Venom #19

Centering the latest issue of Venom around Norman Osborne may prove a divisive creative choice amongst fans, but the execution and themes explored make this slight detour feel worth it. Read Full Review

It's a fine read but it won't have you rethinking everything before it like previous issues in this rung. Read Full Review

Psycamorean

May 21, 2023

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Afre

May 18, 2023

It's a very interesting issue. After two issues of Eddie's journey, we are back with Dylan dealing with Osborns. I enjoyed what there was, but it felt a bit odd to place it here. I do miss Ram V's writing for Dylan. I liked his voice for Dylan more than I do Ewing's.

Screaming Enigma

Dec 04, 2023

Definitely an interesting issue here. I do think that the cover is a bit misleading, but that doesn't really change my rating of the book. Even with Ewing writing Dylan this time around, I'm still not as interested as when he's writing Eddie. Hopefully Ewing is able to make Dylan's side of the story more interesting. I will say that I did enjoy how he wrote Norman throughout this.

DDJamesB

May 17, 2023

I thought it was pretty solid. I like that it didn't feel complicated like a bunch of this series has. It was a good basic Venom issue.

Kalaoui

May 22, 2023

Basic story yet still good from Al Ewing but I'm not really intrigued by this side of the Goblin nonsense. Roge Antonio did fine as fill in artist but Cafu is part of the backbone as to why I liked the previous issues. Also D'Armata's coloring especially the greens were weird. Not sure if he didn't adapt well to Antonio's art or printing issue or he was trying something new? Come back Cafu after you ice your arm.

CrazyforRAMU

Aug 02, 2024

I don't regret Ram V's disappearance from this title, but this effort to triage/redirect Dylan's story is a lot messier than I expect an Al Ewing joint to be. The core conceit is pretty solid--Dylan puts a therapeutic beat-down on Norman Osborn to work through some of his daddy issues by proxy. But why dive so deep into the Osborns' heads? Their thoughts score a few thematic points, but those points come at a cost. Their characterization here doesn't fit very well with Red Goblin. And the three viewpoints are structured in a sloppy fashion--Dylan responding directly to Norman's inner monologue is embarrassingly clumsy. The art is pretty good; a nice blend of high-grade polish and expressive exaggeration. It's a jarring break from t his title's other styles, though, which have mainly been relentlessly realistic. And finally, I'm reading enough contemporary Marvel (i.e. too much) to recognize the Last Page Surprise Character from this year's Spidey-Venom FCBD issue. But I also recognize that the LPSC is annoyingly random even with the proper context. more