In this episode, Curt and Kevin prime the pump for the Oct. 5 release of the Venom feature film with a discussion of the sinister symbiote's origin story -- that is, as portrayed in issues 33-39 of Ultimate Spider-Man by Brian Michael Bendis and Mark Bagley, published by Marvel Comics!

Peter Parker's childhood friend Eddie Brock reveals that their fathers were working on a cancer-fighting super-suit shortly before they died in a mysterious plane crash years earlier. When Peter investigates, the suit bonds with him, making him more powerful, and soon attempts to turn him into a homicidal monster!

When the suit bonds with a vengeful Eddie Brock, can Peter hope to prevail against this stronger, bloodthirstier version of himself -- and save his friend in the process? And can he swing his way into that worldwide web of comic book stories known as … The Comics Canon?

Things Discussed in This Episode:

• The pronunciation of "symbiote"
• The Ultimate Comics line
• The history of Spider-Man's black costume
• What do we think about Venom?
• Ultimate Gwen Stacy
• Spider-Man 3
• The most recent Venom trailer
• The Venom episode of Spectacular Spider-Man
• Ultimate Six
• Birth of Venom
• Avengers #6
• Have we mentioned our TeePublic store?

Join us in two weeks as we return to the Spider-corner of the Ultimate universe to discuss the origin of that other popular web-slinger, Miles Morales, in Ultimate Comics: Spider-Man!

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