

Other notable hosts include Ben Reilly, Karl Malus, and Norman Osborn, as well as Gwen Stacy in the alternate Ultimate Marvel continuity. Like Venom, Carnage has had multiple hosts over the years, but their most infamous one remains their first, serial killer Cletus Kasady, whose sadistic personality perfectly matches that of the symbiote. Originating as an offspring of Venom, Carnage is much more powerful than their parent symbiote because of the symbiotes' biology, and is in many ways a darker version of him.


The character first appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man #361 (Apr 1992), and was created by writer David Michelinie and artist Mark Bagley, although the first published artwork of Carnage was penciled by Chris Marrinan.Ĭarnage belongs to a race of amorphous extraterrestrial parasites known as Symbiotes, which form a symbiotic bond with their hosts and give them super-human abilities. Undetectable by Spider-Man's spider-senseĬarnage is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, usually depicted as an adversary of Spider-Man and the archenemy of Venom.Symbiote's autonomous defense capabilities.All powers of the predecessor's first human host, Spider-Man.Spider-Carnage, Carnage Cosmic, Superior Carnage, Red Goblin, The Red Slayer, Goblin Childe, The Crimson Leviathan The Amazing Spider-Man #359 (February 1992) 362 (May 1992) depicting Cletus Kasady as Carnage. You can also use the boxes at the bottom of the page to create an article in the correct format.Interior art from The Amazing Spider-Man No. Look at the style manual for more information. Please be nice to each other and treat others on the wiki with respect.Īrticles must be formatted in a particular way. NO USER ATTACKS: No personal threats, insults or attacks that could harm a user is allowed.FANART MUST BE SOURCED: For information on how to source your fanart, please have a look at the policy page, here.

