Warning: Contains SPOILERS for Poison War #4
In recent years, the cosmic significance of Carnage
and their symbiotic species has evolved beyond the constraints of a single universe. Readers learned that Knull was just one of many Kings in Black throughout Marvel’s universal history. Originally created to maintain the cosmic balance between creation and destruction, the King in Black has gone from a simple title to a state of being. Meanwhile, a new King was forged.
As the Venom War approaches its climax, the threads of Eddie Brock, Meridius and Carnage’s independent machinations are reaching their endgame. While Eddie, Dylan and Meridius feuded over
the right to rule like the King in Black
Carnage is building towards something bigger.
Poison War #4 – by Al Ewing, Iban Coello and Frank D’Armata – brings the greatest powers of the Venom War one step closer to its final chapter, while silently fueling Carnage’s ultimate path towards power. Carnage knew power, he knew divinity. But when faced with Eventuality, he lacked unity.
The path of carnage towards divinity has reached eventuality
Poison War #4 Written by Al Ewing; Art by Iban Coello; Color by Frank D’Armata; Lyrics by VC’s Ariana Maher
In all but name, Carnage is a god. From herald of Chthon to herald of Knull, Carnage used every twisted act of pain, pleasure, and chaos to rise to power. He traversed the multiverse, consuming codices of symbiotes that possessed unique strengths and resistances. Through his journey of carnal cannibalism, Carnage
developed an immunity to fire
sonic sound and anti-symbiont chemicals. He crawled through time and space to breach the Garden of Time, the temporal refuge of Meridius and the seat of power of the Kings in Black.
With a violent swiftness that Eddie Brock could never have achieved, Carnage toppled Meridius and the Garden of Time. However, despite his achievements and proof of dominant power, Carnage was still not considered a true god. The mad symbiote learned that for his species to achieve the divine, they needed each other and that Carnage didn’t have his. But now
Carnage and Cletus are back together
sending shockwaves across the multiverse. At the end of all possibilities, where Eventuality waits for its own birth, the King in Crimson waits for his past to reach his present..
Meridius’ every failure will soon become Carnage’s greatest asset
Carnage will emerge as the true winner of the poison war
Now that the Venom War is coming to an end, Meridius, the last step before Eddie Brock becomes Eventuality, the Anti-Everything, desperately throws everything he has into destroying his past self. But in his short-sighted revenge, he allowed a crimson corruption to infest his ranks. Recognizing that failure is near, Meridius despairs of taking his final stand – Carnage. Put Gifting Meridius All-Blood the Necrospear, Carnage’s symbiotic weapon that reflects Knull’s all-powerful blade, Carnage found his in. Carnage is a cannibal who consumes the powers of those he infects and
Meridius gave him the final key
.
Carnage alone is not destined for Eventuality, but Meridius is. With Meridius soon under the control of the mad symbiote, his destiny becomes that of Carnage. The only thing stopping Meridius from his ultimate evolution is his reluctance to accept it, but Carnage has greater aspirations. As the Venom War reaches its climax, Carnage is the only player ready to take the next step. A being like Knull was small compared to the King in Black’s destiny to become the Anti-All, but the King in Black, Eddie Brock, fell. The eventuality of carnage is on the horizon; the King in Crimson.
Poison War #4 is now available from Marvel Comics.