Carnage #1

Carnage #1is a beautiful yet brutal celebration of the crimson symbiote's 30th anniversary, launching a murder mystery tinged with cosmic horror. With V, Manna, and Lima on board, I know one of my favorite Marvel villains of all time is in good hands. Read Full Review

A strong first issue setting up the type of murder mystery that would find its home in the shelves of horror greats with sharp narrative instincts and arresting but terrifying art to boot. Read Full Review

This might be the scariest Carnage has ever been. Frequently unsettling and surprisingly funny in parts, this book reminds readers why CARNAGE RULES. Read Full Review

This is a unique artifact in the big two- a genuinely scary horror book. The story is tense, the art is spooky, and it looks like we're about to get Marvel's most frightening villain redefined in a big way. Read Full Review

Things will certainly get out of control as the series goes along, but Ram V establishes his control of the character. That's a great sign to see early in a legacy-character series " especially one where said character is hard to contain (in more ways than one). Read Full Review

If you like your villains sick and sadistic, Carnage is for you. This issue sets Carnage on a new path of discovery and growth as he attempts to find a following the only way he knows how: Killing with creativity. There's a good setup here with Anti-Venom on Carnage's trail, but the issue left me wanting more action and more confrontation in its opening salvo. Read Full Review

In a post-Cletus haze, the Carnage symbiote has decided to move on to greener pastures, They won't stay green for long. Read Full Review

Carnage #1 has a solid start to what can possibly be a good Carnage series. The story and characters feel like something out of a show like Hannibal or Dexter, but with the Carnage symbiote as the star, and the art fits the twisted and dangerous nature of the villain. Hopefully the series keeps it up and delivers on its dark hook for Carnage. Read Full Review

As a first issue, Carnage #1 hits on all cylinders and will drive Carnage fans to the shops in droves, and they should. The art, lettering, and layouts are so well done that this book has the chops to make the most discerning reader take notice. This is not your fathers Carnage. Read Full Review

A well paced, well scripted, genuinely creepy mystery Read Full Review

Carnage #1 is an intriguing debut. There's a lot of potential here. It's clearly setting up Carnage for a future much like Venom has received for a few years now. There's an effort it would seem to move the character beyond his one note and become something a bit more interesting and possibly even scarier. Read Full Review

Carnage seems like it could have a promising future. Although I still wish this series would have done more to get its hooks into me right away, some of the larger ideas and themes that have been presented in this installment make me interested in seeing where writer Ram V takes the story in the future. Read Full Review

The almost-clinical fascination with serial murders in this issue is off-putting and horrifying, and the fact that it's a gleeful selling point makes it worse. I don't think I'll be coming back for any more of this take on Carnage. Read Full Review

Trev000

Mar 29, 2022

It was fantastic. It had me on the edge of my seat the whole time. When I got to the "to be continued..." I was pissed because I had to wait another month to continue the story. I can't wait to read the next issue! In fact, I was going to give it a 9, but while writing it I got so hyped, I changed it to a 10.

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Atari - Apr 24, 2022

Lot of love for this. Gonna have to check this out.

Rachit Mittal

Mar 23, 2022

Great isdue

Patadu94

Mar 30, 2022

Amazing first issue. I read before Carnage Forever but it did not give me the same feeling. This is another level. A great horror story focusing on Carnage. It is like to watch Saw. However, just when we are starting to know more about Carnage, the issue stop. I really hope they can keep so high the story, it's amazing. In this issue are included also two other stories, one from Michelinie and the other by Ty Templeton. The latter is a very fun story to read.

Nikita14

Mar 17, 2022

The only carnage I have seen is the one in the Spider-man animated series, the absolute carnage story and that terrible Venom sequel movie. Not being a huge Carnage fan I chose to give this a shot because I really liked Ram V's work on The Swamp Thing. I'm really glad I chose to give this a try because it is a really interesting premise exploring "who is Carnage?", after reading i'm totally sold. Loving Ram V's work. Art is really nice, only problem is one panel where a couple of the faces are just dot eyes. Looking forward to see how the story pans out.

Psycamorean

Mar 21, 2022

This is really good. I had my doubts after that Carnage Forever one-shot, but this came through. I was worried when it first started that this run would be too similar to Conway's run back in 2015, but it takes an interesting turn so I hope it'll further differentiate itself. The backups were actually fun and not a waste of time.

Aviator5000

Mar 16, 2022

I just finished "Carnage Forever" last week, and was surprised to see this new run start. Where this issue doesn't have the same gripping fear element Forever had, the premise is pretty innovative for a Marvel Character with this much lore. I'm definitely excited for this run!

daspidaboy

Mar 20, 2022

Really enjoyed this issue. Cant wait to see how this goes.

DDJamesB

Mar 23, 2022

I actually really liked this. Thought it was well written, had good ideas and had some great panels to look at. Excited to see what comes.

Hydro-Man

Mar 18, 2022

Entertaining. Although it’s hard to do a story with a serial killer using butterflies and not draw comparisons to Buffalo Bill: “Oh… oh, wait… was she a great big fat person?” Glad Hydro-Man is still alive. Obviously.

UxasIs

Mar 18, 2022

Solid start to this story, never really gave two shits about carnage, always found him way too edgelordy, but I have serious faith in ram v

Drasek83

Jun 07, 2022

Main story was good. Sides stories was meh

CrazyforRAMU

Aug 04, 2022

Bundling this #1 with a B strip crafted in the "classic Carnage" style is a pretty smart move. It sharpens the contrast between that style and this series' new direction. But it also reminds me how much I loathe "classic Carnage." The A strip makes a good start at breaking the mold, but just a start. The individual scenes are great, but they add up to little in the way of plot development. They raise a lot of questions and provide no answers. The art's improvable, in my opinion; some of the finishes are very rough. But the layouts are imaginative and I see a lot of clever ideas getting through to the finished pages. I've read about a dozen of Ram V's comics at this point. They're all setup issues, and this is one of the better o nes. But does the man ever do payoffs? more