Cletus Kasady
| Carnage | |
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance |
As Cletus Kasady: The Amazing Spider-Man #344 (March 1991) As Carnage (cameo): The Amazing Spider-Man #360 (March 1992) As Carnage (full): The Amazing Spider-Man #361 (April 1992) |
| Created by |
David Michelinie Erik Larsen Mark Bagley |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Cletus Kasady Tanis Nieves |
| Species | Symbiote |
| Team affiliations |
(Kasady) Carnage Family/Maximum Carnage Astonishing Avengers |
| Partnerships |
Shriek Demogoblin Doppelganger Carrion |
| Abilities | Alien symbiote |
Carnage (Cletus Kasady) is a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, usually as an enemy of Spider-Man. The character first appeared as Cletus Kasady in The Amazing Spider-Man #344 (March 1991) and as Carnage in The Amazing Spider-Man #360. Carnage was created by writer David Michelinie and artists Erik Larsen and Mark Bagley, based on elements of the precursor character Venom. Along with Venom, the character belongs to a race of amorphous extraterrestrial parasites known as the Symbiotes. In 2009, Carnage was ranked as IGN's 90th Greatest Comic Book Villain of All Time.
Writer David Michelinie created Carnage to be a darker version of Venom, intending to have Venom's human alter ego, Eddie Brock, be killed off in The Amazing Spider-Man #400 and have the symbiote continue to bond with a series of hosts. However, as Brock and Venom's popularity increased, Marvel would not allow him to be killed. Michelinie decided to create a new character: a total psychopath who, unlike Venom, had no sense of morality. The character was originally meant to be named "Chaos" and then "Ravage" before being settled on "Carnage". Carnage's human component, Cletus Kasady, was designed by artist Erik Larsen, who modeled the character after the DC Comics supervillain the Joker.Mark Bagley designed the Carnage symbiote.
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