>>106585395I really enjoyed it. I used to like the Venom antihero miniseries back in the 90s and this was just like that. Spider-man was not really necessary IMHO. I like the whole horror and body-horror element of the character, and just the weird slimy, morphing nature of the symbiote. The buddy cop interaction of Venom and Eddie is great too. It was fun and edgy. I don't think it missed much by not being R-rated as audiences might not have gone along with the character if he was shown graphically decapitating people. On the other hand an R would help with Carnage for the next movie.
I haven't read much Venom comics recently. I hear people like those Agent Venom ones with Flash. I've been resistant to those because I'm used to Eddie but maybe I'll give them a shot.
Any other good similar things involving symbiote-like creatures/suits I should look into? I heard the manga Parasyte is a similar concept. Also I've heard of Venom being compared to Spawn and XO-Manowar since they have living suits.