Misery

Liz Allan — longtime figure in Spider-Man's world — becomes Misery after bonding with a Carnage symbiote spawn, transforming her into a dangerous new symbiote-host caught up in the bloody machinations of the Cult of Carnage.

Fresh out of Marvel's symbiote-soaked corner of the Modern Age, Misery burst onto the scene in 2023 courtesy of writer Sabir Pirzada and artist Francesco Mortarino — a debut that landed squarely in the blood-red chaos of Cult of Carnage. In just a handful of years this character has already carved out a presence across some of Marvel's most intense symbiote storytelling, appearing in Carnage and Venom War alongside heavy hitters like Venom, Spider-Man, Peter Parker, and Liz Allan. Sixteen appearances in and the trajectory is unmistakably upward — if you're a fan of Marvel's darkest, most visceral corner of the universe, Misery is exactly the kind of new voice worth getting in on the ground floor.