Venom

Ever since since it’s introduction in 1984’s Secret Wars, the Venom symbiote and it’s offspring have been shrouded in mystery. Despite it’s popularity, the origin of the symbiote species has never been definitively explained. That all changes in Guardians of the Galaxy #23, when after causing it’s latest host, Flash Thompson to lose both control and consciousness, and attacking and possessing his new teammates, the Guardians of the Galaxy, it commandeers their ship and finally makes a sojourn to the fabled symbiote homeworld. But is it worth the 30 year wait?

Venom #10-#13, #13.1-#13.4, & #14 Written by Rick Remender, Rob Williams, & Jeff Parker Art by Lan Medina, Tony Moore, Lee Garbet, Sana Takeda, Julian Tedesco, Nelson Decastro, & Terry Pallot Published by Marvel Comics Continuing from his first story arc as well as being tied up in the “Spider-Island” event, Flash Thompson a.k.a. Agent …

Rick Remender’s Venom series stands as one of the most fascinating concepts for a superhero story. That is to say, if reading a book about a definitive 90’s Spider-Man villain dressed to look like a pre-order exclusive for the next Call of Duty sounds like a complete waste of time, good news because this book would agree. What makes Venom such a bizarre series is that while everything from its story to artwork tries to emulate a grim and gritty dark age feel, its central character and themes are in direct contradiction to that entire era of comics.

Superior Spider-Man #25 Writers: Dan Slott and Christos Gage Art: Humberto Ramos Colors: Edgar Delgado Publisher: Marvel Comics By now, most comic fans with Internet access have had some Spider-Man related news spoiled this week. Spoilers and “leaks” are just an unfortunate part of comic book marketing these days, and it can be pretty difficult …

  Superior Spider-Man #24 Writers: Dan Slott and Christos Gage Art: Humberto Ramos Colors: Edgar Delgado Publisher: Marvel Comics Long time Marvel readers may have been tempted to roll their eyes at the sight of the Venom symbiote bonding with Spider-Man in issue #23. After reading the original story, various retellings, cartoon, and movie adaptations, …

Superior Spider-Man #23 Writers: Dan Slott and Christos Gage Art: Humberto Ramos Colors: Edgar Delgado Publisher: Marvel Comics Lots of ongoing comics today can feature long and sometimes year-spanning story arcs that last up to eleven issues or longer (we’re looking at you, Scott Snyder!). This can make for some truly epic and serious story-telling, …

Superior Spider-Man #22 Writers: Dan Slott and Christos Gage Art: Humberto Ramos Colors: Edgar Delgado Publisher: Marvel Comics One of the more intriguing and entertaining aspects of The Superior Spider-Man so far has been watching Otto’s interactions with the rest of the Marvel universe based on memories from Peter Parker and his own experiences as …

Ultimate Spider-Man Vol. 1 1-133, 150-160 (2000-2011) Vol. 2 1-15 (2009-2010) Written by Brian Michael Bendis Art by Mark Bagley, Stuart Immonen, David Lafuente, Takeshi Miyazawa, and  Sara Pichelli Published by Marvel Comics For eleven years, Brian Michael Bendis chronicled the life and death of Peter Parker in the pages of Ultimate Spider-Man. He updated Spider-Man for …

Typically, this is where you would find an intro. You’re reading this because you want something to explain what this article is about. Look up at the title. Now look down. Below, you’ll find a list of the top ten villains who maybe aren’t so evil after all. So see? You didn’t need this paragraph …