuoIsGod at least until it broke free and reunited with Eddie Brock]]. The series was given legacy numbering and eventually concluded. ''ComicBook/DonnyCatesVenom'' was launched as part of the ComicBook/MarvelAFreshStart relaunch in 2018, and was succeeded by a new ''Venom'' by Creator/AlEwing, Creator/RamV, and Creator/BryanHitch in 2021.

* BioweaponBeast: ''ComicBook/DonnyCatesVenom'' reveals that the symbiotes are this, having been created billions of years ago by the dark god Knull to facilitate his conquest and corruption of the cosmos.

** ''Dark Origin'', which {{retcon}}ned Eddie's backstory to bring him more in line with [[JerkWithAHeartOfJerk his portrayal]] in ''Spider-Man 3'', has been disregarded by later ''and'' concurrently-released stories featuring him. However, while ''ComicBook/DonnyCatesVenom'' did firmly reestablish the ''Lethal Protector'' version of the backstory, it also includes a nod to ''Dark Origin'' by revealing that the planet shown in the Venom symbiote's flashback was Gorr the God Butcher's homeworld.

** Eddie himself was given terminal adrenal cancer, changing both the explanation for why he wanted to kill himself and why the symbiote bonded to him. In ''Lethal Protector'' Eddie was given a fairly sympathetic backstory, but ''Dark Origin'' turned him into a pathological liar who deserved his humiliation and comeuppance. The only details kept the same were Eddie's father blaming him for his mother's death, him being a journalist and Ann Weying a lawyer, and the symbiote bonding to him in a church, to the point where [[http://4thletter.net/2008/09/venoms-shiny-new-origin-if-it-aint-broke-dont-fix-it/ a critical reviewer]] wondered if the writer and artist had done nothing more than consult Venom's {{Wiki/Wikipedia}} page for research due to the sheer number of {{Series Continuity Error}}s present in it. Later both Eddie having cancer before meeting the symbiote and Dark Origin were revealed to be [[ComicBook/DonnyCatesVenom false memories the Venom symbiote implanted in Eddie's mind]], with the orginal sympathetic backstory being the true events.

Venom is a ''Creator/MarvelComics'' character, and one of the most famous of Franchise/SpiderMan's RoguesGallery, though over time his character and motivation have [[CharacterDevelopment evolved]]. To date there have been [[LegacyCharacter five different men and two women who have assumed the mantle of Venom]].

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 an NinetiesAntiHero to [[ToServeMan bloodthirsty]] monstrosity, and then back to an 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 a series of solo runs starting with ''ComicBook/VenomLethalProtector''. 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 ''[[ComicBook/RemenderAndBunnsVenom Venom]]'' Volume 2, the ''ComicBook/SecretAvengers'', 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''.

Venom is a ''Creator/MarvelComics'' character, and arguably one of the most famous of Franchise/SpiderMan's RoguesGallery, though over time his character and motivation have [[CharacterDevelopment evolved]]. To date there have been [[LegacyCharacter five different men and two women who have assumed the mantle of Venom]].