Spider-Man 3: The Black

***Spider-Man 3: The Black*** is a comic set during the events of the film *Spider-Man 3*.

## Synopsis

*Set after Peter rejects the black suit, the new host Eddie Brock would bond with the symbiote and discovers Peter's secrets, including his backstory and the people he loves.*

## Plot

In Our Lady of Saints Church, Eddie Brock Jr looks up to see Spider-Man struggling to rip off his black suit - revealing himself to be Eddie's rival Peter Parker, realising it is slowly changing him for the worse. The black suit, actually an alien symbiote, latches onto Eddie as he screams for help. After the alien symbiote aggressively bonds to him, Eddie is horrified by how cold it feels and realizes it is breathing for him. Transformed into a monstrous version of Black Suited Spider-Man, Eddie panics and flees into the alley outside as he tries to tear it off, feeling it feeding on him. Now known as Venom, Eddie struggles with the symbiote.

Outside, a trio of citizens bicker with a hotdog vendor, who irritably tells them he's closed due to the rain. Spotting movement in a nearby alley, one of the citizens wonder if it's a dog before being snared by jet-black webbing. Emerging from the alley, Venom roars and prepares to devour them. A flash of Peter's memories stuns him, Eddie clutches his head, giving the citizens a chance to flee. A passing police cruiser stops and the officers confront Venom, opening fire on him in alarm at his monstrous appearance. Venom returns fire with black webbing, but is seemingly gunned down and collapses. As the officers approach, Venom leaps to his feet and throws them away before retreating.

Perched on a rooftop, Eddie comes to the conclusion that Peter did this to him in order to ruin him by turning him into a monster. Realising that the symbiote is trying to show him something, Eddie views its memories of being bonded to Spider-Man and realizes he is Peter Parker. Because the symbiote wants revenge on Peter for rejecting it, Eddie realizes that with it he can do everything Spider-Man could and more. He discovers he can replicate Peter's powers and tests them as he swings through the city, intending to steal Gwen Stacy back from Peter, unaware that the symbiote who possessed Peter, was using her to make Mary Jane Watson jealous, Eddie breaks into Gwen's house. Entering NYPD captain George Stacy's office, Venom spots an open file on Ben Parker's murder case on his desk naming Flint Marko as the prime suspect. Venom departs just before Gwen enters the office, complaining that her father was losing his mind as she closes the window.

Tracking down Flint, who has been mutated into the Sandman, Venom is mistaken for Black Suit Spider-Man. As Sandman readies to attack him, Venom bares his fangs and proposes teaming up to take revenge on Spider-Man. Disguising himself as a cabbie, Eddie waits to kidnap Mary Jane. As MJ enters the cap, Venom reveals himself and knocks her unconscious.

Mary Jane regains consciousness to find the cab in a construction site, suspended from strands of black webbing several stories off the ground. Venom climbs onto the roof of the cab, snarling that Spider-Man lied to them both and betrayed them by hitting on Gwen Stacy. Venom swears to make Spider-Man pay, snarling that Peter doesn't love her the way he does. Mary Jane knows that Venom is lying as she realises the black suit was responsible for Peter's alienated behaviour Sandman interrupts, asking what Venom is doing. Venom replies that Mary Jane is the person that Spider-Man cares about more than anything in the world, and that he'll come to rescue her. As Venom wonders whether they should kill Spider-Man in front of MJ or MJ in front of Spider-Man, Sandman tells Venom to put MJ back in the cab. Venom tells Sandman to get ready as he senses Spider-Man's approach. The comic ends with Spider-Man, back in his red and blue suit, readies for the final battle.

## Appearances

### Locations

* New York City
	+ Our Lady of Saint's Church

### Sentient Species

* Humans
* Symbiotes

## External Links

* Spider-Man 3: The Black (comic) on Marvel Database