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Creative team – Al Ewing(writer). Iban Coello(artist). Frank D’Armata(color artist). VC’s Ariana Maher(letterer). Iban Coello & Frank D’Armata(cover artists). Chris Giarrusso, Clayton Crain, John Giang, Peach Momoko, Andrei Bressan(variant cover artists).
Published by Marvel Entertainment
With the Venom War in full swing, it’s about time the symbiotes are fighting against the zombiotes. In Venom War #3, we saw Venom detach from Spider-Man and bond Eddie and Dylan’s minds together creating the Venom family. Now that their minds are linked together, there are no secrets between the two. Everything is on the table and out in the open for the other to know.
Now that Eddie and Dylan are working together, it’s time they find out about the Venom War brewing outside of the arena. Of course, I’m talking about those blasted zombiotes causing havoc all over the world by the hands of Meridius. This is going to require more than just the Venom family so just in the nick of time, in walks Flash Thompson, AKA Agent Venom. Flash has been involved in the Venom War from the beginning and now he gets to fight alongside Venom, Dylan, and Eddie. But how are they to take out all of the zombiotes when Flash is the only one that can cure them? Dylan has a plan, and it’s a crazy one.
The Writing
Venom War #4 does a great job at keeping the exciting pace going throughout the comic. The switching scenes between the arena and Meridius was impactful to the tone of the comic as it seemed highly emotional all around. The ending is a pretty wild cliffhanger, which makes me really antsy for the next installment.
Something I really enjoyed about this one is that we got to see Eddie’s vulnerable side with Dylan when Dylan mentions him being Meridius. In the midst of the attack of the zombiotes, we still got to see that father and son moment where Eddie was honest about his feelings about how hard he’s worked not to become Meridius. It felt really natural, which I really liked.
The Art
Out of the Venom War run, I’d say this one is the most eye catching. With the zombiote attack, it looked eery and terrifying, as it should. But with other parts, such as scenes that involved Carnage, there was an impressive amount of detail in each panel. The dark colors with the bursts of bright red added a lot of impact to each page. You could really feel the tone of the comic just by the first few pages.
With Iban Coello as the artist and Frank D’Armata on colors, it was sure to have a lot of depth to the comic. Add Ariana Maher handling the lettering, and you really can’t miss. Hats off to the artists!
8.7 out of 10
This review was written by Megan from Vigilante Vibes: A Marvel Podcast. If you liked my review, be sure to check out my other reviews! Let me know what you think of Venom War #4, or tell me what comics you’d recommend me trying out! Find me on my socials, and check out my Marvel podcast, Vigilante Vibes, by clicking here!
