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The symbiote reveals how it gained this new ability, and the two pay another visit to Rex. Venom #5 cover by Ryan Stegman, JP Mayer, and Frank Martin Venom #5 has the least going on out of all of Donny Cates's issues so far It sets up a new status quo for Venom's powers, but it doesn't[...]

Eddie Brock and his other are helpless but to listen as this transpires. Venom #4 cover by Ryan Stegman, JP Mayer, and Frank Martin So, this issue is a big backstory issue for Knull, and, consequently, it lacks the flair and excitement of the previous installment That's not to say that this issue is anywhere close to[...]

He and Miles agree to a truce so that they can take on the Symbiote Dragon ravaging New York City. Venom #3 cover by Ryan Stegman, JP Mayer, and Frank Martin Venom #3 sets a new high point for the series already, surpassing the prior two excellent issues This comic does so much right, and it had[...]

It's an all-consuming beast, and we don't even know how intelligent it is yet. Venom #2 art by Ryan Stegman, JP Mayer, and Frank Martin Ryan Stegman puts in the work on the artistic front There is a lovingly detailed and all-around grotesque scene of the symbiote healing the gaping whole in Eddie's chest front-loaded into the[...]

The Amazing Spider-Man hits its 800th issue with our beloved hero fighting the Red Goblin for the fate of his friends, family, and New York. Can Spider-Man win? Is it a good read?

That's objectively awesome. Venom #1 art by Ryan Stegman, JP Mayer, and Frank Martin Stegman's artwork doesn't disappoint, and he seems more taken with the tongue than recent artists I'm not as big a fan of the tongue, but I can respect the appreciation He also cuts back on the crazy eyebrows from Venom Inc The inky-black[...]

We might as well get it over with and recap X-Men Gold… X-Men Gold #22 Writer: Marc Guggenheim Penciler: Diego Bernard Inker: JP Mayer Colorists: Arif Prianto and Java Tartaglia Letterer: Cory Petit Cover: Dan Mora and Juan Fernandez It's time for the most boring of all the X-Books, X-Men Gold We've discussed at length why this book is so bad[...]

Let's see what's happening in X-Men Gold. X-Men Gold #21 Writer: Marc Guggenheim Penciller: Diego Bernard Inker: JP Mayer Colorist: Arif Prianto Letterer: Cory Petit Cover: Mike Deodato Jr and Nolan Woodard We were pretty hard on the previous issue of X-Men Gold, which saw Kitty propose to Peter in a moment that should have been highly emotional, but fell flat due to[...]

Plus, the broad strokes of this issue are more or less reenacting the first appearance of this Brotherhood in X-Men Gold. X-Men Gold #21 art by Diego Bernard, JP Mayer, and Arif Prianto What really sells this one is the art Diego Bernard's artwork is downright incredible Each scene is loaded with detail and depth[...]

You can see read every X-Men: Bland Design column going back to the very beginning (which was last week) at this link. Now let's get things started with X-Men Gold #20! X-Men: Gold #20 Writer: Marc Guggenheim Penciler: Diego Bernard Inker: JP Mayer Colorist: Frank Martin Letterer: Cory Petit Damage: $3.99 We join the Negative Zone War storyline in progress after the X-Men, in[...]