Complex sentence: Ben Reilly was established as an African-American lab assistant with no personal ties to Peter, although in the "Carnage" story-arc Reilly refers to the Carnage creature as "Little Ben".
Split into simpler sentences: Ben Reilly was established as an African-American lab assistant with no personal ties to Peter. Although in the "Carnage" story-arc, Reilly refers to the Carnage creature as "Little Ben".