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_mox_'s review
dark
emotional
funny
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
szachary's review
3.0
90s comic that just didn't hold up to time. I read another comment here which sums this book up nicely. The plot resembles a 6 year old smashing his toys together. Dialog leaves a lot to be desired.
robertnorok's review
3.0
I don't know if this is standard for comic books, but the "show and tell" approach got annoying. Exaggerated example: there's a picture of a man walking down the street and Carnage jumps in front of him. The man would say in his speech bubble: "oh no, I am just a man walking down the street and Carnage jumped in front of me!"
janedoelish's review
2.0
I remember loving this event comic in my early teens, but oh my: it has not aged well. It feels like a collection of the worst 90s tropes, starting with the very title.
crookedtreehouse's review
3.0
I have been prejudiced against this book for quite a while. Maximum Extreme Symbiote Comiczzzzzzzz just isn't my favorite era of comics. But this is actually a perfectly fine 90s crossover comic book. It's certainly not great, and like most comics from that era, its hella dated. But it's not terrible.
Carnage, the even more violent than Venom symbiote breaks out of his imprisonment, teams up with a sonic super-villain named Shriek, co-adopts a spider-clone (no, not one of the clones that will take up years of Spider-Man story, this one is a multi-limbed spider-like feral creature), and temporarily teams up with Demoglobin (because Green Goblin and Hobgoblin are dead during this story, but something has to throw pumpkin bombs at people, or how is it even a Spider-Man crossover?). Spider-Man and Black Cat team up with Cloak and Dagger, and then Cap----*prolonged sigh*.
There are A Ton of Marvel Universe characters in this book. Too mamy. It's entirely inorganic storytelling. But the core of this story, Spider-Man and Venom must team up to fight Carnage, is sort of fun. And the multiple character appearances are always explained, and not as distracting as they could be. But they're still A Lot.
If you're looking for any sort of character growth or depth, you're not going to find it here. There's still no real understanding of what Venom or Carnage are apart from "alien symbiotes". But if you just want a stupid action book that's well-crafted, this is pretty good.
Carnage, the even more violent than Venom symbiote breaks out of his imprisonment, teams up with a sonic super-villain named Shriek, co-adopts a spider-clone (no, not one of the clones that will take up years of Spider-Man story, this one is a multi-limbed spider-like feral creature), and temporarily teams up with Demoglobin (because Green Goblin and Hobgoblin are dead during this story, but something has to throw pumpkin bombs at people, or how is it even a Spider-Man crossover?). Spider-Man and Black Cat team up with Cloak and Dagger, and then Cap----*prolonged sigh*.
There are A Ton of Marvel Universe characters in this book. Too mamy. It's entirely inorganic storytelling. But the core of this story, Spider-Man and Venom must team up to fight Carnage, is sort of fun. And the multiple character appearances are always explained, and not as distracting as they could be. But they're still A Lot.
If you're looking for any sort of character growth or depth, you're not going to find it here. There's still no real understanding of what Venom or Carnage are apart from "alien symbiotes". But if you just want a stupid action book that's well-crafted, this is pretty good.
tikitoka's review
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
cassius1356's review
3.5
It doesn’t age very well as there are some hard-to-read stereotypes of the female characters in it
library_jones's review
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
wbforeman999's review
I got an issue and a half and said I’m done. The quipy villain dialogue was too much not being a fan of carnage or venom also didn’t help. The artwork is also very 90s which since I didn’t grow up with that I didn’t have any rose tented glasses with the artwork
linklex7's review
5.0
If you were a kid during the 90’s then you probably remember playing the awesome Maximum Carnage video game. However, many fans never realized that this was actually a crossover/event in the comics, and a good one at that. That dealt with themes the game barely touched upon.
Carnage is a new type of villain. He doesn’t want to take over the world (like Doctor Octopus & Doctor Doom). He’s not an greedy businessman (like the Green Goblin & Kingpin). He’s not a misunderstood sympathetic villain (like The Lizard). He doesn’t want to rob banks (like The Vulture). All he wants to do is kill as many people as he can. Not even for sustenance to stay alive (like Dracula or Galactus would). Just for the pure joy it brings him to kill. How far would you go to stop a villain like this, especially one you inadvertently created? That’s the dilemma Spider-Man faces in this crossover and it’s definitely worth reading.
Carnage is a new type of villain. He doesn’t want to take over the world (like Doctor Octopus & Doctor Doom). He’s not an greedy businessman (like the Green Goblin & Kingpin). He’s not a misunderstood sympathetic villain (like The Lizard). He doesn’t want to rob banks (like The Vulture). All he wants to do is kill as many people as he can. Not even for sustenance to stay alive (like Dracula or Galactus would). Just for the pure joy it brings him to kill. How far would you go to stop a villain like this, especially one you inadvertently created? That’s the dilemma Spider-Man faces in this crossover and it’s definitely worth reading.