Really? I thought it was just rumor. Until now.
As Hyper Venom noted, it has been known for a while.
Well that's your opinion. And even if I were to agree with it,
isn't the thought of seeing if someone else can do something interesting with Brock, anything to be excited about?
For many fans no doubt it is.
But not for those who understand why Venom/Brock does not warrant nor validate ever being resurrected. Basically the character is flawed in the context of a recurring villain, and I can’t be bothered to dissect why for the hundredth time.
If it makes some fans happy, well, good for them.
Now, while i'm aware that the initial concept for Venom was to have the Symbiote go from host to host. That concept was never followed through with.
Yup, and that’s why Venom became totally lame in the 90’s.
So in my opinion, for Millar to screw with an established character- no, two characters (upsetting the Gargan/Scorpion fans at the same time!) was just a bad idea.
Screwing w/ Venom did not count because he was an embarrassment by the time Millar gave Venom a new host, it was the only credible direction for him. As for using Gargan, this did nark many a Scorpion fan, but it’s not like it meant Mac could never go back to his original persona.
It was done to shake Venom up a little since the character had become tryingly stale and the plotlines directionless and contradictory.
You want to read an interesting Brock/Venom story from the last 15 years? Try Paul Jenkin's first arc in his Spectacular title. His "Hunger" story was exactly what the character had needed. At the end of it, Spider-man had condemed a dying Brock to a unwanted existance with a reluctant Symbiote. Turning Venom into the very personifaction of hatred and self-loathing. Renewing the character's motivation for hating Spidey in the process.
Now that was an interesting place for Venom to be in.
Ok, you got me there that arc was interesting…
Too bad that in the follow up Venom arc Millar rubbished the developments of Brock and the symbiote now being inseparable, by having Eddie deciding to auction the alien off.
I think Millar had this idea a long time before he got down to scripting the arc, so any previous storyline that said he was not going to be able to do that would have not factored into his grand scheme.
Although Venom may have had a renewed motivation to hate Spidey by the end of Jenkins arc, ultimately, changing hosts was the more significant step in the direction of credibility.
Rather than have Venom/Brock continue as the gimp that ‘hates’ Spider-man but never actually got round to achieving anything.
...) and that he'll come back 100% badass. 
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