Venom closes out its first story arc of the new Eddie Brock era in pretty decent shape. While the series' art style remains a hindrance as often as a help, the generally more lighthearted tone, the goofy team-up with Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur and the continued emphasis on the dysfunctional relationship between Eddie and his suit all serve to make Venom a markedly better book than it was a six months ago.
Spider-Man and the X-Men writer Elliot Kalan pretty much defined the villain Stegron for the modern Marvel era with the line "But I don't want to cure cancer. I want to turn people into dinosaurs." This arc taps into that same, silly appeal as Venom and his temporary sidekick fight to prevent Stegron from morphing a new wave of hapless civilians into human/dino hybrids. The stakes aren't incredibly high, though writer Mike Costa does get some good mileage out of exploring the bond between Lunella and DD and her pain at the thought of losing her trusty partner. And in a way, that bond between girl and dinosaur serves as a lighter reflection of the co-dependent relationship between Eddie and the symbiote. But as before, this premise mostly just an excuse to pit Venom against monsters bigger than he and balance out the gritty darkness that dominated the book in its early issues.
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