Venom #7 doesn’t have Eddie or the symbiote in action, but gives us an interesting development in the story to make it worthwhile.
Spoilers ahead for Venom #7.
Venom #7 slows things down a bit with Eddie Brock and his connection to the symbiote, but does so in wonderful fashion. Eddie Brock is in the “box” with a version of Reed Richards (known as the Maker) questioning him. It’s clear right away that this Reed Richards is nothing like the one were familiar with outside of having a scientific mind.
This story is more of an intellectual one than one based around Eddie and Venom needing to act on something. Throughout the conversation with Reed and Eddie, we’re caught up on how he got to where he is through a flashback to what went down. Here, we do see some action, but it’s not happening in the present so it doesn’t have as much of an immediate impact on the story. It already happened and now Eddie has to deal with the fact that Venom is wiping part of his memory.
This series is telling a story that I’m much more interested in than the one that Sony’s movie just told. It is an original story, but it’s so focused on the history of the symbiotes that it feels refreshing to not have it solely focus on Eddie’s life. Donny Cates has a lot in store for us from the looks of it. He even drops a bombshell on Eddie as he finds out from Reed that Flash Thompson is dead. What a great cliffhanger that is.
Another thing of note in this issue is that Iban Coello is now on art. With a new story arc, this isn’t surprising. However, I like what Coello accomplishes with the art. Even though Reed Richards has most of his face covered, the facial expressions we do see tell a story in and of itself. The same goes for Eddie. We see every bit of anger that he’s feeling and it boosts the story to make it better. Mix that with colors from Andres Mossa and we have one nice looking book here.
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Venom continues to be a must-read if you’re a fan of the character. Whether you enjoyed the movie or not, this is a great story that’s worth taking a chance on. I’m all for people forming their own opinions on things, but I really enjoy this so far.