I saw a cover that promised the New Avengers were going to have to fight it out with Osborn's Dark Avengers. I really don't care too much about that, but the cover showed Spider-Man squaring off with someone that is supposed to be the Dark Avengers' Spider-Man. I imagine he's wearing the symbiont, though whoever it is reined in the alien, given the absence of huge teeth or a really long tongue. I suppose this team is even more public than the Thunderbolts, so Norman needed someone who can control the symbiont better, less attempted cannibalism in front of cameras, and the like.
Anyway, what I thought about was Spidey, during that battle, offering to let the symbiont join with him again. Everything I've ever read says it wants Peter, first and foremost. More than Brock, or Gargan, or whatever sucker it happens to latch on to at any particular moment. And given some of the folks on the Dark Avengers, Spidey could probably use a power boost to get through that battle.
Yeah, it's unlikely Spider-Man would ever willingly bond with the symbiont* again, and doing so would probably go against the tone that Brand New Day has tried to establish for Spider-Man. After all, if being married is going to cut down on his ability to have girl trouble, what's being permanently bonded to an alien goo-thing going to do? Though I suppose you could hi-jinks where the symbiont gets jealous of whatever girl Pete happens to be dating, or gets sore if he spends too much time hanging out with Harry. Still, seeing Norman Osborn in a position of considerable power, in spite of all the things he's done, might just make Pete a little depressed, perhaps a little frustrated or desperate. I doubt Norman would expect Peter to willingly pair up with the symbiont again, so that would probably be quite a surprise.
* Assuming the Dark Avengers' Spidey analogue is wearing the symbiont, as opposed to one of those Iron Spider suits. Those do have camouflage abilities, but they were also Stark tech, so according to Secret Invasion, they all should have crashed and burned when the Skrulls got more openly aggressive. Plus, Norman already had the symbiont, and I can't imagine he would let a weapon like that out of his grasp.
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Yes, but that proposition actually makes sense, which I fear may not jibe with the point of Brand New Day either.
Bitter, me?
Honestly I think it would make for a great story. A real "Back in Black" event, rather than the lame one leading up to One More Day.
Might even work with the current continuity too. No one's defined why Venom doesn't know who Spiderman is, perhaps the symbiote's "love" of Peter made him hide his identity from his hosts.
Maybe the symbiote would still jump at the chance to re-bond with Peter.
matthew: I detect no bitterness anywhere. Wait, my bitterness detector isn't plugged in, hang on a sec.
My god, it's over 9,000!
seangreyson: I think it would. Peter's certainly a stronger host than Brock or Gargan, and it'd be interesting to see how Pete uses the symbiont. Can he, does he, keep it under control, or does he let it be violent? Does he find himself enjoying having the extra power over time? So on, and so on.
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