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Creative Team – David Michelinie(writer). Gerardo Sandoval(penciler). Victor Nava(inker). Romulo Fajardo Jr.(colorist). VC’s Travis Lanham(letterer). Paulo Siqueira & Rachelle Rosenberg(cover artists). Alex Maleev, Paulo Siqueira, Rachelle Rosenberg(cover artists).
Published by Marvel Entertainment
Catch up with the review of Venom: Separation Anxiety #2!
Kingpin
Looks like Wilson Fisk, AKA Kingpin, has joined the hunt for the psycho-prism. To be the one that has the psycho-prism would mean to be the one to have unlimited power, so it makes sense for Kingpin to be involved. But of course, Kingpin can’t do this alone. He has hired Ghost to help him acquire the prism, which adds yet another player who’s after it.
The Prism and The Purple Man
Meanwhile, Venom and Eddie Brock are out on the hunt for The Purple Man to get back part of the symbiote he stole from them. They ask for help from Joy Mercado, who’s in a partnership with Eddie, who’s more than willing to help for her own reasons.
Meanwhile, while Venom looks for The Purple Man, Jonas Hale has the prism in hand after Arthur Dearborn, AKA Sunturion, acquired it at the Four Freedoms Plaza. Sunturion wants to ensure that the prism is used for the right reasons after seeing Mr. Hale drool over the power that comes with it.
Just as Hale is testing the power of the prism, The Purple Man, or Killgrave, arrives in all his symbiote glory, to get the prism back. Venom watches from above for the perfect moment to strike, but comes upon a worrisome realization. He’s much weaker than normal. When Killgrave touches him, the weaker Venom becomes. This poses a huge problem since so many are after the psycho-prism and they all want it for the worst reasons.
The Art
Killgrave appears remarkable with his symbiote. The dark, Venom-like tattoos against his purple skin enhance his villainous appearance more than ever. The fight scenes are intricately drawn, with the vibrant colors adding to the excitement of each panel. One of my favorite things about Venom: Separation Anxiety #3 is how Ghost is illustrated. No words can be used to describe his look other than “awesome” and “badass”.
The Writing
I really like how many twists and turns are in this run. Venom: Separation Anxiety #3 does a great job with continuation of the overall story while adding new factors into the mix. There’s so much going on throughout the comic, but it flows very nicely and doesn’t feel forced in the least. David Michelinie does an excellent job at keeping you hooked to every panel, while sitting on the edge of your seat.
I give this an 8 out of 10.
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