Venom are some of the most recognizable Marvel villains turned anti-heroes in comic book history with their distinctive black-and-white attire and delightfully contagious personalities. This stunning cosplay ingeniously combines these two iconic characters to create a venomized Black Cat look that elevates Black Cat’s character design to the next level.
@Aurianamarie_photo shared a photo shoot with cosplay artist @graciethecosplaylass on Instagram of a venomized Black Cat that not only recreates one of Black Cat’s best cover art looks but also innovatively elevates her design by incorporating the more teethy aspects of the Venom symbiote. The cosplay features an incredibly detailed symbiote version of Black Cat’s bodysuit and the classic fur on Black Cat’s suit is smartly emulated with venom teeth.
Grace McClung’s cosplay brings to life the best parts of several Venom Black Cat variant covers while putting a spin on the look that shows it's a match that belongs in comics.
Venomized Black Cat Cosplay Combines Both Characters’ Flare, Highlighting What Makes Them So Memorable
@graciethecosplaylass’s Cosplay perfects The Symbiote-Black Cat Look
Felicia Hardy is a highly skilled thief with an unshakable edge to her, a quality that goes perfectly with the gritty intensity of Venom. The two fit so well together that their combined likeness has appeared in several comic book variant covers such as The Amazing Spider-Man #32 and Black Cat #2 (2019). Grace McClung’s cosplay presents another version of Symbiote-Black Cat that combines the most prominent aspects of each character, like Black Cat’s fur and Venom’s symbiote teeth.
Black Cat's Venomized Form Might Be Her Greatest Redesign of All Time
Marvel's Venom and Black Cat would make a perfect pair, as seen in official variant art that gives her an incredible symbiote makeover.
McClung’s cosplay plays with Black Cat and Venom’s cohesive black-and-white color scheme and their distinctive moxie in a way that balances each character yet keeps them instantly recognizable. The cosplay portrays the liquid nature of venom while still maintaining that sleek, stylishness of Black Cat’s aesthetic and the playful bank heist scenes portrayed in the Instagram post align incredibly well with both characters' moral ambiguity. Despite their shared appearances on comic covers, Venom and Black Cat have yet to appear together in the main story to a larger extent, however, McClung’s cosplay brings to light that this combination is both plausible and quite compelling.
Cosplay Showcases How a Venomized Black Cat Would Be a Perfect Fit to the Current Marvel Universe
Black Cat and Venom Are an Unexpected but Welcomed Partnership
With the events of the Venom War, characters like Black Widow and Wolverine have dawned the symbiote persona so a Black Cat and Venom team-up is not far off. Black Cat and Venom have even sparred on occasion and in Venom Annual #1 (2018) by Donny Cates and Jeff Loveness, Venom almost gets the better of her but decides to spare her because she risked her own life to save people. Gracie McClung’s stunning venomized Black Cat is a top-tier cosplay that sets a new standard for creativity and is a wonderful recreation of two beloved Marvel characters.
Source: @Aurianamarie_photo and @graciethecosplaylass on Instagram
- 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.
Black Cat
- Director
- Gina Prince-Bythewood
- Franchise(s)
- Spider-Man
Black Cat is a Spider-Man spinoff movie from Sony Pictures. Originally the movie was set to feature Black Cat and Silver Sable, but that plan was scrapped in favor of two separate solo movies. While there have been MCU crossovers with Sony's characters, such as Venom and Morbius, Black Cat will be set in Sony's Universe of Marvel Characters outside of the MCU.
