Marvel Officially Kills Off Original Venom Host Eddie Brock, & You Won't Believe Who Did It

Warning! Contains Spoilers For Venom War #4!

Character deaths are always a major part of a story, and it seems that Marvel has finally killed off Eddie Brock's Venom. At the near climax of the Venom War story, Eddie has to be stopped, and surprisingly, the person to make the choice to finally end Eddie's time as Venom is none other than his son, Dylan Brock.

Venom War #4 – by Al Ewing and Iban Coello – features the death of the most famous host of the Venom symbiote. In this shocking issue, Eddie Brock takes on the mantle of Anti-Venom once again to destroy the Zombiote threat plaguing New York City.

While Eddie is ultimately successful, the tactic is turned back on him as Carnage manages to infect Anti-Venom. Starting to go mad with homicidal rage, Dylan Brock has no choice but to put his father down, ending the reign of the King in Black.

Dylan Brock Had No Choice But To Kill His Father, In A Devastating "Venom War" Moment

Venom War #4 – Written By Al Ewing; Art By Iban Coello; Color By Frank D'Armata; Lettering By Ariana Maher

Eddie Brock has been Venom for decades, and he's very rarely strayed from that role. While there have been times that Eddie and the Venom symbiote have been separated, they've always found a way back to one another. Eddie has been Anti-Venom, the King in Black, Toxin, and Venom, but it seems that two of these titles won't be returning for a long time. With his "death" at the hands of Dylan Brock, Eddie's time as Venom is over, and Marvel has already revealed the next steps the original Lethal Protector will be taking.

The tricky thing about this death is the fact it is not Eddie Brock's death, it's simply the death of Eddie Brock as Venom. His decades-long run as the character is finally over, and someone else will be taking up the mantle. It is currently unclear if the next Venom will be his son Dylan, or another character, but one thing is clear, Eddie Brock will no longer be Venom, or the King in Black. That moment has passed, and that's what this death is all about. Eddie Brock himself can not be dead, as Marvel has already revealed Eddie Brock will become Carnage soon, and this death explains why.

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But There's More To Eddie Brock's Story

Moving forward, Eddie Brock will no longer be the same iconic character that he has been for decades. Instead, he'll be taking up the mantle of Carnage next, likely due to the infection that forced his son to "kill" him in Venom War #4. While fans have known Eddie Brock as Venom for decades, it seems finally time that he puts this identity to rest, as someone new will take up the title and Eddie Brock will instead become Marvel's new Carnage. While Eddie had a good run, all kings need to leave their thrones eventually.

Venom War #4 is available now from Marvel Comics!

Venom

Venom is a symbiotic alien entity bonded with various human hosts, notably Eddie Brock and later Flash Thompson. It grants superhuman strength, agility, and a shape-shifting black costume. Initially a Spider-Man villain due to its origins, Venom evolved into an antihero, battling both villains and his own dark impulses. The character embodies themes of duality and redemption within the Marvel Universe.