Venom #27 stumbles in the development of its latest story arc, but excellent art and the promise of greater things to come with symbiote Black Widow should be enough to maintain readers' interests. Read Full Review

"State of Grace Part 2" is a solid followup to issue 26, and a very good comic.

Multiple artists on this comic, and, unforutunaltely, it shows. The art is not as consistent as last issue. That doesn't mean it's bad, by any stretch. The team leaned into the body horror aspect of the symbiotes - the pages with Venom slurping up a wounded Toxin to protect him, and Sleeper surprising a guard are particularly good. Colors by D'armata were strong, an made the pages pop. That said, the tounges are getting a bit out of control. You can have a character with a 6 foot, prehinsile tounge, or one with giant, razor-sharp teeth. A character with both is a Darwin Award waiting to happen.

The story got darker. I'm interested to see where this goes. I like the idea of Noname. I have a impression of them as being this nebulous group that will go to mosterous lenghts to right what they perceive to be irredeemable wrongs, recruiting people who've suffered loss at the hands of unacountable powers. I can see this group up there beside AIM or Hydra, if handled well. I also liked the portrayal of the symbiotes as having their own priorities. What happened to the guard was a bit chilling, and reminded me thta they are alien.

Some folks may be dissatisfied because this story departs from what Ewing's doing with Eddie Brock. I couldn't be happier. I'm not enjoying... whatever that is, at all. I think Eddie Brock is a character that's been broken pretty much beyond repair, and I think the focus of the book should be on Dylan and Venom.

Very good comic, looking foward to the next issue. more