Lets go back in time for this one.

Cue 10-year-old Evan Valentine enthusiastically opening up one of his first comic books.

His name was Venom.

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At his core though, he is essentially a giant, twisted, horrific version of Spider-Man.

The 90s were weird is what Im saying.

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It has recently been announced that he will soon be joining theGuardians of the Galaxy.

Sometimes even I dont know how I keep up with all this!

So I can assume that weve all seenSpider-Man 3at this point?

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HOWEVER, I genuinely thought Topher Grace gave a good performance as Eddie Brock.

His blaming of Spider-Man came from his inability to take responsibility for mistakes he made in his own life.