Unfortunately, the last two issues in this collection are devoid of the great character building in previous issues. Colors by Alex Sinclair use a lot of warm yellows of the street lights to make the characters pop. Also, props to Hitch for making it clear Bedlam is huge compared to Venom. Normie’s Symbiote has an interesting look you’ve never seen before, and Dylan’s new look - which also graces the cover - looks great. Backed up by inkers Andrew Currie and Scott Hanna, the character design really pops. Multiple splash pages go larger than life with the muscles on these characters and the 3D look and feel.
Hitch gets to bring the big blockbuster fight scenes later in the collection, similar to the ones that put him on the map. There’s also a great sequence involving the Symbiote goo covering an enemy that looks scary and cool at the same time. It was a masterful touch to add a tear to the goat-man, who Venom explodes out of. Hitch gets to stretch his legs with fantasy characters Eddie must vanquish, and the entire art team, including Andrew Currie and Alex Sinclair, captures the genre well. Expect gore, good details about the surroundings, and heightened scale captured well. This gives Bryan Hitch a fun action scene to draw. Like out of Jack and the Beanstock, Eddie pops into a new time thanks to his newfound abilities, and he’s super tiny. Dylan looks upon some epic, weird shapes floating about that are awe-inspiring. Speaking of which, the use of chains adds to that feel and the scale. Dylan’s mindscape is epic and impressive on a scale you’d expect from something like Hellraiser. Sleeper’s new costume looks super cool at the start of this story and suits his power set, giving him a science-lab feel. This issue includes two big ideas: Sleeper takes on a new form we can see on the cover, and the second involves Dylan.īryan Hitch continues to draw in great detail with dynamic splash pages, which is impressive, given he hasn’t had a fill-in artist the entire run.
This issue opens with Dylan realizing his dad is Bedlam, which was revealed earlier in the series as he can jump into specific Symbiotes. That helps inform readers what is happening while shedding light on a much more complex story at work.
As with previous issues, the start of this collection criss-crosses between moments we’ve already seen. That’s largely because the first four issues collected here ( Venom #11-16) continue Eddie and Dylan’s self-discovery journey. Although Venom is reduced to his brain-eating self in Dark Web, does it hold up in the collected format? 3 continues the writers’ exciting new take on the character. Now collected in trade paperback, Venom by Al Ewing & Ram V Vol. Fans of Venom have a lot to love about the character these days, with a Lethal Protector prequel series, exciting new developments with time travel, and his inclusion in Marvel’s winter event Dark Web.
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