Maximum Carnage is a fourteen-part crossover storyline printed in Marvel's Spider-Man family of titles in 1993, featuring Spider-Man and Venom again teaming up to face Venom's murderous 'child'. This arc was collected as a trade paperback in September 1994 (ISBN 0-7851-0038-5), and a new edition was released in January 2005 (ISBN 0-7851-0987-0). It was comparable in depth and scope to DC Comics' company crossover Knightfall in the Batman series of titles, so some have since criticised it for being a glorified "style over substance" marketing tool, as many tie-in products came attached with the series. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Marvel Comics is an American comic book line published by Marvel Publishing, Inc. ... Spider-Man swinging around his hometown, New York City. ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... It has been suggested that Venom 2099 be merged into this article or section. ... A trade paperback can refer to any book that is bound with a heavy paper cover that is generally cheaper than the hardcover but more expensive than the regular paperback version. ... DC Comics is an American comic book and related media company. ... Cover to Batman #497: The breaking of the Bat. ... Batman (originally referred to as the Bat-Man and still referred to at times as the Batman) is a DC Comics fictional superhero who first appeared in Detective Comics #27 in May 1939. ...

Basic plot

During the first Carnage arc, the alien symbiote that gave Eddie Brock the power of Venom spawned a child. This creature bonded to a deranged spree killer called Cletus Kasady, and the two began a blindly murderous path through New York City as the monstrous Carnage. Carnage was swiftly defeated, however, and his symbiotic suit was apparently destroyed. A symbiote, in Marvel Comics fictional universe, is a living alien organism that bonds with another living organism (usually a human, although it may bond with non-human animals) in order to survive. ... It has been suggested that Venom 2099 be merged into this article or section. ... Carnage is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics Universe, a supervillain and adversary of Spider-Man and Venom. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... Carnage is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics Universe, a supervillain and adversary of Spider-Man and Venom. ...

The insane Kasady was jailed at Ravencroft Asylum. However, his visit was short-lived as he revealed that the alien had mutated his blood, and he could generate a copy of the symbiote (this was later retconned so that the alien had survived, and bonded to his blood). Kasady escaped, freeing other superhuman inmates and assembling a 'family' of killers around him. They set their sights on New York. This article or section contains information that has not been verified and thus might not be reliable. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Human blood smear: a - erythrocytes; b - neutrophil; c - eosinophil; d - lymphocyte. ...

During the murderous onslaught that followed, Carnage recruited Shriek, Doppelganger, Demogoblin, and Carrion to do his bidding, terrorizing New York City with their twisted "family values." Due to the laws of escalation, Spider-Man and Venom were forced to join together to stop Carnage and his followers. They required the assistance of such disparate heroes as Captain America, Black Cat, Nightwatch, Cloak and Dagger, Iron Fist, Deathlok, Morbius and Firestar. Shriek is a fictional character, a supervillain in the Marvel Comics universe. ... The Doppelganger, also called the Spider-Doppelganger, is a villain in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Demogoblin is a fictional character appearing in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Carrion is a fictional supervillain in Marvel Comics universe, in which he is an enemy of Spider-Man. ... Escalation is the phenomenon of something getting worse step by step, for example a quarrel, or, notably, military presence and nuclear armament during the Cold War. ... Captain America, the alter ego of Steve Rogers,[2] is a fictional comic-book superhero in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Black Cat (Felicia Hardy) is a Marvel Comics anti-hero and one-time foe and ex-girlfriend of the Spider-Man. ... Nightwatch is a fictional super hero who exists in the Marvel Universe. ... Cloak and Dagger (Tyrone Ty Johnson & Tandy Bowen) are a fictional teenage mutant comic book superhero duo in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Iron Fist (Daniel Danny Thomas Rand-Kai) is a fictional character, a superhero martial artist in the Marvel Comics universe. ... For the protagonists of the Adult Swim animated series Metalocalypse see Dethklok Deathlok (sometimes also referred to as Deathlok the Demolisher) is a Marvel Comics anti-hero, a cyborg, created by Rich Buckler and Doug Moench. ... Morbius the Living Vampire, full name Michael Morbius, is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe, intended as a tragic anti-hero with vampire-like powers that actually had a biochemical origin. ... Firestar (Angelica Angel Jones) is a fictional mutant superhero in the Marvel Comics universe. ...

However, both infighting between the villains and a successful rout from the heroes contributed to Carnage's defeat. Faking his death by covering a victim in a mock symbiote costume, he threw all of the heroes off his trail except for Spider-Man and Venom. The two tailed Carnage all over New York until they cornered him in a graveyard. Weak from days of combat, Spider-Man was saved from Carnage by Black Cat. Taking advantage of the Cat's return, Venom took on Carnage and tackled him into an electrical generator before disappearing from the scene, leaving Carnage to be incarcerated. This term is normally used in political parties and sometimes in religious organizations to describe dissenters from a hegemony. ...

Read order

Chapter I - Spider-Man Unlimited #1 - "Carnage Rising!" To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this comics-related article or section may require cleanup. ...

Chapter II - Web of Spider-Man #101 - "Dark Light" Cover to Web of Spider-Man #118. ...

Chapter III - Amazing Spider-Man #378 - "Demons on Broadway" The Amazing Spider-Man is the title of both a comic book published by Marvel Comics and a daily newspaper comic strip. ...

Chapter IV - Spider-Man #35 - "Team Venom" Peter Parker: Spider-Man, often simply titled Spider-Man, is a comic book series published by Marvel Comics starring Spider-Man. ...

Chapter V - Spectacular Spider-Man #201 - "Over The Line!" Cover for Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man #132 (1987). ...

Chapter VI - Web of Spider-Man #102 - "Sinking Fast" Cover to Web of Spider-Man #118. ...

Chapter VII - Amazing Spider-Man #379 - "The Gathering Storm" The Amazing Spider-Man is the title of both a comic book published by Marvel Comics and a daily newspaper comic strip. ...

Chapter VIII - Spider-Man #36 - "Hate is in the Air" Peter Parker: Spider-Man, often simply titled Spider-Man, is a comic book series published by Marvel Comics starring Spider-Man. ...

Chapter IX - Spectacular Spider-Man #202 - "The Turning Point" Cover for Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man #132 (1987). ...

Chapter X - Web of Spider-Man #103 - "Sin City" Cover to Web of Spider-Man #118. ...

Chapter XI - Amazing Spider-Man #380 - "Soldiers of Hope" The Amazing Spider-Man is the title of both a comic book published by Marvel Comics and a daily newspaper comic strip. ...

Chapter XII - Spider-Man #37 - "The Light!" Peter Parker: Spider-Man, often simply titled Spider-Man, is a comic book series published by Marvel Comics starring Spider-Man. ...

Chapter XIII - Spectacular Spider-Man #203 - "War of the Heart!" Cover for Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man #132 (1987). ...

Chapter XIV - Spider-Man Unlimited #2 - "The Hatred, The Horror & The Hero!" To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this comics-related article or section may require cleanup. ...

Other media

• This storyline inspired LJN's 1994 video game, Spider-Man & Venom: Maximum Carnage, which was published for both the Sega Genesis and the Super Nintendo game systems.
• An action figure line was released by Toy Biz to capitalize on the crossover's success. The line featured Spider-Man, Venom, and Carnage.[1]
• During Halloween Horror Nights at the Islands of Adventure, Marvel Superhero Island was converted into a scarezone based off the story arc, and a full haunted house called Maximum Carnage was created. In this version, Carnage has killed all of the Marvel Superheroes, resulting in criminals running the streets. Certain items gave the island the appearance that famous superheroes fought (and lost) on the scenery, resulting in their death.
• In an intercompany crossover between DC Comics and Marvel, Batman recognized Carnage's trick of fooling enemies into thinking he was dead by wrapping a piece of symbiote around a corpse, referring to the "Maximum Carnage affair", impressing Spider-Man with his in depth knowledge of events outside Gotham City (and by extension, outside DC Comics.)

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External links

• Amazon.com Item Listing
• Marvel's Official Maximum Carnage Site