The Like/Hate Thread

[Sage]

Personally, I thought that Topher's Venom was a bit of just a different take on Brock. The problem is that his version strayed too far into Carnage territory - he was clearly portrayed as being a bit at the edge, although not pushed over it, whereas Venom was basically completely sane with just a symbiotic relationship.

Uh, no. Venom was pretty far gone.

Carnage was more far gone but he's a serial killer. Venom is consumed by revenge and later as the symbiote corrupts him he gets worse. He's still restrained (stealing chocolate instead of eating brains), but he's not all there.