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'''''Planet of the Symbiotes''''' is a five-issue ] story-arc written by ] and published by ] in 1995. The arc spanned the five "Super Special #1" editions of the ] titles available at the time; '']'', '']'', '']'', ''Venom'', and '']''. The plot continued a narrative first published in the four-part limited series '']'' (1994) where doubt is placed in the mind of ] about who is in control of the relationship between himself and the sentient ] that grants him his powers. "'''Planet of the Symbiotes'''" is a five-issue ] ] written by ] and published by ] in 1995. The arc spanned the five "Super Special #1" editions of the ] titles available at the time: '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', and '']''. The plot continued a narrative first published in the four-part limited series '']'' (1994) where doubt is placed in the mind of ] about who is in control of the relationship between himself and the sentient ] symbiote that grants him his powers.


The story centers on the invasion of Earth by an army of symbiotes and the efforts of Venom, Spider-Man, and ] to stop them. The story centers on the invasion of Earth by an army of symbiotes and the efforts of Venom, Spider-Man, and Scarlet Spider to stop them.


==Plot== ==Story==
Starting in ''The Amazing Spider-Man Super Special #1'', Eddie Brock contemplates his relationship with the Venom symbiote after Venom's spawn Phage, Riot, Lasher, Agony, and Scream struggle to control themselves against their own symbiotes.<ref name="Separation4"/> During an incident where he teams up with Spider-Man against a terrorist group, Brock realizes the symbiote is influencing him to kill. Seeing his conflict, Spider-Man attempts to convince Eddie to abandon the symbiote by blaming it for Eddie's insanity. Eddie forces the symbiote to leave him to allow him to think about the situation without any chance of it influencing him. Angry at being rejected, the symbiote unleashes a powerful, telekinetic scream which draws a spaceship to Earth. The ship is shown to contain other symbiotes.<ref name="PlanetSymbiote1"/> Starting in the ] ''The Amazing Spider-Man Super Special'' #1 (April 1995),<ref> at the ]</ref> ] contemplates his relationship with the ] symbiote after seeing ], ], ], ], and ] struggle to control themselves against their own symbiotes.<ref name="Separation4"/> While teamed with Spider-Man against a terrorist group, Brock realizes the Venom symbiote is influencing him to kill. Spider-Man attempts to convince Eddie to abandon the Venom symbiote by blaming it for Brock's insanity. Brock forces the Venom symbiote to leave him, to allow him to think about the situation uninfluenced. Angry at being rejected, the Venom symbiote unleashes a powerful, telepathic scream that draws a spaceship of other symbiotes to Earth.<ref name="PlanetSymbiote1"/>


Continuing in the ''Spider-Man Super Special #1'', the symbiotes' begin possessing random civilians and committing murders. Eddie, believing his symbiote is to blame, teams up with Spider-Man and the Scarlet Spider to investigate. They eventually discover the symbiotes are creating a massive machine out of stolen Earth components. The three engage the symbiotes but find themselves overwhelmed. Scarlet Spider is revealed to be wearing a symbiote which drags all three through the machine.<ref name="PlanetSymbiote2"/> Continuing in the same issue, the symbiotes begin possessing random civilians and committing murders. Brock, believing the Venom symbiote is to blame, teams with Spider-Man and the ] to investigate. They eventually discover the symbiotes are creating a massive machine out of stolen Earth components. The three engage the symbiotes but find themselves overwhelmed. Scarlet Spider is revealed to be wearing a symbiote, which drags all three through the machine.<ref name="PlanetSymbiote2"/>


In the ''Venom Super Special #1'', the three find themselves on another planet, a world conquered by the symbiotes, the machine revealed to be a teleporter. The symbiote which had bonded with Scarlet Spider is revealed to be Venom, who again bonds with Eddie. Venom conveys the history of the symbiotes as a race of creatures intent on bonding with other races to feel emotion. The Venom symbiote was considered an aberration for wanting to bond with a host instead of dominate them. Venom also reveals that the symbiotes intend to conquer Earth next. The three escape through the teleporter back to Earth but are followed by the symbiote invasion force.<ref name="PlanetSymbiote3"/> Following part 2 in the one-shot ''Spider-Man Super Special'' #1 (July 1995),<ref> at the Grand Comics Database</ref> the one-shot ''Venom Super Special'' #1 (Aug. 1995),<ref> at the Grand Comics Database</ref> finds the three on another planet, a world conquered by the symbiotes, the machine revealed to be a teleporter. The symbiote that had bonded with the Scarlet Spider is revealed to be Venom who again bonds with Brock. Venom conveys the history of the symbiotes as a race of creatures intent on taking over host bodies from other races in order to feel emotion. The Venom symbiote was considered an aberration for wanting to bond with a host instead of dominating them. Venom also reveals the symbiotes intend to conquer Earth next. Spider-Man, the Scarlet Spider and Venom escape through the teleporter to Earth, but are followed by the symbiote invasion force.<ref name="PlanetSymbiote3"/>


''The Spectacular Spider-Man Super Special #1'' continues with a symbiote releasing Cletus Kassady. The symbiote attacks Kassady, allowing him to release his symbiote and become Carnage again. Carnage absorbs the symbiote and realizes that he has become stronger as a result. Spider-Man, Scarlet Spider and Venom launch an assault against the symbiote invaders but are overwhelmed. As they are about to be defeated, Carnage appears, having grown to building-size proportions by consuming symbiotes.<ref name="PlanetSymbiote4"/> ''The Spectacular Spider-Man Super Special'' #1 (Sept. 1995)<ref> at the Grand Comics Database</ref> continues the story with a symbiote releasing the ] ] from prison, unleashing the bonded symbiote that makes Kasady into the ] ]. Carnage absorbs the second symbiote and becomes stronger as a result. Spider-Man, Scarlet Spider and Venom launch an assault against the symbiote invaders but are overwhelmed. As they are about to be defeated, Carnage appears, having grown to building-size proportions by consuming symbiotes.<ref name="PlanetSymbiote4"/>


The conclusion of the arc came in ''Web of Spider-Man Super Special #1'' with Carnage seeking out Venom to kill him. Spider-Man and Scarlet Spider fight Carnage while Venom attempts to create a more powerful telekinetic scream to subdue the symbiotes. Spider-Man and Scarlet Spider defeat Carnage and Eddie fully bonds with his symbiote to create the necessary scream. The scream creates enough pain and despair that the symbiotes commit suicide. Venom decides that he is content as both Eddie and the symbiote.<ref name="PlanetSymbiote5"/> The conclusion in ''Web of Spider-Man Super Special'' #1 (Oct. 1995) finds Carnage seeking out Venom to kill him. Spider-Man and Scarlet Spider fight Carnage while Venom attempts to create a more powerful telekinetic scream to subdue the symbiotes. Spider-Man and Scarlet Spider defeat Carnage and Brock fully bonds with his symbiote to create the necessary scream. The scream creates enough pain and despair that the symbiotes commit suicide. Venom decides he is content to be both Brock and the symbiote.<ref name="PlanetSymbiote5"/>


==Collected edition==
==Cast of characters==
A ] book collecting the story arc was released in August 2018 under the title ''Venom: Planet of the Symbiotes''.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.newsarama.com/40042-marvel-comics-august-2018-solicitations.html | title=Marvel Comics August 2018 Solicitations | work=] | date=May 22, 2018 | access-date=July 18, 2018}}</ref>
===Main===
* ''']'''
* ''']'''
* ''']'''
* ''']'''
* ''']'''


===Other=== ==In other media==
* ''Planet of the Symbiotes'' and '']'' serve as the primary inspiration for the 2018 film '']''.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://uk.ign.com/articles/2017/12/11/venom-director-reveals-movies-marvel-comics-story-influences | title=Venom Director Reveals Movie's Marvel Comic Story Influences | work=] | first=Alex | last=Gilyadov | date=December 11, 2017 | access-date=July 18, 2018}}</ref>
* ''']'''
* ''Planet of the Symbiotes'' is adapted as the eighteenth Spec-Ops Mission of '']''.
* ''']'''
* ''Planet of the Symbiotes'' also served as the inspiration for the '']'' episode "Vengeance of Venom".<ref>{{cite episode|title=Vengeance of Venom|series=]|network=]|season=3|number=3|airdate=June 21, 2020}}</ref>

* Elements from the ''Planet of the Symbiotes'' serve as inspiration for the 2024 film '']''.
==List of issues==
*''The Amazing Spider-Man Super Special'' #1 (1995)
*''Spider-Man Super Special'' #1 (July 1995)
*''Venom Super Special'' #1 (August 1995)
*''The Spectacular Spider-Man Super Special'' #1 (September 1995)
*''Web of Spider-Man Super Special'' #1 (1995)


==See also== ==See also==
{{Portal|1990s|Comics}}
* ] * ]
* ] * '']'' (1994–95)
* '']'' (1996)
* '']'' (1996)


==References== ==References==
{{Reflist|refs= {{Reflist|refs=


<ref name="PlanetSymbiote1">{{Comic book reference| writer=David Michelinie|artist=Dave Hoover|inker=Ralph Cabrera |story=Planet of the Symbiotes : Chapter 1 - The Far Cry|title=] Super Special| volume=1| issue=1| date=1995|publisher=Marvel Comics}}</ref> <ref name="PlanetSymbiote1">{{cite comic| writer=David Michelinie|artist=Dave Hoover|inker=Ralph Cabrera |story=Planet of the Symbiotes: Chapter 1 - The Far Cry|title=] Super Special| volume=1| issue=1| date=1995|publisher=Marvel Comics}}</ref>
<ref name="PlanetSymbiote2">{{Comic book reference| writer=David Michelinie|artist=Joe St. Pierre|inker=Greg Adams |story=Planet of the Symbiotes : Chapter 2 - Lurkers|title=] Super Special| volume=1| issue=1| date=July 1995|publisher=Marvel Comics}}</ref> <ref name="PlanetSymbiote2">{{cite comic| writer=David Michelinie|artist=Joe St. Pierre|inker=Greg Adams |story=Planet of the Symbiotes: Chapter 2 - Lurkers|title=] Super Special| volume=1| issue=1| date=July 1995|publisher=Marvel Comics}}</ref>
<ref name="PlanetSymbiote3">{{Comic book reference| writer=David Michelinie|artist=Kyle Hotz|inker=Armando Gil |story=Planet of the Symbiotes : Chapter 3 - Monster World|title=Venom Super Special| volume=1| issue=1| date=August 1995|publisher=Marvel Comics}}</ref> <ref name="PlanetSymbiote3">{{cite comic| writer=David Michelinie|artist=Kyle Hotz|inker=Armando Gil |story=Planet of the Symbiotes: Chapter 3 - Monster World|title=Venom Super Special| volume=1| issue=1| date=August 1995|publisher=Marvel Comics}}</ref>
<ref name="PlanetSymbiote4">{{Comic book reference| writer=David Michelinie|artist=Darick Robertson|inker=Arne Starr |story=Planet of the Symbiotes : Chapter 4 - Invasion|title=] Super Special| volume=1| issue=1| date=September 1995|publisher=Marvel Comics}}</ref> <ref name="PlanetSymbiote4">{{cite comic| writer=David Michelinie|artist=Darick Robertson|inker=Arne Starr |story=Planet of the Symbiotes: Chapter 4 - Invasion|title=] Super Special| volume=1| issue=1| date=September 1995|publisher=Marvel Comics}}</ref>
<ref name="PlanetSymbiote5">{{Comic book reference| writer=David Michelinie|artist=Steve Lightle|inker= |story=Planet of the Symbiotes :Conclusion - Mortal Victory|title=] Super Special| volume=1| issue=1| date=1995|publisher=Marvel Comics}}</ref> <ref name="PlanetSymbiote5">{{cite comic| writer=David Michelinie|artist=Steve Lightle|inker= |story=Planet of the Symbiotes: Conclusion - Mortal Victory|title=] Super Special| volume=1| issue=1| date=1995|publisher=Marvel Comics}}</ref>


<ref name="Separation4">{{Comic book reference| writer=Howard Mackie|artist=Ron Randall|inker=Sam De La Rosa| story=Reunion|title=Venom: Separation Anxiety| volume=| issue=4| date=March 1995|publisher=Marvel Comics}}</ref> <ref name="Separation4">{{cite comic| writer=Howard Mackie|artist=]|inker=Sam De La Rosa| story=Reunion|title=Venom: Separation Anxiety| volume=| issue=4| date=March 1995|publisher=Marvel Comics}}</ref>
}} }}


==External links== ==External links==
*{{comicbookdb|type=storyarc|id=957|title=''Planet of the Symbiotes''}} *{{comicbookdb|type=storyarc|id=957|title=''Planet of the Symbiotes''}}
* at The Unofficial Handbook of Marvel Comics Creators
*{{Marveldatabase}}


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Marvel Comics story arc
Planet of the Symbiotes
The Amazing Spider-Man Super Special #1 (April 1995): "The Far Cry", Part 1 of "Planet of the Symbiotes". Cover art by Steve Lightle.
Publication information
PublisherMarvel Comics
ScheduleMonthly
FormatLimited series
Genre
Publication dateJune – October 1995
No. of issues5
Main character(s)Eddie Brock
Spider-Man
Scarlet Spider
Carnage
Creative team
Written byDavid Michelinie
Penciller(s)Ralph Cabrera (#1)
Joe St. Pierre (#2)
Kyle Hotz (#3)
Darick Robertson (#4)
Steve Lightle (#5)
Inker(s)Dave Hoover (#1)
Greg Adams (#2)
Armando Gil (#3)
Arne Starr (#4)
Steve Lightle (#5)
Letterer(s)Bill Oakley
Colorist(s)Tom Smith (#1-4)
Marianna Lightle (#5)
Editor(s)Tom Brevoort
Collected editions
Venom: Planet of the SymbiotesISBN 978-1302913656

"Planet of the Symbiotes" is a five-issue comic book story arc written by David Michelinie and published by Marvel Comics in 1995. The arc spanned the five "Super Special #1" editions of the Spider-Man titles available at the time: The Amazing Spider-Man, Spider-Man, The Spectacular Spider-Man, Venom, and Web of Spider-Man. The plot continued a narrative first published in the four-part limited series Venom: Separation Anxiety (1994) where doubt is placed in the mind of Eddie Brock about who is in control of the relationship between himself and the sentient Venom symbiote that grants him his powers.

The story centers on the invasion of Earth by an army of symbiotes and the efforts of Venom, Spider-Man, and Scarlet Spider to stop them.

Story

Starting in the one-shot comic The Amazing Spider-Man Super Special #1 (April 1995), Eddie Brock contemplates his relationship with the Venom symbiote after seeing Riot, Phage, Lasher, Agony, and Scream struggle to control themselves against their own symbiotes. While teamed with Spider-Man against a terrorist group, Brock realizes the Venom symbiote is influencing him to kill. Spider-Man attempts to convince Eddie to abandon the Venom symbiote by blaming it for Brock's insanity. Brock forces the Venom symbiote to leave him, to allow him to think about the situation uninfluenced. Angry at being rejected, the Venom symbiote unleashes a powerful, telepathic scream that draws a spaceship of other symbiotes to Earth.

Continuing in the same issue, the symbiotes begin possessing random civilians and committing murders. Brock, believing the Venom symbiote is to blame, teams with Spider-Man and the Scarlet Spider to investigate. They eventually discover the symbiotes are creating a massive machine out of stolen Earth components. The three engage the symbiotes but find themselves overwhelmed. Scarlet Spider is revealed to be wearing a symbiote, which drags all three through the machine.

Following part 2 in the one-shot Spider-Man Super Special #1 (July 1995), the one-shot Venom Super Special #1 (Aug. 1995), finds the three on another planet, a world conquered by the symbiotes, the machine revealed to be a teleporter. The symbiote that had bonded with the Scarlet Spider is revealed to be Venom who again bonds with Brock. Venom conveys the history of the symbiotes as a race of creatures intent on taking over host bodies from other races in order to feel emotion. The Venom symbiote was considered an aberration for wanting to bond with a host instead of dominating them. Venom also reveals the symbiotes intend to conquer Earth next. Spider-Man, the Scarlet Spider and Venom escape through the teleporter to Earth, but are followed by the symbiote invasion force.

The Spectacular Spider-Man Super Special #1 (Sept. 1995) continues the story with a symbiote releasing the serial killer Cletus Kasady from prison, unleashing the bonded symbiote that makes Kasady into the supervillain Carnage. Carnage absorbs the second symbiote and becomes stronger as a result. Spider-Man, Scarlet Spider and Venom launch an assault against the symbiote invaders but are overwhelmed. As they are about to be defeated, Carnage appears, having grown to building-size proportions by consuming symbiotes.

The conclusion in Web of Spider-Man Super Special #1 (Oct. 1995) finds Carnage seeking out Venom to kill him. Spider-Man and Scarlet Spider fight Carnage while Venom attempts to create a more powerful telekinetic scream to subdue the symbiotes. Spider-Man and Scarlet Spider defeat Carnage and Brock fully bonds with his symbiote to create the necessary scream. The scream creates enough pain and despair that the symbiotes commit suicide. Venom decides he is content to be both Brock and the symbiote.

Collected edition

A trade paperback book collecting the story arc was released in August 2018 under the title Venom: Planet of the Symbiotes.

In other media

  • Planet of the Symbiotes and Lethal Protector serve as the primary inspiration for the 2018 film Venom.
  • Planet of the Symbiotes is adapted as the eighteenth Spec-Ops Mission of Marvel: Avengers Alliance.
  • Planet of the Symbiotes also served as the inspiration for the Spider-Man episode "Vengeance of Venom".
  • Elements from the Planet of the Symbiotes serve as inspiration for the 2024 film Venom: The Last Dance.

See also

References

  1. The Amazing Spider-Man Super Special #1 at the Grand Comics Database
  2. Howard Mackie (w), Ron Randall (a), Sam De La Rosa (i). "Reunion" Venom: Separation Anxiety, no. 4 (March 1995). Marvel Comics.
  3. David Michelinie (w), Dave Hoover (a), Ralph Cabrera (i). "Planet of the Symbiotes: Chapter 1 - The Far Cry" The Amazing Spider-Man Super Special, vol. 1, no. 1 (1995). Marvel Comics.
  4. David Michelinie (w), Joe St. Pierre (a), Greg Adams (i). "Planet of the Symbiotes: Chapter 2 - Lurkers" Spider-Man Super Special, vol. 1, no. 1 (July 1995). Marvel Comics.
  5. Spider-Man Super Special #1 at the Grand Comics Database
  6. Venom Super Special #1 at the Grand Comics Database
  7. David Michelinie (w), Kyle Hotz (a), Armando Gil (i). "Planet of the Symbiotes: Chapter 3 - Monster World" Venom Super Special, vol. 1, no. 1 (August 1995). Marvel Comics.
  8. The Spectacular Spider-Man Super Special #1 at the Grand Comics Database
  9. David Michelinie (w), Darick Robertson (a), Arne Starr (i). "Planet of the Symbiotes: Chapter 4 - Invasion" The Spectacular Spider-Man Super Special, vol. 1, no. 1 (September 1995). Marvel Comics.
  10. David Michelinie (w), Steve Lightle (a). "Planet of the Symbiotes: Conclusion - Mortal Victory" Web of Spider-Man Super Special, vol. 1, no. 1 (1995). Marvel Comics.
  11. "Marvel Comics August 2018 Solicitations". Newsarama. May 22, 2018. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
  12. Gilyadov, Alex (December 11, 2017). "Venom Director Reveals Movie's Marvel Comic Story Influences". IGN. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
  13. "Vengeance of Venom". Spider-Man. Season 3. Episode 3. June 21, 2020. Disney XD.

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