As seen in Marvel’s new Death Spiral event, Carnage’s legacy is boldly being challenged. Recently making his debut as a serial-killing supervillain in his own right, the new Marvel villain Torment used his latest victim to call Carnage out. Now, a preview for Venom #255 (Death Spiral Part 3) sees Carnage reacting alongside his current host, Eddie Brock.<\/p>\n
“Carnage Ruled” \u2014 Marvel’s New Villain Torment Is Coming For The Symbiote’s Throne<\/p>\n
Following Torment’s brutal murder of The Shocker<\/a> in Death Spiral Part 2, this new preview for Venom #255 from Al Ewin, Carlos G\u00f3mez, and Frank D\u2019Armata sees Eddie Brock and Carnage reacting to the news coverage and images from the bloody crime scene, featuring the words “Carnage Ruled”, presumably written by Torment himself using Shocker’s blood.<\/p>\n Right away, Carnage immediately points out the significance of that phrasing (while grossly popping out Eddie’s eye to “get a better look” at Brock’s newspaper). The message is written in the past tense, suggesting that Torment believes Carnage\u2019s reign as Marvel\u2019s most sadistic villain has come to an end. <\/p>\n Naturally, Carnage sees the message as a direct challenge, with Torment believing that he and Eddie aren’t killing enough. However, this is by design. The entire reason Eddie is Carnage’s host in the first place<\/a> is to keep the violent symbiote in check, creating an uneasy truce.<\/p>\n Desperate to kill more, Carnage appears to be impressed and envious of Torment. Likewise, Carnage further suggests he knows and admires the new Marvel villain’s pattern and methods. This definitely tracks, seeing how we already know that Carnage knows more and has a deeper connection to Torment than he’s letting on to Eddie.<\/p>\n Carnage’s Secret Role In Marvel’s New Death Spiral Event<\/p>\n Unlike Eddie’s traditional symbiosis with Venom, Eddie\u2019s connection with Carnage is far from balanced. By redirecting the symbiote\u2019s bloodlust toward the very worst criminals, Eddie hopes to limit Carnage’s evil upon the world. However, Brock claims he’s fully willing to throw both of them in a furnace if he has to. Clearly, there’s a lot of tension in this new symbiote partnership.<\/p>\n Case in point, Death Spiral has already shown us the dark truth about Carnage and Torment: they’re working together.<\/p>\n![\"The](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/the-red-symbiote-towers-above-a-city-in-maximum-carnage.jpg\"\/)
\n The red symbiote towers above a city in Maximum Carnage<\/p>\n
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