“Yesterday’s” Comic> Venom: Sinner Takes All #4

I knew I had another issue. It was buried in the stack.

Doing his Darth Maul impersonation.

Venom: Sinner Takes All #4

Marvel (November, 1995)

Venom and the Sin-Eater battle in the Stock Exchange building Sin-Eater is trying to blow up. After the building takes heavy damage, SWAT finally moves in and Sin-Eater takes an officer hostage. Getting to his van, Sin-Eater appears to throw out the hostage before Venom blows it up with a rocket launcher the villain left behind. But the assassin is waiting with Eddie’s ex-wife.

What they got right: I appreciate Hama taking a moment to confirm that Sin-Eater’s view of the Bible is messed up. Knowing now (having read this out-of-order) what actually happened in the van this was a nice dodge.

What they got wrong: You know, it was nice having only one 90’s comic to review a week because my eyes got a break from horrible 90’s artwork. There’s a panel where Venom’s teeth is just one big white box.

In the Jury story the Jury has confronted the Tarantula but for whatever reason Wysper is sans armor and poisoned. During the fight the others won’t give her the antidote unless she kills the Tarantula. Even after gaining the upper hand she decides that she’s no murderer…until they show her proof that he killed her husband. Then she snaps his neck, which not only gains her the antidote but a spot in the Jury.

What they got right: The art is (somewhat) better, and it is a nice fight between Wysper and Tarantula.

What they got wrong: So the Jury is as cold-blooded as ever. Letting their own teammate die unless she kills the guy? And of course she does which make me not like her as much. Stupid Jury.

Recommendation: Issue #5 still feels unnecessary, but I can’t say it was a really bad comic. Just one I don’t feel like keeping in the collection or one I’d immediately recommend to anyone.

Since Zemanta won’t bring it up, and the new system makes that harder to fake, here’s the review of issue #1 and #5.