Line #196 Franchise/Venom


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4	''Venom'' is a fictional character -- or rather, two fictional characters -- that originated in Marvel Comics in 1984. Spider-Man, AKA Peter Parker, unwittingly bonded to an alien symbiote during the first ''ComicBook/{{Secret Wars\|1984}}'' and brought it to Earth thinking it was just a cool shapeshifting costume. Upon discovering it was alive and sentient, he rejected it and it later bonded to disgraced reporter Eddie Brock, who blamed Spider-Man for the ruination of his life, and thus Venom was born. Since then, the symbiote has bonded with several other hosts, including Angelo Fortunato, Anne Weying, Mac Gargan, Flash Thompson and even Carol Danvers.
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6	Owing to the character's popularity, Venom has appeared in ''Spider-Man'' and Marvel-related media outside the comics, starting with the ''Spider-Man and Venom: Maximum Carnage'' video-game and the ''[[WesternAnimation/SpiderManTheAnimatedSeries Spider-Man]]'' animated series. In the years since, the range of Venom's media appearances has grown to include not only comics but novels, video-games, movies, and even anime and manga.
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8	!!Venom's appearances in various media include:
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10	[[foldercontrol]]
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12	[[index]]
13	[[folder:Comics and Webcomics]]
14	[[AC:Notable Mainstream Comic Appearances:]]
15	* ''ComicBook/SpiderMan''
16	** ''ComicBook/MaximumCarnage''
17	** ''The Venom Agenda'' one-shot
18	** ''Spectacular Spider-Man: The Hunger'' miniseries - {{Retcon}}s Eddie as having terminal cancer.
19	* ''The ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk vs. Venom'' one-shot
20	* ''Venom'' ([[MediaNotes/TheDarkAgeOfComicBooks Dark Age]] series)
21	** ''[[ComicBook/VenomLethalProtector Lethal Protector]]'' Vol. 1 (introduces Scream, Riot, Lasher, Phage, and Agony)
22	** ''Deathtrap - The Vault'' one-shot
23	** ''Funeral Pyre'' miniseries
24	** ''The Madness'' miniseries
25	** ''The Enemy Within'' miniseries
26	** ''The Mace'' miniseries
27	** ''Nights of Vengeance'' miniseries
28	** ''Separation Anxiety'' miniseries
29	** ''Carnage Unleashed'' miniseries
30	** ''Venom Super Special'' one-shot
31	** ''Sinner Takes All'' miniseries
32	** ''Rune vs. Venom'' (crossover with Malibu Comics)
33	** ''Along Came A Spider'' miniseries (part of ''ComicBook/TheCloneSaga'')
34	** ''The Hunted'' miniseries
35	** ''The Hunger'' miniseries
36	** ''Tooth and Claw'' miniseries
37	** ''On Trial'' miniseries
38	** ''License to Kill'' miniseries
39	** ''Seed of Darkness'' one-shot
40	** ''Sign of the Boss'' miniseries
41	** ''Finale'' miniseries
42	* ''ComicBook/{{Venom\|2003}}'' Vol. 1 (written by Daniel Way; introduces Venom's clone, later dubbed Mania)
43	** ''Shiver''
44	** ''Run''
45	** ''Twist''
46	* ''Venom vs. Carnage'' miniseries (introduces Toxin)
47	* ''Venom: Dark Origin'' miniseries
48	* ''New Ways to Die'' (introduces Anti-Venom)
49	* ''ComicBook/DarkReign''
50	** ''ComicBook/DarkAvengers''
51	*** ''Sinister Spider-Man'' miniseries
52	** ComicBook/{{Siege}}
53	* ''ComicBook/SpiderIsland'' (Flash Thompson)
54	* ''ComicBook/SecretAvengers'' (Flash Thompson)
55	* ''ComicBook/VenomRemenderAndBunn'' Vol. 2 (featuring Agent Venom; introducing Mania)
56	** ''Minimum Carnage''
57	* ''ComicBook/SuperiorSpiderMan2013'' Vol. 1 #22 - 25 (Agent Venom and Superior Venom)
58	* ''ComicBook/{{Thunderbolts}}''
59	** [[ComicBook/Thunderbolts1997 Vol. 1]] #110 - 127 (Mac Gargan)
60	** [[ComicBook/Thunderbolts2012 Vol. 2]] #1 - 23 (Flash Thompson)
61	* ''ComicBook/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy'' Vol. 3 #14 - 27
62	* ''ComicBook/SecretWars2015''
63	** ''Deadpool's Secret Secret Wars:'' Wade Wilson bonds to the symbiote shortly before it bonds to Peter Parker.
64	* ''ComicBook/CivilWarII''
65	** ''ComicBook/SpiderMan2016'' Vol 2 #8
66	* ''ComicBook/AllNewAllDifferentMarvel''
67	** ''ComicBook/VenomSpaceKnight''
68	** ''ComicBook/{{Carnage\|2015}}''
69	* ''ComicBook/MarvelNOW2016''
70	** ''ComicBook/VenomMikeCosta'' Vol. 3 1 - 6 (Lee Price; the return of Eddie Brock)
71	** ''ComicBook/DeadpoolBackInBlack'': 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.
72	* ''ComicBook/MarvelLegacy''
73	** ''ComicBook/VenomMikeCosta'' Vol. 1: 150 - 165 (introduces Sleeper, the Venom symbiote's seventh offspring)
74	** ''Poison-X'': A crossover with ''ComicBook/XMenBlue''.
75	** ''Venom Inc'': A crossover with ''The Amazing Spider-Man''.
76	** ''ComicBook/{{Venomized}}'': The final entry in the Venomverse Saga.
77	** ''ComicBook/GoDownSwinging'': Both Venom and Anti-Venom try to help Spider-Man fight the Red Goblin.
78	* ''ComicBook/MarvelAFreshStart''
79	** ''ComicBook/VenomDonnyCates'' Vol. 4: 1 - Introduces Tyrannosaurus/Rex, the Grendel, and Knull.
80	*** ''Web of Venom'': A series of one-shots depicting side-stories expanding the mythos.
81	*** ''ComicBook/AbsoluteCarnage''
82	*** ''ComicBook/KingInBlack''
83	** ''Venom: First Host'': 1 - 5: A miniseries acting as a conclusion to Mike Costa's run on Venom.
84	** ''ComicBook/WarOfTheRealms''
85	** ''ComicBook/SavageAvengers'' - Introduces Conan's Necrosword
86	** ''Symbiote Spider-Man'': Untold tales featuring Symbiote Spider-Man.
87	*** ''Symbiote Spider-Man'' Vol. 1 -- features Symbiote Mysterio
88	*** ''Symbiote Spider-Man: Alien Reality''
89	*** ''Symbiote Spider-Man: King in Black'' -- retcons Mister E into being a proto-symbiote.
90	*** ''Symbiote Spider-Man: Crossroads''
91	** ''ComicBook/Venom2021''
92	** ''ComicBook/VenomLethalProtector2022'' Vol. 2
93	** ''ComicBook/Thor2020''
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95	[[AC:Webcomics]]
96	* ''Webcomic/EdgeOfVenomverseUnlimited'': An Creator/InfinityComics webcomic leading into the ''Death of the Venomverse'' event.
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98	[[AC:Alternate Comics]]
99	* ''Backlash[=/=]Spider-Man'' (crossover with Creator/{{Wildstorm}})
100	* ''ComicStrip/SpiderMan'' newspaper comic
101	* ''ComicBook/ThePunisherKillsTheMarvelUniverse''
102	* ''ComicBook/SpiderMan2099'': Kron Stone as Venom 2099
103	* ''ComicBook/EarthX'': May Parker as Venom
104	* ''ComicBook/SpiderGirl'': Peter Parker as Spider-Venom; Normie Osborn as Venom/Dusk; May Parker as Spider-Girl
105	* ''ComicBook/VenomTheEnd''
106	* ''101 Ways to End the Clone Saga''
107	* ''ComicBook/UltimateSpiderMan'': Peter Parker as Spider-Man; Eddie Brock Jr. as Venom; Conrad Marcus as Venom
108	* ''Manga/MarvelMangaverse''
109	* ''ComicBook/MarvelZombies'': Zombie Eddie Brock
110	* ''ComicBook/MiniMarvels''
111	* ''ComicBook/MarvelFairyTales''
112	** ''Off the Beaten Path''
113	** ''Eclipse'': Tsuchigumo {{Youkai}}
114	** ''What You Wish For'': Black Suit-Armored Prince of Arachne and Venom Knight
115	* ''Spider-Man and ComicBook/PowerPack''
116	* ''Hero Initiative: Mike Wieringo'': Demon Venom
117	* ''ComicBook/SpiderManReign''
118	* ''ComicBook/MarvelUniverseVsThePunisher''
119	* ''Deadpool Kills Deadpool'': Wade Wilson as Venompool
120	* ''[[ComicBook/MarvelOneHundredthAnniversarySpecial 100th Anniversary Special]]'': Kingpin-Venom
121	* ''ComicBook/SpiderVerse''
122	* ''ComicBook/{{Venomverse}}''
123	** ''Edge of Venomverse'' 1 - 5
124	** ''Venomverse'' 1 - 5
125	** ''Venomverse: War Stories''
126	* ''ComicBook/WhatIf''
127	** ''What If... Blink Had Not Died?''
128	** ''What If the Alien Costume Had Possessed Spider-Man?'': Symbiote Spider-Man, Hulk-Venom, Thor-Venom
129	** ''What If... Venom Had Possessed the Punisher'': Symbiote Spider-Man, Punisher-Venom
130	** ''What If? Brave New World'': Symbiote Spider-Man
131	** ''What if Spider-Man Had Kept His Six Arms?''
132	** ''What if the Venom Symbiote Possessed Deadpool?'': Symbiote Spider-Man and Venompool
133	** ''What If Spider-Man Had Rejected the Spider? Poison Selves'': Gargan-Venom and Poison
134	* ''ComicBook/SecretWars2015''
135	** ''Civil War:'' Mac Gargan and [[spoiler:[[ComicBook/{{Hawkeye}} Clint Barton]]]]
136	** ''Hail ComicBook/{{Hydra}}'' and ''ComicBook/TheAmazingSpiderManRenewYourVows:'' Eddie Brock
137	** ''Spider-Island:'' Flash Thompson
138	* ''ComicBook/AllNewAllDifferentMarvel''
139	** ''ComicBook/ContestOfChampions2015'': Eddie Brock, Rick Jones Hulk, and the Void.
140	* ''ComicBook/Marvel2099''
141	** ''ComicBook/SpiderMan2099'' (Kron Stone, Roman)
142	** ''Venom 2099'' (Alea Bell)
143	* ''ComicBook/SpiderManSpidersShadow'' (Peter Parker)
144	* ''ComicBook/HeroesReborn2021'' (Kyle Richmond, [[ComicBook/RedSkull Johann Shmidt]])
145	* ''ComicBook/{{Dark Ages\|MarvelComics}}'' (ComicBook/MilesMorales)
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148	[[folder:Anime and Manga]]
149	* ''Manga/DeadpoolSamurai''
150	* ''Anime/MarvelDiskWarsTheAvengers''
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153	[[folder:Literature]]
154	* ''Literature/SpiderManTheVenomTrilogy''
155	** ''Spider-Man The Venom Factor''
156	** ''Spider-Man The Lizard Sanction''
157	** ''Spider-Man: The Octopus Agenda''
158	* ''Spider-Man: Venom's Wrath''
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161	[[folder:Films]]
162	* Film/SpiderManTrilogy
163	** ''Film/SpiderMan3''
164	* Film/SonysSpiderManUniverse
165	** ''Film/{{Venom\|2018}}''
166	** ''Film/VenomLetThereBeCarnage''
167	* Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse
168	** ''Film/SpiderManNoWayHome''[[labelnote:Spoilers]]The Raimiverse version of Venom is mentioned by the Raimiverse Spider-Man, and the SSU versions of Eddie Brock and Venom, who are sucked into the MCU during TheStinger of ''Venom: Let There Be Carnage'', are transported back to their native reality in the Stinger of this film, leaving behind a fragment of the symbiote as a SequelHook.[[/labelnote]]
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171	[[folder:Video Games]]
172	* ''VideoGame/SpiderManVsTheKingpin'': Venom is one of the antagonists in the game.
173	* ''VideoGame/SpiderManAndVenomMaximumCarnage'': Venom is one of the playable characters.
174	* ''VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcomClashOfSuperHeroes'': Venom is one of the playable characters.
175	** ''VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom2''
176	** ''VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcomInfinite'': A corrupted klyntar appears as an antagonist in the story mode, while Venom himself is DLC.
177	* ''VideoGame/SpiderMan2000'': Symbiote Spider-Man and Earth X Venom are alternate costumes, and Venom is a major antagonist/ally.
178	* ''VideoGame/UltimateSpiderMan2005'': Symbiote Spider-Man is unlockable and Ultimate Venom is a major antagonist and playable character.
179	* ''VideoGame/SpiderMan3'': Spider-Man can alternate between his red and black suits, and Venom is a major antagonist.
180	* ''VideoGame/SpiderManFriendOrFoe'': Venom is a major antagonist/ally.
181	* ''VideoGame/SpiderManWebOfShadows'': Spider-Man can alternate between his red and black suits, Spider-Carnage is an unlockable costume, and Venom is a major antagonist.
182	* ''VideoGame/MarvelUltimateAlliance'': The Venom forms of Eddie Brock, Angelo Fortunato, and Mac Gargan are available as DLC
183	** ''Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2'': Mac Gargan's Venom form is playable, with Eddie Brock's as an alternate costume.
184	** ''VideoGame/MarvelUltimateAlliance3TheBlackOrder'': Eddie Brock's Venom form is a playable character.
185	* ''VideoGame/MarvelNemesisRiseOfTheImperfects'': Venom is a playable character.
186	* ''VideoGame/SpiderManShatteredDimensions'': The Ultimate version of the symbiote is bonded to Ultimate Peter Parker
187	* ''VideoGame/SpiderManEdgeOfTime'': Symbiote Spider-Man and Poison (as DLC) are alternate skins, and Anti-Venom is a main antagonist.
188	* ''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.
189	* ''VideoGame/TheAmazingSpiderMan'': The Venom symbiote was discovered and bonded to the Scorpion (here a human[=/=]scorpion cross-breed) by Oscorp.
190	** ''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.
191	* ''VideoGame/LEGOMarvelSuperHeroes'': Venom is a playable character, and Symbiote Spider-Man is DLC.
192	* ''VideoGame/LEGOMarvelSuperHeroes2'': Venom, Agent Venom and a fusion of Venom and Carnage are playable characters.
193	* ''VideoGame/DisneyInfinity'': The ''WesternAnimation/UltimateSpiderMan2012'' 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 Platform/PlaystationVita bundle exclusive.
194	* ''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.
195	* ''VideoGame/MarvelContestOfChampions'': The Eddie Brock version of Venom is a playable character. Agent Venom has been announced, and Mac Gargan Venom is planned.
196	* ''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.
197	* ''VideoGame/SpiderManPS4'': The symbiote is shown being bonded to Harry Osborn, awakening in ''VideoGame/SpiderManMilesMorales''; with Venom being confirmed as a character in ''VideoGame/MarvelsSpiderMan2''.
198	* ''VideoGame/MidnightSuns'': The Eddie Brock version of Venom is corrupted by Lilith into "Fallen Venom", sporting a demonic makeover.
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201	[[folder:Western Animation]]
202	* ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManTheAnimatedSeries''
203	* ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManUnlimited''
204	* ''WesternAnimation/TheSpectacularSpiderMan''
205	* ''WesternAnimation/UltimateSpiderMan2012'': Harry Osborn is the host for Venom instead of Eddie Brock. Spider-Man also does not have a black suit, as Harry Osborn instead takes the form of it. Flash Thompson later bonds to a copy of the symbiote, becoming Agent Venom.
206	* ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerbMissionMarvel''
207	* ''WesternAnimation/MarvelsSpiderMan''
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210	[[folder:Other]]
211	* ''WebVideo/TruthInJournalism'': 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''...
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