Sony is moving full-speed ahead on theirSpider-Manspinoff,Venom.
Venom basically has all of Spider-Mans powers, but hes bigger, meaner, and drools a lot.
Heres Carnages history: the character first appeared as serial killer (ugh) Cletus Kassidy.
Kassidy shared a cell with Brock in prison, and Brock escaped using the symbiote.
However, the symbiote left some of itself behind, merged with Kassidy, and the Kassidy became Carnage.
His powers include physical strength, shapeshifting, and all of Spider-Mans powers.
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Basically, Venom is What if Spider-Man was an anti-hero?
and Carnage is What if Spider-Man was a bad guy with lots and lots of powers?
Image via Marvel Comics