him dieing is fitting in these movies. i woudlnt' have it any other way. catwoman didnt' die in batman returns and you never saw or heard of her ever again, regadless of how bad the movies got it doesn't matter. if there were only 4 spider-man movies and venom didn't die in part 3 and there was a part 4 and 5 and venom/eddie weren't involved in any way, it woudlnt' serve any purpose for him to not have been killed. sure, it didnt' happen in the comics, BIG WHOOP. the comics are guidelines, that's it. i thought eddie/venom's part in the movie was gold. he served his purpose and went out terrifically. sandman didnt' die but he wasnt' a true villain. i understand ock ended up not being a true villain and all but he put the city in grave danger and made up for his mistake. sandman didnt' make any mistake. venom, he made nothing but mistakes, he deserved to die more than anybody, norman had more reason to live then eddie did. they are movie characters, leave it at that, enjoy the movie!