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The Story: NYC has been infected with a virus that turns the citizens into spiders. The Spider-Island event takes place in multiple issues of many Marvel comics and eventually changes the lives for both Venom (Flash) and Eddie Brock.
The Good: While I enjoyed this entire arc, two issues really stood out to me - #7 and #9. Issue #7 - We not only get to see the much anticipated battle between Anti-Venom and Venom, but we also get a fight between Eddie and Flash as to what the symbiote really is. What drove this issue was the development of both Eddie and Flash. Brock is finally able to use a symbiote's powers for only good and when he 'loses' the battle against Venom, the reader can almost feel his pain as the symbiote bonds with him. Oh and lets not forget about Moore's amazing cover! Issue #9 - This just might be my favorite Venom issue ever. Kick ass cover, check! Fantastic art, check! While every panel in the previous issues was full of detail (sometimes too much), these panels all looked clean and crisp. I also loved the style of both Agent Venom and Teeth-Out-Long-Tongue Killer Venom. Great writing, CHECK! I cannot give Rick Remender enough praise. Ever issue flows smoothly and the fact that he doesn't bog down each page with a ton of dialogue makes it easy to follow keeps it from getting boring.
The Bad: Crossovers - If you don't read the Amazing Spider-Man issues that are apart of this event, you really miss out and are left confused. Granted there are recaps at the beginning of each chapter, but for the full story you are forced to purchase other (non-Venom) books. Spider-Queen - I just didn't like her as a villain and I don't buy the fact that she is able to beat Venom and Captain A at the end of issue #8.
The Overall: 4.5 outta 5. Aside from the fact that this story isn't contained only in the pages of Venom and some of the art in books 6-7 can get a little muddled, this is an excellent series and I can't recommend it enough!
is anyone hoping that eddie gets a new symbiote maybe a spawn from carnage to make it ironick eddie need a symbiote that is more loyal to him and anti venom is good but how it looks is just not that monster like
ReplyDeleteWhile I'd be all for Brock getting a symbiote again, I just don't see it happening. He has made it abundantly clear that he hates symbiotes and he knows he can't control them; they suck the life out of him (literally).
ReplyDeletei hope he does, but i'm looking forward to him being symbiote hunter too, looks pretty sick. i was thinking he was going to get another one if he came into contact with carnage, similar to the original anti venom, but apparently he doesn't have "any" more anti bodies. i love comic science
ReplyDeletewell not all symbiotes suck the life from you heh carnage is still kicking and it was already shown that eddie already had cancer and not to mention that all that eddie needs to believe is that other symbiote are can be good heh toxin is good or something else
ReplyDeleteEddie's cancer was retconned to occur after bonding to Venom in "The Last Temptation Of Eddie Brock". So the symbiote was probably the cause. Cletus Kasady had a violent bout with cancer in a 90s story after his symbiote left him (yes, the Spider-Carnage story).
ReplyDeleteI find it interesting that you also enjoyed 7 and 9 the most. Those where the most symbiote-centric and did focus a lot on classic/nostalgic concepts... interesting. There are concepts to this new Venom that I dread but it's good to see old concepts again like Eddie Venom or Classic Venom.
ReplyDeleteBut I strongly believe Eddie will either be AV or Venom again. If Slott was writing Venom he'd be AV, but with Remender he's obsessed with the gun shit so I doubt he's gonna do anything symbiote related with Eddie, giving Eddie another new symbiote would be absurd, BUT! Remender also said someone in Venom is going to die, so really who else could it be? You best pray your ass off it ain't gonna be our pal Eddie Brock.
yeah but why would it do that if it loved eddie
ReplyDeleteIt's just what it is and what it does, it probably didn't mean to do it on purpose. But it makes sense, if cancer is caused by unnaturally growing cells, with all the shape shifting, morphing, and all those "fake permanent bonds" the two underwent some cells are most likely to get fucked up.
ReplyDelete"Obsessed with the gun shit"... dude, Flash rarely even uses guns in the actual stories, he mostly has to resort to the symbiote's power. As for Eddie using guns, he did it in the 90s as well.
ReplyDeleteAlso, Slott in all probability planned out Anti-Venom's de-powering from the start.
agreed eddie will become anti-venom once more!!! i think we just got make sure people like dan slott!!! know that we need it toooooo happen! lol
ReplyDeleteIgnoring the fact that Remender also wrote/writes Punisher and other titles that are predominately gun heavy, and since when has Eddie been the kind of guy who keeps a full fucking room of arsenal?
ReplyDeleteWas Slott involved in putting AV in Edge of Time? I don't think he would have him in that game if he knew he was going to be just a tool for Spider-Island in the long run.
Sorry if I sound pissed, I'm taking my anger out on comic book discussion! D=<
Well Remender's other comics have mostly been about normal people no superheros, so guns are expected. As for the Punisher, he turned him into a Frankenstien style monster during his run.
ReplyDeleteAlso you should remember Eddie as Anti-Venom was taking out drug rings, I wouldn't be surprised if he kept shit like weapons and what not afterwords. He was even using the abandoned drub labs as hide outs.
Besides they've already said there are plans for Anti-Venom I'm going to take a guess, but I think it will be during the fight with Carnage.
dont tease what do you know buddy??? lol so when did they say they had plans for anti-venom? and as for the potential first meeting of carnage and anti-venom that would be EPIC!!!
ReplyDeletehmmm... im going to lighten the mood lol so monday i get my carnage tattoo all booked in, and will post it on here, and around december i want my anti-venom tattoo but the guy said the webbing could be a slight problem? this image http://www.comicvine.com/eddie-brock/29-6733/all-images/108-210879/anti_venom_6/105-1295902/ or an image from issue 3 quite simillar!!! i blew up the image slightly on my friends scanner but the pic lost some quality!!! so here's my question would u guys just have the webbing all ther same size? (or simillar or just en-larged?) thoughts guyz
ReplyDeleteJust that theres plans for Anti-Venom in 2012 and that someone asked if Flash was going to fight Carnage and got Eddie as a response.
ReplyDeleteor this pic of eddie web slinging http://marvel.com/images/gallery/character/1009515/images_featuring_punisher/image/624314
ReplyDeletetrue but that dosent mean anothers symbiote cant do better and this mite just be me wanting eddie back in a better symbiote teaching this newer genaration who is boss but heh one can hope
ReplyDeleteI don't get why everyone's hating on Flash and his guns. I think adding arsenal to venom along with his powers made him even more of a badass. Both spiderman and punisher don't got s#*^ on venom.
ReplyDeleteYou must be new to this whole "Venom" thing.
ReplyDeleteThats how things work especially in comics older fans are not very fond of change. I myself like Flash, but could do without the guns. But I accept them since he is a soldier and its a weapon he is use to unlike the symbiote. Flash has the potential to use the symbiote at a much higher level than the last two hosts, but hes still learning.
ReplyDeletegreat review, 1 question, will this arc be sold in a new Venom hardcover?, cuase i've heard that these chapters (6-8) would be sold in the spider island harcover which would be a drag
ReplyDeletenot the current edition but the next book probally will feature these issues?
ReplyDeletehopefully man
ReplyDeleteThat doesn't mean that he has a pro-gun agenda or anything, it just means he happens to have written a lot of characters that use guns. And what, Eddie can't arm up and go after the the symbiotes a second time? Because if you remember, that is literally EXACTLY what he did in "The Hunger".
ReplyDeleteThe story for Edge Of Time was written by Peter David. Slott had nothing to do with it.
Also, you DO realize that Slott/Wacker came up with the concept for Agent Venom, not Remender, right...?
ReplyDeletehehe i knew that even if it's not directed at me :-) dan slott is a genious!!! p.s guys will try to post my carnage tattoo sometime today!
ReplyDeleteI just read the write up for Carnage U.S.A issue 3 and it says this: " Spider-Man’s battle to save America’s Heartland from CARNAGE takes a fatal turn! • With the Avengers possessed by evil and a city undersiege, it may take symbiotes to beat a symbiote! • A Final Page Reveal that will leave you breathless!" I draw your attention to the line "it may take symbiotes to beat a symbiote"! What do we think? Venom, Toxin and Scorn? (I hope NOT Scorn!) Eddie getting Anti-Venom back?
ReplyDeleteCant wait for Carnage U.S.A and Venom is one of the best books marvel is putting out at the mo, after Daredevil.
Its going to be Eddie most likely, although Toxin is going to show up in Venom #12.
ReplyDeleteDid you check out the link for "spiderman revews" on the website the guy who reviewed venom 9 is a total troll. It should be on the left side of this page. Flash is a way cool character.
ReplyDeleteYou do realize spider-man fans mostly only care about Peter Parker, just like most Venom fans hate him. I myself don't care.
ReplyDeleteYea you're right who cares, by the way their should be a venom animated movie. DC seems to be producing animated movies every year and marvel hasn't done nothing for quit some time. You could say there isn't enough material for this current venom but they could just create a new story, adventure, or whatever.
ReplyDeletecould be the avengers? as there bonded to symbiotes?
ReplyDeletethey did the last thor movie
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ReplyDeleteI'd like to see Venom sometime in the new Spidey movie or just Eddie. It's supposed to be based on the Ultimate universe so Eddie would have to be mentioned somewhere, but I really want Lionsgate or someone to make animated Spidey movies like they are doing with other Marvel characters, so many good Venom stuff could be animated... But Sony does have the rights to Spidey now or something so... FUCK!
ReplyDeletePeter did kill Eddie's ex-wife (indirectly)! That bitch!
ReplyDeleteAwesome tat.
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