Venom #31 tears Eddie Brock apart. He's taken to his core essence and we'll see him built back up again over the course of this arc and King in Black. Is he the hero we expected? Far from it, but he's what we have and he'll have to do. That's a chilling yet somber thought in the midst of this horrifying comic. Read Full Review

Venom #31 is an excellent tie-in for King in Black. By looking from a different vantage point and limiting the story to precious seconds before death, Cates tells a story that is refreshing in its presentation and meaningfully introspective. There’s a moment where the storytelling fumbles for one reason or another, but along with Coello & Aburtov’s awesome environments and transparent characters, the issue is one of the best examples of what a tie-in can be. Read Full Review

Venom #31 works on its own terms, honing in on a man, his self-doubts, and those who don't believe in him. As the world crumbles, Eddie is about as lost as can be and in that this issue serves as a huge moment for the character. The great change ahead does not start, but like with any great change, it all starts at the bottom of a very deep hole. This is an issue about how deep that hole goes before a character like Venom can pull themselves out of it. Read Full Review

Overall, Venom#31 is an interesting issue and causes the reader to take a moment to catch their breath after the world-shattering revelations from King in Black #1. The callback to some of the original plot points was a great plot device to take stock of just how far this story, and these characters, have developed from where we first met them. But the ultimate question at the end of the issue poses: is it enough? Read Full Review

Venom #31 is a gutsy issue and I'm not sure what to think honestly. I want to read it again and as a single issue, there's something amazing about it. But, little happens. It's a non-story. We get taken through the steps of grief and are never delivered to our expectations. In that way, it stands out, but it's also an issue that's sure to anger some readers at the same time. Read Full Review

By the way, this issue is called “Thirty-Two Seconds”. It took twice as long to read the whole thing. Read Full Review

If you're reading King in Black, this isn't much more than filler. Read Full Review

Companion piece to King in Black. These tie ins are actually really good and bring more to the event as a whole. This series is a must for anyone who likes Venom

It is an interlude chapter between issues of the main story. And it works very well. I've missed Coello's art on Venom.

After Knull chucks him off a building, Eddie spends the trip down reiterating his core character traits for this volume while his dead buddy Rex recaps his earlier history. It retreads familiar ground, but it's still a very good comic. Great talent (particularly on the art, Iban Coello is improving dramatically) elevates material that might be boring in lesser hands and makes it compelling.

Nooo symbiote. ):

Coello's art looked great.

This was quick, but good. I went into this knowing it's basically a companion piece to the main event, and as that, it does very well. It's a brief character issue to coincide with the bombast of King in Black proper. I hope no one is reading this and not also reading King in Black. Then I would understand the disappointment.

A nice little look at Eddie Brock and what he means as a person.

Eh, don’t feel like it adds too much to the story

Impressive how the quality of this book has dropped.

Man that is a LONG fall.

Literally nothing happens. Don't bother reading if you want to follow King in Black. Go straight to the next issue of KiB.

Venom
Volume: 4, Issue: 31
“Thirty-Two Seconds”

Publisher: Marvel @marvel
Writer: Donny Cates @dcates
Artist: Iban Coello @coelloiban
Colors: Jesus Aburtov @aburtov
Letters: Clayton Cowles
Cover: Iban Coello & Frank Martin @frankmartinbox

Torn from his symbiote and falling to his death, Eddie Brock’s desire to protect the innocent remains, pleading with God to protect his son, Dylan. Pushing himself off the building side, Eddie attempts to rescue a helicopter but to no avail. Eddie witnesses the blackness beginning to engulf the Earth as he bounces off building sides and is mere moments from impact.

I didn’t have high expectations for this issue in the first place given how King in Black ended and knowing the major moments would play out there. But the whole scene with the helicopter was beyond dumb. We needed more proof of Eddie’s selflessness? He was literally thinking of his son and begging God to protect him. That was completely unnecessary and ridiculous. However writing aside, the artwork is well done as always.

Rating: ⭐️⭐️ (2/5)
Reviewed by: @meanadam of The Comic Book Club of Instagram
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