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As a super-villain, Carnage is a study in comparisons.
In the early 1990s, comics fandom culture had begun to lionize artists over writers.
Larsen is on record as generally disliking Venoms entire deal.
If Larsens intent was to undermine the character, though, it backfired.
Carnage became a bit of a relic, with briefer and more sporadic appearances until the mid-2000s.
And so Carnage fell by the wayside.
After all, he represented some of the worst impulses of the prior decade.
But of course, this is comics, and when has a death ever been permanent?
It made for gruesome times.
Carnage didnt really find a lot of purpose as a character until recently, with 2019sAbsolute Carnageminiseries.
As Cates story unfolded, Knull became the center of everything symbiote-related.
The spider-emblem made famous by the black Spider-Man costume?
The one that Venom wore?
With the start ofAbsolute Carnage, however, that changed.
For better or worse, Cates story gave a kind of mythology to Carnage.
Shriek will also make an appearance, played by Naomie Harris (Skyfall, No Time to Die).
But that doesnt mean Venom will stay in the shadows for long.
There are unlimited opportunities for pulling the symbiotes further into the MCU.
Symbiotesdohave a weakness to sound after all.
