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Superior Carnage #1-5, Annual #1
Carnage Omnibus
The psychopathic symbiote steals the spotlight! Cletus Kasady takes his killing spree on the road - including bloody showdowns with his "daddy" Venom, his "son" Toxin, and Deadpool! The Avengers attempts to spare the American heartland from Kasady, but who will save the Microverse? How about Scarlet Spider and a new Venom, Flash Thompson? Then, the Wizard makes Carnage superior, and Axis makes him...a hero?! And Kasady leads the FBI, Man-Wolf and Eddie Brock on a monstrous chase around the globe...but can they stop him from raising the elder god Chthon? COLLECTING: VENOM VS. CARNAGE 1-4; CARNAGE (2010) 1-5; CARNAGE U.S.A. 1-5; MINIMUM CARNAGE: ALPHA, OMEGA
1168 pages, Hardcover
First published May 8, 2018
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Peter Milligan
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Peter Milligan is a British writer, best known for his work on X-Force / X-Statix, the X-Men, & the Vertigo series Human Target. He is also a scriptwriter.
He has been writing comics for some time and he has somewhat of a reputation for writing material that is highly outlandish, bizarre and/or absurd.
His highest profile projects to date include a run on X-Men, and his X-Force revamp that relaunched as X-Statix.
Many of Milligan's best works have been from DC Vertigo. These include: The Extremist (4 issues with artist Ted McKeever) The Minx (8 issues with artist Sean Phillips) Face (Prestige one-shot with artist Duncan Fegredo) The Eaters (Prestige one-shot with artist Dean Ormston) Vertigo Pop London (4 issues with artist Philip Bond) Enigma (8 issues with artist Duncan Fegredo) and Girl (3 issues with artist Duncan Fegredo).
Series:
* Human Target
* Greek Street
* X-Force / X-Statix
There is more than one author in the GoodReads database with this name
Peter Milligan is a British writer, best known for his work on X-Force / X-Statix, the X-Men, & the Vertigo series Human Target. He is also a scriptwriter.
He has been writing comics for some time and he has somewhat of a reputation for writing material that is highly outlandish, bizarre and/or absurd.
His highest profile projects to date include a run on X-Men, and his X-Force revamp that relaunched as X-Statix.
Many of Milligan's best works have been from DC Vertigo. These include: The Extremist (4 issues with artist Ted McKeever) The Minx (8 issues with artist Sean Phillips) Face (Prestige one-shot with artist Duncan Fegredo) The Eaters (Prestige one-shot with artist Dean Ormston) Vertigo Pop London (4 issues with artist Philip Bond) Enigma (8 issues with artist Duncan Fegredo) and Girl (3 issues with artist Duncan Fegredo).
Series:
* Human Target
* Greek Street
* X-Force / X-Statix
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June 23, 2025
The Carnage Omnibus delivered pretty much what I expected it to. Interestingly, I'd already read about 50% of it, so a good portion was a re-read of stories I already enjoyed. Unfortunately, the new material didn't quite live up to those earlier tales.
It's worth remembering that a lot of this omnibus consists of miniseries. We're talking mostly four or five issues per series, with the exception of the final one, which clocks in at 16 issues. I think this format really suits a character like Carnage. Funnily enough, if you've read my Venom Omnibus reviews, you'll know Venom followed a similar path for his first 15 years, primarily appearing in miniseries before getting long-running titles in the 2000s.
Getting back to Carnage, I really enjoyed the initial stories. Having him portrayed as a genuinely crazy piece of shit is incredibly effective. The storyline pitting Carnage against Spider-Man and Iron Man is fantastic, as is Carnage USA, where he takes over an entire town and even some Avengers. These two storylines are definitely the strongest in the entire book and kick off the omnibus on a high note.
There's also some cool mythos building here, like Toxin being Carnage's son and Carnage getting a book that inflates his sense of self-importance. This even builds up to events like Absolute Carnage, which is outside this specific collection. Overall, I liked these elements. I appreciate Carnage for being a crazy, killing piece of shit, and I enjoy the Venom appearances since he's typically Carnage's natural enemy.
On the flip side, as the stories progress, I found them to be a bit weaker. The final series in the book starts off strong for the first five issues, but the last five or six really start to dwindle. It becomes over-the-top, but not in a fun way. Eventually, we even get a fucking Godzilla-sized Carnage/symbiote creature, and honestly, I just found it incredibly stupid. For me to say that about a comic, it has to be pretty goddamn outlandish.
Despite some of its flaws, I mostly had a good time reading this. If you're a fan of Carnage or if you enjoy Venom, you'll likely find some really fun moments here. I wouldn't call it a must-buy, and it certainly has its issues, but overall I enjoyed the experience. I'd probably even re-read at least half of these stories again down the line just for fun.
Rating: 3 out of 5
It's worth remembering that a lot of this omnibus consists of miniseries. We're talking mostly four or five issues per series, with the exception of the final one, which clocks in at 16 issues. I think this format really suits a character like Carnage. Funnily enough, if you've read my Venom Omnibus reviews, you'll know Venom followed a similar path for his first 15 years, primarily appearing in miniseries before getting long-running titles in the 2000s.
Getting back to Carnage, I really enjoyed the initial stories. Having him portrayed as a genuinely crazy piece of shit is incredibly effective. The storyline pitting Carnage against Spider-Man and Iron Man is fantastic, as is Carnage USA, where he takes over an entire town and even some Avengers. These two storylines are definitely the strongest in the entire book and kick off the omnibus on a high note.
There's also some cool mythos building here, like Toxin being Carnage's son and Carnage getting a book that inflates his sense of self-importance. This even builds up to events like Absolute Carnage, which is outside this specific collection. Overall, I liked these elements. I appreciate Carnage for being a crazy, killing piece of shit, and I enjoy the Venom appearances since he's typically Carnage's natural enemy.
On the flip side, as the stories progress, I found them to be a bit weaker. The final series in the book starts off strong for the first five issues, but the last five or six really start to dwindle. It becomes over-the-top, but not in a fun way. Eventually, we even get a fucking Godzilla-sized Carnage/symbiote creature, and honestly, I just found it incredibly stupid. For me to say that about a comic, it has to be pretty goddamn outlandish.
Despite some of its flaws, I mostly had a good time reading this. If you're a fan of Carnage or if you enjoy Venom, you'll likely find some really fun moments here. I wouldn't call it a must-buy, and it certainly has its issues, but overall I enjoyed the experience. I'd probably even re-read at least half of these stories again down the line just for fun.
Rating: 3 out of 5
May 16, 2018
The book included content from several authors and artists. I bought it mainly because I heard good things about the 16 issue Marvel Now series at the end of the omnibus. That material was decent but didn't jump up into the greatest stories told though it may be the best Carnage story.
Overall, I think this book is ideal for Spider-man completionist and fans of Carnage but may not be ideal for casual comic book fans.
Overall, I think this book is ideal for Spider-man completionist and fans of Carnage but may not be ideal for casual comic book fans.
June 27, 2022
A nice collection of Carnage! Recommended for the curious that want to read about a psychopath who's getting a symbiote.. and of course fans of the character.
July 5, 2019
Wow! I'm not going to say this whole book is great, but it starts off incredibly well with Venom vs Carnage, Carnage (2010), and Carnage USA. Right there the book is absolutely worth it. Unfortunately it starts going downhill slowly after that. Minimum Carnage is a decent enough story, though I get more enjoyment personally because it involves Yost's amazing Scarlet Spider run, and then to be quite honest I didn't care at all for the rest of the stories until the final 16 issue Carnage (2015). Fortunately, though, that run is fantastic, full of monsters and cosmic horror. Overall, this book is absolutely worth picking up if you dig Carnage, symbiotes, and/or horror Marvel comics.
April 11, 2021
All week, I finished my homework as fast as I could so I could read this before I had to go to sleep. The series collected(barring one) included are genuinely very good, and the art is insane. Money well spent.
March 26, 2023
Great collection and I hope this gets a reprint soon
March 1, 2019
8/130 (2019 Reading Challenge)
I’ve always been a big venom/carnage fan as Spider-Man villains (& Venom in his own rights too). So this one was a no brainer when it came to my next lovely 1000odd page omnibus to enjoy.
The majority here was really enjoyable. Deadpool vs Carnage was probably my favourite, followed by the Minimum Carnage series. Carnage trying to be a hero in Axis:Carnage was funny trying to see carnage trying to be a hero. The omnibus is lovely quality too.
I’ve always been a big venom/carnage fan as Spider-Man villains (& Venom in his own rights too). So this one was a no brainer when it came to my next lovely 1000odd page omnibus to enjoy.
The majority here was really enjoyable. Deadpool vs Carnage was probably my favourite, followed by the Minimum Carnage series. Carnage trying to be a hero in Axis:Carnage was funny trying to see carnage trying to be a hero. The omnibus is lovely quality too.
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