This development has its roots in Marvel Comics, where Mulligan and his symbiote are a pretty major character: Toxin, the offspring of Carnage (who is, himself, the son of Venom!).

In Venome: Let There Be Carnage, Stephen Graham’s Detective Mulligan has glowing blue eyes. It’s a tease for Marvel Comics’ character Toxin, a symbiote born from a pregnant Carnage that ...

After being featured throughout the series, Toxin's final appearance to date is in Venom (Vol. 5) #28, where the symbiote saved Bren's life only to become dormant and unresponsive within him.

Eddie Brock has now bonded with Toxin, and in this first look at next Wednesday's Venom #33, we see him arrive in Philadelphia to take down a villain that Flash Thompson failed to stop last issue!

Toxin could very well be the villain of Venom 3, as the ending of Venom: Let There Be Carnage sets up the symbiote. Finding its host in Officer Patrick Mulligan, played by Stephen Graham in the ...

Extreme Carnage: Toxin #1 by Steve Orlando and Gerardo Sandoval will be the latest in the Extreme Carnage range of one-shots from Marvel Comics come September. During The King In Black ...

A deep dive into Toxin: Legends Legacy—exploring the next symbiote generation with action, lore, and one wild origin story. It’s a boy! #Toxin #SymbioteSaga #MarvelLegends ...

Marvel's Extreme Carnage event continues with yet another one-shot starring one of Marvel's seemingly endless supply of symbiote in Extreme Carnage Toxin #1.