All-New Venom #5 is both the grand reveal fans have been hastily waiting for and much more, proving that the creative has plenty more tricks up their sleeves beyond the initial mystery. Read Full Review

Y'know if you actually READ the series, it actually makes sense why MJ would be Venom. If you don't read any of it and just act like a petulant internet goblin you might miss the subtle/not-so-subtle writing. Does MJ hate the symbiote? Yeah, historically she does. Is this an unlikely pairing? Absolutely. Will we find out why? I'm sure we will. Until then, we know that she wants to be a hero, she cares for and is protecting Dylan, and this is likely the closest we are going to get to a Spider-Jane scenario. This is great. More Paul please!

I don’t really like the reveal but at least it was surprising. This was probably the best issue so far imo. The past issues have seemed stretched just to prolong this reveal and didn’t feel necessary. This issue at least felt like Ewing was trying. Ewing has the ability to pull this off so I’ll stay on to see how it goes. Hopefully MJ eats Paul’s brains haha.

this was a nice twist. I also really like the art here and the dynamic between Rick Jones and the symbiote

I'm not gonna pretend I love the idea. But Ewing makes the script work. And he is the guy whose work I love like 99% of the time, so I will give him a chance. You have me still on board Ewing. I wanna see what you will cook.

At this point it feels like Marvel is throwing everything at the wall just to see what sticks....and not much is. This just feels tired and generic. Ewing had one big hit and the big two starts throwing tons of work his way and he's of course taking it because each assignment pays so little. He's good, so give him less stress and more money to write one or two REALLY good books. Venom unfortunately ain't it.

I appreciate the reveal being a person I didn't expect. But the book just doesn't feel very compelling.