Carnage Is Marvel’s SYMBIOTE SUPREME In New Doctor Strange Art

Doctor Strange merges with Carnage in brand new cover art that reveals Marvel’s Symbiote Supreme. As part of their Carnage Forever one-shot, Marvel Comics will be releasing a series of variant covers that show the Venom offspring combined with several heroes and villains. In a terrifying piece of art from Francesco Manna, Doctor Strange gets a symbiote twist that imagines the most powerful magic user in the Marvel Universe hosting the deadly Carnage symbiote.

Few villains are more terrifying than Carnage, one of the deadliest symbiotes in the Marvel Universe. Originally created as an offspring from the Venom symbiote, the Carnage symbiote bonded initially with serial killer Cletus Kasady, transforming the criminal into an ever scarier murderer. Unlike Venom, Carnage is purely a villain who kills for enjoyment. The Carnage symbiote is paired chiefly with Kasady but has also bonded with the Silver Surfer, Norman Osborn, and even a great white shark. Carnage has corrupted a few heroes but is usually paired with a host who is as vile and sinister as him.

As part of promoting the upcoming Carnage Forever one-shot, Marvel released several variants covers starring Marvel heroes getting infected by the evil symbiote. In Francesco Manna’s variant for the forthcoming Strange #1, Doctor Strange becomes the Symbiote Supreme. The art showcases the Sorcerer Supreme reading a book of spells in the Sanctum Santorum, as the Carnage symbiote takes over. Strange has Carnage’s red hands and claws, half of his face covered by the symbiote, and symbiote tendrils forming throughout his costume. With a symbiote and magic spells at his disposal, Carnage would Doctor Strange one of the most terrifying powerhouses in the Marvel Universe.

Marvel wll be releasing 23 different Carnage Forever variants as part of their upcoming promotion. Among the characters getting symbiote upgrades besides Doctor Strange include Iron Man in Iron Man #18, Spider-Man in Miles Morales: Spider-Man #39, Moon Knight in Moon Knight #9, Thor in Thor #23, and She-Hulk on She-Hulk #3. You can see a full list of the Carnage-ized variant covers at Marvel.com.

The cover by Francesco Manna imagines one of the worst case scenarios for Marvel heroes, as Doctor Strange becoming the Symbiote Supreme would without question be one of the most unstoppable villains they ever faced. It would be Carnage, but with the powers of Doctor Strange. That’s frightening. The Carnage Forever variant cover will appear on the front of Strange #1, which arrives in comic book stores on March 3rd, 2022.

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