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Wednesday, 23 November 2016

Venom #1 Review

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Warning: this review contains spoilers for the identity of the new Venom!

Few changes in superhero comics are truly permanent, and Venom is no exception to that rule. After a lengthy period where Flash Thompson bonded with the symbiote costume and served first as a secret agent and then a Guardian of the Galaxy, Venom is returning to his roots as an earthbound vigilante with a murky moral compass. This first issue doesn't immediately make a strong case for the new status quo, but over time the appeal becomes more clear.

If anything, Venom #1 is comparable to Mosaic #1 in that it hinges on a new protagonist who, at first glance, doesn't seem terribly remarkable. Lee Price is a disabled military veteran with a large chip on his shoulder and who finds himself turning to crime to pay the bills. Initially, readers might question why writer Mike Costa and artist Geraldo Sandoval couldn't tell this story with Flash Thompson as the main protagonist. Lee comes across as a decent protagonist, but not a particularly remarkable or eloquent one.

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