This first arc of Carnage sets up some really interesting ideas with how culture tends to celebrate and immortalize violent murderers, through stuff like True Crime. They aren't new ideas, but spinning them into a book about a newly-godlike Carnage works really well. The arc doesn't really end though. It just stops. I'm hoping Gronbekk can stick the landing, and the crossover with Venom doesn't muck things up too much. more

This event just felt sort of pointless. The title doesn't lie. Five issues of Carnage killing Venoms gets old though. There's never a point where it seems like the heroes might win. It's just stalling until the end. Carnage Reigns was the better Carnage event.

Seriously?
Our hero is scouring the docks looking for sex and another hero later tells him that's okay. This is now the calibre of person(s) we have as examples to look up to.
In the Concise Oxford Dictionary the word hero is defined as: 1. a person, typically a man, who is admired for their courage or outstanding achievements.
What's to admire in this sleazy and sordid episode? Pathetic. more

It may seem like I've rubberstamped 8s for this run in my ratings, but I honestly haven't. This run is consistently solid, and I'm sad that it's only got two issues left. Alyssa Wong clearly had an idea for their run that they went for 100%, and that confidence really paid off.

The story here is very messy but Gillen manages to make it work for the most part. The most secretive part of this mini is that it's where all the character arcs end. Sure, there's some plot relevance, but largely, this is for the characters. Whether it's Hope, or Mystique, or Destiny. Even Sinister finishes his arc, if you can claim he has one beyond being just the worst.

I really don't know what the point of this miniseries was. Will we ever get a follow up?

This is a really interesting series so far. I'm very curious how it fits within the universe.

I think the creative team are really starting to get in their groove just as this miniseries is about to end.

This mini was shlocky and fun. I didn't know what to expect from it, but what we got was a good enough read.