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ParanoidObsessive posted...

It's not really THAT crazy. Venom's an alien symbiote who bonds with a user to form a pair that's stronger than the sum of its parts. That's pretty easy to work with even without any connection to Spider-Man in the story. You just need to come up with an excuse for it to be on Earth in the first place, then give it a host. Eddie's as good as any, especially if you stick with the suicidal despair and need to get revenge on SOMEONE aspects of the character (it doesn't HAVE to be Spider-Man). Doubly so if you're skipping his initial villain phase to try and play the character as the anti-hero it sort of evolved into over time.

Sure, the origin doesn't *have* to be coupled with Spider-Man's, but he's so tied to Spider-Man that it seems weird that he's handled separately or, at least, when compared with other character less-tied to the Spidey franchise. Granted, the other half of my issue was just the general handling of the material. If the movie had been better (or if they had worked in a way to give him spider motifs without Spider-Man), maybe I would have had an easier time getting over it.
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