ASYLUM
Earth-79733

Real Name: Eddie Brock

Identity/Class: Alternate reality (Earth-79733) human bonded to extraterrestrial symbiotes (fringe character)

Occupation: Psychotic;
    former investigative reporter

Group Membership: None

Affiliations: The dozens of alien symbiotes bonded to him

Enemies: The world at large

Known Relatives: None

Aliases: None

Base of Operations: Presumably mobile

First Appearance: Wizard: The Guide to Comics I#71 (July, 1997)

Powers/Abilities: Asylum is bonded to dozens of alien symbiotes, each with their own voice, that drive him to madness. He can manipulate the symbiotes to some degree, such as transforming their appearance to resemble clothing.

    He often carries a cane.

Height: Unrevealed (approximately 6'1")
Weight: Unrevealed (approximately 192 lbs.)
Eyes: Unrevealed (see comments)
Hair: Unrevealed (possibly green? - see comments)

History:
(Wizard: The Guide to Comics I#71 - "Amalgamania: The Top 10 Amalgams 'Wizard' Wants to See" (fb) - BTS) - Investigative reporter Eddie Brock stumbled onto a corrupt government experiment on alien symbiotes and when he prepared the blow the whistle on the operation, Brock scuffled with the project guards. During the fight, the vat containing the symbiotes was shattered and Brock was covered in the dozens of alien symbiotes being held captive.

(Wizard: The Guide to Comics I#71 - "Amalgamania: The Top 10 Amalgams 'Wizard' Wants to See") - Driven mad by the voices of dozens of alien symbiotes bonding to him and screaming vengeance, Eddie Brock became the psychotic villain Asylum, using his newfound powers to find some measure of peace by silencing all of the voices on Earth.

Comments: Created by the Wizard staff and Jim Balent.

Key:
Marvel characters are listed in regular, bold black type.
DC characters are listed in bold blue type.
Amalgam characters are listed in bold purple type.

    To clarify, Amalgam Comics didn't really exist beyond those seen in the few DC/Marvel cross-overs. The titles you don't recognize are amalgams of similar Marvel and DC comics--Snood.

    In case it's not obvious, Asylum is an amalgamation of Marvel's Venom (Eddie Brock) and DC's Joker.

    Asylum is the product of an article in Wizard: The Guide to Comics I#71 in which the staff of the magazine came up with their own ideas for amalgamated characters.

    Asylum's eye color was impossible to determine, as he was only ever seen in his symbiotic costume. Additionally, while his hair color appears green in the only image of him available, it's not clear if his true hair color is green or if the green is just a manifestation of the alien symbiotes bonded to him.

    I'd personally love to see Asylum show up in one of the Venomverse stories! Given that the real name is the Marvel-owned Eddie Brock, I bet Marvel could use the character without any legal ramifications...though I'm no lawyer...

Profile by Proto-Man.

CLARIFICATIONS:
Earth-79733's Asylum should be distinguished from:

images: (without ads)
Wizard: The Guide to Comics I#71, p58-59, splash page (Asylum, main image)

Appearances:
Wizard: The Guide to Comics I#71 (July, 1997) - "Amalgamania: The Top 10 Amalgams 'Wizard' Wants to See" story - The Wizard staff (writer), Jim Balent (art), Brian Cunningham (editor)

First posted: 11/12/2024
Last updated: 11/12/2024

Any Additions/Corrections? please let me know.

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