[quote=@Superboy]
<Snipped quote by Eddie Brock>

Counterpoint: [i]Agent Venom.[/i]

[sub]though it could be argued that's basically a different character[/sub]
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Maybe it's just because I'm an old and cranky nerd who doesn't like any character introduced past the late 90s or so, but Agent Venom did absolutely nothing for me.  Cool design if you're into the whole 'tactical' aesthetic, but otherwise.....eh.  I'm of the opinion that when you've got a nigh-indestructible alien life form bonded to you that grants you a vast array of awesome super-powers, opting to use a gun is just anticlimactic.