Shriek (character)
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Shriek (Frances Louise Barrison) is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. She is usually depicted as an enemy of Spider-Man, and the lover of Cletus Kasady.
Naomie Harris portrayed the character in the live action Sony's Spider-Man Universe film Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021).
Publication history
Shriek first appeared in Spider-Man Unlimited #1 (May 1993) and was created by writer Tom DeFalco and artist Ron Lim.[2]
Fictional character biography
Shriek is a dangerous and criminally insane villainess with the ability to manipulate sound. During the events of Maximum Carnage, she allied herself with Carnage and several other supervillains who went about New York on a killing spree.
Shriek's origins and real name were, at first, uncertain. She was named Sandra Deel in her earliest appearances, but named Frances Louise Barrison in later appearances. According to the Spider-Man Encyclopedia, she was born Frances Louise Barrison, but used Sandra Deel as an alias.[3]
During her childhood, Frances was
Shriek debuted at the start of the "
In the aftermath, Shriek is returned to Ravencroft, but escapes her cell by short-circuiting her power dampening unit. Shriek frees fellow inmates Gale, Webber, Pyromania, and
When Dr. Ashley Kafka brings Malcolm McBride near Shriek's cell, Shriek recognizes Malcolm as her "son" Carrion, breaks out of her room, and escapes from Ravencroft with Malcolm. Agitated by Malcolm's refusal to acknowledge her as his mother, Shriek becomes violent towards him, and uses her powers to turn him back into Carrion after an encounter with Spider-Man, who Shriek plans on making her new "husband" after sensing a growing darkness within him. In an attempt to make Carrion fully embrace her as his mother, Shriek takes him to Beatrice McBride, the biological mother of Malcolm, with the intent of having Carrion murder the woman. The duo are tracked by Spider-Man, and in the ensuing brawl, Shriek abandons her plans to convert Spider-Man to her side, and forces Carrion to choose between her and Beatrice. The distraught Carrion instead begins to commit suicide with his own powers, which Beatrice tries to stop, stating, "Do you think my life matters? Do you think I wouldn't sacrifice myself a thousand times over to save my child?" when Shriek tells her that she will be killed by contact with Carrion. Touched, Shriek absorbs the Carrion virus, incapacitating herself, and turning Carrion back into Malcolm.[6]
Shriek is readmitted to Ravencroft, where the dormant Carrion virus (which she had been treating like an unborn child) is extracted from her by the
She appears in
Shriek regains consciousness, and is recruited by Caroline le Fay to battle the Fearless Defenders as a member of the new Doom Maidens.[12] After the Doom Maidens are disbanded, Shriek reunites with Carnage, and saves him from Deadpool in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The two killers flee pursued by Deadpool, who crashes their car with a combine harvester, severely injuring Shriek, and enraging Carnage. Carnage flings Deadpool away, and escapes to the base of the Mercury Team (who he kills) with the unconscious Shriek. Carnage, troubled by Deadpool making him question his nihilistic beliefs, then has Shriek help him break into a psychiatric hospital, where they try to force the patients and staff to answer Carnage's questions about being controlled by higher powers, a concept which disgusts Carnage. Deadpool, who has bonded to the Mercury Team's symbiotes, uses his new shapeshifting abilities to disorient Shriek, causing her to run off. After a skirmish with Carnage, Deadpool captures Shriek, uses his symbiotes to disguise her as himself, and tricks the already distraught Carnage into nearly killing her, causing Carnage (who believes his attacking Shriek was "foreshadowed" by the higher powers) to suffer a mental breakdown. Shriek is hospitalized, and Carnage willingly allows himself to be arrested.[13]
Shriek recovered, and was hired onto the
Shriek subsequently attacks a police station with
Detroit-based supervillain Nain Rouge afterward hires Shriek and a new Firebrand to be his enforcers, bringing them into conflict with the Great Lakes Avengers.[17][18]
Shriek later appeared as a secret ally to Kraven the Hunter at the time he was leading the NYPD's SWAT Team into hunting the Dinosaur People living beneath New York City ever since they were created by Stegron. She made herself known where she used her sonic attack on Venom and then collapsed the ceiling on him much to Kraven the Hunter's annoyance. Shriek stated to Kraven that he can have the head of Eddie Brock after their mission.[19] Venom catches up to Kraven the Hunter and fights him and Shriek. With help from Tana, Venom stated that the Dinosaur People weren't killing anybody and that they are only surviving underground. Kraven the Hunter and Shriek are arrested by the NYPD.[20]
Shriek eventually reunites with Carnage and Doppelganger again and together formed a cult dedicated in worshiping
Powers and abilities
Being a
She is able to sense the darkest side to a person's psyche so that she can use her powers to specifically manipulate that person's emotions. Her scarred left eye is also prone to glow whenever she uses her powers. Why only that eye glows is uncertain.
Reception
- In 2021, Screen Rant included Shriek in their "Spider-Man: 10 Best Female Villains" list.[22]
- In 2022, CBR.com ranked Shriek and Carnage 6th in their "10 Most Violent Spider-Man Villains" list.[23]
Other versions
Marvel Zombies
During the
Spider-Man: Heroes & Villains
Shriek appears in Spider-Man: Heroes & Villains Collection.[25]
In other media
Television
Shriek made minor appearances in
Film
Frances Barrison appears in
Video games
- Shriek appears as a
- Shriek appears as a boss in the black suit, which is immune to her powers. Defeated, Shriek cures Morbius of his vampirism, but is left severely weakened and falls into a coma. Spider-Man leaves the unconscious Shriek in Morbius and Curt Connors' care so they can help her.
See also
References
- ^ Marvel Fact Files Vol 1 #18
- ISBN 978-1-4654-7890-0.
- ^ Spider-Man Encyclopedia
- ^ a b Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #36
- ^ Web of Spider-Man Annual #10
- ^ The Amazing Spider-Man #390-393
- ^ Web of Spider-Man #117
- ^ The Spectacular Spider-Man #223
- ^ The Amazing Spider-Man #403
- ^ The Amazing Spider-Man #552
- ^ Carnage #1-5
- ^ Fearless Defenders #6-12
- ^ Deadpool vs. Carnage #1-4
- ^ Nick Spencer (w), Steve Lieber (p), Steve Lieber (i), Rachelle Rosenberg (col), VC's Clayton Cowles (let), Lauren Sankovitch (ed). "Hammerhead of the Family" The Superior Foes of Spider-Man, vol. 1, no. 12 (4 June 2014). United States: Marvel Comics.
- ^ Nick Spencer (w), Steve Lieber (p), Steve Lieber (i), Rachelle Rosenberg (col), VC's Clayton Cowles (let), Lauren Sankovitch (ed). "Something to Worry About" The Superior Foes of Spider-Man, vol. 1, no. 15 (3 September 2014). United States: Marvel Comics.
- ^ Dennis Hopeless (w), Javier Rodriguez (p), Alvaro Lopez (i), Javier Rodriguez (col), VC's Travis Lanham (let), Devin Lewis (ed). Spider-Woman, vol. 6, no. 1 (18 November 2015). United States: Marvel Comics.
- ^ Zac Gorman (w), Wil Robson (p), Wil Robson (i), Tamra Bonvillain (col), VC's Joe Caramagna (let), Tom Brevoort (ed). "Same Old, Same Old Great Lakes Avengers" The Great Lakes Avengers, vol. 2, no. 1 (12 October 2016). United States: Marvel Comics.
- ^ Zac Gorman (w), Wil Robson (p), Wil Robson (i), Tamra Bonvillain (col), VC's Joe Caramagna (let), Tom Brevoort (ed). The Great Lakes Avengers, vol. 2, no. 2 (30 November 2016). United States: Marvel Comics.
- ^ Venom #157. Marvel Comics
- ^ Venom #158. Marvel Comics
- ^ Web of Venom Cult of Carnage #1. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Hernandez, Brenda (2021-09-29). "Spider-Man: 10 Best Female Villains". ScreenRant. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
- ^ Harth, David (2022-09-17). "10 Most Violent Spider-Man Villains, Ranked". CBR. Retrieved 2022-12-03.
- ^ Marvel Zombies vol. 2 #3-4. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Spider-Man: Heroes & Villains Collection #40. Marvel Comics.
- ^ "The New Sinister 6: Part 1". Ultimate Spider-Man. Season 4. Episode 10. June 12, 2016. Disney XD.
- ^ N'Duka, Amanda; D'Alessandro, Anthony (December 5, 2019). "'Venom 2': 'The Irishman' & 'Rocketman' Actor Stephen Graham Boards Sony Sequel". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 7, 2019.
- ^ Boucher, Geoff (October 15, 2019). "'Venom 2' : Carnage Gets Company As Sony Sequel Adds Second Marvel Villain". Deadline. Archived from the original on October 15, 2019. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
- ^ Schedeen, Jesse (October 25, 2019). "Venom's Shriek Explained: Who Is the Marvel Villain?". IGN. Archived from the original on 2019-10-26. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
- ^ "Shriek Voice". Behind the Voice Actors. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
External links
- Shriek at Comicvine
- Shriek at Marvel.com
- Shriek at Spiderfan.org
- Shriek on Marvel Database, a Marvel Comics wiki
- Shriek at The Appendix to the Handbook of the Marvel Universe