 Hey guys, welcome back to Comic-Con TV. Thanks for watching. I'm Shannon and today we'll be taking a look back at Venom along came A spider number one from January of 1996. So stay tuned All right guys, so as I said, this is a review on the 1996 issue of Venom along came a spider number one Written by Larry Hama and Evans Gulnick with art by Joe St. Pierre and Patrick searcher This story takes place shortly after the Planet of the Symbiotes miniseries and almost immediately after Peter Parker Turned over the mantle of Spider-Man to Ben Reilly Ben who at the time was thought to be the original Peter Parker with the Peter Who we had been following for so long being the clone Ben Reilly has been cruising as spider-man So of course it was only a matter of time before he faced down one of the wall crawlers greatest foes Venom busts Ann out of prison and Ben is the only one that can stop him Venom has returned from the symbiote planet and has been hiding out Lurking in the deepest regions of the earth biting his time to return to New York The first thing he does after making his way back home is try and contact his ex-wife Who had also recently become host to the Venom symbiote for a short time However, she's in protective custody and the cops are using her to try and draw Venom out when she answers the phone and calls Venom Edward he knows something's up and sends part of his symbiote through the phone line to find out what's going on The symbiote while still connected to Eddie Brock also bonds temporarily with his ex-wife Ann This however has an unintentional effect that to become linked mentally due to their joint bond with the symbiote Both Ann and Eddie discover that they now know everything the other does every thought and it's pure euphoria Shortly after Venom manages to gain access to his ex-wife and leave with her They come into conflict with spider-man who's convinced he can finish what his predecessor wasn't able to and that's bringing Venom to an end The backup story in this issue is hybrid phase one Which tells about the origins of the symbiots who would later go on to become hybrid But that's not what I'm reviewing today Today, I'm only giving my review on Venom along came a spider number one Honestly, I feel this story is very much a product of its time. Don't get me wrong I'm a huge fan of the spider-man clone saga as well as the Ben Riley spider-man and Eddie Brock Venom lethal protector But the art style in this issue is very subpar and almost cartoony in my opinion Eddie Brock is portrayed almost as being very stupid at least when it comes to his personal life But when it comes to infiltration and battle, he's very capable The fact that Ben spends most of this issue thinking to himself Explaining to the reader about the clone saga and how he would deal with Venom is very bland that type of commentary I think should be left to the description boxes rather than coming from thought cloud as is portrayed in this story Eddie's ex-wife Ann is also depicted very naive legally speaking Even though she's a lawyer and the police force seems very incapable I mean, it's no wonder New York City needed multiple superheroes through the 90s It's police department were as oblivious as Kelly Bundy the cover art for this issue is incredibly deceiving as it portrays the two characters Very epically artistically speaking. It's just a really nice eye-catching cover But then when you look inside the artwork is extremely cartoonish and the story is very disappointing I really wanted to like this story guys since I'm such a big fan of the clone saga Ben Riley Spider-Man and Venom lethal protector But sadly, I just can't recommend this issue for anything other than to see what happened to Venom After playing into the symbiotes and the origin of hybrid I think I'll probably rank this issue three out of ten stars as I feel it didn't really capture the truth of the characters and Pay to them all in a very bad light. I hope you enjoyed this review guys. I'm Shannon for Comic-Ed and TV Thanks for watching Hey guys, if you liked this video make sure you smash that subscribe button and click on the little bell to receive notifications on all our upcoming videos Hit the like button make sure and leave us a comment so we know how you felt about this video And don't forget to share with your family and friends until next time. I'm Shannon from Comic-Ed. We're all geek culture collides