Comics, especially superhero stories, and soap operas both rely on conflict, particularly in relationships. It’s unusual for any popular couple to have an easy time, and this holds true for a pair that Marvel fans have been hoping to get back together. Sadly, the latest issue of Amazing Spider-Man, #26, confirms they won’t be reconciling. One character explicitly tells the other they don’t want any future contact.
Amazing Spider-Man #26, written by Joe Kelly and illustrated by Francesco Manna and Ed McGuinness, is part of Marvel’s ongoing Death Spiral event. The story focuses on Spider-Man’s pursuit of the dangerous killer, Torment. The situation becomes critical when Torment merges with the Carnage symbiote, and they begin targeting Peter Parker and Mary Jane Watson’s families.
Meanwhile, Eddie Brock is being rushed to the hospital with help from the Venom symbiote, his son Dylan, and Mary Jane. After the 2024 Venom War, Eddie was critically injured and merged with a weakened Carnage. His plan was to control the dangerous symbiote and use it to hunt down other criminals.
Even trying to limit his violent impulses proved too much for Carnage, who secretly sought out Torment, hoping to become more powerful. Without Carnage’s influence, Eddie is near death and determined to make things right with those he’s hurt – including Dylan, Mary Jane (who suffered when he was Venom), and his faithful symbiote partner.
Why Venom calls it quits with Eddie Brock
As a huge Venom fan, I was really frustrated with Eddie Brock’s choices in the ‘King in Black’ storyline. He basically ditched both Venom and Dylan, his son, in his power grab, and they suffered terribly because of it – tormented by this villain, Meridius, who turned out to be a future, corrupted version of Eddie himself! Honestly, even before all that, Eddie wasn’t exactly father or partner of the year, so his eventual apology just felt…too late and a bit hollow. It didn’t really feel earned, you know?
Dylan challenges Eddie’s optimistic claim that he’ll succeed next time, pointing out that it assumes there will be a next time. Mary Jane is more direct, confronting Eddie about his addiction and drawing a painful parallel between his empty apologies and the broken promises of her abusive father. Even the Venom symbiote is unsympathetic, coldly telling Eddie to stay alive simply to avoid hearing Spider-Man complain about it afterward.
Despite many different people becoming hosts for Venom in Marvel Comics over the last twenty years, this recent development feels temporary. Eddie Brock and Venom are strongly connected in most adaptations, even if not always in the comics themselves. Still, it’s surprising to see the Venom symbiote seem so unconcerned about its most famous human partner.
Amazing Spider-Man #26 is now available wherever Marvel Comics are sold.
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