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A review by crookedtreehouse
Dark Avengers, Volume 1: Assemble by Brian Michael Bendis
3.0
I'm reading this as part of my Venom/Carnage/Toxin/symbiote readthrough of the Spider-Man universe.
This isn't a completely necessary volume if you're just reading it for Venom, there's one moment in the first issue that changes some of the rules for Mac/Venom but mostly this is just an average post-Secret Invasion/pre-Seige Marvel book. It's a clearly short term status quo being set up and dismantled, and the characters eah get a few moments to shine but it feels like filler. Granted, it's Bendis filler, so if you enjoy quippy dialogue and seemingly purposeful plotting, it's a fun read. But it's neither his best work nor the best work for keeping up with Venom.
This isn't a completely necessary volume if you're just reading it for Venom, there's one moment in the first issue that changes some of the rules for Mac/Venom but mostly this is just an average post-Secret Invasion/pre-Seige Marvel book. It's a clearly short term status quo being set up and dismantled, and the characters eah get a few moments to shine but it feels like filler. Granted, it's Bendis filler, so if you enjoy quippy dialogue and seemingly purposeful plotting, it's a fun read. But it's neither his best work nor the best work for keeping up with Venom.