Every symbiote needs a host. And for CARNAGE, there has only ever been one host who has made it feel whole, and it's time for a reunion... DON'T MISS this shocking and unexpected start to the next chapter of CARNAGE's story - one which lays the groundwork for the next VENOM epic!
Rated T+
A fresh new idea for a familiar character had to go hard in a big way and the team brings to life a terrifying new version of Carnage. Read Full Review
If you like your villains sick and sadistic, Carnage is for you. This issue sets Carnage on a new path of discovery and growth as he attempts to find a following the only way he knows how: Killing with creativity. There's a good setup here with Anti-Venom on Carnage's trail, but the issue left me wanting more action and more confrontation in its opening salvo. Read Full Review
Carnage #1 is an impressive debut that finds a compelling hook for its protagonist. Read Full Review
Carnage #1 brings the titular character back to his roots with the return of Cletus Kassidy while putting an inventive spin on the duo to push them in a horror-inspired direction. Read Full Review
Carnage #1 is on the cusp of something worthwhile but hasn't fully invested. Read Full Review
Torunn achieves an intense narrative, where extreme violence justifies the reasons and return of Carnage, adding Mythological touches.
The is very detailed and successfully achieves bloody scenes, very visceral.
Carnage is incomplete and reuniting with Cletus Kasady is now an existential need for a being who has everything
Cletus and carnage back together again. Murder and mayhem. With spectacular art. Waiting with anticipation for the next issue. Absolutely love the concept of carnage wanting to become a god
I wasn't sure what to expect from Grønbekk on Carnage. I don't particularly care for Carnage as a character, though the issues I've read (at the time of this writing) of his previous series were good. As for Grønbekk, she writes solid books, though I haven't been incredibly into her issues on the current Venom series with Al Ewing. What we get here is pretty much in line with everything else I've read form her, in that it's a solid story with potential to be more. Hopefully we see that potential realized as the story progresses.
I was intrigued when it was announced this new Carnage run from Torunn Grønbekk was receiving a Parental Advisory warning, and the initial setup of the issue asking who would worship a god like Carnage offered a fascinating thesis. However, the issue fails to adequately begin answering that question and instead focuses on the gruesomeness of Carnage’s murderous march to godhood. Some of the most obscene panels veered towards Saw-style torture porn that was off-putting. Pepe Pérez art felt like a traditional Spider-Man comic, but Erck Arciniega’s color palette was too subtle and washed-out to match the tone of the book. There’s plenty of room to craft an interesting story here if the creative team can come together and focus on telli more
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