Villain
Carnage
When the unstable Cletus Kasady found a symbiotic bond with a host consuming alien, it was a match made in discord. Learn more about Spider-Man’s nightmarish menace with these classic Carnage picks!
When the unstable Cletus Kasady found a symbiotic bond with a host consuming alien, it was a match made in discord. Learn more about Spider-Man’s nightmarish menace with these classic Carnage picks!
Carnage, the unstable offspring of Venom, has returned—and he plans to slaughter everyone who's ever worn a symbiote! Spider-Man, Venom, and all of New York’s heroes aren’t just facing the evil Cletus Kasady—they’re taking down a symbiote god and his maniacal cult too!
Witness the cerebral chaos caused by Carnage, brought to life by some of the greatest creators at Marvel! But beware, True Believers, true to their titular character’s namesake, these spine-chilling tales are not for the faint of heart and presented in Black, White AND Blood!
When first introduced, Kasady is the serial killer cellmate of Eddie Brock, former host of the Venom symbiote. With eleven life terms to serve, he’s a man with little to lose.
Eddie Brock’s symbiote spawns during a jailbreak, enveloping Kasady. Carnage is born and begins his murderous spree! Read through #363 for the full Carnage arc…where Spidey goes toe-to-tendril with Venom and uncovers Kasady’s horror of a backstory.
Part One of a 14-issue event. Spidey temporarily teams with Venom to destroy Carnage and his gaggle of criminal allies. Read the full Maximum Carnage crossover, available as a Discover!
Institutionalized and catatonic, Kasady is helpless until reunited with his symbiote. Carnage drops a devastating calling card at the Daily Bugle. And you won’t believe what happens when Silver Surfer steps in!
Carnage, the offspring of Venom, has a ‘baby’ all his own! A third symbiote is loosed after Carnage taps into his perverse parental instincts. Black Cat guest-stars!
During The Raft breakout, Carnage is hurtled into space and torn in two by Sentry. But an evil as pure as Kasady’s might be impossible to kill…
The parasitic reign resumes when Carnage is freed by freak science. An all-new symbiote is unwittingly formed, more evolved than ever. Iron Man and Spider-Man take the case.
Kasady, half the man he once was, gets a taste of Americana when he holds a small town captive. Worth a read alone to see the Avengers as symbiotes!
A nearly lobotomized Kasady is sprung free from an asylum by members of the Frightful Four. The Wizard and Ulysses Klaw attempt to control as primal a force as Carnage…and it doesn’t end well.
Agent Venom, A.K.A. Flash Thompson, and Scarlet Spider begin their two-man takedown of Carnage. Part One of a six-issue event!
A tale of uncontained crazy. The Merc with a Mouth pursues Cletus Kasady as if it’s destiny. Writer Cullen Bunn knocks it out of the park!
With a trail of bodies behind him, the FBI closes in on Carnage, employing every tactic known to man. Equipped with the latest sonic tech and a team including John Jameson and a reformed Eddie Brock, this may well be Carnage’s Last Stand!
Few mourned Kasady after he seemingly died in Venomized, (available in the Venomverse Saga Reading List). But now a cult devoted to the madman has gathered, hoping to resurrect their fallen idol and restore his madness...