The Venom corner of the Marvel Universe continues to grow, which may end up being its undoing but at the end of the day, it's a surprisingly good book and one worth picking up. Read Full Review

This isn't your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man story. Once you're done reading the first issue of "Web of Venom: Cult Of Carnage," you'll be dying to read more. Read Full Review

'Cult of Carnage' is well worth checking out. Die-hards are going to dive right in, and even casual Marvel fans will find a neat little horror book set in their favorite universe. It's a solid book and must buy. Read Full Review

The issue is a good one and actually has me wanting to go back and read about the return of Carnage and of course what comes next. It also has me excited to see what is coming when it comes to Venom as this miniseries builds off the new concepts introduced there. This is one that may fly under the radar but it's one that may wind up being an important piece of the bigger puzzle. Read Full Review

Web of Venom: Cult of Carnage #1 is probably the least important of the WoV entries so far, but it feels like a work of art deserving of your time and money nonetheless. The story puts you against great odds with little hope and plenty of slaughter, while being grounded by smaller, more personal stakes than usual. Tied together by great visuals throughout, this is a good read all around. Read Full Review

Web of Venom: Cult of Carnage is another step towards Marvel's summer event, Absolute Carnage. I was already excited for it and this book only added to it. This is horror in the truest sense of the word, brought into the Marvel Universe in a big way. Carnage is unlike any villain out there. He's not trying to rob a bank. He wants to see the world burn. Read Full Review

A fine issue if you're closely following events or looking for closure for Carnage USA, nothing real exciting for average folks. Read Full Review

It's a well-paced, well-written story with interesting characters that certainly won't bore you at any point. The only issue I've got here is that the art, while solid in a vacuum, doesn't fit the tone of what the book is going for. Still a fun read nonetheless. Read Full Review

Ultimately, Cult of Carnage's stumbles are not necessarily issues of craft but of what feels like a rushed editorial process. Read Full Review

Final ThoughtsI walked away from this issue in an polarized way. On the one hand, it is a continuation of the seeds that have been planted, and are sprouting into the inevitable “Absolute Carnage” event that's going to spiral into the life of Venom in an expected big way. This feels like a necessary read if you've been following Venom and Web of Venom so far. On the other hand, at the same time it also left me feeling like I just read a filler issue; even with the “big bads” showing their faces and showing us just how grim things are about to get, it didn't get me any more fired up for the event. Its an all right issue and does its job of moving the plot along, but it just failed to create the sensation of hype I thought I'd get looking forward to the event its moving towards. Read Full Review

A mostly perfunctory re-tread, Cult of Carnage is well-executed and somewhat surprising in its aesthetic predilections, but it fails to really deliver any innovating ideas in a time when Symbiote stories feel demanding and vital. Read Full Review

In the right hands, a Carnage story can be really exciting and adaptable across many different genres. Unfortunately, Tieri and Beyruth aren't up to the task. Read Full Review

We know what’s coming this summer and getting to revisit the town Csrnsge built is fun. Just setting up ABsolute Carnage and ripping spines will be a thing soon enough. This story is lining up for a summer blockbuster where no one is safe just as we’ve been told.

This one gave the creeps!

I love when one shots accomplish a memorable stand alone issue. I cant say what made this one fall short of greatness to me. Dont get me wrong its a really good issue and a great read for Venom fans following the series I just felt this story could have gone a littler darker perhaps. Great ending tho. Carnage is cool again.

This was as good as I had hoped.

That twist at the end was like the untwistiest twist to ever twist.

I'm fairly sure most of the stupidity holding this comic back is editorially-mandated stupidity.

I was expecting the strongest release in the "web of venom" series. The result disappointed me. Write the "horror comic" the author has not received. Most of the pages are garbage. Drawing nasty and faded colors. Very weak