Ok.... First off... Scott Snyder did what he do best... Concoct a Good Story. Though, funny. Reading this issue felt like I'm ready a Spider Man x Punisher mashup as Batman story. Bruce Wayne living a normal life (ala Parker's Luck) with his very alive Mother (ala Aunt May). Though his father is dead (ala Uncle Ben). For Bruce's night life, he becomes the Batman but very Punisher-esque hardcore with cool grappling cape and a huge axe. The relation between Bruce and Pennyworth was kind of predictable, very Movie-ish... They'll start as rival then becomes partners, so on and so forth.... Let's all see... Plus the tease of Joker as a corporate mogul (ala Norman Osborn). All in all, the story premise is very familiar... very Spider-Manish, but I like it none the less..

Okay, as a reader of Tie-In Issues and the Main Blood Hunt Issues, I'll give this a solid 9. But, theoretically if I just read the Main Blood Hunt Issues, I'll give this Chapter a 7.5. This chapter needed a lot of pre-requisites from Tie In stories. (1) The revelation of the True Villain, "Varnae" and the Ancient Temple. Which was the Focus of Blood Panther: Blood Hunt. (2) Strange Academy pupils, present in Doctor Dooms domain. Which is from Strange Academy: Blood Hunt. (3) The sudden re appearance of the "Wrecker", I'm not sure what issue he was recruited by moon knight in the Vengeance of the Moon Knight series.

This issue serves as an acceptable addition to the Venom War storyline, but it raises some questions about Chthon's portrayal.