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It is sad to say that not every Venom comic can achieve each of these points, whereas even the merely serviceable Spider-man stories manage to do these things without a hitch (and the great stories do even more). So what makes a great Venom story? I have a rough criteria outlined of what should be included in the best Venom comics:Ģ) A lot of intense action and fighting sequences to keep things excitingģ) Significant guest stars (not one-off characters) to keep things fresh and mix things upĤ) The villain/antagonist has to be an equal match to our symbiotic anti-heroĥ) The stakes have to be high, both for the innocents as well as for Venom himselfĦ) Lastly, and perhaps most importantly, Venom has to develop as a character by the end of the arc Unfortunately, however, Venom's comics have not always been as great as I know they could be. Luckily for me, Venom got a slew of limited series devoted solely to his endeavors in the '90s, independent from Spider-Man's outings and away from the stigma of simply being another one of his nemeses. Venom is my favorite comic book villain of all-time, edging out legendary baddies like the Joker and Green Goblin by miles.
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