More Details Revealed for EXTREME CARNAGE Coming from Marvel
This summer is going to be nuts for Marvel fans with Extreme Carnage premiering. Writer Phillip Kennedy Johnson and artist Manuel Garcia are kicking this new event off in the Marvel universe with the focus on the various symbiotes in Extreme Carnage Alpha #1. It was recently revealed that Flash Thompson and Anti-Venom are back after their appearance in King in Black and we’ve gotten a bit more information about two of the other one-shots in the series.
The Life Foundation symbiotes have always tried to reconcile the sometimes-noble intentions of their hosts with the often-bloodthirsty impulses of the symbiotes. But the Life Foundation symbiotes aren’t the only symbiotes who find themselves reinvented after KING IN BLACK and Carnage has plans for his younger siblings.
Releasing on July 14, Extreme Carnage: Scream #1 will follow Andi Benton and Scream in this crazy event. The comic comes from writer Clay McLeod Chapman and artist Chris Mooneyham.
Andi Benton has always been a fighter, and that’s never been truer than since she bonded to the Scream symbiote a few months ago. But even after Absolute Carnage and King in Black, Andi has never had to fight like this — and, worse still, if she can’t save her symbiote from whatever unseen force is affecting it, she might have to do it alone…
Talking about the comic, Chapman said:
Extreme Carnage is a dream—scream?—come true. Not only am I utterly in awe of the sheer talent involved in mapping out this massive event, but I feel honored to be able to return to the character of Scream and further explore the complex relationship dynamics between them and Andi Benton. These two characters have such a profound bond with one another, whether fused together or torn apart, that every time I get to tell another chapter in their legacy feels like an immense privilege. Viva la Scream!
The other one-shot we learned about is Extreme Carnage: Phage #1 from Steve Orlando and Gerardo Sandoval. Not much has been shared, but the comic will release on July 21 with Orlando saying:
As a young reader in the 90s, no event was bigger and more blockbuster for me than Maximum Carnage - between the console games and the comic stories, it was an entire chapter of my life! So to be part of EXTREME CARNAGE, and work with the Life Foundation Symbiotes (who also popped into my life early thanks to SNES) is beyond exciting! Carnage's new plan is about to upend our world from its bedrock, and being able to explore how Phage fits into that world has been a great moment. He'll come out of our issue with a power and charisma even more terrifying than before - and trust me, he'll live up to his name in the first five pages alone!