Sadly, Venom: Let There Be Carnage still hasn’t been
released in my country, so I’m still riding that pre-viewing excitement for the
film. So, I figured why not go all in on throwing out Carnage
posts (I may not get this chance again) and detail a few MC2-related Carnage
appearances that I’ve yet to discuss.
Firstly, and I can’t believe I missed discussing this one
previously, but thanks to the MC2 A DAY
blog, I was reminded that Carnage technically makes his first MC2
appearance in Spider-Girl #44 in a flashback to the events of Spectacular
Spider-Man #217 where Peter Parker teams up with Ben Reilly
to take down the symbiotic serial killer.
Secondly, and for now probably finally, did you know Carnage
was nearly made a member of the Avengers of the MC2 way back in What
If #105? It’s true, as evident from this early concept sketch by Ron
Frenz for the Avengers cameo scene in the issue where we can see him
alongside The Vision,
Speedball (here known as Ricochet), the original Juggernaut,
Jubilee and Thunderstrike.
I imagine the implications of this cameo would have radically altered the MC2
going ahead! Interestingly, we don’t learn the identity of the person bonded
with the Carnage
Symbiote here either, so it again might not have been Cletus
Kasady.
Just a nice quick post for today. Hopefully you haven’t
noticed a huge dip in my output lately, as I’ve tried to bank a few posts for
release this month. That said, I’m now officially tapped out. If there’s any
specific topics, you’d like to see me cover on the blog, let me know!
Until I figure out the membership policy over at the Avengers
Compound, I remain
frogoat