This is probably the most iconic costume that Spiderman has worn throughout its history if we put its original costume aside. The black jumpsuit, also known as the Symbiote Suit, is a living, breathing entity, henceforth known as the Venom Symbiote. He has had an eventful history, first with Spider-Man before taking on his own form with the reporter photographer. Eddie Brock to become the anti-hero Venom so appreciated by fans. The symbiote has had many hosts, but its story would have been impossible without its meeting with Spidey.
By examining the historical relationship between Peter Parker and the Symbiote, one can discover amazing facts. Do you know who came up with the idea for the black suit?
Costume design
In 1982, a fan of Spiderman appointed Randy Schueller sent a proposal to Marvel after announcing a competition to come up with new ideas for its comic book universe. Randy Schueller suggested a black, stealthy-style suit that would enhance Spidey’s abilities and be designed by Reed richards from Fantastic Four as well as by the Wasp the costume also aimed to increase Spider-Man’s strength by roughly 25% made of unstable molecules. Jim Shooter, editor-in-chief of Marvel, loved the idea and bought it for $ 220 (around $ 500 today).
Although the Symbiote Suit is now in possession of Marvel, it will not appear until two years later. At the time, Randy Schueller was chosen to write a screenplay on the character, but none of his ideas were accepted by Marvel Comics.
spider man black suit secret wars
Introduction Spider-Man: Secret Wars
In 1984, Marvel Super heroes Secret Wars was launched as a huge crossover that featured many heroes and antagonists from across the Marvel Universe as they found themselves teleported to a planet known as Battleworld by a then unknown entity, The Beyonder. Promising “everything you can dream of” to those who “kill their enemies”. This led to a struggle between many members of the Avengers, from X-Men against villains such as Doctor Doom, Kang the Conqueror, Doctor Octopus, The Absorbent Man, and Ultron.
During the chaos, Spider-Man’s costume was damaged. Discovering a machine he believed to be a fabric designer, a black orb emerges from the machine, immediately covering Peter Parker of a strange mud-like substance. To his surprise, the material begins to transform into a new costume, creating the Symbiote costume we know.
Black Costume in Amazing Spider-Man
At the beginning of the same year, in The Amazing Spider-Man # 252, the symbiote combination appeared in the comic book Spidey. The title of the issue then read: “Rumors are true. Here is… The new Spider-Man! “, Confirming the suspicions of some fans who thought Spider-Man was going to receive a new costume. Some fans have been pushing for the change to be rolled back, not being convinced by so much of the change at all. Marvel had previously committed to the symbiote costume appearing in Secret Wars # 8, and as this issue had not yet been published, they were not given a choice.
Marvel began to brainstorm with his writers on a story that would see Peter Parker get rid of the costume and find the original one in order to satisfy the fans. The writers eventually speculated that Peter might want to take the costume off. due to its symbiotic nature and his desire to bond with him permanently. The fairly short arc involving the symbiotic combination continued over several numbers until The Amazing Spider-Man # 258, Peter struggling between his family life and the desire for the costume to take hold of him. Thus Reed richards and Johnny storm (the Human Torch) discover the symbiote’s weakness to fire and sound waves. Reed uses a blasting gun to forcibly separate the symbiote from its host.
Venom comic
The symbiote was thought to have been defeated, but escaped from the custody of the Fantastic Four to hide in the closet of Peter Parker, pretending to be an ordinary costume of Spiderman. The symbiote makes himself known when Peter dons the costume again, panicked, he immediately sets out to take it off. He goes to a nearby church and uses the building’s bell to separate from the symbiote. Peter passes out, but the symbiote decides not to bond with him again, out of rejection, and takes him to safety in the basement, leaving him alone.
Not far from there, the symbiote sees Parker’s rival, Eddie Brock, about to commit suicide. Sensing that they share that same pain of rejection, the symbiote jumps up and bonds with Brock, creating the iconic Venom, since known and loved by comic book fans around the world. Venom will become a periodic villain (and occasional ally) of Spiderman, becoming one of his most popular opponents.
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Back in Black (2007)
Immediately after Marvel’s massive crossover, Civil War, Peter Parker has a troubled mind, having conflicting opinions throughout the battle over the registration law Super hero. To make matters worse, an assassin shoots Aunt May. Mary Jane calls an ambulance, but Peter realizes there is not a minute to lose. Without his costume, he uses his powers to take May to the hospital.
Peter goes in search of the shooter. He questions, getting the information more aggressively than usual. Warned by MJ that the heavy blood loss won’t give May any chance, he dons the black suit again, knowing what it means.
The story ends in Spider-Man: One More Day, where, after having exhausted all possibilities (including those of the doctor doom and Doctor Strange) to save May, Peter and Mary jane accept a deal with Mephisto. If May’s life is saved, MJ and Peter’s marriage was the price to pay.
Spider Man 3 Black Suit
Spider-Man 3 (2007) – Sam Raimi
As part of the trilogy Spiderman of Sam Raimi, the symbiote costume made its big screen debut. Spider-man 3 rTakes much of the original story of Spidey and the Symbiote, but tweak a few small details for convenience in the 2 hours and 19 minutes of the movie.
Instead of discovering the symbiote on another planet like Battleworld, a meteorite crashes in New York, near a park where Peter Parker (Tobey Maguire) and Mary Jane (Kirsten Dunst) observe the stars. Clinging to Parker’s scooter, the symbiote follows him home. As Peter chases a man named Flint Marko (Thomas Haden Church), who turns out to have killed uncle Ben (Cliff Robertson), he falls asleep in his costume and wakes up on top of a building. Almost immediately Peter realizes that his costume has turned completely black and his powers have also been enhanced.
However, Peter’s behavior begins to change. He becomes more violent, more resentful, more petty and begins to alienate those he loves, including Mary Jane. She breaks up with Peter and begins to have feelings for her best friend. Harry Osborn (James Franco), which makes him even more angry. Events get out of hand, Peter realizing his behavior altered by the symbiote, he decides to part with it.
So he goes to a nearby church and uses the bell to separate himself from the creature. Although he succeeds, the rival photographer Eddie Brock (Topher Grace) also lying in the church, lower, begging God to help him (and kill Peter Parker). Like in the comics, the symbiote finds Brock and binds to him, thus creating the villain Venom.
Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021)
Eddie Brock Tom Hardy Venom
Although the symbiotic suit doesn’t make any onscreen appearances in the latest Spiderman from MCU, the scene post-credits of the film strongly suggests its appearance in the near future. It was in a bar in Mexico that Eddie Brock (Tom Hardy) spends his time getting drunk with his partner Venom. He tries to understand the new universe in which he suddenly found himself, by asking questions about the invasion of Thanos to a clearly exasperated bartender. Eddie Brock guess go to New York and meet Spiderman might be a good idea to start unraveling his situation, but Doctor Strange’s spell this time around succeeds, redirecting Eddie Brock and Venom back to Sony’s timeline, where they came from.
Despite the return to normality, a small part of the Venom symbiote stay in this universe. A size index that presages a meeting between the symbiote and the spider of Peter Parker.