Eddie Brock: Carnage, Vol. 2: The Killing Muse

Eddie Brock: Carnage (2025)

by Charles Soule, Jesus Saiz (Illustrator)

Eddie Brock has bitten off more than he can chew by bonding with the psychotic symbiote Carnage! Eddie is losing his grip on Carnage's powers and bloodlust. Can he keep the symbiote's baser instincts at bay until they locate a suitable target? Or will innocent people begin to pay for Eddie's hubris? Meanwhile, back in Chicago, the lethal pair go from hunters to hunted as the serial killer Muse closes in on who destroyed his studio. With Carnage's health and willpower slipping, will Eddie be able to hold on to his morals - or will he cross the line he himself drew in the sand and take the life of an undeserving civilian? Or perhaps a worthy, perfectly despicable, prey will find them instead! Meanwhile, Eddie's dreams are haunted by a mysterious woman and a green phoenix pulling him to the West Coast. Could this be the key to killing Carnage once and for all?

Collecting EDDIE CARNAGE (2025) #6-10.

Genres: Marvel, Comics

112 pages, Paperback

Expected publication March 17, 2026

About the author

Charles Soule is a #1 New York Times-bestselling novelist, comics author, screenwriter, musician, and lapsed attorney. He has written some of the most prominent stories of the last decade for Marvel, DC and Lucasfilm in addition to his own work, such as his comics Curse Words, Letter 44 and Undiscovered Country, and his original novels Light of the Jedi, The Endless Vessel, The Oracle Year and Anyone. He lives in New York.

Reviews

[Subham · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was such a great read and like more contained read than the prev one as its Eddie having this dream about a woman and somehing Green Phoenix and he is on the hunt for her buthe didn't tell carnage and well he shutoff his systemand you see this push and pull between them and like how they work together/against each other and fighting the desire to kill vs the symbiote's want to kill and like the whole thing is epic and we see this woman and who she is meanwhile Muse is on the hunt for Eddie since the latter destroyed the former's home/art pieces and there is this chase going on between them and its fun how it ends. The ending does seem like Eddie has found a way to cure himself of the symbiote but the ending was.. vague and maybe it will be continued in the death spiral crossover next year but well the build up was good but the ending left a lot to be desired. Overall it was an okay series!

[Jason · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.25
Who'd have thought Carnage our be one of Marvel's best books? But it is.

I'm not a huge Soule fan, but sometimes he can hit a character just right. His Poe Dameron run cones to mind. Isn't he also writing the Kylo Ren book? That's a good one, too.

The art is great, too.

Make mine Carnage?

[Ross · Rating 3 out of 5]

Never would have expected this to be as good as it is...

Underrated villain from Daredevil, 'Muse' gets to go up against Marvel's other great serial killer, Carnage.

The twist? Eddie Brock has a very unbalanced bond with the Carnage symbiote. Can a hero control a killers dark urges??

DUN DUN DUNNNNNN...

[Keegan Schueler · Rating 4 out of 5]

Pretty good continuation from first volume and the dynamic between Carnage and Eddie is great again. Wish it was longer that’s only complaint as don’t think this run is gonna continue after next symbiote event.

[Iain · Rating 4 out of 5]

Classic Marvel killing off one of my favourite ongoings early >:( Ending felt so rushed as a result but I still really enjoyed this series.

[Paul · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.2 stars

[Elliot · Rating 4 out of 5]

A volume that manages to make Carnage and Muse interesting?! sign me up