Venom #21
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| Writer | Al Ewing |
| Artist | Cafu |
| Cover Price | $3.99 |
NOT YOUR FATHER'S BEDLAM!
As Eddie Brock finds his footing in the Marvel Universe, he's going to need to come face to face with the very worst parts of himself in the form the time-displaced monster called BEDLAM! Eddie's always been his own most brutal critic, though, and this titanic beatdown will be no exception - and something NEW will be waiting on the other side! (Hint: it's that GIANT RED DUDE WITH FOUR ARMS RIGHT ABOVE THIS TEXT!)
Rated T+
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9.5
AIPT - Nathan Simmons
Jun 21, 2023Venom #21 is the ideal fight comic. Eddie Brock is back and better than ever. This issue will have Venom fans banging their heads throwing up devil horns for the return of the King in Black. Read Full Review
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8.0
The Comicbook Dispatch - StoryBabbler
Jun 21, 2023Venom #21 kicks off the bloody brawl between Eddie Brock and Bedlam as he seeks to settle the score with the crimson monster. One good thing about this comic is that it doesn't waste any time getting straight to the fight as we see Eddie face Bedlam in the physical and mental realms. The fight is well illustrated thanks to Cafu's art, it's violent, bloody, and creative, and the writing and dialogue is on point with the fight banter between Eddie and Bedlam and the background characters too. Overall, a good issue and hopefully the next issue keeps it up. Read Full Review
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8.0
ComicBook.com - Spencer Perry
Jun 21, 2023Appropriately titled "PAGES 2-19: THEY FIGHT," Venom #21 is full of artistic glam but manages to weave big plot machinations in there too. Read Full Review
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7.8
Comic Watch - Isaiah Hernandez
Jun 22, 2023Venom #21 is an action-packed issue that leans into elements of body horror and dark humor to display the full capabilities of Eddie Brocks newfound abilities. Read Full Review
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7.0
You Don't Read Comics - Russ Bickerstaff
Jun 22, 2023It's not like this sort of thing hasn't been tried before. And sometimes dramatic departures from traditional conventions of the plot structure of a comic book work really, really well. In the context of the larger run of this particular series, Venom #21 might not actually be nearly as clever as it seems to think it is. However, it's just really fun to see something like this attempted. Read Full Review
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Amazing. Simply amazing. I love this title. So damn much.
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8.5
Another really solid issue from Ewing and CAFU. There's not as much substance with this issue as others in the past, but Ewing is able to write it to be really entertaining and engaging throughout. I'm not sure how I feel about the new suit seen on the last page of the issue and on its cover, but, with Ewing writing the story, I'm definitely willing to give it a shot. Oh yeah, CAFU's art is great once again. Though, I think that was probably a forgone conclusion.
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8.5
Accurate title is accurate. It's a full-issue fight, and it's a gloriously nasty, inventive, and engaging one. The visuals are spectacular, and the shift to the mindscape perfectly justifies jumping to a second (equally-talented) artist. The war of ideas expressed in the dialogue is just a bit less impressive than the physical conflict. "You're a warped reflection and I'm the genuine article" is a valid way for the good guy to win a variant fight, but it's hardly an original one.
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7.0
Pretty much a big action scene. And while it delivers great visuals, it really didn't give us anything too special.
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7.0
Great idea but a prolonged execution that underwhelms with great visuals that can only do so much. I'm off and will check back later.
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6.5
the idea behind it works for the overall story which makes this serviceable to me. The book is just basically one big fight with the old-school basic dialog of bedlam representing the way Eddie Brock used to be had me say oh come on at times. So the idea behind it works but this was a bit of a bore for me.
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