WARNING! Spoilers for Eddie Brock: Carnage #1

Carnage is currently stuck with Eddie Brock for the time being after the two bonded with each other to survive, but the symbiote already has his eyes peeled for a new host. His options may surprise readers, as he's produced a line-up of shocking candidates from the farthest reaches of the Marvel Universe in hopes of finding a host that's better suited to his bloody interests.

In Eddie Brock: Carnage #1 by Charles Soule, Jesús Saiz, Matt Hollingsworth, and Joe Sabino, Eddie has become Carnage's host and despises every second of it. The feeling is mutual, with tensions between the man and the symbiote escalating when their hunt for a serial killer on a plane doesn't play out according to plan.

Carnage reveals that he has an ulterior motive for chasing down killers as Eddie's symbiote; as it turns out, he's also seeking out a more murderous candidate to bond with. The symbiote presents Eddie with a list of potential hosts, which features unexpected Marvel characters.

Sorry, Eddie: Carnage Is Already Plotting His Next Shocking Host

Marvel Heroes and Villains Alike Are Officially On Carnage's Radar

Carnage may be helping Eddie Brock take down serial killers due to his own history with them, but he isn't planning on taking a heroic turn any time soon. Instead, he's temporarily allied himself with Eddie in hopes of finding a better host among the killers they pursue. His options include the Silver Surfer, Bullseye, Galactus, Foolkiller, Hela, Daredevil, Bushwacker, Jean Grey, and even Venom. Carnage's selected targets highlight his desire for someone who is willing to veer further into darkness than Eddie would at present, even if they aren't all outright villains.

Carnage's selected targets highlight his desire for someone who is willing to veer further into darkness than Eddie would at present, even if they aren't all outright villains.

What sticks out about Carnage's selections is that many would let him transcend to greater heights, thus enhancing his threat level far beyond what Eddie Brock could offer him. Jean Grey, for instance, would endanger the entire universe if she were to host a symbiote like Carnage in addition to the Foolkiller could become deadlier than ever before with Carnage enabling his worst impulses. It may seem unlikely that Carnage could bond with some of these characters, but believe it or not, many have already bonded with symbiotes in the past.

Some of Carnage's Potential Hosts Have Already Bonded with Symbiotes

From Silver Surfer to Daredevil, Carnage's Candidates Have Experience

The most well-known symbiote hosts tend to be ordinary human beings such as Eddie Brock or Cletus Kasady. With that being said, Carnage has had more luck with possessing these powerful characters than one might initially presume. Carnage, for instance, has actually ed forces with the Silver Surfer in Amazing Spider-Man #430 by Tom DeFalco and Joe Bennett, seizing control of Galactus' iconic herald to become "Carnage Cosmic". Of course, Carnage fails to fully convert Norrin Radd to his wicked ways as the Silver Surfer's comion overpowers his cruelty, but he's nonetheless proven he has a shot with one of his choices.

Although Carnage hasn't possessed all of his candidates, Venom and Knull's ability to bond with them suggests that he's capable of doing so as well. Venom-Galactus form was once teased in Web of Spider-Man #90, which indicates that Carnage could feasibly follow through on that concept by inhabiting the World-Eater.

Carnage Must Kill His Candidates to Claim Them, And That Won't Be Easy

Carnage's Hopes Are High, But Can He and Eddie Take On Marvel's Gods?

Carnage has set his sights on Marvel's most formidable killers, but bonding with them is easier said than done, even for a symbiote as dangerous as he is. While Hela or Galactus. An added wrinkle in Carnage's plan is that he and Eddie aren't exactly a well-oiled machine, and their inability to see eye-to-eye could weaken them in the face of opponents with full control over themselves. Carnage's potential new hosts are promising, though it remains to be seen whether he'll successfully bond with any of them.

Eddie Brock: Carnage #1 is available now from Marvel Comics!