Eddie Brock and his son Dylan both played a major role in defeating the evil symbiote god Knull, but the Brocks have been at odds lately. While Dylan bonded with the symbiote Venom on Earth, Eddie embraced his new role as the King in Black, the time-traveling leader of the symbiotes. During their respective adventures, Eddie and Dylan saw horrifying visions of the future that contradicted each other.
In these visions, Dylan saw Eddie merge with Venom and evolve into a Knull-like tyrant, while Eddie saw Dylan and Venom’s connection lead to a world encased in the symbiote. Now, in VENOM WAR, Eddie and Dylan have gone to war against each other to prevent these dark visions from coming true. Let’s analyze the main players in VENOM WAR and see whose side they’re on when the conflict begins in VENOM WAR (2024) #1 by Al Ewing, Iban Coello, Frank D’Armata, and VC’s Ariana Maher.
EDDIE BROCK
Eddie Brock has been through a lot since he first bonded with the Venom symbiote in AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) #299 by David Micheline and Todd McFarlane. When he killed Knull, Eddie replaced him as the King in Black, giving him the ability to travel through time and space and control symbiotes.
Towards the end of time, Eddie encountered Meridius, an evil future version of himself, and several of his other symbiotes from across time. When Carnage taunted Eddie with a vision of Earth becoming the symbiote-encased Venomworld, Eddie vowed to prevent that future by finding Dylan and separating him from the Venom symbiote.
Eddie traveled to the present with his like-minded symbiotes: the violent Bedlam, the submissive Tyro, and the cynical Wilde. As they entered a superhuman wrestling contest, Eddie’s team openly challenged Dylan on a live broadcast.
