Coming out of Marvel’s Venom War event, Charles Soule and Jesus Saiz will put an unexpected symbiote on Eddie Brock in the new ongoing series Eddie Brock: Carnage.
Coming out of this weekend’s New York Comic Con, Marvel shared more details on the aftermath of Venom War, which we already know connects a mysterious new host to the Venom symbiote. But somehow Eddie Brock will end up wearing the murderous Carnage symbiote.
“Carnage is someone that has to kill, so Eddie has to feed him deaths. In order for Eddie to be okay with that, the people he feeds Carnage are serial killers,” Soule said. “But Carnage is also an addict, and addicts need bigger and bigger highs…”
Marvel shared more details on what to expect:
He’s been Venom, he’s been Anti-Venom, he’s been the King in Black… Now, Eddie Brock has made his darkest bond yet as he joins with the one-and-only CARNAGE! Can he control his new other’s endless bloodlust? Or will he give himself over to madness and murder? Join Eddie and Carnage on a journey into the darkest parts of the Marvel Universe with bloody death as their only guide!
Here’s a look at Saiz’s concept art for the character:
“I’m having a blast with this,” Soule said. “Jesus Saiz wanted to do a horror book. This is his wheelhouse. He loves creepy organic things to draw, and I’m giving him everything he can handle.”
Mark Bagley provides a variant cover for the first issue:
Eddie Brock: Venom #1 will arrive in stores Feb. 12.