Venom Gets A New Armored Look

Beginning with the conclusion of “Planet of the Symbiotes” storyline in today’s Guardians of the Galaxy #23, Flash Thompson will be getting a costume makeover and become the “All New” Venom.

The redesign stems from new revelations about the symbiote suits history revealed in today’s Guardians of the Galaxy, and combines design elements from Venom’s original look and his modern take as the “symbiote soldier.”

Marvel.com released some of artist Valerio Schiti’s design sketches for Venom’s new, more armored look, which can be seen above and below.

Schiti also revealed some of the inspirations for the new Venom costume.

“The design of the first appearances of Venom, of course,” Schiti says. “I looked at the work of Mike Zeck and Todd McFarlane mostly for the size and the main idea: a big guy with a white spider on the chest. That was a perfect and powerful design indeed and I wanted to keep the final design as close as possible to that look.

“I also added some details coming from sci-fi anime and movies like Ghost in the Shell or Tron because this time we wanted to show a “space Venom,” a proper member of the Guardians of the Galaxy. But these are small details; the main thing is still the white spider. “

Guardians of the Galaxy #23, featuring the “All New” Venom suit, is on sale now.