Venom

When a sentient alien symbiote merges with Eddie Brock, the result is the supervillain Venom, a classic and fan-favorite addition to Spider-Man's rogues gallery. Though Brock is not the only human that the Venom symbiote has bonded with, he is the most well-known and popular, in part due to his appearances in the Spider-Man as well as standalone films. Since his introduction, Venom has gone from villain to antihero, facing down the serial killer Cletus Kasady and his symbiote, Carnage.

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Alias
Eddie Brock
Created By
David Michelinie, Todd McFarlane
Franchise
Marvel, Spider-Man, Venom
Video Games
The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Spider-Man: The Video Game, Ultimate Spider-Man, Spider-Man: Web of Shadows

Comic Books
Venom #1, Marvel's Venom: Lethal Protector #1, Venom: Lethal Protector II #1, Venom: Space Knight #13, Venomized #1, King in Black #1
Cast
Tom Hardy, Topher Grace

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Marvel Announces Hardcore Venom Redesign With Twisted Crown

Marvel's new Venom series brings Eddie Brock and the classic symbiote back together with an upgrade that may grant them a unique kind of power.

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Venom's Ultimate Form Unleashed Today, And You Need To See It

Venom finds the most massive symbiote host in Marvel Comics history, even bigger and holding more power than all previous partners together.

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Marvel Unveils Its Adorable New Mascot’s Origin

Marvel is banking on the popularity of one of its most intriguing and adorable mascot critters and is finally shedding light on his backstory.

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Marvel Officially Confirms Venom's Worst Nightmare Is A Classic Hero, And It's Not Who Fans Expect

Marvel’s 'Queen In Black' event reveals that there’s a famous superhero that traumatized Venom, and it’s the last person anyone would expect.

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Marvel Just Rewrote 38 Years Of Venom Lore, And It’s The Best Of Both Worlds

Symbiote lore doesn't look anything like it did 40 years ago in Marvel Comics, but Venom's new run will be another blank canvas.

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Venom’s New Supervillain Is An Insanely Deep Cut For Marvel Lore

Venom could be eclipsed in their own run if what it's teasing is the reprisal of one of Marvel lore's most obscure supervillain teams of all time.

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42 Years Later, Marvel Reinvents Venom Lore With One Tragic Twist

Venom lore is much different today than it was when readers first learned that Spider-Man's black suit was an alien, and that history has sad context.

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Anti-Venom Unleashes Permanent New Power We're Begging the MCU to Adapt

Flash Thompson has been Agent Anti-Venom for a while, and he has a new permanent power that should be adapted for the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

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Venom Lore's God-Tier New Symbiote Is A Former Herald Of Galactus

One of Galactus' former Heralds returns to Marvel lore sporting their own symbiote, ready to defeat Nova, the Fantastic Four, and Spider-Man.

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Venom Officially Debuts New Redesign: See It Here

Eddie Brock officially returns as Venom, with a new design that adds armor plates and blood-red eyes to Marvel's most famous symbiote duo.

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Venom's New Armored Redesign Officially Revealed by Marvel

Venom debuts a new armored form as Eddie Brock experiences a major symbiote upgrade. Where did this redesign come from, and is it here to stay?

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Venom Just Introduced The Coolest New Symbiote Since Carnage

Marvel's new symbiote is a powerful cosmic hero-turned-villain who receives a massive redesign and a key role in the latest Venom crossover event.

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Spider-Man: Brand New Day Star Teases Villain's MCU Future

Spider-Man: Brand New Day saw the return of Mac Gargan, and Michael Mando has teased what's next for the villain after finally becoming Scoprion.

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Venom's New Color of Symbiote Officially Revealed for First Time

Fans just got their first look at Venom's new green symbiotes, as Marvel debuts a range of new symbiote colors and unique powers.

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Superman's Official Venom Form Ranks Among DC's Strongest Kryptonians Ever

In a rare 2026 Marvel and DC crossover, Superman became the most powerful host in symbiote history when he bonded with Venom to fight Spider-Man.

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Iconic Spider-Man Villain Is Officially Marvel's New Venom

Venom chooses a different host from Spider-Man and Eddie Brock, bonding to a Marvel villain who had never had the chance to control the alien being.

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Marvel Is Rebooting Venom; Here’s What We Know

Marvel announces a fresh start for Venom and Eddie Brock, who return to their traditional dynamics as their universe's most famous symbiote-human duo.

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After 42 Years, Marvel Introduces Venom's Official Opposite Species

Marvel's Knull creates a new extraterrestrial species whose powers derive from a source entirely opposite to that of symbiotes like Venom.

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1 Word Just Changed Venom Lore Forever

Venom lore has become incredibly elaborate over the last decade, and a recent, pivotal era is about to change drastically yet again by fall 2026.

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After 38 Years, Spider-Man Lore Officially Replaces Venom

Venom may be one of Spider-Man's most personal foes in Marvel Comics history, but one new villain is competing for the same symbiotic attention.

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