For decades, Marvel have lazily touched on the idea of MJ becoming Venom for cheap twists and reveals that are easily resolved so uh, I decided to write my own story that earnestly engages with all the untapped potential of that concept. XD
Art by @winnievondroid.bsky.social
Links to story below ;)
Art by @winnievondroid.bsky.social
Links to story below ;)
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Deviantart: https://www.deviantart.com/eldlynch-tristan/art/VenoMJ-1178223395
and AO3: https://archiveofourown.org/works/64356310
To clarify: This was all written before All-New Venom's recent big reveal, and was constructed from ideas I'd had over the last decade on how to tackle this story sincerely.
I read the new venom and was filled with overwhelming apathy.
You just made my day. The way you got the naive and feral nature of the other down was perfect and using MJ's memories of her acting modeling and career as the basis for her look is fuckin RAD!!
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And yes, trying to give a justification for Venom’s monstrous look and explicitly making it MJ’s choice to have her other’s second skin take that form was really important to me. :)
I’m glad you feel I got the characters right. Was super anxious… XD
This story has altered my brain chemistry 🖤
👏 BRAVO!
INSTANT FOLLOW
Yeah, there are many writers who do manage to get symbiotes right. But it’s also really difficult, because their characterizations have been so inconsistent across many adaptations.
Symbiote makes you evil plot number 238
This was a breath of fresh air.
People forgot that it was the humans that made them crazy
Yeah, that sort of body horror is much more my forte, and it was a ton of fun writing a unique take on the relationship between symbiote and host, and trying to retain a more alien feel.
I do enjoy All New Venom. But I much prefer my take on VenoMJ. ^^