Mania returns in Web of Venom: Funeral Pyre by Bunn, Albuquerque, & Cassara

[Denirac]

Not necessarily. I mean, we had some pre-Spider-Verse and Spider-Geddon one-shots that didn’t end with the spider getting killed. While her chances aren’t exactly great, especially with how Marvel loves throwing her into limbo quite a bit, there is always a chance that she gets rescued or otherwise escapes to help the other heroes in the event.

The Difference there is that this is Carnage, the Inheritors werent in the Spidergeddon Oneshots, This is confirmed go be more a Carnage Story than a Mania Story

[Kurolegacy]

The Difference there is that this is Carnage, the Inheritors werent in the Spidergeddon Oneshots, This is confirmed go be more a Carnage Story than a Mania Story

The Inheritors did however appear in some of the pre-Spider-Verse materials. In fact Karn was the main threat in the Superior Spider-Man lead-in in which his single goal was hunting spiders across the multiverse. And while this is a Carnage story, it’s a lead-in to the event so we don’t know how things will shape up settling everything up for the main story.

[Venomous Mask]

Personally, I'm not sure if I want Mania to simply go back to the way she was before with few to no changes. Maybe she could bond with the Agony symbiote and use its abilities in conjunction with her hell powers.

As to the upcoming event, it's going to be called Absolute Carnage which pretty much guarantees that Carnage is going to be the center of attention, though how that will happen is still a mystery.

[Hypestyle]

so who is Andi Benton?

[Kurolegacy]

so who is Andi Benton?

A student at the high school that Flash taught at when he moved to Philadelphia. She was bonded with the Venom clone that Venom had previously absorbed when Flash shared the bonding to protect her and became a symbiote hero named Mania. She then lost her symbiote to Lee Price back during Venom Inc but kept the Hell Mark powers that had been taken by her symbiote when it split from Venom.

[Snoop Dogg]

The market would respond well to Venom but a teenage goth girl who spews fire. But that's just a theory.

[Celgress]

The market would respond well to Venom but a teenage goth girl who spews fire. But that's just a theory.

She should have remained Maina, IMO, regrettably, that ship has sailed. For some reason, Those in Charge of Marvel thought the ultra-generic throwaway villain Lee Price was more worthy of the Mania Symbiote than Andi so he could be the feature threat of a lackluster event, but I digress.

[Venomous Mask]

The problem that I had with the original Mania was that her costume was hardly unique at all. Beyond the punk hair and shoes, it was just a copy of Venom (which in terms of canon made sense). Now, however, there is that opportunity to develop her own unique look.

[Kurolegacy]

The problem that I had with the original Mania was that her costume was hardly unique at all. Beyond the punk hair and shoes, it was just a copy of Venom (which in terms of canon made sense). Now, however, there is that opportunity to develop her own unique look.

I’ve gotta disagree with you there. If anything, Mania continued something really great that Agent Venom had done in which the symbiote’s costume form reflected the wearer. Flash was a soldier and so Venom’s look more so resembled combat gear and for Andi being a goth girl, her suit resembles a gothic fashion. That’s a lot more unique of a costume than what we normally got from symbiote costumes.

[Huntsman Spider]

The market would respond well to Venom but a teenage goth girl who spews fire. But that's just a theory.

It probably would. All that edge. All that glorious edge. (Not being sarcastic. I genuinely love Mania, and I hope nothing (bad) happens to her.)

She should have remained Maina, IMO, regrettably, that ship has sailed. For some reason, Those in Charge of Marvel thought the ultra-generic throwaway villain Lee Price was more worthy of the Mania Symbiote than Andi so he could be the feature threat of a lackluster event, but I digress.

Agreed, especially since the one good thing it did --- end the "Felicia Hardy, Queenpin of Crime" B.S. --- was done (or at least written) better in Brian Bendis's Defenders series.

I’ve gotta disagree with you there. If anything, Mania continued something really great that Agent Venom had done in which the symbiote’s costume form reflected the wearer. Flash was a soldier and so Venom’s look more so resembled combat gear and for Andi being a goth girl, her suit resembles a gothic fashion. That’s a lot more unique of a costume than what we normally got from symbiote costumes.

That's a pretty good analysis there. I like it.

[Celgress]

I’ve gotta disagree with you there. If anything, Mania continued something really great that Agent Venom had done in which the symbiote’s costume form reflected the wearer. Flash was a soldier and so Venom’s look more so resembled combat gear and for Andi being a goth girl, her suit resembles a gothic fashion. That’s a lot more unique of a costume than what we normally got from symbiote costumes.

I couldn't have put it better myself. Andi's Mania was in no way generic either her look or powerset, unlike say Lee Price's Mania.

[Huntsman Spider]

I couldn't have put it better myself. Andi's Mania was in no way generic either her look or powerset, unlike say Lee Price's Mania.

Uh-huh. He didn't even go by "Mania." He just called himself "Maniac."

[Ultramorph]

At least Absolute Carnage will probably give us the gift of Carnage killing Lee Price.

[Celgress]

At least Absolute Carnage will probably give us the gift of Carnage killing Lee Price.

I certainly hope so.

[Kurolegacy]

At least Absolute Carnage will probably give us the gift of Carnage killing Lee Price.

It would be that one silver lining at the fact that we had to sit through him getting both Venom and Mania from much better hosts. It couldn’t have happened to a better guy.