Venom #13.3 Review

Our heroes are dead and Hell is soon to take over Las Vegas, and then, the world!

Venom #13.3

So last review issue I bitched about meaningless deaths in comics. I stated that the deaths of issue #13.2 wouldn’t outlast the story arc that they occurred in, and it looks like I was right. It seems like next issue is set to revive our characters through a pact with the devil. This issue and last both have their merits, but honestly I think they could have been condensed to one. This issue doesn’t do a whole lot to move things along but it does have it’s moments.

First I will say that the art this issue was an improvement. The color and style fit consistently with the rest of the story aside from last issue. The big thing that didn’t fit last issue was the coloring scheme. Even with an art style that is drastically different than that of a previous issue, it can almost seem right at home with consistent coloring. Mr. Tedesco is a decent storyteller with acceptable rendering that gets the job done without being too flashy.

Now on to the story, this one does have some key moments. We get to see our heroes hopes and dreams, which I think is pretty effective. We have already been shown the antithesis’ of these characters, and too see their hopes next to their fears within a few issues helps give a well rounded perspective on each of them. Though with all that is good must come a bit of the bad it seems. The characters make a deal with Mephisto, you know, the Devil. And they do it pretty much immediately after he lays it on the table. The deal is to work for him to accomplish a goal at a time of his choosing, and to me that seems way to vague. Mephisto could give them all a ring next week and ask them to murder some babies for his enjoyment, and they would have to do it! But wait, maybe that’s the point. Yes, maybe Mephisto will call this rag tag group of anti heroes together for a mission they morally cannot not commit to, and together they must find a way to defeat the lord of darkness! I demand royalties when we see that story line 12 months from now. I do kinda of just wish this issue didn’t exist to be honest. The Mephisto bit really doesn’t work for me but the characters seeing their dreams as torture does. Maybe if it was just a battle tactic of Blackheart himself and the characters never die, (thus never meeting Mephisto,) it would have worked better for me. Here’s hoping the last 2 parts bring in to a satisfying conclusion to make up for this mediocre middle section.

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