VENOMIZED Part 3
• With one of their strongest allies consumed by the Poisons, the heroes of Earth must rally and stand against one of their own!
• Meanwhile, the Poisons have been working in secret to shore up their defenses, but have they thought of everything?
Rated T+
VENOMIZED #3 struggles to deliver climatic moments that point towards the end of the five-issue miniseries, but it does have some amazing art and a unique plotline. In order for the next two issues to receive high scores, Bunn needs to remove the extra fluff scenes and focus on the bigger picture. Read Full Review
Venomized is very steadily declining. We’re already almost done with what is – need I remind you? —the third Venom event featuring the Poisons in seven months. You’d think since he pitched so many ideas in rapid succession, Bunn would have a clear idea for what it is he wants to do with them. But this appears to be the end, and I hope it truly is. The book looks good for the most part, but it’s not enough to save it from bland villains, bad pacing, uninspired dialogue, and questionable decisions at almost every turn. As the great Jeremy Jahns would say, you’re not going to remember it in T-minus one day. Read Full Review
Venomized remains hard to recommend, but at least it's pretty and the plot seems to be going somewhere in this issue. Read Full Review
The Poisons lose a hero and gain a villain; Flash Thompson and friends start experimenting with Anti-Venom's effect on the Poisons. That latter point is the event's slender thread of promise; if only the script RECOGNIZED its importance and took steps to distinguish it from the background noise of "Marvel Super Hero Fantasy Baseball." I'm inordinately proud of that aspersion. I think it captures this title's hollow off-brand relationship to real storytelling. At least the art is passionate; it feels like Iban Coello might be the only person on Earth who's genuinely excited about this story.
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