The Alien Costume Symbiote: VENOM

"What started out as a replacement costume for Spider-Man turned into one of the Marvel web-slinger's greatest nightmares." ----Comics journalist and historian Mike Conroy

What is VENOM? 

VENOM is an alien symbiote, a life form that requires a host to bond around for its survival. The creature is a sentient alien with a gooey, almost liquid-like form. VENOM creature gives its host enhanced powers. 

VENOM first appeared as an "alien costume" in The Amazing Spider-Man #252 (May 1984) it was created by Randy Schueller and David Michelinie, with Mike Zeck designing the alien symbiote costume and Todd McFarlane drawing the first VENOM appearance.

What are its powers and abilities? 

The VENOM Symbiote has adapted the spider powers of Spider-Man. 

The Symbiote allows the user limited shape-shifting. 

The symbiote is capable of healing injuries in the host at a faster rate than normal human healing allows. The symbiote is also capable of healing injuries and illnesses that current human medical care cannot such as cancer. 

Who are the host of the VENOM Symbiote? 

1. Peter Parker SPIDER-MAN 

The Amazing Spider-Man #252 (May 1984) 

Black Costume Spider-Man

2. Eddie Brock 

Amazing Spider-Man Vol 1 #299 (April, 1988) 

Venom Original Black Suit

3. Angelo Fortunato 

Marvel Knights: Spider-Man Vol 1 #6 (November, 2004) 

4. Mac Gargan 

Marvel Knights: Spider-Man Vol 1 #9 (February, 2005) 

5. Flash Thompson 

Amazing Spider-Man Vol 1 #654 

6. Ann Weying 

Amazing Spider-Man Vol 1 #375 (March, 1993) 

7. Ms. Marvel 

Siege Vol 1 #3 

8. Fantastic Four 

Spider-Man and the Fantastic Four #2 

Venom Is Getting His Own Movie Without Spider-Man

Producers Avi Arad and Matt Tolmach dished that the alien costume symbiote venom will get his own movie while discussing The Amazing Spider-Man. Although it will share the same universe created by the upcoming Spider-Man reboot, yet the two characters won't share the screen. Tolmach explained to the press that he is trying to get all these worlds live together in peace someday and make sense with one another.

This approach could potentially break a lot of fans' hearts, but at least they want to make a "huge amazing movie" about the beloved character. 

The movie is a story of Eddie Brock. The producers want it to be as close to the comics as possible, especially in Eddie Brock’s story. But again, pseudo-science is becoming science. All these tidbits about webs, artificial webs, is a huge industry now. Spiderwebs have unique qualities that will be huge for communications, fibers, and so forth. At this point, fans will probably take any incarnation of Venom other than the version they saw in Spider-Man 3.

However, it will be pretty cool to see Hollywood make a big budget blockbuster focusing on a character that is typically portrayed as a villain instead of a hero, don't U think?
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My Top 5 Alternate Spider-Man Costumes

Peter Parker In the movie The Amazing Spider-Man wears a new classic red and blue Spiderman costume. He always keeps changing his suits from time to time, so I decided to put together a list of my top five favorite Spider-Man alternate costumes. 

5) Scarlet Spider-Man Costume

One thing I like the Scarlet Spider design is that it actually looks like something I would have, the suit is simple red, but the spider hoodie is effective. 

4) Last Stand Costume

The “Last Stand” costume was first introduced in Amazing Spider-Man #498-500. The simplified, looser-fitting jacket and slacks feels more like a uniform and less a costume. 

3) Spider-Man 2099 Costume

With darker future comes, new Spider-Man Miguel O’Hara got the darker 2099 costume. There were claws and sharp scallops on the wrists. The traditional blue and red color scheme became much darker. It’s even got a skull on the front. 

2) Black Symbiote Spider-Man Costume

The best of all Spidey alternate costumes. Spider-Man would switch back and forth between black and classic red and blues until the arrival of Venom scaring MJ so much that she asks Peter to stop wearing that same black suit.

1) Alex Ross movie concept Costume

It's not the classic blue and red but it is a fresh take on a very familiar character. It’s a mixture of the black symbiote costume with the iconic red web classic costume. If I’m playing a Spider-Man video game and this costume is unlockable, it’s almost always my secondary suit after the classic.
What’s your favorite alternate costume of Spider-Man?