Although Mac Gargan will most commonly be known as the first Scorpion - a character that only just received his live action debut in Spider-Man: Homecoming - he actually bonded with the symbiote for a good few years, even going onto imitate Spidey during the Dark Reign event.
Gargan's Venom was altogether more sinister and malicious than Brock's, certainly when the the former journalist was in the latter stages of his career. He collaborated with Norman Osborn and became a so-called 'Dark Avenger', and, unlike Brock, was unable to keep the suit in check when he wanted to. This led to Gargan developing cannibalistic urges, and it's implied that the symbiote itself feels its host is unworthy of its power.
Gargan would be forcibly removed from the symbiote after the events of Siege, and returned to being just plain old Scorpion in its wake. While he might not be Brock, Scorpion's time in the black suit was an interesting one indeed, and created space for Eddie to move in a fresh direction too.
WhatCulture's very own resident movie guy, Ewan has been working in the content creation biz for over 10 years now, having started as a freelance contributor to WhatCulture Gaming all the way back in 2015. After graduating with a First-Class Honours in History from Northumbria University in 2017 (where he won a prize for a totally killer dissertation on the Watergate years), Ewan took on the role of Comics Editor at WhatCulture and quickly developed WhatCulture Comics into one of the biggest superhero-focused channels on YouTube. He followed this with a brief hiatus at Screen Rant in 2021, where he worked across the Gaming and Film sections as a writer and editor, before returning to WhatCulture as a Senior Content Producer / Presenter in 2023. He started his own podcast, We Love Dad Movies, in 2022, and has contributed several written pieces to the Eisner-nominated comics website Shelfdust as well.
In his current role, Ewan incorporates his love of cinema, comic books, and history into written pieces and video essays for WhatCulture's Film & TV channel, as well as WhatCulture Gaming and WhatCulture Horror, with a particular focus on nineties-era Dad Movies, old school Westerns, and Golden Age Hollywood Noir. John Carpenter is his fave, and he thinks Batman Beyond should never have been cancelled. If that's your vibe, you'll probably like his stuff.
