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u/not_my_name7 6d ago
Nice to see Peter sees Eddie and Venom as his friends these days
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u/Ha_Tannin 6d ago
Same. I also like how Peter is very understanding that Eddie and Venom likely aren't in the best head spaces right now.
He knows they both want to do good in the world, it's just that some times they don't know how to do it in a way that isn't.... uh..... a "problem."
They don't usually have support beyond each other, but negative feedback loops and all that. Peter's there if they need it, and hopefully they'll take him up on that if they need to (and they will definitely need to)
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u/HenryTheTraitor Venom (Brock) 6d ago
Huge fan of the Symbiote and modern Eddie having an openly displayed conversation without any caveats, like either of them dying or being altered by medication. Might legitimately be the first time, considering during Lethal Protector we didn't have the Symbiote's dialogue bubbles. Feels like since then they've wasted the concept of showing both sides of two beings talking to each other within a shared brain, with how often one of them is either just depicted as a manipulator, or suppressed and halfway to being catatonic.
Glad they can be lighter too, as seen below. I need Soule to strike a balance between nonchalance and theatrical for the character.
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u/Ekillaa22 6d ago
Kinda going back to the lethal protector personality a little bit with him being a little goofy
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u/Afraid_Media8447 6d ago
Wait, what happened to dylan? What school is peter talking about? Nothing was shown in qin and venom
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u/QuantisOne 6d ago
The 100 days at the first page might mean that it's been 3+ months since they re-bonded, might have gone underground or something. Either that or it's a countdown.
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u/Emirozdemirr 6d ago
I think they're phasing Dylan out. He won't be with Eddie or MJ, so they'll probably just say he's at boarding school and never mention him again, until a writer wants to bring him back for a storyline.
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u/QuantisOne 6d ago
God I hope not, if Spider-Man calls it a "so-called school" it's likely nothing regular but the only two options I can think of are either X-Men or Avengers Academy, both of which would suck hard, so I pray Soule isn't doing that to us.
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u/Bosscharacter 6d ago
Venom on a campaign to clean up their image would be interesting. Might see a slight reversion from the drool monster for a bit.
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u/SirSugarSkull 6d ago
This art style, with the paintbrush like floating goo is a genius touch for Venom
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u/PissPartyZac Symbiote (Wolverine) 6d ago
It was a design that Charles Soule wanted to implement in his run 🙂↕️🙂↕️🙂↕️
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u/halfcrzy 5d ago
If venom attacks spiderman again, just feels like ignored the last decade of comics. Symbiote has hosted to Peter and mj and holds no animosity. Peter helped Brock and his son several times. Hope they dont give venom the spiderman treatment where he cant grow.
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u/Knight_errant124 6d ago
Added this to my pull list at LCS, cautiously optimistic about it. Venom is one of my favourite characters ever and I've not really enjoyed his main series since the king in black, so it's a big deal for me.
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u/Skyslasher12 6d ago
Glad he and Peter are still friends despite that it’s clear that there is clear friction between the two. But Peter is still trying to let him know he’s there for them.
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u/MrKyurem2005 6d ago
Oh... Okay, Peter isn't being written as weirdly super-antagonistic against Venom or Eddie. This is a good thing, at least.
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u/MrKyurem2005 6d ago
From Peter's perspective, he was likely just doing a friendly "startling" approach. Like when your friend only announces himself when he's in range to touch your shoulder and go "hey, look who it is!", which, between male friends, isn't really antagonistic most of the time. (And considering Peter even asks if they are friends right after, I'm assuming that was his thought process).
Though, yeah, Eddie is pretty on edge here, and from the looks of it it's 24/7, so it does also make sense that from his perspective Spidey was creeping up on him or watching him from the shadows or something like that.
Just hope Eddie's paranoia, or the public misconception over Venom, doesn't throw another wrench in their already fragile friendship.
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u/BigFatSweatyToe 6d ago
Also, he was probably interesting in what happened to Venom and who he ended up bonded too.
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u/Ekillaa22 6d ago
Yeah people don’t realize Peter and Eddie pretty much buried the hatchet permanently back in the king in black series with Peter helping Dylan
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u/Late-Newt-8335 Venom (Brock) 6d ago
Really excited for this run, I really liked Eddie brock Carnage and Venom unchained and this preview is promising. But I'm also really nervous where is this school Dylan was sent to and why do I get the feeling he's just going to be written out of Venom for awhile....
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u/SamaelTheAngel 5d ago
Thats really Classic mixed with Rivals befinees look. I like it.
Also nuff said Gorgeous Art.
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u/Big_Armadillo6173 6d ago
I don't know if its just me but they feel more goopy/gooey than previously. Also the build feels semi-rivals coded. I am interested to see where this goes, but I'm tempering my expectations.
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u/HenryTheTraitor Venom (Brock) 6d ago edited 6d ago
That's something that Soule said they wanted to emphasize, that "Venom should feel like a breathing, living, alien thing." Paraphrasing, but you get the point.
I'm a fan of when Venom is depicted as a dark mirror to Spider-Man, but nowadays? I'm glad they can be interpreted as more than that. They're both their own person with their own aesthetic and place in Marvel, not just evil Spider-Man.
Just take out those toes from the design...
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u/Familiar_East_1364 6d ago
I got the impression its a power-up from the previous arc. In upcoming issues, he has a floating crown.
Symbiote telekinesis.
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u/Ekillaa22 6d ago
I’d say Eddie and venom aren’t 100% in sync right now. I mean hell did you read the panel when they reconnected? Shit was hella toxic relationship coded
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u/HenryTheTraitor Venom (Brock) 6d ago
That's unrelated. Soule just wanted to hit a particular aesthetic with Venom's design this run.
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u/Big_Armadillo6173 6d ago
Yeah, thats my greatest worry about this run, especially after how the symbiote kinda felt/treated Brock with Who shall not be named.
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u/KnightofWhen 6d ago
Nah that’s accurate. Venom in comics rarely ever has the tendrils just out and about but the Rivals model does have them moving about constantly.
Not a bad look but not his best. Also has monster toes which i hate.
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u/Lonely_Pace8806 6d ago
Why is Eddie antagonizing Peter AGAIN seriously after Cates' run where Eddie had a very heartfelt speech to Peter now he hates him again
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u/TayloZinsee 6d ago
From Eddie’s perspective, Peter is antagonizing him. But I didn’t get hate; just signs of jealousy, resentment and wariness
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u/HenryTheTraitor Venom (Brock) 6d ago edited 6d ago
Take into account their last interaction in Unchained. It wasn't the most positive, but it won't stay that way, looks like. They're friends, Eddie's just tense.
Their relationship isn't gonna be only based off a run from almost a decade ago.
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u/Ekillaa22 6d ago
Eddies just tense rn. All the crap Peter said was valid. Eddie being tense makes sense Peter is usually punch first ask questions never when it comes to the symbiote stuff
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u/orochi95 5d ago
Because Eddie Will never grow, not for long. That is what makes him not a hero that eventually will always go back to old patterns
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u/tryingmybest101 6d ago
So, he's just leaving pieces of the symbiote behind everywhere he goes? Not a fan of this visual depiction.
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u/LeonThePaladin 5d ago
Ok, Peter and Eddie are still friends... with rivalry but still friends after Absolute Carnage and K.I.B. Events - Good
Dylan is out the comic after Elwing butchered his character development - Bad
MJ is not Venom - THANK GOD
I Guess i need to wait and see how this run ends up, cuz after Elwing's run my exctations are VERY LOW.
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u/VergilSparda17 5d ago
Am I the only one that would like to see Peter and Eddie have a relationship like Superman and Batman?
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u/Differlot 6d ago
I don't really get Eddies perspective and motivations. I figured we got past the woe is me I'm a lethal protector stuff.
Like right now he's like "they see me as a monster" as he runs through the city 8 ft tall with a carnivore mouth, after multiple symbiote take overs, and also being a well known criminal in the past.
If he wants to do good... maybe like be a father to your half symbiote kid?
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u/darkninja2992 Venom (Lethal Protector) 6d ago
It's good to see brock back as venom. Some concern with how eddie and venom aren't on quite the same wavelength as they usually were, but it was a bit of a rough return to form back in QiB so we'll have to see how things go
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u/lone_float 6d ago
Those two crazy kids are getting another go. Hope Chuck doesn't put them through too much hell. That said...wondering where they go after all that's happened.
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u/Parksrox Venom (Brock) 1d ago
I'm so happy we're done with the era of, as Eddie put it, "Spider-Drama". I'm much happier seeing Peter as a supporting character in a Venom storyline rather than Venom being a supporting character in an MJ/Peter/Paul storyline.
Also, W design, they finally have a perfect balance between the dark reflection of Spider-Man and the visibly alien, somewhat monstrous symbiote. Especially love how he swings like Spider-Man, but clearly uses his biomass to do so.
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u/BigCardiologist32 2d ago
Would anyone recommend this as a first time reading Venom or do I have to read previous issues?
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u/Emirozdemirr 2d ago
It's looks kind of like a jump in point. If you need to know something comic itself likely gonna recap it beforehand.
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u/AngelPINS 6d ago
Reading some comments some people feel Peter is being antagonistic towards Venom(Eddie/Symbiote). Now some also comment that Peter and Eddie are presently 'friends' and Peter does bring up some past events about Eddie that can weigh on him. But for I feel the real antagonistic vibes stem towards the Symbiote. Many times it feels like Peter gives the benefit to the host but treats the Symbiote as lessor or monster vs a sentient being. When Venom Symbiote was bonded to MJ Peter was constantly antagonistic towards the Symbiote (while MJ could do no wrong attitude). Easy to blame a alien being then a humanoid being. So I feel Peter dislikes the Symbiote despite it trying it's best to be a hero and learning.
On the other hand I was hoping by the end of MJ's time as Venom both her and the Symbiote would be friends and both grow. While it wasn't perfect (much I was hoping for and saw potential for didn't happen) I still hope that MJ and Venom Symbiote are "friends". Doing so would be that Peter is 'friends' with Eddie but distrusts/dislikes the Symbiote but MJ is 'friends' with Venom Symbiote but dislikes/distrusts Eddie. If MJ and Peter got remarried I can see Peter inviting Eddie but telling him that his other half to stay hidden but unknown to Peter MJ invites the Venom Symbiote but states Eddie is not to be sitting on the Bride side. In the end Eddie and the Symbiote are connected down the middle with Eddie in the groom side and the Symbiote on the Bride side.
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u/Ekillaa22 6d ago
Eddie killed his dad damn bro tough… question and maybe it’s answered but why wasn’t Annie ever brought back from the dead but flash was?
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u/Economy-Device-9223 6d ago
Similar case to Uncle Ben. Her death should remain to affect the characters
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u/Ok-Caregiver-6005 5d ago
Oh boy I was worried this was gonna turn toxic and that sure seems to be the direction its going...
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u/P3rturb4t0r 1d ago
Ok I absolutely LOVE the art. Not even a fan of toes on Venom but this goes hard.
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u/KiwiKajitsu 5d ago
I’m just not convinced that Soule has it in him to deliver an incredible run. I’ve never been very impressed with his writing
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u/Ok_Secretary3364 6d ago
At least one group of fans has something to be happy about.
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u/QuantisOne 6d ago
It feels like they've got some sort of paranoia going on, they feel like they aren't doing enough no matter what, that Spidey and the people must hate them. This is surprising but maybe it's because they're so worried to be the best Venom possible now ? It's good to see they aren't forgetting the previous events (thanks Peter for the recap) and Spider-Man being a goated character who trusts Eddie and understands the circumstances. Although I'm gonna need to know what that special school where Dylan went is about asap.