Venom Vs. Peacemaker

 

The Peacemaker secons season ended with the titular character stranded in the Salvation prison dimension.  No word on where this storyline will continue, as I don't think a Peacemaker Season 3 is planned.  Maybe they'll make a Salvation Run show with Peacemaker as one of a bunch of heroes and villains tring to survive and escape - it would be an easy way to introduce a bunch of DC characters.

The Creeper and Venom

 

If you are wondering why The Creeper has it out for Norman Osborn, he's held a grudge ever since they clashed in STF #1674.  He also face off against another Symbiote, Carnage, in STF #4507.

Solomon Grundy Vs. Venom

 

Undead mobster versus unhinged symbiote - who wins this battle?  I guess it all depends on which iteration of Grundy that we are talking about, as his personality and power level can vary from rebirth to rebirth.

Black Lightning Vs. Venom

 

How do Symbiotes fare against electricity?  Has Venom ever had an encounter with Electro, and found out?  I think this would be an interesting battle to see go down.

Venom Vs. The Joker

 

It's interesting that both of these villains now have solo film franchises of their own. While The Joker has just completed filming of the sequel to its Oscar worthy first film, Venom is gearing up for the third outing of his cheesy but fun trilogy.  I'm curious to see what the next cinematic outing holds for both of them.

Doomsday Vs. Venom

 

This is a battle that would be fun to see, and for an artist to illustrate.  Especially if Doomsday ends up getting venomized as some point - I can only imagine the damage he could cause then!

Venom becomes Dr. Fate

 

Doctor Fate has one of the most classic helmets in comics, and to me it's perfect. Of course, Hollywood decided they had to put their stamp upon it.  I don't know who approved the asymmetrical, eyehole-free, dented up design of Fate's helmet for the Black Adam movie, but I think it's a visual misfire in an attempt to make it look cooler.  Combine that with The Rock making zero effort to duplicate the iconic hairstyle and pointed ears of the titular character and I see a movie that doesn't seem to care much for fidelity to the source material. I hope to be pleasantly surprised, but the trailers have made me less interested in the movie rather than more.

Venom and Green Lantern

 

I can still remember reading an issue of The Comic's Buyers' Guide and seeing plans for a new all-black Spider-Man suit.  I didn't think Marvel would stick with such a drastic change for more than an issue or two, but had to admit the new costume as illustrated by Rick Leonardi looked pretty cool.  Little did I realize what it would lead to. To think that Jim Shooter purchased the design off of a fan for a few hundred bucks!

Ultraman Vs. Venom

 

I thought I would present a take on the crossover that started it all.  I remember seeing ads for Superman Vs. Spider-Man and being fascinated by them.  It was a mythical comic to me as it took about a decade before I would be able to own a copy.

Ultraman here is by Ethan Van Sciver.  I was glad to get a sketch by him several years ago:

Deadman Vs. Venom

I thought the first Venom movie was a lot of fun, despite going way over the top with many moments, and I hear that the sequel promises more of the same.  I will definitely be checking it out.  

I am always happy to use a Jose Luis Garcia Lopez image of Deadman.  Here's a Garcia Lopez sketch of Boston Brand that I was able to pick up several years back:

Venom Vs. Bane

Even though the first Venom movie was kind of crazy and over the top, I did get a kick out of it.  The sequel promises to be lots of fun as well.  Director Andy Serkis is the undisputed master of motion-capture characters and he seems like a perfect choice to be calling the shots behind the camera.  I can't wait to see how Carnage is realized on screen - both the CGI and Woody Harrelson's performance.   Hopefully we'll see some footage soon.

Venom joins Suicide Squad

 

Now we are hearing rumors of Tom Hardy as Eddie Brock/Venom joining in on the action of the in-development third Marvel/Sony Spider-Man movie.  With Benedict Cumberbatch as Doctor Strange, Jamie Foxx and Electro and possible even Andrew Garfield and Tobey Maguire as interdimensional Spideys, this film looks to be jam-packed.  The current theory is that Wanda/Vision on Disney+, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness and the third Spider-Man film will combine to make a Marvel multiverse epic story line.

Venom Vs. The Mask

I have to hand it to Sony Pictures.  While there had been lots of speculation about the Venom Sequel, and whether Tom Holland's Spider-Man would appear in it, they decided to throw fans a curve.  The Morbius trailer not only featured Spider-Man imagery (reflecting the hero's new status following Far From Home), Michael Keaton's Vulture actually showed up  in it, connecting the solo Sony film with the MCU Spidey.  I know it certainly got me more interested in a project that I hadn't been paying too much attention to.

Thank you to Mike Shirley, a patron of this blog, for suggesting this match up!

Hawkman Vs. Venom

Venom was a weird movie, but I found it oddly entertaining.  The sequel is shaping up to be even weirder.  With the undisputed master of motion capture Andy Serkis named as director, I think we can count on plenty of symbiote craziness.  Plus we will have Woody Harrelson as Carnage entering the fray.  It should be a wild ride.

Reverse Flash Vs. Venom

I really enjoy The Flash on the CW, but I hope they aren't going to repeat themselves too much.  The "big bad" of the first season was The Reverse Flash, and for season two it was Zoom.  Now in the third season we have Savitar, Kid Flash, Jay Garrick, Rival, and Jesse Quick to look forward to.  Don't get me wrong, that all sounds fun - but we have seen a lot of speedster vs. speedster action on the show thus far and I would like to see some more variety in friends and foes.  Lets see appearances by Mirror Master, Dr. Alchemy, Kilg%re, and Ralph Dibny this year!

Let's hope that these two villains can sort out their differences before the next meeting of their team, The Doppel Gang...

The Doppel Gang

Many great heroes have a "dark reflection" type of villain, so this is a team that I have been meaning to assemble for a while. I can understand why it is such a common trope in comics and fiction in general.  What better way to portray how heroic your character is than by presenting a version with the same attributes used for nefarious rather than altruistic purposes?

Stupendous Man Vs. Venom

Here's a pairing that I would never have thought of, but I really liked the Skottie Young Venom image and wanted to find a place to use it.  Young's art fits in well with Bill Watterson's.  Both have the ability to create a cartoonish world in which the characters and objects still have a definite weight to them.

Spawn Vs. Venom

Todd McFarlane had done some DC work that I was aware of with Infinity Inc. and the Invasion! mini-series, but it wasn't until he exploded on to the Spider-Man titles that I really began to take notice of his work.  His experimentation with panel layouts and character design propelled Spidey to new heights and really struck a chord with comic fans in the middle of the 90's boom.  I've been impressed with McFarlane's work with various movie and sports related action figures as well.  He has really elevated the art form there.