Venom donny cates vol 2

Let’s just say Eddie needs to figure out two very big mysteries as well as, in a sense, get his mojo back.

I don’t want to spoil anything, which is hard with a comic like this since it’s all about big reveals.

Cates clearly loves this character and proves as much with his plotting and ideas in this series. The suit is cool, he drools green ooze and not much else. For the longest time, I’ve viewed Venom as a simplistic hero that’s more style than substance. You get that here due to new details emerging as far as the Symbiote goes and also with Eddie’s personal life. With Cates’ work, however, you leave a comic feeling as it mattered. Often with superhero comics, you get your standard fight, a twist or two, and plenty of good art, but ultimately not much changes in the grand scheme of things.

Both contain big twists, big reveals, and story elements other writers would drag out over 30 issues, by Cates gets it done in twelve. Donny Cates is a very generous writer and this collection along with the first one prove it.