Venom Writer Charles Soule Explores Eddie Brock and Yelena Belova Romance Venom writer Charles Soule explains the new romance between Eddie Brock, the symbiote and Yelena Belova, addressing how it fits with the character's asexuality. Writer Charles Soule has explained how the new Venom series explores a romance involving Eddie Brock, the Venom symbiote and Yelena Belova. The plans were discussed during Marvel's Spider-Man panel at New York Comic Con. The series reunites Eddie and the symbiote in New York. It places their personal life alongside their work protecting the neighborhood. Venom #1 is available now, following its October 14 release. Venom Series Brings Eddie Brock to New YorkSoule is writing the new Venom series with artist Tommaso Bianchi. He described the unusual arrangement between Eddie and the symbiote as part of what made a romance worth exploring. Anyone getting involved with the longtime Marvel antihero has two personalities to account for. One of them is an alien whose idea of handling a problem can involve eating it.The series brings the character to Alphabet City. There, Eddie and the symbiote stake out territory they call Venom Town. Soule said the pair must protect that neighborhood while navigating a relationship involving three distinct individuals.During the panel, Soule emphasized that the symbiote has its own place in the relationship. He said the thing he really wanted to underscore was that Yelena is not just dating Eddie Brock. She is dating the symbiote too.Yelena Belova Romance Raises Asexuality QuestionThe announcement included a relationship with Yelena Belova, the Widow familiar to movie audiences through Florence Pugh's MCU performance. The news prompted a question from an audience member about how the romance fits with the character's asexuality.Soule explained that the relationship represents unfamiliar territory for everyone involved. He said the story is about novelty for all three of the people involved in the situation. He described asexuality as a spectrum of choices, adding that choices Yelena, Eddie and the symbiote have made in the past perhaps do not apply in this one.He said they are finding things in the scenario that they have not found before, and that it is taking them all to new and interesting places. Soule kept the particulars of that exploration under wraps. That includes how Yelena will describe her own experience within the story. His answer framed the relationship around what the three characters discover together, without revealing how it develops.Asexuality does not inherently preclude romantic relationships. The panel discussion did not establish the specifics of Yelena's romantic or sexual attraction in the new series.Charles Soule Promises New Places for VenomSoule also described adding what he called spice to the series. He discussed the freedom that comes with writing an alien monster. That approach extends to Bianchi's artwork, which Soule said should make Venom feel unsettling even when standing still.He acknowledged that readers have seen many Venom books and called the character incredible. He then asked what the point of doing it would be if the creative team were not going to go to new places. Soule said he has plenty planned for the reunited pair, between protecting Venom Town and navigating a relationship involving three distinct individuals.