While the rest of the world was wondering how Sony could ever make a good movie about Venom without Spider-Man’s involvement, the studio was busy cooking up the most erotic, disturbing romantic comedy of the year, and it would like to remind you of this very important fact. No, really.

Three decades ago Marvel Comics debuted one of its most popular anti-heroes, Spider-Man arch-enemy Venom. Now Eddie Brock and his slavering black and white symbiote pal have gotten a solo, Spider-Man free shot at the big screen. Did that turn out to be as bad an idea as it sounds? Chris Person, Ethan Gach and I discuss.

Sony has been careful not to show off too much of Tom Hardy's Venom actually being Venom. The latest trailer, fortunately, changes all that.

Video: When comic book fans think "Venom", they automatically think "Spider-Man". That isn't just because Venom is one of Spider-Man's most famous villains, it's also because his comic book origins are tied directly to those of Spider-Man.

However, in Sony's upcoming movie Venom, the villain is on his own — and we asked the director how that was going to work.

Congratulations are in order. Eddie Brock and Venom's beautiful, dark, twisted nightmare family is about to get a little bigger.

After a couple of months of teases, Marvel has revealed some new details about Venomverse, its latest event miniseries that celebrates all things Venom by, well, turning as many heroes as it can into Venomised versions of themselves. You get a symbiote! You get a symbiote! Symbiotes for all!

Are you prepared for another Marvel event? The comics publisher sure is hoping you are -- and this latest one is bringing a ton of new Venoms into the Marvel universe.