Carnage #5

Carnage #5has the sinister symbiote continuing his intergalactic murder spree, which takes on a beautiful yet disturbing dimension as he encounters characters from the Thor mythos. Read Full Review

Carnage #5 places Detective Jonathan Shayde and Cletus Kasady on the back burner to remind you who this comic is really about. Carnage's journey towards godhood takes a more introspective turn that may, for the first time since this series began, leave you rooting for him to succeed...if only out of morbid curiosity. Read Full Review

It also helps that there's a consistent through-line with the trajectory of where Carnage and Kenneth are going in the story. It doesn't feel too aimless considering the dark logic behind Carnage's actions in past issues, but the series keeps those secrets close to the chest to keep readers in suspense as to what happens next. But it's understandable if some readers feel the book is just going all over the place when it could've just stayed on Earth. Read Full Review

While I'm not certain about where Carnage could be going in the future, some interesting groundwork has been laid here with Kenneth, in particular, and his own character arc moving forward. Read Full Review

'Carnage' stumbles a bit in a middle chapter that raises interesting dilemmas and tosses them out just as quickly. Read Full Review

CrazyforRAMU

Jan 27, 2023

It's a basic "villain's quest" episode with the requisite serving of fighting, and it's drawn nicely, particularly the vivid action scenes. The script adds depth by engaging in a lot of nested parallel character insights: Kenneth to the elves, the elves to Carnage, Carnage to Kenneth, etc. It's one good, clever step, but the script's so proud of its own cleverness that it doesn't get around to taking a further step.

DDJamesB

Aug 28, 2022

Probably slightly better than last issue. Not by much. This was a pretty bad arc, in my opinion.