Eddie Brock has almost always been the host of the Carnage. While Eddie began his tenure as Venom as a villain, he has had one of Marvel's greatest redemption arcs in the decades since, becoming a firmly heroic character, but what will happen when he becomes Carnage is anyone's guess.

Marvel has announced Eddie Brock: Carnage – written by Charles Soule, with art by Jesus Saiz – which will bring together the oddest couple in Marvel's ever-expanding symbiote lore yet.

The series is set to have gamechanging implications not just for Eddie and the Carnage symbiote, but for Marvel's current Venom War crossover event as well. Fans still don't know who the final host of Venom will be, but now it seems it will not be Eddie Brock, forcing him into a surprising new paradigm in the character's history.

Eddie Brock Is Marvel's New Carnage, In A Major Surprise To Longtime Venom Fans

Eddie Brock: Carnage #1 – Written by Charles Soule; Art By Jesus Saiz; Available February 12, 2025 From Marvel Comics

The Carnage symbiote is the his familiar symbiote, Venom, and its vicious "offspring." While making Eddie Brock Carnage seems like a simple move, it is one that hasn't been done before, and it provides a wealth of new story possibilities for both Eddie and the Carnage symbiote, as Eddie will have to learn to deal with Carnage's homicidal cravings.

Bonding with a symbiote is often not easy. During their early time together, the Venom symbiote craved brains, and often Eddie would oblige by slaughtering criminals and allowing Venom to eat them. Eventually, as Eddie tried to move away from using lethal force, he found he could placate the Venom symbiote's desires with chocolate. Unfortunately, that's not going to work with Carnage. Carnage is one of Marvel's biggest serial killers, and if Eddie wants to get along with his new symbiote, he's going to be forced to indulge in Carnage's urges.

If Eddie Brock Can't Control Carnage, Their Bond Might Turn Him Back Into A Killer

Eddie Brock: Carnage #1 – Main Cover By Iban Coello; Variant Cover By Mark Bagley & Richard Isanove (Color)

Carnage loves to kill people. That's why Cletus Kasady was its perfect host, but now that Eddie Brock will be bonded to Carnage, he's going to have to sate Carnage's bloodlust without harming innocents. The only way to do that is for Venom to fully re-embrace his Lethal Protector identity, and begin feeding Carnage the wicked, such as serial killers. Bonding with Carnage presents a fascinating new angle for Eddie, a character who has been trying to find redemption as a hero for so long, and is now having to embrace murder to keept Carnage in check.

Eddie Brock is someone who has been trying to become a hero for years, but it seems that this is the darkest turn his story could possibly take.

It's currently unclear exactly how Eddie and Carnage become bonded, but at its very premise the story promises a great deal of excitement and tension. Eddie Brock is someone who has been trying to become a hero for years, but it seems that this is the darkest turn his story could possibly take. After years of trying to redeem himself, he's now the host to the worst serial killer Marvel has ever seen. Eddie Brock has been many things over the years; he's been Anti-Venom, The King in Black, Venom, and now he's the new Carnage.

Eddie Brock: Carnage #1 will be available February 12, 2025 from Marvel Comics.