Venom #7 shows Dylan try to be the hero but he ends up taking on more than he can handle. The comic has the young Venom face off against the fearsome, crimson symbiote Bedlam, and Bryan Hitch illustrates him very well. Bedlam looks cool but readers' mileage will vary on this new villain. However, the comic book still manages to finish the more grounded story while slowly advancing the series' overarching plot. Read Full Review

This book feels a bit like the Malibu Comics old Prime book with the young hero in over his head. But this book lacks that hero's heart, insecurities, deep character interactions and real life conflicts. The book's greatest drawback is failing to make us truly care about Dylan. He feels very much like a placeholder until Eddie's return. But it gets enough right that it may improve now that Eddie is back, albeit as a villain. Read Full Review

Ram V's work as the new writer has been somewhat inconsistent, carrying the baggage of what fans expect from a Venom comic while also exploring new avenues for the characters. The kinks are still being worked out, but it's fine to read. Read Full Review

Venom #6 continues Ram V's slow-paced Dylan story. While that's not necessarily bad, I am still trying to grab onto something in this run to make me care, and watching a biker gang fight isn't it. Maybe the cliffhanger will lead to that, but only time will tell. Again, the art is excellent, but this story needs more forward momentum before I can recommend it. Read Full Review

Once again, V. gives a solid read on this title. I think I would have given this a 7.5/10 originally, but I really enjoyed how the twist with Bedlam at the end was executed. I didn't see that coming at all and I particularly liked how they told us what the twist was without explicitly showing who Bedlam was. Maybe that leaves the door open for it to not be who we think, but I would genuinely be shocked if it wasn't him.

OK issue in a strong run

Venom tries to save the Sons of Anarchy, but he's attacked by a giant and monstrous Santa Claus... Basically.

It has good moments that make it worth the read but, it also wastes some time. My main gripe is the change in the symbiote from Cates' run. Eddie and Venom were good friends and in this issue he disses him and is trying to kill again. It's just kind of bothering me.

I remain frostily uninterested in what's being done with the characters and the plot, but I won't say the script does anything particularly badly. And I'll hand it to Ram V, he has a knack for exciting final pages.

The art's gorgeous. Maybe a trifle dated, though? But no matter; composition and polish are both of the highest quality.

Venom continues to be a strange book but not a particularly good one.

We’ve gone from grandiose Lovecraftian cosmic horror to Venom in the middle of a biker gang fight. I mean, what was the point of the biker gang? Did we really need to take a break from the symbiote arms race story, which itself is not that interesting?

I know this book has two alternating writers but it’s starting to feel like three. I’m considering dropping it but if my pull list gets any smaller, my LCS is gonna cry.

The story went downhill here imo, cheesy dialogue, uninspired plots and a plain ridiculous cliffhanger

Still pretty fun, but not great