Summary
- The short story “Inside The House” by
Spider-Man: Black Suit and Blood
#1 flips the script on Peter Parker’s days in the alien costume and focuses on Mary Jane’s encounter with the Venom symbiote when Peter is away from home. - Alyssa Wong’s writing style and Fran Galán’s illustrations make this horror story incredibly effective, as Mary Jane’s brief encounter with the symbiote is filled with fear, making it one of the best Venom horror stories in the character’s history.
- The story redefines Mary Jane’s character and showcases Venom’s horror potential, giving fans new insights into MJ and the symbiote.
Warning: Spoilers for Spider-Man: Black Suit & Blood #1 follow!Marvel’s Poison has finally gotten the horror story he always deserved. When Venom officially appeared in 1988, he immediately became a fan favorite. His scary design paired with his more brutal crime-fighting methods made him the perfect villain turned anti-hero. Despite his success, however, there haven’t been many stories that showed the terrifying side of Spider-Man’s greatest enemy – until now.
Spider-Man: Black Suit and Blood #1 features the story “Inside the House” – written by Alyssa Wong, with art by Fran Galán – which flips the script of Peter Parker’s alien-suited days on its head by focusing on Mary Jane. When she senses something lurking in the shadows while Peter is away, she sets out to investigate, only to discover the symbiote waiting for the perfect opportunity to strike.
This simple story is an incredibly effective horror story, is made even better by the incredible artwork that makes Venom more terrifying than ever before.
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“Inside The House” – Written by Wong; Art by Fran Galán
Alyssa Wong’s writing style and Fran Galán’s illustrations give Inside the House enough terror to make it a standout horror story.
While Venom has undoubtedly become one of Marvel’s most iconic heroes, the idea of an alien parasite attaching itself to someone and using them like a puppet while feeding on their organs is absolutely terrifying, especially when it’s looking for its next host. Author Alyssa Wong brilliantly shows how terrible this situation is, with a beautiful writing style that combines Mary Jane’s empowerment through rehearsing lines with her obvious fear that something is very wrong in the Parker house.
Her writing is taken to the next level by Galán’s illustrations, which emphasize the horror of MJ’s situation. Throughout the story, the symbiote’s tendrils are seen scurrying around the apartment as Mary Jane tries to find the source of the noise. It is always present without ever being seen, much like a facehugger from the Foreigner franchise, right up until the pivotal moment when MJ realizes that the symbiote may have found her. The look on her face says it all when she realizes she can’t turn around, knowing she’ll be lost if she does. Alyssa Wong’s writing and Fran Galán’s illustrations make Inside the House so full of dread that it works as a standout horror story.
Mary Jane’s encounter with the symbiote is the perfect reminder of Venom’s horror potential
“Inside The House” perfectly reinterprets the symbiote
“Inside the House” is the best story in
Spider-Man: Black Suit and Blood
for his creative approach to portraying a familiar character. It gives Venom the horror story he always deserved.
The best thing about “Inside the House” is how much Mary Jane’s character is redefined when Peter puts on the black suit. In this story, she begins to suspect that Peter has something to hide, and it’s something darker than she could have ever imagined. However, when she finds what she’s looking for, she refuses to look. It’s a powerful message that shows that Mary Jane always knew something was going on when Peter was being used by the symbiote. However, to preserve her memory of him, she refuses to look, choosing to endure the burden of Venom’s horror rather than ruin her opinion of Peter forever.
The underlying themes provide a fantastic reward for such a simple story, as it gives fans new insights into Mary Jane’s character. However, due to its great writing and haunting illustrations, “Inside the House” stands out as the best story in Spider-Man: Black Suit and Blood for his creative approach to a familiar character. There are Poison the horror story he always deserved, and after a successful first attempt it will surely give fans hope that Marvel will continue this direction for the symbiote in the future.
Spider-Man: Black Suit and Blood
#1
is now available from Marvel Comics!
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Poison
Venom is a symbiotic alien being bonded to various human hosts, most notably Eddie Brock and later Flash Thompson, granting superhuman strength, agility, and a shape-shifting black costume. Originally a Spider-Man villain due to his origins, Venom evolved into an antihero, battling both villains and his own dark impulses. The character embodies themes of duality and redemption in the Marvel Universe.
