Venom The land before crime

Mike Costa — 2022

Eddie Brock and the Venom symbiote are together again, web-slinging their way around New York! But with questions still lingering about how the symbiote was separated from Flash Thompson, what lies in its future now that it's back where it belongs? Will Venom be the city's lethal protector--or revert to a sadistic, Spidey-hating villain? Find out as Eddie's next chapter begins--with a showdown with Stegron the Dinosaur Man! Are Eddie and Venom the ones to stop Stegron from turning everyone in Manhattan into bloodthirsty dinosaurs? Or is something not quite right with this revived relationship? As a monstrous melee begins, Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur drop by to help -- but big red just might take Stegron's side.

Reviews

Dimitris Papastergiou@s4murai

Jul 1, 2023

Yeah.. 1st volume was a lot promising... but this one.. ugh.. after the whole Stegron whatevergron his name was chapter was over I was like FINALLY. And I love dinosaurs.. imagine that. So fucking bad. So fucking stupid. Not even funny or something. Anyway... dumb. Artwork was good. But it's a no-no.

Emmett@rookbones

May 30, 2022

Not going to pretend I did not enjoy the campier aspects of this issue. Moore and Sandoval's art are gorgeous and really brought out different aspects of the character. The fluidity of Moore's lines brought out Venom's attributes really well, and Sandoval's character design is reminiscent of old comics but maintains enough of a modern flavour and dynamism to not feel outmoded (he makes angry Venom look wonderfully savage). Costa's writing leaves me undecided - on one hand it isn't the best example to use if convincing a first-time reader of comics to take the form seriously (the dialogue can be so comical, pun unintended), but on the other there are instances that were truly enjoyable on an emotional level.