venom 13 preview

Venom 13 "Circle of Four" Preview

Eugene, Thaddeus, Laura, and Alejandra are going to invade your comic book collection in February during Venom's six part Circle of Four event!  Now we get to see how things start off in Venom 13 (and an additional variant cover!), courtesy of Newsarama:

Venom 13 comes out on Wednesday, followed by another issue each week until March.

venom 13 variant

Venom 13 Variant Cover

Circle of Four kicks off in a week with Venom 13:

[Thanks to Ryder_Revolution for the tip]

april preview

April 2012

Venom 15 and 16

Issue #15
• After Staring Down The Apocalypse, Venom Joins The Secret Avengers – But What’s Left Of Flash Thompson To Join The Team?!
• Meanwhile, It Had To Happen – Eddie Brock Comes Gunning For Symbiotes!
• Series Regulars Rick Remender And Lan Medina Return For A Bold New Day In The Life Of Venom!
Issue #16
• A Routine Prisoner Transfer Of The Fly Thrusts Venom Into One Of The Most Dire Conflicts Of His Young Super Career!
• One Fatal Act Will Change Venom’s Life Forever – And Lead To Savage Consequences In The Months To Come!
*Issue #15 Cover Shown.

Carnage USA 5
• It’s “America The Brutal” As The Massive Hit Mini-Series Concludes… Paving The Way For This Summer’s Secret Symbiote Event!
• Spidey, Venom And The Avengers Take On Carnage With A City At Stake And The Souls Of Hundreds On Their Shoulders.

Secret Avengers 25
• The Final Ascension Of The Adaptoids, Deathlok Legion, Sentinaughts, Ultravisions, And Machine People!
 • Can The Secret Avengers Stop These Descendants From Carrying Out Contagious Robotic Evolution?
• A Dead Friend Returns! An Avenger Mortally Injured! A Spy In Their Midst! The Lighthouse Compromised!
• A New Race Is Born!

Secret Avengers 26
• Avx Tie-In!
• Thor Leads A Secret Team Of Avengers On A Suicide Mission To Stop The Phoenix By Any Means Necessary!

*Venom is not confirmed to be in this issue

venom 15 and 16 advance preview

Venom 15 AND 16 in April

Earlier today I posted an advance preview of April's Carnage USA 5 courtesy of Midtown Comics.  Well it seems as though they have all of Marvel's previews (although the covers are only thumbnails).  It looks like we get a double dose of Venom in April with issues 15 and 16.  Not sure what cover it is, but here is a glimpse at a cover and the descriptions of both issues:

Venom 15: After Staring Down The Apocalypse, Venom Joins The Secret Avengers - But What's Left Of Flash Thompson To Join The Team?! • Meanwhile, It Had To Happen - Eddie Brock Comes Gunning For Symbiotes! • Series Regulars Rick Remender And Lan Medina Return For A Bold New Day In The Life Of Venom!"

Venom 16: A Routine Prisoner Transfer Of The Fly Thrusts Venom Into One Of The Most Dire Conflicts Of His Young Super Career! • One Fatal Act Will Change Venom's Life Forever - And Lead To Savage Consequences In The Months To Come!

As always I will post all of Venom's April appearances when the official solicitations are released.

[Thanks to Bizarnage for the tip]

venom 13 - 14

Venom: Circle of Four

• 13. Venom 13: COMING IN FEBRUARY
• 13.1. Venom 13.1: COMING IN FEBRUARY
• 13.2. Venom 13.2: COMING IN FEBRUARY
• 13.3. Venom 13.3: COMING IN FEBRUARY
• 13.4. Venom 13.4: COMING IN FEBRUARY
• 14. Venom 14: COMING IN MARCH

Facts:
Venom 13 Preview

Venom 13 Variant 1

Venom 13 Variant 2

carnage usa 5 advance preview

Carnage USA 5 From Midtown Comics

The coolest thing about running this website is all of the 'friends' I now have that keep me (and therefore you) updated with anything symbiote related!  Take for instance Midtown Comics Preview of Carnage USA #5:

Description: It's 'America The Brutal' As The Massive Hit Mini-Series Concludes… Paving The Way For This Summer's Secret Symbiote Event! • Spidey, Venom And The Avengers Take On Carnage With A City At Stake And The Souls Of Hundreds On Their Shoulders."

That simple description of this single book has me grinning from ear to ear!  Secret Symbiote Event?  Venom takes on Carnage?  This summer is going to rock so hard!  I'm guessing Marvel will release this in the next week, so we will have a larger pic of the cover then.  As someone who loves Carnage USA thus far, I'm hoping the summer event also includes another Wells/Crain mini series.

[Thanks to Phantom Venom for the tip]

REVIEW: venom 10 - 12

Between the events of Spider-Island and the upcoming Circle of Four event, we find our favorite symbiote taking a road trip with the arch nemesis he met in issue #1, Jack O'Lantern.  So how did Road Trip stack up to the previous issues of Venom?

The Story: Crime Master blackmails Flash and sends him to Las Vegas to get him the Toxin symbiote.  So Venom goes AWOL and sets off with Jack O'Lantern on a road trip.

The Good:  The Fights - Venom has two epic battles in this arc, the first against Captain America in issue #10.  The second fight comes in issue #12 when we see Flash Venom-Out and go crazy all over Jack.  Flash - His world is in complete shambles after this arc.  He buries his dad, goes AWOL, loses Betty, starts drinking again; the symbiote is the only good thing in his life now.  Who else got chills when asked if he has had hard times, Flash responds "We're getting used to it."

The Bad:  Brock and Toxin - It's not the fact that they were in the arc, but at how little they were used.  Brock gets a couple panels and Toxin is only shown as a pile of goo.  While it might be setting the stage for things to come, I would of liked a full blown issue featuring 'Symbiote Hunter Brock' and Toxin with an actual host.  Speaking of Toxin, we also deserve an explanation down the road of what happened to Pat and how Toxin got to Las Vegas in the first place.  Jack O'Lantern - I'm just sick of this guy.  Issue #11 (the Jack centered issue) was by far my least favorite of the series.  I know each hero needs a worthy advisory  but Jack is more of a sick psychopath than a worthy opponent.  My only hope is that Remender takes the next couple months (or even year) from including Jack in this series.

The Overall: 4 outta 5.  This series has been building since the very first issue.  Flash finally not only wants the symbiote, but now he needs it.  It is all he has left and doing anything to keep it will make for some great stories this year!

TALK ABOUT: venom 12

Talk About Venom 12

Flash vs The Symbiote!  Venom vs Jack!  And Toxin too!  What were your thoughts on the conclusion of the Road Trip arc?

venom fan ratings

After each Venom issue is released, fans rate it on a scale of 0 to 5.

Latest Poll is on the right column: Venom #12 (January 18 - January 31)

Favorite Issue (Venom #9)
Previous Issue (Venom #11) - 10th Place

1. Venom #9 (Avg Rating: 4.91 outta 5)
2. Venom #7 (Avg Rating: 4.88 outta 5)
3. Venom #10 (Avg Rating: 4.83 outta 5) 
4. Venom #6 (Avg Rating: 4.85 outta 5)
5. Venom #8 (Avg Rating: 4.67 outta 5)

two more venom variants

Another Helping of Venom Variant Covers

Two more variant covers for comics that come out this Wednesday have been revealed on Marvel's website:

Here is a list of all of January's variant covers.

Thanks to all who sent in this update.