Wednesday, September 19, 2018

Venom by Donny Cates Vol. 1: Rex [2018]


Unlike the other Venom series, writer Donny Cates focuses on creating a rich history of the symbiote which will later create a villain Knull leading to an ultimate confrontation. But first we get to see the confrontation between Miles Morales and Eddie Brock go at it until they face Knull who reveals his history linking to Thor: The God of Thunder series by Jason Aaron. While Knull reveals his backstory, Miles discovers that they are inside symbiote dragon carrying them over Earth. Venom flies both himself and Miles out of the dragon and confront Rex Strickland who is a symbiote. Together they combine to take on Knull the God of Symbiotes. Knull is defeated by burning in a furnace.