Warning: Contains SPOILERS for All-New Venom #1
As the chaos of the Venom War subsides, Eddie Brock and Venom are gone, leaving his son Dylan behind. With no home, no symbiote, and his father nowhere to be found, Dylan has been abandoned again, something the teen has had to endure multiple times. Now, Dylan is forced to watch Venom happily swing around with a new host while he’s been left behind to suffer.
All-New Venom #1 – written by Al Ewing, with art by Carlos Gomez – is the inauguration of Marvel’s new Lethal Protector and a tease to the mystery of Venom’s new host. But, while Venom and his new other-half are swinging around New York, having a blast while taking a bite out of crime, Dylan Brock is left to watch from a distance.
Believing Venom has abandoned him, Dylan is furious and is on the hunt for the secret identity of Venom’s new host. Unfortunately for Venom, Marvel has already shown just how dangerous Dylan Brock can become.
Dylan Brock Is All Alone Again, And He’s Furious About It – Paving The Way For A Villainous Turn
All-New Venom #1 – Written by Al Ewing; Art by Carlos Gomez; Color by Frank D’Armata; Lettering by VC’s Clayton Cowles; Cover Art by Adam Kubert & Frank D’Armata
This isn’t Dylan’s first time experiencing the bitter taste of rejection and abandonment. His mother abandoned him as an infant. His grandfather, who took Dylan in, took his own life. When Eddie stepped into Dylan’s life, he disappeared just as suddenly while on his path as Marvel’s King in Black. As Venom, Eddie previously left Dylan, once to spare his son from the misfortune that follows the symbiote. Those moments leave harsh marks on a person’s mind, especially a child’s, and Dylan has had enough of it.
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Fortunately, for the time being, Mary Jane Watson and her partner Paul Rabin have taken in Dylan, giving the human-symbiote hybrid a home. While this is a heartening blessing for the young Brock, it won’t be enough to dull his rage. Unfortunately, Dylan may not have the resources to enact his brand of vengeance any time soon. While the Klyntar consider him an immaculate Messiah, Dylan’s latent symbiotic powers are often locked without a symbiote to bond with. With Alchemax’s involvement in cleaning up the Venom War’s mess, Dylan’s symbiotic allies might not be around to help either.
Dylan May Feel Alone, But He Has All the Power He Needs
Eddie Brock’s Heir
With or without a symbiote, Dylan is still considered a Prince in Black, an heir to Knull and Eddie’s legacy. While the Living Abyss has long been purged from Dylan’s body, his latent connection to all symbiotes remains. The hybrid teen can track and control symbiotes at will, meaning that he’s bound to find a partner sooner rather than later. When bonded, Dylan Brock will once again be reborn as the symbiote god Codex, capable of influencing every aspect of a symbiote’s existence. With all of that power and the rage of an abandoned teenager, Dylan is an unmatched threat.
Whoever the new host of Venom is, they had better be on the watch for the inevitable rise of Dylan Brock’s villainous era.
Regardless of his reasoning, Venom left Dylan behind. The symbiote knows better than anybody how that act would tear at his son’s heart. Venom left Dylan behind to save him from the Eganrac, but three months of no contact and a new host have done damage to the teen’s mind. The Brocks aren’t strangers to embracing violence and villainy when the world turns against them, and Dylan certainly has the power to back his rage. Whoever the new host of Venom is, they had better be on the watch for the inevitable rise of Dylan Brock’s villainous era.
All-New Venom #1 is available now from Marvel Comics
Venom
Venom is a symbiotic alien entity bonded with various human hosts, notably Eddie Brock and later Flash Thompson. It grants superhuman strength, agility, and a shape-shifting black costume. Initially a Spider-Man villain due to its origins, Venom evolved into an antihero, battling both villains and his own dark impulses. The character embodies themes of duality and redemption within the Marvel Universe.
