Venom is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is a sentient … See more

The original idea of a new costume for Spider-Man that would later become the character Venom was conceived by a Marvel Comics reader from Norridge, Illinois named Randy Schueller. In 1982, Jim Shooter, … See more

The story of how Spider-Man gets his new black costume is recounted in Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars #8 (December 1984), in which writer Jim Shooter and artist Mike Zeck depicted the heroes and villains of the Marvel Uni… See more

Though it requires a living host to survive, the Venom symbiote is adept at fending for itself independent of a host. The symbiote is capable of shapeshifting abilities, including the ability to form spikes or expand its … See more

Earth-616 is the mainstream Marvel Comics continuity. While the Venom symbiote has had numerous hosts in this reality, there have also been several alternate versions of the character, who are not the same as the original … See more

• Venom appears in Spider-Man (1994), with Spider-Man's version voiced by Christopher Daniel Barnes and Eddie Brock's version by Hank Azaria. In the three-part episode "The Alien Costume", the symbiote arrives on Earth via a … See more