Summary

  • Marvel's deadliest symbiote, Carnage, has developed terrifying new powers, including possession, making him capable of controlling human beings, rather than just bonding with them.
  • Carnage's evolution into one of Marvel's most powerful characters has been a violent affair to behold, as the character has sought to keep up with his progenitor Venom, who currently wields the powers of the King in Black.
  • Carnage's quest for power to rival Venom's has turned him into Marvel's most terrifying killer by far, and his power to possess humans and bend them to his will is the latest horrifying escalation of his seemingly limitless ingenuity.

Warning! Contains Spoilers For Venom War: Carnage #1!

Ever since Carnage has been doing his best to cross the power gap between them. One of the major ways he's accomplished that has been by developing a range of dangerous new powers. Now, Carnage has just revealed one of the most terrifying abilities he's ever had.

Venom War: Carnage #1 – written by Torunn Gronbekk, with art by Pere Perez – introduces the symbiote's disturbing new skill. In this story, Carnage is trying to hunt down information on the K-project, a chemical that acts as a symbiote weakness. Carnage finds the lead researcher, but when the scientist proves to be uncooperative, Carnage simply pours himself into the man's body, taking direct control of him.

Venom War: Carnage #1, Carnage displays the ability to take over and control a human's body, rather than bonding with them.

With this power, Carnage can force the man to obey his will, making him to talk and act exactly how he wants. It's a terrifying ability that shows Carnage could possess anyone he wants.

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Carnage Reveals A Terrifying New Evolution Of His Symbiote Powers: Possession.

Venom War: Carnage #1 – Written by Torunn Gronbekk; Art By Pere Perez, Erick Arciniega, & Joe Sabino

Venom War: Carnage #1, the murderous symbiote uses his powers to invade someone's body and control them.

Carnage has gone from his humble origins to a serial killer who slaughters gods.

Over the last few years, Carnage has been evolving. He's capable of opening portals after stealing the powers of the villain Spot. He can use the All-Blood spear to kill gods, and he's shown to be immune to both sound and fire. It's a terrifying list of abilities, one that only seems to be growing more and more. Combining the fact that Carnage can shapeshift, he'd be able to sneak up on any Avenger or anyone else and take over their body. This would grant him access to anywhere he wants, which would give Carnage a ton of opportunities.

Carnage and Venom have always been arch-enemies. After Venom ascended to literal godhood, it's no surprise that Carnage would try to follow after him. Carnage started out as a low-level serial killer. Just targeting whatever people he saw on the street. But all characters need to grow, and Carnage has gone from his humble origins to a serial killer who slaughters gods. Naturally, he was going to need a bit more power than just turning his hands into knives – and consequently, his entire arc in the Marvel Universe has been a ruthless quest to obtain such strength.

Carnage is capable of completely reviving Cletus Kasady anytime he wants; he can open portals; he can possess peoples' bodies – and that only scratches the surface of what Carnage can now do.

Carnage Is Marvel's Most Powerful Killer (& Most Terrifying By Far)

Carnage On A Cosmic Scale

It seems no matter what absurd situation Carnage finds himself in, or what goal he's trying to achieve, he always has a power he can use to do it. Carnage is capable of completely reviving Cletus Kasady anytime he wants; he can open portals; he can possess peoples' bodies – and that only scratches the surface of what Carnage can now do. While Venom is the King in Black and wields godlike power, it seems that Carnage isn't far behind, as every time he appears in a comic, there's some new terrifying power that he's ready to unleash.

Venom War: Carnage #1 is available now from Marvel Comics!

Venom War: Carnage #1 (2024)

Comic book cover: Carnage leaping at the reader with his trademark wicked grin spread across his face.
  • Writer: Torunn Gronbekk
  • Artist: Pere Perez
  • Colorist: Erick Arciniega
  • Letterer: Joe Sabino
  • Cover Artist: Geoff Shaw and Frank Martin
Venom in David Baldeon Comic Cover Art
NAME
Venom (Symbiote), Eddie Brock (most prominent host)
Alias
Eddie Brock
Created By
David Michelinie, Todd McFarlane
POWERS
Superhuman strength, speed, agility, and endurance, Ability to cling to surfaces, Shape-shifting abilities (forming weapons, shields), Regeneration and healing factor, Immunity to Spider-Man's spider-sense, Enhanced senses, Able to produce webbing, Bonding with a host to share or amplify powers, Immunity to all Earthly diseases
RELATIONSHIPS
Eddie Brock (primary host and ally), Peter Parker/Spider-Man (initial enemy, later uneasy ally), Anne Weying (former wife of Eddie Brock and occasional host), Cletus Kasady/Carnage (offspring of the Venom symbiote and a deadly enemy)
HISTORY
The Venom symbiote is an alien organism that first bonded with Peter Parker (Spider-Man) during the "Secret Wars" storyline. After Parker rejected the symbiote, it found a new host in Eddie Brock, a disgraced journalist. The symbiote and Brock bonded over their mutual hatred for Spider-Man, becoming the anti-hero known as Venom. Over time, Venom has evolved from a villain to an anti-hero, often fighting alongside other heroes to protect innocents, though his methods remain brutal.

Venom is a symbiotic alien entity bonded with various human hosts, notably Eddie Brock and later Flash Thompson. It grants superhuman strength, agility, and a shape-shifting black costume. Initially a Spider-Man villain due to its origins, Venom evolved into an antihero, battling both villains and his own dark impulses. The character embodies themes of duality and redemption within the Marvel Universe.