jmcdonald2886
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Post by jmcdonald2886 on Oct 2, 2016 16:25:31 GMT -5
VENOM #1 - by Kevin Hardwick
I was a bit skeptical of this one. I’ve enjoyed me some Eddie Brock Venom (even those Lethal Protector days). I knew that Flash Thompson was the new man behind the suit these days, and I wasn’t sure how I’d like the concept. (I haven’t touched a Spidey comic since One More Day.)
Don’t worry, folks: Kevin won me over.
I like the idea of Flash’s military training and background into this series, and the fact that we’re no longer seeing the tired struggle of the suit vs. the man like we saw during the Eddie Brock years. The Venom symbiote turns out to be every bit the comrade that a soldier would want in a war (or a covert break-in, as it were) and their in-sync fighting style made it feel like two battle-tested comrades fighting together, instead of just one single superhero. The way that Kevin describes that bond is great, and I’m hoping to see where that may lead given the symbiote’s past history. The issue is very tightly plotted and well-paced, and I like the little back-and-forth between Paladin’s way of doing things (cheese grater) and Venom Flash’s way of doing things (no cheese grater).
The inclusion of Paladin, Silver Sable, and Black Tartantula (sorta) in these issues was another treat. Very much looking forward to the story of Eddie Brock’s losing of the symbiote and how this new Venom handles the threat of a mind-control technology in the hands of someone like the Black Tarantula.
Jason
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Post by hardwick on Oct 11, 2016 9:20:54 GMT -5
Wow, thanks! I really like how the Venom book started out and I hope to sort of do my version of that story. I thought that Black Tarantula would be a perfect bad guy for Flash to go up against. He's going to be something that Flash builds towards.
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Post by robertbell on Oct 13, 2016 2:05:13 GMT -5
I love this, Black Tarantula is one of my favorite unsung Spidey villains.
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Post by D. Golightly on Mar 2, 2017 12:01:06 GMT -5
Just got word from Kevin that more Venom is on the way!
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Post by hardwick on Mar 23, 2017 10:19:21 GMT -5
Yes! I'm working through the issue and hopefully people will like what I've put together.
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