The End: Venom #1
| Writer | Adam Warren |
| Artist | Chamba |
| Cover Price | $4.99 |
THE FINAL VENOM STORY!
The alien symbiote who bonded with Eddie Brock has been through a lot... but not nearly as much as he has coming. In a tale that literally spans over a trillion years, Venom travels the length of space and time as the last defender of life in the universe!
Rated T+
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9.6
GWW - Deron Generally
Jan 15, 2020Cruz delivers some stunning art in this issue. From the epic space battles to the detailed backgrounds and vistas, the art perfectly complements the epic scope of this story. Read Full Review
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9.4
The Brazen Bull - Charlie Chipman
Jan 15, 2020Venom: The End (2020) #1 is a gorgeously rendered, mind-wracking introduction to what very well may be one of the greatest--and certainly, most epic--Venom stories ever told. Read Full Review
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9.0
AIPT - David Brooke
Jan 14, 2020This is a dense read but one that is rewarding thanks to the big beats in the story that reveal incredible ideas as biological life fights to stay in the conversation. It's amazing to me that Venom 20 years ago was a visually interesting character and not much more, but here we see Warren take what Cates has built and shown us the sky is the limit when cleverness and inspiration meet in the middle. If you like encyclopedic reads or bang for your buck storytelling don't skip on this. Read Full Review
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9.0
Newsarama - David Pepose
Jan 14, 2020Honestly, if "Dawn of X" didn't exist, I'd probably say Venom: The End is the most fun comic I've read in years - and even though "Dawn of X" exists, I'd say that this one-shot might be the most concentrated shot of comic book craziness I've ever read. While the finale of this book might be a little less satisfying than the rest of this continuity exploration, this is the absolute definition of a diamond in the rough " if you pick up one Marvel book this week, it's gotta be this one. Read Full Review
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9.0
Graphic Policy - SHAY REVOLVER
Jan 15, 2020While this issue isn't a full history of Venom's lives, loves, and hosts, it's a good starting point. It may get you on board with every awesome storyline that Venom has had, and some of the bad ones. That makes it a first-rate introduction and a must-have in your collection. It's also a fitting tribute to one of the most liked symbiotes in the galaxy. Venom: The End gives us diehards a lovely goodbye if this is really the end. While we didn't get what would be considered a traditional comic, or one-off, Warren delivers one hell of a story. It's definitely worth a trip to your local comic book store to grab a copy. Read Full Review
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9.0
Impulse Gamer - Chrys Terlizzi
Jan 29, 2020Adam Warren and Jeffrey Cruz successfully try their hand at Marvel's "The End" one-shot series with a super-imaginative take on everyone's favorite symbiote: Venom. Read Full Review
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8.4
Comic Watch - Mike Eakins
Jan 25, 2020This is one of those books that sits on the shelf and might get some looks from non Venom fans. Another Venom one-shot; oh yay, but this is not the case. This book has the right amount of Venom that will please fans, at the same time, adding about a cup of Deadpool shenanigans, making for a fun read that produces some good chuckles alongside blood splatter. Make sure this book gets on your read list for sure Read Full Review
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8.2
Weird Science Marvel Comics - wolfcypher
Jan 15, 2020This standalone story can stand proud as a great exercise in a fun, final What If? story. Keeping up with what's being thrown at you might at first feel taxing, but it's well worth it. Every time I re-read this issue, I had fun! This issue offers a look at the finality of Venom, fighting to save all bio-life in the universe, and with a task that big, this little book offers some big payoff. Read Full Review
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7.2
Monkeys Fighting Robots - David DeCorte
Jan 16, 2020VENOM: THE END is a great story concept. It sets us up for a cosmic-level tale that transcends reality. Ultimately, though, the book's one-shot format doesn't afford enough space for the story to really come to life. Read Full Review
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6.0
ComicBook.com - Adam Barnhardt
Jan 15, 2020In the end, the comic comes across pretty inconsequential, even though it lays the groundwork for some interesting origin tweaks. Read Full Review
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6.0
All-Comic - Dom Berardi
Jan 19, 2020Venom: The End #1 will surely not be for everyone but for those who might like the sillier approach to Venom will certainly enjoy this issue. Read Full Review
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4.5
Multiversity Comics - Michael Govan
Jan 17, 2020A trillion years of Venom can't breathe in twenty-something pages. Read Full Review
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4.0
Comics: The Gathering - Harlan Ivester
Jan 15, 2020I can't say that I recommend Venom: The End. Wait for it on Unlimited if you must, but I think you'll be disappointed to find a story with dissonant tones in a crazy series of events with zero substance. The art is the best thing this book has going for it, but ultimately, it feels like it could have done more for the reader. I wouldn't bother with this one. Read Full Review
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10
Cool.Very deep.
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9.5
This was a lot of fun. It was also insane. I liked it a lot.
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9.0
Honestly not sure how to review this, it is so indescribably insane in its narrative that its hard to out into words what I just read but it sure was a heck of a time reading it. It doesnt take itself tok seriously at all even though its telling an incredibly bleak story but it works. Gotta read it to belive it.
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9.0
The while some of the more Hickmanesque story elements went over my head, the alone is truly something to behold. Honestly I'd often get distracted from the narrative by just how damn pretty everything is. I'd recommend this for the art alone, but the story is cool too. It introduces a boatload of new concepts for Venom that we haven't seen before (though the Venom-nerd in me found some of these concepts hard to believe). I haven't read many "The End" stories from Marvel but of the ones I have, this one is definitely the best.
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9.0
Venom's powers are couched in idiosyncratic time and space-defying ways to make him immortal. This turns him into the champion of all life, fighting a doomed battle against AI at the end of time. It's packed full to bursting with cool sci-fi ideas, and the prose and art nearly keep up. It's a remarkable story told well -- but not quite perfectly. The sheer amount of imagination rockets this straight into contention for "best issue of the 'The End' series," though.
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8.5
One shots are either hit or miss, with this one being a home run. Warren brings us right in to the madness. The dialogue is quirky and at times feels like a high octane video game introduction or something of that Nature. Warrens take is playful and fun despite the story being so dark and dire. This contrast works well especially when it is aided by such fantastic art with gimmicks on every page that makes each page in a way feel like a story in itself. I loved the use of graphics, like the star rating for the symbiote and its host, although I found the story to get a little muddy with all of its hosts. This comic had some moments of pause with humor that added merit to the way Warren told this story making for a fun read and in a lot of wa more
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8.0
While the execution was a tad odd the idea behind it was really cool and although it's a very dense read it worked for me and I cant complain about it.
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8.0
"Metal," long-dead Eddie might well have exclaimed.
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7.5
Little lazy- entire issue was narration, but not bad.
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7.5
Too much going on.. lol
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7.0
A hard issue to review. It wasn't for me, but it is hard to explain why I didn't like it. For a standalone issue, it's not bad, but not that amazing either.
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5.0
Why did they even bother trying to cram that much story into a regular size issue? Tolkien would have told him to edit it down a bit.
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4.0
Everyone is four stars lol
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