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Venom Vol. 1: Rex by Donny Cates

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theleo's review

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dark emotional funny informative medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

waisball's review

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Really good read, built on everything that was already good about Venom. Loved the rollercoaster pacing and the new lore that Donny added. The artwork was just phenomenal, truly horrific and grotesque, could be right out of a horror movie. The only reason it is not a 5/5 is because I felt like characters monologued a bit, and they knew things that they shouldn't have figured out so easily. But these are minor criticisms, I still enjoyed everything overall.

I will definitely be reading the rest of the series.

ivaelo's review against another edition

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4.0

Венъм е доста повече, от противник на Спайдър-мен, и в този комикс си проличава комплексността на героя.

storyorc's review

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adventurous emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Went into this thinking the Venom film + fandom were amping up the emotional bond between Eddie and Venom way up, left knowing the comics are right there with them. This volume is great at making you feel the violation whenever anything threatens to rip Venom away from Eddie. Their codependence is the beating heart of any good Venom run and this one knows it. I love how unguarded they are with each other; makes total sense for beings sharing a brain and body and it hurts all the more when they hurt each other. Also the creepy symbiote 'illness' and the lore around this volume's big bad was creepy and cool. Cates is a pro at juggling both the freaky alien lore and very human emotion sides needed for the character.

colindalaska's review

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1.0

Venom (who’s now good) fights another Venom (who’s bad) - with guns and pouches and ninja swords. Like the worst of 90s comics.

(And the bad Venom has an origin story strikingly similar to the Thor God Butcher)