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Absolute Carnage (USA) D. Cates & R. Stegman

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Absolute Carnage: Symbiote of Vengeance #1
Written by Ed Brisson
Art by Juan Frigeri and Dono Sanchez-Almara
Lettering by Joe Caramagna
Published by Marvel Comics
Review by David Pepose
'Rama Rating: 7 out of 10

While Robbie Reyes has the spotlight over in Jason Aaron's Avengers title, if you're looking for some old-school Ghost Rider action, you could do a lot worse than Absolute Carnage: Symbiote of Vengeance. Spinning off of Donny Cates and Ryan Stegman's Absolute Carnage event, writer Ed Brisson and artist Juan Frigeri pit Danny Ketch against the god-tier threat of Carnage, and while this story doesn't reinvent the hellfire-covered wheel, it's a solid actioner that will speak to fans of the 1990s-era Spirit of Vengeance.

Given that Venom is a relatively young character to hinge a company-wide event upon, it's always surprising to me to see Absolute Carnage spinoffs hinging not just on Cates and Stegman's ongoing series, but also on comparatively recent minis like Rick Remender and Cullen Bunn's Venom runs — and in this case, Symbiote of Vengeance owes a deep continuity debt to the 2012 limited series "Circle of Four," which tied Flash Thompson's Venom symbiote with Red Hulk, X-23, and an all-new Ghost Rider.

Still with me? Because that forgotten Spirit of Vengeance is ultimately the main driver of this one-shot, as Alejandra Jones' adventure with the Venom symbiote has placed her straight in the crosshairs of Cletus Kasady in the heart of Nicaragua. And with Johnny Blaze trapped in the underworld as the new king of Hell, it leaves '90s icon Danny Ketch to race to Central America in order to stop the rampaging Spider-Man villain. There's a lot of moving continuity parts that writer Ed Brisson has to juggle in order to facilitate this fairly straightforward conflict, so it's to his credit that the whole thing reads as smoothly as it does — you understand Alejandra's regrets about her own past misdeeds, you get Danny's misgivings about doing the Devil's bidding, and through it all, it feels like Carnage himself is having a grand old time.

That said, even with an expanded storyline with 30 pages, Brisson isn't able to key in too much about what makes Ghost Rider himself special, in part because he has to give nods to Remender, Bunn and Jason Aaron's work — there are a lot of callbacks back to 2011 and 2012 series, and while Brisson gets the basics of Ghost Rider's concept (a motorcycle covered in hellfire, the Penance Stare, a dubious relationship with the Devil, etc.), ultimately this story is just a beat-'em-up against Carnage. The flow and pacing of the fight works well thanks to the extra page count, but one could also plug in a character like Moon Knight or Daredevil or Blade, and not get too much different from what we're seeing here.

But to be honest, I don't really fault Brisson for that — there's only so much elasticity a character like Carnage has with other characters in the Marvel Universe, so a lot of his default reactions come across similarly in the other tie-in books, like Absolute Carnage vs. Deadpool, for example. For some readers, they are going to be happy enough either seeing a variation of the main Absolute Carnage series, or just to see a Ghost Rider riding a motorcycle again.

And to be honest, much of this book is a nice showcase for artist Juan Frigeri — he's got an angular, cartoony style that feels in that school of Iban Coello and R.B. Silva, but he really plays up the skulls and symbiotes nicely. While I don't know if his particular style is going to set the standard for Ghost Rider stories down the pike, his action choreography works well, and he definitely plays up the splash pages that Brisson gives him and knocks them out of the park. Colorist Dono Sanchez-Almara also deserves a lot of praise for keeping the art energetic and full of clarity — while there's a bit more of a superhero tone than necessarily a dark supernatural tone like you might expect from a Ghost Rider story, this is engaging work that's fun to read.

At the end of the day, that might be all you can ask for, especially since the creative team already had to play six degrees of separation to make Absolute Carnage: Symbiote of Vengeance work in the first place. Given that Brisson will be taking the wheel for the ongoing Ghost Rider series next month with artist Aaron Kuder, I'm not sure this tie-in feels representative of what we're going to see with the Spirit of Vengeance's own solo adventures — to be honest, it wouldn't shock me if this tie-in was meant to give the fledgling series a bit more runway, riding on the heels of the mega-popular Absolute Carnage event in order to bolster more sales before final order cutoff. Whether this was that calculated a move or not, Absolute Carnage: Symbiote of Vengeance will absolutely appeal to fans of both Ghost Rider and Carnage, and as far as tie-in comics often go, that's victory enough.
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SCREAM: CURSE OF CARNAGE #2
CLAY McCLEOD CHAPMAN (W) • CHRIS MOONEYHAM (A) • COVER BY MARK BAGLEY
VARIANT COVER BY KAEL NGU
VARIANT COVER BY OTTO SCHMIDT
• Spinning directly out of the events of ABSOLUTE CARNAGE and Donny Cates' and Ryan Stegman's VENOM comes the saga of the newest symbiote in New York - SCREAM!
• In Carnage's wake, a darkness has formed in the waters surrounding New York -something evil that beckons the Scream symbiote with a siren song...
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Absolute Carnage #3 (Published by Marvel Comics; Review by Justin Partridge; 'Rama Rating: 8 out of 10):

"You know my name. Now scream it!" Donny Cates goopy epic continues in Absolute Carnage #3. Setting both Eddie Brock and Venom at diametrically opposed stances for the incoming war, Donny Cates has injected a real urgency and pathos into the usual large scale event storytelling. Eddie wants to try to win without killing while Venom needs someone "strong enough to end this." He might have found it in the form of the Devil Hulk, but beyond the bombast and team-ups, Cates has really grounded this event with real deal emotions, largely based around Eddie, Venom, and Eddie's newly discovered son Dylan. Ryan Stegman gets a bit less to do in this third installment, as it's mostly exposition and regrouping from the last Carnage horde attack, but his stony, highly expressive pencils continue to impress (even if they are a touch too dark in spots). Big, splashy, but also heartfelt Absolute Carnage #3 continues to keep this event on solid legs.
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RYAN OTTLEY Revels in 'Flippy Gooeyness' of ABSOLUTE CARNAGE with AMAZING SPIDER-MAN Tie-In Issues

https://www.newsarama.com/47062-ryan-ottley-amazing-spider-man-30.html
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ABSOLUTE CARNAGE: AVENGERS #1 Adds Second Artist

Updated September 27, 2019: Guiu Villanova has been added as a second artist for October 16's Absolute Carnage: Avengers #1.

This follows the addition of a second writer (Zac Thompson) in August, and Marvel pushing the book back a month.

The publisher hasn't specififed a reson for these changes.

https://www.newsarama.com/46440-zac-thompson-joins-absolute-carnage-avengers-1.html
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Absolute Carnage: The Immortal Hulk #1 (Published by Marvel Comics; Review by Kat Calamia; 'Rama Rating: 6 out of 10):

Absolute Carnage: The Immortal Hulk #1 takes you into the mind of Bruce Banner, spinning directly out of events of Absolute Carnage and The Immortal Hulk. The issue does a good job of giving both fans of the event and both main series something to enjoy as it tackles Thunderbolt Ross and Hulk's connection to the symbiote. On the flip side, I do feel like these stories could have been explored in their respective series to have more time to breathe, but hopefully this is only the main titles scratching the surface. The artwork, by Filipe Andrade, was the weakest aspect of the issue, especially compared to Ryan Stegman and Joe Bennett's crisp and stunning pencils. The proportions felt very off as the issue catered to Bruce's dreamlike state. Overall, Absolute Carnage: The Immortal Hulk #1 is worth reading for the seeds it plants for the future of both titles, but doesn't warrant its own issue.
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Absolute Carnage #4 (Published by Marvel Comics; Review by Matthew Sibley; 'Rama Rating: 6 out of 10):

To Eddie Brock, the Venom symbiote functions as a layer of protection, of armor, from the world and threats around him. So what is he without it? In an attempt to stop Carnage from procuring more codices, Eddie's symbiote has attached itself to the Hulk, and while their battle ensues, the all-too-human Eddie still has to find a way to fight. Ryan Stegman's linework on the opening splash gets at the body horror that comes with the Hulk at this present moment in continuity, a tendril digging through an eyehole while another hand attempts to rip apart a jaw. As tie-in related material comes back into play during the middle of Absolute Carnage #4, Donny Cates' script loses its focus on Eddie, however - it's a stumbling block that comes from this crossover needing to be bigger than an arc of his ongoing Venom, even if the purpose of it all loops back into Eddie's journey by the end. The overall craziness and pace of the story is one that struggles to fit into the page count from a writing perspective, even though Stegman his inkers JP Mayer and Jay Leisten, plus colorist Frank Martin pack in plenty of the grotesque.
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SCREAM: CURSE OF CARNAGE #3
CLAY McLEOD CHAPMAN (W)
CHRISTOPHER MOONEYHAM (A) • Cover by NICK BRADSHAW
VARIANT COVER BY DAN PANOSIAN
A SINISTER SAGA SPINNING OUT OF THE PAGES OF THE LANDMARK VENOM SERIES!
• After the events of ABSOLUTE CARNAGE, New York is in more danger than ever – and SCREAM is the only one who knows it!
• To make matters worse, she's the city's singular symbiotic super hero, as Eddie Brock finds himself ensnared on VENOM ISLAND.
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