Carnage Has Become The Newest 'God' in Marvel's Universe
Warning: Spoilers for Carnage #1 ahead!
The symbiote Carnage has made gruesome, violent deaths his calling card, and that violence has earned him a high title in Marvel Comics. When a deranged murderer was confronted by the hyper-violent creature, he didn't recoil in terror or turn his gaze; Instead, he declared Carnage a God and offered himself as sacrifice.
In Carnage #1, by David Michelinie, Ram V., Ron Lim, and Francesco Manna, Carnage's story picks up after he and his longtime host, Cletus Kasady, separated, leaving the symbiote to his own devices. Meanwhile, serial killer Kenneth Neely, going by the moniker «The Artist,» wants to become Carnage's next host. To get the symbiote's attention, Neely staged gruesome crime scenes featuring mutilated bodies and the spiral shape that is now atop Carnage's head, horrifying law enforcement and garnering media attention in the process. Incredibly, it worked, and Carnage confronted Neely and his attempts to get his attention. Neely reveals to the killer alien that he sees Carnage as his God, and his «works of art» are tributes to him, proof that he should be the next host.
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The Artist calling Carnage his «God» is downright disturbing. In the context of the Marvel Universe, however, where 'God' is sort of a catch-all term for strong beings that humans don't really understand, it makes perfect sense. Kenneth Neely is someone who's fixated on the «beauty» of death and murder, so of course one of the most vicious killers in the universe would be his God. In Marvel, plenty of other Marvel characters have been deemed Gods for lesser reasons.
In the Marvel Universe, «God» is a tricky term. While beings like Thor and
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