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Symbiote:
A fictional species appearing in Marvel comics. They’re an organic, amorphous, multicellular extraterrestrial species that, when on earth, must bond with a human, or host, to survive. They create a symbiotic bond through which a single entity is created, often bringing out your worst fears.
Venom and carnage are both symbiotes who have bonded with a host.
Venom vs Carnage. Now that would be a smackdown worth the price of Pay Per View. Venom is an anti-hero. A hero, though not in the traditional way. Eddie Brock, Venom’s host has laid strict ground rules for when Venom takes over.
Venom enjoys eating the heads off people, something Eddie isn’t really down with. So they come to an agreement. Venom can eat heads, but only the heads of the bad guys.
Carnage has no such agreement with his host and in fact, his host is all about mayhem, bloodshed and other assorted shenanigans.
In fact, in Issue #1, which hit streets on Wednesday, we find out that Carnage has taken over the small town of Doverton, Colorado and has bonded with everyone in town, essentially making them zombies to do Carnage’s bidding.
One thing I can’t stand in a comic book is when you get to a new storyline, with an issue #1 and the writers don’t give enough back story to help you understand what’s going on. That’s not the case here.
In fact, the writers set it up so well with the backstory of exactly what type of carnage that Carnage has piled on the people of Doverton, that Venom doesn’t even make an appearance in Issue 1 of his own comic book.
Talk about dedication to your craft!
As you would expect, the story is great and not having Venom appear for a month makes me ready for issue 2 to come out even quicker.
Venom vs Carnage is a fight for the ages. These two don’t fight with rules and if you get in their way, chances are that you’ll get messed up big time, so I suggest simply heading to your local comic shop and picking up a copy to read in the safety and comfort of your own home.
All in all, this is a solid 4 out of 5 purple goatees!
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