Venom expresses his doubts that these kids can succeed in this mission and he suggests that they call on the current X-Men lineup but It's a race against time as the students of Charles Xavier are attempting to reach the Starjammers before the Symbiotes succeed in their mission to" nah, no spoilers here, we'll just say they're up to no good and leave it at that. This issue gives new meaning to the term Bar room brawl! Read Full Review

While this is a fun start to "Poison-X," I can't help but feel I'm suffering from both crossover and Venom fatigue. Read Full Review

The Original Five X-men are currently stuck in the future awaiting to find out there purpose, so like quantum leap but certainly not as clear on what is the trigger that will allow them to return back to the past in one piece. Read Full Review

All in all, my problems with this book all stem from symbiotes. The abundance of them, acting out of character, or just not looking so good. The X-Men themselves are supposed to be the focus of at least this issue, and seeing things from their perspective is a good way to keep my attention until it switches back to Eddie. This is a fine set up for the crossover, so if you’re not sick of them yet or you’re an X-Men fan and have paid them no mind, there’s no harm in looking into this one. Read Full Review

That aside, X-Men Blue Annual #1 is a decent enough read. It has some major flaws, and I would only recommend it to someone with a dire need to read X-Men Blue or Venom. That being said, both have been troubled titles of late, the former being of shaky quality and the latter being mixed up in crossovers like this one. Take that for what you will, and approach this one with some caution if you must. Read Full Review

There are definitely worse issues, but this was only slightly above average at best. Read Full Review

A Venom crossover set in space wasn't on my X-Men Christmas list, and the creative performance in this first issue didn't win me over. Cullen Bunn's script is close to average on technical merits, but his upcoming subject matter pushes a lot of my personal "nope" buttons. I'm cold on Poisons and positively arctic on Killer Thrill. Edgar Salazar's art doesn't do anything to raise my temperature, either. If he was the permanent artist for a crop of unique characters, his style could work. You can't swing a cat without hitting better renditions of the O5 team, Venom, and even the Starjammers, though.