What is Cletus Kasady?
'''Cletus Cortland Kasady''', better known as '''[[Carnage (character)|Carnage]]''', is one of the main antagonists in the [[Marvel Comics]] universe, serving as a major antagonist in the ''[[Spider-Man]]'' comic series and the secondary antagonist of the ''[[Venom (character)|Venom]]'' comic book series as a whole. He is also the titular protagonist of his own series. Created by writer David Michelinie and artist Erik Larsen, the character first appeared in ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' #344 (March 1991). == Fictional character biography == He is a deranged serial killer who bonded with a symbiote, turning him into a vicious supervillain. He is the spawn and one of the arch-enemies of [[Venom (character)|Venom]], as well as a major enemy of [[Spider-Man]]. == In other media == Since his original introduction in comics, the character has been adapted into several other forms of media, such as television series and video games. [[Woody Harrelson]] portrays Cletus Kasady in the live-action [[Sony's Spider-Man Universe]] (SSU) movies ''[[Venom (movie)|Venom]]'' (2018) and ''[[Venom: Let There Be Carnage]]'' (2021), bonding with Carnage in the latter movie. In 2009, the Cletus Kasady version of Carnage was ranked as [[IGN]]'s 90th-greatest comic book villain of all time. [[Category:Marvel Comics supervillains]] [[Category:Spider-Man]]