To the ga: Magneto or Venom?

[Spider-Aziz]

In the Spider-Man thread some said Venom is the most popular Marvel villain to the general audience, I think Magneto earned more love

Which of these two receives more loved?

 

[Lantern Venom]

In the Spider-Man thread some said Venom is the most popular Marvel villain to the general audience, I think Magneto earned more love

Which of these two receives more loved?

If you mean, by "general audience", casual comic book & non-comic book readers, then I'd say Magneto by a long shot. Venom (one of my all-time favorite characters in any media) has had one big screen appearance, which didn't exactly win new fans to the character. Magento has had 4 appearances, all very well done.

Of course, both Magneto and Brock/Anti-venom are very different in the comics now than how they were first presented. However, my guess is that Magneto will be more enduring with future generations.