Internet Falls in Love With New 'Venom' Image

Sony Pictures unveiled new details and photos from their film focusing on Spider-Man's deadliest [...]

By Joe Schmidt - July 13, 2018 07:10 pm EDT

Sony Pictures unveiled new details and photos from their film focusing on Spider-Man's deadliest foe, Venom, and it has reignited hype in the fanbase who are eager to see an edgy superhero film.

One photo features a closeup of Venom's face, showing his gruesome teeth and terrifying smile in all of its glory, as Eddie Brock appears to be succumbing to the base urges of the alien symbiote.

Fans have been fawning over the image, and though some are still expressing reservations about a movie focusing on Venom — and won't involve Spider-Man — they are still excited over the comic-accurate appearance of the anti-hero.

As the image shows, the character appears very similar to Todd McFarlane's rendition from his stint on the Amazing Spider-Man title from Marvel Comics. The big eyes and insanely huge smile seem to come straight from the pages. And while Venom has had many different appearances over the years, the cinematic version seems to channel the iconic look of the character that many fans know and love.

People are sounding off on social media about the new photo, and it sounds like there's one common theme in all of the chatter: Venom looks bad ass.

Take a look at some of the reactions below to see for yourself!

Real ComicBook Fans

#Venom literally couldn't look any more spot on than this. This is awesome pic.twitter.com/OtsezOVjld
— Chris Killian (@chriskillian) July 13, 2018

Venom looks like a BAD ASS!!!! (I am still quite worried about the film) https://t.co/xfSmiclLpT
— Dallas Jackson (@DallasAJackson) July 13, 2018

Straight Outta Comics

Literally looks just like Todd McFarlane's Venom. pic.twitter.com/ZQ3nHbB0Xh
— MisterBatfleck (@Mister_BatfIeck) July 13, 2018

Holy shit, Sony did it. That's VENOM y'all. Marvel Studios would never. pic.twitter.com/ldYfKINsOE
— Pre 2049 (@ShazyReplicant) July 13, 2018

Such a huge improvement over how he looked in Spider Man 3. Getting a little more hyped for sure #Venom pic.twitter.com/IaKehi71tu
— Daniel (@Cinemafanatic89) July 13, 2018

Definitely Not Impressed

UGH. HE. HAS. NO. REASON. LOOKING. LIKE. THIS. IF. HE. NEVER. MET. SPIDER. MAN. DAMMIT. Anyways, am I the only person that keeps forgetting we're getting a Venom film this year? At least he looks a little more accurate? pic.twitter.com/ekyOdpmlVd
— TASK the New Comic Book Daywalker #DYECB (@LakelPruitt) July 13, 2018

venom will suck

spider-man into the spider-verse will be amazing

aquaman will be really good like 8/10 good

hellboy will be 2019s Dredd

dark phoenix will be apocalypse 2.0

captain marvel will be really good

shazam will also be really good

avengers 4 will destroy us
— Jamal The Weeknd (@reggiegotlag) July 13, 2018

With Venom, Sony is doing a cash grab and hoping the general audience doesn't realize it's not tied to the MCU and Tom Holland's Spider-Man. They're trying to trick ppl into the theaters. I know the budget for this was modest
— Darth Kriss (@insanityreport) July 13, 2018

We Are VeMeme

#VENOM my thoughts on him pic.twitter.com/QZqiSVPYB0
— ray (@batgirlofatx) July 13, 2018

WE

ARE

VENOM pic.twitter.com/Lq0XgxSbiD
— laura?? (@captawinsoldier) July 13, 2018

brand new looks from #venom pic.twitter.com/zP4gOqVP8U
— Sunny (@saiprasad_511) July 13, 2018

He's So Ugly

That new Venom still. pic.twitter.com/f3YZapvWVE
— ﾑ? (@SindarOath) July 13, 2018

A little NSFW...

venom:
me: pic.twitter.com/InomIGA7M7
— chloe (@korcariwilds) July 13, 2018

You Vs. The Guy She Told You Not To Worry About

Then vs. now#Venom pic.twitter.com/Ur9XmjQmfW
— Craig Beilby (@CraigBeilby) July 13, 2018

Venom premieres in theaters October 5th. Expect to learn more about the film next week during San Diego Comic-Con.