The Symbiote saga is one of my favorite Spider-Man stories ever told; having first experienced it through the 90’s animated show and then reading the comics version afterwards. In the comics, we have two versions of the first time Spider-Man encountered the Symbiote and fought Venom — the original 616 version where the Symbiote was had extra-terrestrial origins and the 1610(otherwise known as the “Ultimate universe” comics) written by Brian Micheal Bendis and drawn by Mark Bagely where the suit was given a more grounded spin as this organism artificially created by Peter Parker and Eddie Brock’s scientist parents in hopes of curing cancer.
Personally even though I’m primarily a 616 purist I think the Ultimates take is a bit better for me as I do think the story is a little more personal for Peter. I like the idea of the connecting Symbiote organism to Peter and Eddie’s parents but I still love the original 616 version take as well. What about you guys which version between the comics versions of the symbiote saga do you prefer and why?