Venom

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Venom
Developer Randy Schueller, Roger Stern, Tom DeFalco, Mike Zeck, Ron Frenz, David Michelinie, Todd McFarlane
Publisher Marvel Comics, various
Platforms Various
Released 1984-present
Added to
Museum
See Venom category

Venom is a character that is part of an American multimedia series consisting of comics, television shows, films, music, and video games.

Venom was created in May 1984, first as an alien costume worn by Spider-Man by the Marvel Comics team of Randy Schueller, Roger Stern, Tom DeFalco, Mike Zeck, and Ron Frenz.

The alien costume was revealed to be a symbiote named Venom and was further developed by David Michelinie and Todd McFarlane in April 1988.

Fictional character biography

Venom is an alien symbiote that is made up of black goo that envelops a person like a costume, embuing that person with enhanced powers.

Venom has bonded with several characters, including Peter Parker, but is mostly bonded with Eddie Brock.

Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man

This version of Spider-Man, retroactively referred to as "Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man" by Marvel, wore Venom as a black version of his costume before he tore it off and it bonded with Eddie Brock. This version of Venom first appeared in 2007.

Film

Title Studio Release Notes
Spider-Man 3 Columbia Pictures 2007 Venom is bonded with Peter Parker and Eddie Brock.

Video game

Title Developer Release Systems Notes
Spider-Man 3 Vicarious Visions 2007 PS3 Venom is bonded with Peter Parker and Eddie Brock.

Amazing Spider-Man

This version of Venom bonded with Eddie Brock. It first appeared in 2014.

Video games

Title Developer Release Systems Notes
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 Beenox 2014 PS3 Venom is bonded with Eddie Brock.

Sony's Spider-Man Universe

This version of Venom first appeared in 2018. This version bonded with Eddie Brock without first bonding to Spider-Man. It first appeared in 2018.

Films

Title Studio Release Added to museum Notes
Venom Columbia Pictures 2018 Venom is bonded with Eddie Brock.
Venom: Let There Be Carnage Columbia Pictures 2021 Venom is bonded with Eddie Brock.
Spider-Man: No Way Home Marvel Studios 2021 Venom is bonded with Eddie Brock.
Venom 3 Sony Pictures Releasing 2024 Venom is bonded with Eddie Brock.

Insomniac's Spider-Man universe

This version of Venom was bonded to a diseased Harry Osborn in an attempt to heal him. It first appeared in 2018.

Video games

Title Developer Release Systems Notes
Spider-Man Insomniac Games 2018 PS4 Venom is bonded with Harry Osborn.
Spider-Man: Miles Morales Insomniac Games 2020 PS4
PS5
Venom is bonded with Harry Osborn.
Spider-Man 2 Insomniac Games 2023 PS5 Venom is bonded with Harry Osborn.