Eddie Brock was almost always the boss of the Poison Symbiote – making it a huge shock that he is about to bond with the even more dangerous off-shoots Carnage. While Eddie began his tenure as Venom as a villain, he has had one of Marvel’s greatest redemption arcs in the decades since, becoming a solidly heroic character, but What will happen when he becomes Carnage is anyone’s guess.
Marvel has announced Eddie Brock: Carnage — written by Charles Soule, with art by Jesus Saiz — that will bring together the odd couple in Marvel’s ever-expanding symbiote.
The series is set to have game-changing implications not just for Eddie and the Carnage symbiote, but for Marvel’s current poison war Crossover event too. Fans still do not know who the final boss of Venom will be, but now it seems that it will not be Eddie Brock, forcing him to a surprising new paradigm in the history of the character.
Eddie Brock is Marvel’s new carnage, in a major surprise for longtime Venom fans
Eddie Brock: Carnage #1 – Written by Charles Soule; Art by Jesus Sais; Available February 12, 2025 from Marvel Comics
The Carnage symbiote is the most dangerous symbiote in the Marvel Universe, and Eddie becoming its host is a twist that completely recontextualizes the long-standing rivalry between his familiar symbiote, Venom, and his vicious “seed.” While making Eddie Brock Carnage seems like a simple move, IIt’s one that hasn’t been done before, and it provides a wealth of new storytelling possibilities for both Eddie and the Carnage symbiote.How Eddie will have to learn to deal with Carnage’s homicidal cravings.
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Bonding with a symbiote is often not easy. In their early time together, the Venom symbiote sought intelligence, and often Eddie would oblige by slaughtering criminals and allowing Venom to eat them. Eventually, as Eddie tried to move away from using lethal force, he found that he could placate the Venom symbiote’s desires with chocolate. Unfortunately, this won’t work with Carnage. Carnage is one of Marvel’s biggest serial killers, and if Eddie wants to get along with his new symbiote, he’ll be forced to give in to Carnage’s urges.
If Eddie Brock can’t control carnage, their alliance could turn him back into a killer
Eddie Brock: Carnage #1 – Main Cover by Iban Coello; Variant Cover by Mark Bagley & Richard Isanove (Color)
Carnage love To kill people. That’s why Cletus Kasady was his perfect boss, but now that Eddie Brock will be bound to Carnage, he will have to satisfy Carnage’s blood lust without harming innocents. The only way to do this is for Venom to fully embrace his deadly protector identity, and start feeding Carnage the bad, such as serial killers. Bonding with Carnage provides a fascinating new angle for Eddie, a character who has been trying to find redemption as a hero for so long, and now has to embrace killing to keep Carnage in check.
Eddie Brock is someone who has been trying to become a hero for years, but it seems this is the darkest turn his story can take.
It’s currently unclear exactly how Eddie and Carnage become bonded, however In their premise, the story promises great excitement and suspense. Eddie Brock is someone who has been trying to become a hero for years, but it seems this is the darkest turn his story can take. After years of trying to redeem himself, he is now the host of the worst serial killer Marvel has ever seen. Eddie Brock has been many things over the years; He was Anti-Poison, the King in Black, poison, And now he is the new one Carnage.
Eddie Brock: Carnage #1 Will be available February 12, 2025 from Marvel Comics.