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Venom and Spider-Man Miles Morales are at the mercy of Knull as he explains his origins and history, as well as that of the symbiotes. Is it a good read?
We mentioned that X-23 #1 had gone to a second printing and Domino #1 had gone to a fourth -- but the motherlode of Marvel reprints hit today.
Five years ago, the Guardians Of The Galaxy (including Flash Thompson as Agent Venom) visited the homeworld of the alien symbiotes of which Venom was one,
While Donny Cates was at SDCC, he talked about the upcoming Venom Annual with all his friends coming on board, a little like the recent Thanos Annual.
Donny Cates and Geoff Shaw have another big Marvel project together which may be announced this weekend at San Diego Comic-Con.
This week's Venom #3 rewrote much of Venom's history as a symbiote race were given a much longer significance in the Marvel Universe.
Venom and Spider-Man (Miles Morales) must team up to bring down the Symbiote Dragon which is attacking New York. Is it a good read?
Marvel Comics has sent seven recent comic books back for second printings. Here's the list...
A previously unheard of history to Venom, all the symbiotes, going back billions of years, will be explored and established.
Venom barely survived his encounter with the Symbiote God's acolytes, and he goes to Rex for information. Does it make for a good read?
Cosmic Ghost Rider #1 will not be in stores until the 4th of July. But it has already sold out from Diamond Comic Distributors, so Marvel is putting it to
In the debate over whether the new Venom series from Marvel Comics is or is not a better comic book than Watchmen currently raging.... Some people said
To be fair, Ryan Stegman started it.
The launch of Amazing Spider-Man at a $6 price point by Nick Spencer and Ryan Ottley is piling on the re-orders with a Spider-Man launch party.
Advance Reorders: The Thor relaunch takes the top, with subsequent-to-launch issues of Venom and Man of Steel following and the Batman Wedding Prelude.
Marvel's plan to make colorists obsolete so they have less cover credits to worry about continues in August with a new Color Your Own book, this time featuring everyone's favorite symbiote-powered anti-hero, Venom.
If you're a fan of what Donny Cates and Ryan Stegman are doing with the history of symbiotes in the Marvel Universe in the new Venom series, then you won't want to miss this newly announced one-shot hitting stores in August.
Venom #1 has gone to second printing, out on 20th June. And reproducing internal art as the new cover. Jim Henson's Labyrinth: Coronation from Boom sold
Venom and Eddie Brock are struggling with dreams and bouts of violence from the former. The two still try to do some good, but an awful threat is on the horizon. Is it a good read?
The previous Venom creative team before tomorrow's Marvel Fresh Start relaunch were Mike Costa and Mark Bagley. We noted in a review of Venom #1 by Donny
Once upon a time, there was an artist called Todd McFarlane. Called upon to design the character of Venom, the black Spider-Man symbiotic alien suit now
Welcome back to X-ual Healing, the weekly recap column where we obsessively read every X-Men and X-Men-adjacent comic that Marvel publishes and examine whether the comic makes good use of the convoluted history of the X-Men by referencing it in a way that’s accessible to new readers.
Welcome back to X-ual Healing, the weekly recap column where we obsessively read every X-Men and X-Men-adjacent comic that Marvel publishes and examine whether the comic makes good use of the convoluted history of the X-Men by referencing it in a way that’s accessible to new readers.
Venom is on the cusp of having another offspring, and Dixon and her task force want to take control over the child. Is it a good read?
Welcome to the column formerly known as X-Men: Bland Design! As it turns out, even when we say nice things about X-Men comics, when the column is titled "Bland Design," it apparently bums people out. And we don't want to bum people out about the X-Men. We love the X-Men!
The mini-series Venomized, ahead of the upcoming Venom movie, infects much of the Marvel Universe with symbiotes. But it appears that may be also
Donny Cates and Ryan Stegman's Venom #1 relaunch tops advance reorders, closely followed by the launch of No Justice. And the new variant covers of Amazing Spider-Man #800 have been bumping that as well... also note a lot of activity around recent Image Comics launch, Isola.
Last week, we didn't have time to recap the X-books due to all the C2E2 news we had to cover, which means we've got to catch up. To do that, we've got to read and recap 13 -- yes, 13 -- X-books in one weekend. Is that even possible? We're about to find out! Here's Venomized #2.
Last week, we didn't have time to recap the X-books due to all the C2E2 news we had to cover, which means we've got to catch up. To do that, we've got to read and recap 13 -- yes, 13 -- X-books in one weekend. Is that even possible? We're about to find out! Here's Venomized #1.