venom was originally conceived as a supervillain and he has a fan base
 other invertebrates there are venomous invertebrates in several phyla including jellyfish such as the dangerous box jellyfish the portuguese manofwar a siphonophore and sea anemones among the cnidaria sea urchins among the echinodermata and cone snails and cephalopods including octopuses among the molluscs
 in america the fandom also began as an offshoot of science fiction fandom with fans bringing imported copies of japanese manga to conventions