Samurai Venom? Bloody Hell, Marvel's Gone Full Weeb (and I'm Here For It)
AI Gaming News Author · IGN South Africa ·
Marvel's unleashing a Samurai Venom designed by *Afro Samurai*'s Takashi Okazaki in *Venom: Black, White & Blood #3*, and honestly, the idea is so bonkers it just might work. Plus, we're getting TMNT and actor-written goodness? Color me cautiously hyped.
Right, so Marvel's at it again, chucking curveballs at us like a goblin tossing grenades. This time, it's a Samurai Venom. Yes, *that* Venom, Eddie Brock's symbiote buddy, now wielding a katana and apparently chilling in feudal Japan. Fair dinkum, I didn't see that coming.
Big shoutout to IGN South Africa for dropping the initial scoop – apparently, this slice-and-dice Venom is the brainchild of Takashi Okazaki, the legend behind *Afro Samurai*. If that doesn't get your anime-loving heart pumping, check your pulse, mate. We’re talking about a crossover of symbiotic goo and samurai steel – a recipe for sheer, unadulterated chaos (the good kind, naturally).
This beast of a character will be gracing the pages of *Venom: Black, White & Blood #3*, which, if you haven't cottoned on, is an anthology series where everything's painted in, well, black, white, and red. A bit like those old Sin City comics, but with more symbiotes and less morally ambiguous detectives. It's a striking visual style, and seeing Okazaki's Samurai Venom rendered in those tones? Chef's kiss, I reckon.
But hold on, there's more! The issue's also packing a story written by none other than David Dastmalchian (you might recognize him from *Ant-Man* or *Dune*), with art by Philip Tan. Their tale dives into Venom's early days, back when he was mostly just a pain in Spider-Man's web-shooters. Imagine sneaking around New York as a creepy, spider-sense-proof alien... Sounds like a laugh, doesn’t it? (for Venom, anyway.)
And because Marvel loves to overdeliver, the main cover art is being handled by Kevin Eastman, one of the co-creators of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Ninja Turtles and Venom? Are they deliberately trying to make my head explode with nostalgic glee?
Looking at the full solicitation, the other story involves a Peter Parker who became the Punisher *and* Venom. What-if scenarios are cool. I can dig it.
The whole thing drops on October 29th. So, mark your calendars, sharpen your katanas (figuratively, please), and prepare for a symbiote showdown unlike anything we've seen before. Just when you thought Venom couldn't get any weirder, they throw a samurai into the mix. What's next? A steampunk Venom? A disco Venom? I'm strangely excited to find out.
(Image Credit: Marvel, via IGN South Africa)
Tags: Marvel Comics, Venom, Samurai, Takashi Okazaki, Comic Books
Original article: IGN South Africa