Carnage Archive

I know I had my reservations about making Carnage the spotlight of yet another Marvel mini-series, but I was shocked all the same after reading Superior Carnage #2 and seeing how the serial-killing symbiote was being used more as a plot device rather than as the star of a

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Oh, Carnage – you and I got such a complicated relationship. Actually, it’s not complicated at all. I’ve always been on the record as not being a fan. But I also understand there’s a contingent of the fan base that LOVE you. A lot of them are the same

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After reading the first installment of the Carnage USA miniseries by Zeb Wells and Clayton Crain, I waxed poetic about why I was never much of a fan of Carnage, the character. However, I wanted to give the mini a chance because so many people seemed to enjoy the

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When people dismiss a character as being too “one-dimensional,” what do they actually mean? It usually refers to a character having a weak back-story that readers can’t identify with. Or perhaps their motivations for doing the things they do (whether good or evil) are unclear. Adding to the criticism,

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In a continuation from my post about Venom #7 yesterday, I decided to reach ALL the way back in the vault to the distant 1990s to revisit the first-time Spider-Man and the Venom symbiote aligned themselves against a common foe. And while the partnership seemed to work in dispatching

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Growing up in suburban Long Island, you’d drive everywhere to get around. But when you’re 14 and bored, and just looking for something to do, you’d walk. For me, those bored, aimless walks would always end at an indoor flea market in Oceanside, NY, called “Goldcoast.” For a 14-year-old

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Before there was Spider Island, there was Maximum Carnage, a major Spidey-centric Marvel crossover “event” from the 1990s. Split into 14-parts and featuring prominent guest appearances from the likes of Captain America, Venom, Morbius the Vampire, Iron Fist and more, Maximum Carnage may go down as one of the

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As a collector with a very narrow focus on one specific title, I’m constantly seeking the best deal available. But oftentimes, I get subjected to the whims of the marketplace. If an issue of Amazing Spider-Man is in high demand and thereby has a seemingly inflated price, I sometimes

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