Marvel Just Rewrote 38 Years Of Venom Lore, And It’s The Best Of Both Worlds

A persistent controversy marring Venom lore is finally being nipped in the bud before the end of the year, when Mary Jane Watson and the alien symbiote go their separate ways, and the black goo finds its way back to Eddie Brock. For a while now, whether fans like it or not, Marvel Comics has made it canon that, independent of a host, the symbiote can be referred to as “Venom,” which has not always been considered preferable.