Thursday, January 30, 2014

Superior Spider-Man: Superior Venom TPB [2013-2014] by Dan Slott



SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN: SUPERIOR VENOM TRADE PAPERBACK
Peter Parker begins Parker Industries as Venom arrives and has a showdown with the Superior Spider-Man. Meanwhile Captain Yuri Watanabe investigates the disappearance of Carlie Cooper which leads her to suspect Peter Parker. After Peter manages to help his Aunt May walk without a cane, he offers to help his high school friend Flash Thompson to walk again with artificial limbs. However Peter tricks Flash into removing the Venom symbonite leading to the creation of Superior Venom! 

The Green Goblin dresses up as the Hobgoblin and takes profits form Roderick Kingsley. The Green Goblin also gives the Goblin formula to Carlie Cooper while Peter confronts Aunt May concerning her girlfriend Anna Maria. Mary Jane discovers Peter is taken over the Venom symbonite and calls the Avengers. 


Venom is removed from Spider-Man thanks to Tony Stark and Flash Thompson. However the Avengers suspects something concerning Spider-Man and decides to bring him in. After confronting Spider-Man, Doc Ock quits the Avengers as the Green Goblin destroys the Hobgoblin without realizing that he is a decoy. 

This paperback collects
Superior Spider-Man #22-26

RECOMMENDED – 4 OUT OF 5