Most importantly, it gives Venom an arc that turns him into more of a villain than immediately redeeming him. Which animated versions of Venom are unforgettable icons and which ones have rightfully faded into obscurity? Notes. In this episode the alien costume is brought by a space shuttle, while in the comics, Spider-Man first wore the symbiote during the Secret Wars storyline on an alien planet called Battleworld,[3] and later brought back to Earth. Transportation. In the DC Comics, there are two variations of Joker venom: the non-lethal variation and the lethal variation. When the episodes were released in DVD as Spider-Man: The Venom Saga, Filip Vukcevic of IGN stated that while Venom "would ultimately suffer from over-exposure and endure too many misinterpretations on the printed page, all of his viciousness remained intact on the TV show. That happened first in this 90s cartoon. When Peter went to bed, the substance oozed over him and began to give him a nightmare and when he woke up, he found himself hanging from a building in a costume he had never seen before! These certain episodes are responsible for debuting the symbiotic characters Venom and Carnage outside of comic books. However, in that succinct timeline, we see Venom go from vengeful antagonist to reluctant hero to sacrificing himself in order to stop the cosmic threat of Dormammu forever. An evil alien symbiote turns Eddie Brock into Venom, a deadly menace and mortal enemy of Spider-Man. However, Harry is for many fans of the cartoon the most memorable iteration of Venom, looking most like Eddie Brock's version and being the most personal threat Spider-Man faces while confronting Venom. This manages to work, but turning Venom into a species results in a character less memorable than a singular, well-developed antagonist. John Jameson and fellow astronaut Paul Stevens discover a rock known as "Promethium X", which is said to be more powerful than plutonium. [6], "The Alien Costume" is the only three-part episode from season 1 of the animated series Spider-Man. "Eddie Brock transforms into Venom and does battle with the web-slinging Spider-Man! Venom was voiced by Josh Keaton (and Eddie Brock by Benjamin Diskin) in this 2008 animated series, which put its own spin on the Venom mythos. Figure features dark, villainous design inspired by the iconic supervillain from the Spider-Man animated series. The symbiote was able to copy Spider-Man's powers and give them to Brock. When Venom battles Spider-Man and War Machine, he is easily defeated by the two heroes. Venom was created by Doctor Octopus using Peter Parker's DNA, obtained from a blood sample left in a recent battle. The two fight, and Shocker gains the advantage, and flees, but Spider-Man follows him. Eddie and Venom were voiced by Hank Azaria in Spider-Man: The Animated Series. Now calling himself Venom, Brock began to taunt Peter. Spider-Man's Venom has been adapted differently in many animated series, so which version is the best? However, Venom's most iconic two hosts in the Ultimate Spider-Man series are Flash Thompson and Harry Osborn. However, Eddie deliberately does not mention to have seen Rhino at the scene also. Spider-Man managed to stop him, but almost lost himself to the power and tries to kill the Rhino. This is one of the few shows ever where Venom works alongside Carnage, with the two eager to summon a Symbiote God known as the Synoptic. The symbiote's origin is altered however, the alien being … He put some archives newspaper pages, featuring Brock's firing of Daily Bugle. Venom has, since his inception in the 80s, been a mainstay in animated programs, with every animated series from the 90s onward — save for MTV's Spider-Man: The New Animated Series — featuring some iteration of the symbiote saga and the origins of the character. $37.99. It really amps up the complex relationship between Eddie and Peter. After merging with Spider-Man, it takes on the iconic Spider logo on his chest. Spider-Man: The Animated Series offers the first definitive iteration of Venom in animation. Some animated Venoms have become iconic, influencing pop culture's perspective on the villain, while others are left more than a little disappointed by the character. In this sense, Venom in the 2017 Spider-Man series bears a lot in common with the iteration of Venom from the live-action film, since his motivation to coming to Earth is identical to that movie. Resembling a substance of black liquefied slime, Venom can change shape and can form a face with eyes that have a jagged white outline and a mouth with razor-sharp teeth. Free shipping . Venom figure features classic design with muscles and a Venom tongue sticking out from an evil, grinning, fang-filled mouth. He appears to fight Spider-Man in his debut, then returns thanks to Dormammu's scheming, only to shortly after team up with Spider-Man and Iron Man against Carnage. The symbiote flees and merges with Eddie Brock, transforming him into Venom. [4] In a later meeting the creative team came up with a scene by scene plot for the show. [citation needed], John Semper took the idea of Eddie Brock following Spider-Man on a train in part 3 from Alfred Hitchcock's "Strangers on a Train" like Robert Walker did in that movie. With Shocker at the mercy of Spider-Man, he begs for his life as Spider-Man is about to push him to his death. He set a trap for the villain near the launch of a space shuttle. The story continues where it last left off, with the whole city hunting Spider-Man for Jonah's $1 million bounty. Unknown to the astronaut though, Promethium X also contains a mysterious element which manages to break free and tries to consume the two Astronauts. When the Lizard arrived in New York City, J. Jonah Jameson tasked his reporters and photographers to get the story. In the eleventh episode, "One is the Loneliest Number," Eddie is separated from Venom, causing him to start dying, which forces Spider-Man to decide to either save his enemy's life or end the threat of Venom forever. Back at the Kingpin's headquarters, Smythe discovers why Spider-Man was so willing to trade the dangerous Promethium X back to them: as it turns out, Promethium X has an extremely short half-life, and in a matter of days it has already decayed into a harmless lump of lead. Venom's menacing face appears on the moon. Meanwhile, Kingpin needed to gain some materials to test the power of Promethium X, he sent the Rhino to gain the necessary materials for his machine. This Venom is a planetary threat, with intent to bring an army down to Earth in order to dominate the planet. If The Spectacular Spider-Man would have continued Venom's arc, it probably would have been great, but the little that was seen resulted in a more compelling and grounded iteration of the character. There the Shocker attacks Spider-Man, but is defeated. Directed by Bob Richardson, Keiko Oyamada. The big mistake many cartoons make when adapting Venom is turning him into a cosmic threat. Marvel Titan Hero Series Spider-Man Maximum Venom Action Figure Lot All Sealed. For many people, cartoons are their first introduction to superheroes. 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The Spectacular Spider-Man, commonly regarded as one of the best Spider-Man cartoons, has one of the best animated portrayals of Venom. Otto needed few months to perfect it, but Norman Osborn only gave him a month. When Venom refuses to continue to work for Dormammu, Carnage is considered sufficient to collect life-force which is essential for Dormammu to enter Earth. The new 'ally' proved to be Eddie Brock, who revealed himself as 'Venom'. [4] Promethium is an actual element. [1] The description of the name and chosen episodes debuted in home media by Buena Vista Home Entertainment. Free shipping . [3] Originally this was going to be a two-part episode, however, the fans wanted to see more of the black costume, so a new part 2 was added into the middle of the episodes.[4]. Venom allowed Spider-Man to live, haunting his every step. Despite this, Spider-Man manages to escape, and focuses his attention on Eddie Brock and Jonah Jameson and warns him to call off his reward, also mentioning Rhino and how Brock neglected to mention him. The Spectacular Spider-Man avoided this by keeping Venom intimately devastating. "Venom Returns" and "Carnage" are the eleventh and twelfth episodes from the third season of the Spider-Man animated series, also marking the thirty-eighth and thirty-ninth episodes.[7][8]. "Spider-Man: The Animated Series" Sins of the Fathers Chapter 10: Venom Returns (TV Episode 1996) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Spider-Man, remembering how the symbiote was unusually weakened when he was earlier attacked with a Sonic Blaster, realizes that it is particularly sensitive to loud noises. Venom figure features classic design with muscles and a Venom tongue sticking out from an evil, grinning, fang-filled mouth. However, he needs the Ankh of Power, which Max has given to a girl he has a crush on, Jiffy. However, when he returned from the crash site, his suit carried what appeared to be "rich, thick, and creamy" Hudson River pollution. After Jonah visits his hospitalized son, Jameson finds out from him that Brock was lying and fires him. The space shuttle crashes on Manhattan Bridge, near the Hudson River, where Rhino is sent by The Kingpin to steal the Promethium X. Spider-Man arrives on the scene and manages to save Jameson and his fellow astronaut, yet unknown to Spider-Man, Eddie Brock is on the bridge too, and takes photos of him (and Rhino as well). One night after following Spid… RELATED: Venom Recreates an INFAMOUS Spider-Man Cartoon Moment In Venom #27, Virus takes on all of the Venomized Avengers by himself, but he is clearly no match for the symbiote-powered superheroes. Spider-Man manages to fight them off until he is shot with a Sonic Blaster device, which weakens him. Venom is vulnerable to sonic and heat based attacks. The end result, however, is that Venom ultimately feels more like a parasitic species out of John Carpenter's The Thing than a super-villain. "Venom" is the thirteenth episode of Marvel's Spider-Man. Spider-Man: Every Animated Version of Venom, Ranked, Spider-Man: Reign Was Marvel's Dark Knight Returns, Spider-Man: The Best Artists Of The Modern Age. Noticing another disturbing change in his behavior, Spider-Man seeks the assistance of Doctor Curt Connors, who studies the suit and realizes that it is a Symbiote. Spider-Man had returned to his old costume. The last two are the two-part episode entitled "Venom Returns" and "Carnage" which debuted in season three. However, the symbiote was still alive and found a new host in Eddie Brock (who's cocooned by Spider-Man) and transformed him into his greatest unlikely friend and foe – Venom. Spider-Man: Unlimited is often maligned by fans for being odd. 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