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Marvel's New Venom is a Darker Version of Shazam | Screen Rant

Spoilers for Venom #200 ahead!

There is a new Venom in the Marvel Universe, Dylan Brock, and in many ways this new version is a dark mirror of Shazam. In the milestone Venom #200, readers are introduced to Eddie Brock’s new status quo—including his super-powered son Dylan. The issue, the culmination of writer Donny Cates and artist Ryan Stegman’s three-year run, is on sale now in print and digital.

Cates and Stegman’s run will be remembered for the introduction of Knull, AKA the King in Black, the symbiote god. An ancient god of the primordial darkness, the King in Black waged a war on the universe, killing and enslaving deities. Knull reached Earth, and for a brief moment, it looked as if he might succeed. Fortunately, Eddie Brock was able to channel the powers of the Enigma Force and defeat the King in Black once and for all. In the wake of Knull’s defeat, Eddie Brock is the new king of the symbiotes, and his former symbiote has now bonded with Dylan.

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While Eddie Brock guides the symbiotes in a more humane direction, the symbiote he once shared a bond with has now taken to Dylan; as Dylan leaves to go to school, the symbiote takes the shape of a dog and accompanies him. Along the way, the two share a heart-to-heart about the symbiote’s name and when it tells it to Dylan, he openly weeps at its beauty. Dylan gets into a fight with bullies at school and is sent to the principal’s office. On the way home, the symbiote alerts a frustrated Dylan that something is wrong, and sure enough, they go around a corner and catch Jack-o-Lantern. Dylan and the symbiote engage Lantern, and he accidentally kills Dylan; to save his life, the symbiote bonds with him, creating a new Venom that makes short work of the Jack O Lantern. After another heart to heart, this time with his father, Dylan receives Eddie’s blessing to fight crime.

This new version of Venom shares much in common with Shazam. Both Dylan Brock and Billy Batson are troubled youths who receive the power to change into a much larger, more muscular version of themselves. Both Dylan/Venom and Shazam live their lives as regular kids, but with great power—power great enough to stop the bullies they deal with on a regular basis. Many comic fans know this feeling and Dylan/Venom and Shazam serve as wish fulfillment of regular kids who can magically turn into superheroes. Furthermore, the two received their powers from a much older, grizzled man who then guides them on their journey.

Dylan Brock is the new Venom and in many ways he is a dark reflection of Shazam.While Shazam has always been a force for good, the symbiote that birthed Venom began in darkness and is now being harnessed for good. Readers can see the torch passed in Venom #200, is written by Donny Cates and Phillip Kennedy Johnson, with art by Ryan Stegman and a rotating team of artists, inks by JP Mayer and others, colors by Frank Martin and others and letters by Clayton Cowles.

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