Morbius, Vol. 1: Old Wounds

Morbius (2019) #1-5

by Vita Ayala, Marcelo Ferreira (Illustrator), Ryan Brown (Cover Art)

Morbius is the Living Vampire…but is he more? For years, Nobel Prize-winning biologist Dr. Michael Morbius has been struggling to find a cure for his unique case of vampirism. Now, for the first time in longer than he can remember, his salvation may be tantalizingly within reach! But the path to regaining his humanity is littered with dangers — and worse! In a leap of faith and desperation, Morbius takes matters into his own hands — but the results are monstrous, and now his lust for blood threatens to overwhelm him like never before! Old-school Marvel villain the Melter has resurfaced at just the wrong time — and he just might become the first in a long line of victims in the reinvigorated vampire's bloody path! Michael Morbius only wanted his soul back, but how much will it cost?

Collects Morbius (2019) #1-5.

Genres: Comics, Graphic Novels, Marvel, Horror, Vampires, Action, Spider Man

107 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2020

Reviews

[Anne · Rating 3 out of 5]

Anyone else remember when Morbius had the little suction cups on his hands?



That was my introduction to the character. It wasn't until years later that I realized they only did that for the children's TV show, and that in the comics he tore people's throats out with his fangs. Especially in the older comics. He was your classic douchebag vampire that couldn't control his hunger and ended up eating the majority of the people he came across.
Enter the kinder, gentler Morbius of today!



Ok. To be honest...he's still kind of awful. And that skullish pig nose thing he's got going on isn't going to win him any beauty pageants.
But he's not losing complete control and chewing the faces off of random strangers anymore. Unless he gets really hungry.



In Old Wounds Morbius is still trying to find a cure for his vampirism but (of course) he fails. This time around it's due to rushing the process (isn't that what happened the 1st time?) & using shoddy (stolen) lab materials. He gets a little help from Spider-man because Pete not only feels sorry for him but also feels a kinship due to that one time he kinda/sorta turned himself into a spider monster while trying to cure his condition.



They fight The Melter (yes, The Melter) and a vampire hunter who knew Morbius from way back in the day.
It's not a great story but it's good enough.
Recommended for fans of Morbius and The Melter.

[Gianfranco Mancini · Rating 2 out of 5]

Some good ideas here, a decent introduction to Morbius character, and kudos for #4 alternate cover homaging classic Tomb of Dracula one, Marvel already that in recent Gerry Conway's Carnage run.



Sadly main storyline seems turning the Living Vampire into a cousin of DC's Man-Bat, the Spidey's blood plot is essentially the same from old Kaminsky/Wagner run, I've never been a fan of ret-con, Elizabeth Nikos seems coming out from a 90s bad girls/bad comic-book, and Spider-Man seems having lost spider-sense/strenght here... Oh, good grief.



Add a star if you never read anything about dr. Michael Morbius and give it a try if you wanna prepare yourself to upcoming Sony movie starring Jared Leto, but stay away from it and look for overmentioned Len Kaminsky's run (not bad at all for a 90s one) or Vampire Tales black-and-white horror comics magazine (great Morbius stories there) if you are an old Marvel Zombie.



'Nuff said.

[Chad · Rating 2 out of 5]

Most writers that take on Morbius seem to want to tell the same story, his origin story. Morbius shoddily works up a new formula to cure himself and makes it worse. This story gets told over and over again. This one isn't even told well, because it doesn't appear that Vita Ayala did any research on how Spider-Man's powers work. He's thrown across the room by a human woman. His spider-sense has gone missing. Said human woman is able to easily cut through Spidey's webs with a knife. The list goes on and on. At least the art is solid.

[Paul · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was an OK Morbius story, if you don’t mind re-treading old ground. I suppose they wanted to introduce the character to newer readers who only knew of him from the teasers for the upcoming movie version. The artwork was similarly just OK; nothing really wrong with it, but nothing elevated it above the herd, either.

I do wish the writer hadn’t felt the need to include Spider-Man in this story, though, or at least do a bit of research on Spidey before writing him, as they clearly either haven’t ever read a Spidey comic in their life or weren’t paying enough attention when they did. The reason I say this is because they had a normal human character with no superhuman powers toss Spidey around like a rag doll, cut through his webbing with an ordinary flick knife and then break his webbing with their bare hands. Anybody who knows anything about Spidey’s abilities and the properties of his webbing knows how ridiculous this is. To be honest, I blame the editors as much as the writer, as they should have picked up on this kind of blatant error.

Story: 2 stars
Artwork: 3 stars
Overall: 2.5 stars, rounded up.

[Brandon · Rating 3 out of 5]

I was expecting this to be bad. I mean... it's Morbius. When has anyone cared about Morbius? But I was pleasantly surprised. I wouldn't call this a hidden gem in the Marvel Unlimited library that one has to read, but it's a solid story. Morbius used science stuff to become a monster, is now trying to use science stuff to not be a monster, and there's a bunch of shenanigans regarding science and monsters and grudges and whatever.

This sort of story has been told countless times, but that doesn't mean it's without value. Vita Ayala actually pulls a few neat twists into the story, I especially loved how they included Spider-Man. He's not comic relief, he's not the generic goody two-shoes, Spider-Man is another man of science who has been a victim of, or perpetrator of, weird genetic stuff. He comes across as a moral compass for Morbius not because he's your "Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man" but because he has his own experience with the dangers of self-experimentation .

Marcelo Ferreira has a few really good shots in this. Morbius has some great, beastly, monster moments. His entrance in the first issue is great, and some of the shots of his body reacting to his latest science experiments border on body horror. Some of the regular human people look weird but I don't know if that's because they're being compared to the big monster creatures like Morbius, or if they're actually not great. But the sort of cartoony shift between the more elastic human faces, and the shadowy dark monsters, throws me off what is otherwise a darker and more mature story.

The series has some great moments, but largely doesn't stand out. If you're a die hard Morbius fan, or are looking for any sort of quality serious Spider-Man content, it's worth checking out.

[Trike · Rating 2 out of 5]

I would’ve liked this better had we not seen this same story before, plus if Spider-Man’s abilities weren’t so dictated by the plot. I mean, c’mon, Spidey once took down the entire X-Men team by himself, how is he bested by a single human woman? And the problem is, the answer was right there: have Morbius drain so much blood out of Peter that he’s too weak to put up an effective fight. It’s kind of annoying when such obvious things are overlooked.

Morbius suffers from the same problem as Superman: his origin is really the only interesting thing about him, which is why they keep retelling it. Once you get past that, there’s not much to say.

[Chris Lemmerman · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5, rounded down.

Morbius returns in his first ongoing series in literally forever, bringing along Vita Ayala and Marcelo Ferreira for the ride. Oh, and Spider-Man, of course, because what's a Morbius book without Spidey?

Morbius stories kind of go one of two ways - he's either trying to cure himself, or he's accepted his fate and is trying to move on. This volume is firmly in the first camp, as his continued experiments prove problematic to say the least. Add in a blast from the past who needs a lot of explaining, and D-List villain The Melter, and things aren't overly great.

I did enjoy the A-plot, and Morbius' plight does feel genuine even after all of his flip-flopping in the past. Ayala sells his most recent attempt at redemption well, as well as the fact that he remains a slave to his bloodlust. They also do well making sure that Spidey doesn't overshadow Morbius in his own book - he's a big player in the arc, but he's not the main character by any means, which can't be easy.

Marcelo Ferreira's first gig as a Marvel exclusive artist seems like a great fit for him - his art is well structured and detailed, which means he can do monstrosities fantastically well. The transformation scenes look and feel painful, to say the least, although the colouring can get a bit same-y since a lot of the action takes place in dark warehouses at night.

Morbius's first flight isn't without a few stumbles, but Ayala and Ferreira are constructing something with a lot of promise. If you need some more Living Vampire in your life before his movie hits (whenever that's going to be now), then look no further.

[Paul W. · Rating 2 out of 5]

The art is fantastic, dripping and distorted, as befits a horror story. But sadly, I didn't find it as horrifying or as interesting as I wanted it to be. It was sadly only okay, too wordy and too super-heroic. I wanted it to be more of a horror story, honestly. I wanted more from it. I had high hopes.

[Adam Fisher · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ah Morbius... one of the darkest titles Marvel has. The basic premise is known: Michael Morbius is a doctor who has a rare blood disease. In order to cure it, he begins experimenting on himself and discovers a kind of cure when he combines his DNA with bat DNA. The problem? It makes him hunger for blood like a vampire.
In this title, Morbius continues to try to find a cure, but instead amplifies his vampiric nature, causing his hunger to drastically increase. After attacking Melter and his henchmen, he is stopped by Spider-Man. Working together, they discover that Spidey's blood eases the symptoms temporarily. But another person from his past is out to kill him as well, Elizabeth, trained vampire hunter and sister to Morbius' childhood friend Emil. Though she wants vengeance, she must team-up with Spidey and Morbius to fight against Melter's new creations, created with Morbius' research.
In the end, Melter is sent to jail, Elizabeth forgives Morbius, and he continues his efforts to find a cure, though now he has full wings.
Always did like Morbius. A great backstory and a tragedy, though with a deep heart... all while giving a much needed darkness to the Marvel Universe.
Recommend. I hope we see more from Morbius in the future.

[Dan · Rating 4 out of 5]

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[Alex Sarll]

Morbius and the Eternals have more in common than being C-listers who wangled big-screen debuts which then got delayed by the Event. They're also characters whose original selling point was hugely undermined by being part of a shared universe. The Eternals were part of a von Daniken-knockoff history in which aliens had created secret races living on Earth who had in the past been mistaken for gods and demons...a notion which ceased to make sense as soon as they were crowbarred into the Marvel Universe, where plenty of gods and demons were already knocking about, teaming up with mortal supeheroes and generally being very obviously real in their own right. And Michael Morbius...when he made his debut in 1971, it was a tentative toe in the water after a decade in which comics had been very carefully avoiding horror concepts, still stung by the devastating, Wertham-inspired hearings which had destroyed EC and brought in the Comics Code. So yes, he looked like a vampire, but he was the *Living* Vampire, a result of misguided experiments with bats, essentially a rerun of the Lizard, a monstrous mirror of Spider-Man's own enhancement through animal + science. A way to get the chills without frightening the horses.

Six months later, Marvel started publishing Tomb Of Dracula.

So now Morbius lived in a world where actual vampires were a significant, ongoing feature too, including the most famous of the lot. Over the years, some stories have leant into that – after all, Tomb Of Dracula was also the beginning of Blade, and setting a not-quite-vampire against actual vampires goes back much further than that, to the old belief that a dhampir is the best person to catch a vampire. Others have gone with the mad science side of the character, most recently in Dan Slott's Spider-Man, although my favourite was the interdimensional version seen in some of the later, stranger Marvel Zombies books. Vita Ayala and Marcelo Ferreira, though, seem at first to be going back to the character's roots, albeit spun a little more towards heroism – Morbius as a menacing figure in the shadows (and they are pleasingly seventies shadows), giving minor villains (and they don't come much more minor than the Melter) a fright, trying to cure his affliction. Except, wouldn't you know it, after a brief respite (with which he seems very happy considering it doesn't fix his bat-nose, which to my mind would be way more of an affliction than the lust for human blood), turns out he's made his condition even worse! D'oh! Personally, if I had accidentally turned myself into a sort-of-vampire with an inadequately tested experimental serum, I like to think I'd learn from that experience when it came to remedying it with further experimental serums. On the other hand, Morbius remains on some level a human, and we're hardly short of evidence to show how dreadful humans are at learning from their mistakes. Beyond that, there's a (living) vampire-hunter, a guest star, pretty much what you'd expect, culminating in an ending which really feels like it's overreaching the concept, not to mention the capabilities of the cast. It passes the time, but probably wouldn't have been a smash even if the film it was meant to be tying in to had actually come out. And it's a shame, because if ever there were a time that was ripe for a more ambitious story about the carnage which can be unleashed when humans incautiously come into contact with bat biomatter...

[Stephen Adkison · Rating 3 out of 5]

I’m not a big Morbius fan. That said, this series did impress me. I enjoyed the philosophically based approach here, considering what makes a man a man, and then what would make him virtuous. It’s all right there in the text with little sub-textually subtlety, but it tries its best to be nuanced in the various potential answers.

I feel the art was not the best fit. It is too often your traditional Big 2 fare, when it should often be horrifying. When everything is clean and there is no shadows, and even the monsters look like video game characters, feels shallow. Morbius himself should almost be painful to look at, especially as his character is devolving.

[Leila Anani · Rating 3 out of 5]

The interesting thing about Morbius is he is a living vampire rather than undead, and also that he brought the curse upon himself through scientific experimentation, he is not a victim. He's more a fusion between Doctor Jekyll & Doctor Moreau.

Old Wounds isn't an origins story - One of Morbius's experiments goes wrong and his bloodlust is exacerbated. Elizabeth, the sister of his deceased best friend is the Van Helsing character here. Teamed up with the opportunistic Melter she is out to kill her childhood crush. Spiderman is also about trying to help Morbius and reduce the death toll.

This one's ok, but just not that interesting or exciting. There's little action, Morbius isn't a very likeable character in this either. I know he's an anti-hero - but while I got a sense of inner struggle from this, I didn't get much of a sense of why I should be rooting for him to win/survive.

The highlight in this is Melter and the animal hybrid minions he creates after finding Morbius' research.

This volume also offers some slashability between Morbius and his best friend Emil - He really is guilt ridden over his friend's death - and we get Elizabeth recalling how Michael let her down gently when she revealed her crush on him (because he preferred her brother? who can say)

Artwork is so so, its got plenty of blood, fangs and movement, but never really blew me away.

So Old Wounds isn't bad, but its merely OK. Its quite nice to see Spiderman been drawn back into his science geek side, but for Morbius I really want a more engaging story.

[Guilherme Smee · Rating 3 out of 5]

Sou alucinado por títulos-solo de personagens de baixo escalão das editoras de super-heróis. Acredito que neles os roteiristas têm mais liberdade para desenvolver esses personagens de uma maneira que não foi trabalhada antes. Com a iminência do lançamento do filme de Morbius estrelado por Jared Leto, a Panini Comics Brasil colocou nas lojas dois encadernados do personagem. Este é um deles, escrito por uma nova queridinha da Marvel e dos Leitores: Vita Ayala. Embora ela consiga desenvolver uma história bem estruturada, com a participação compulsória do Homem-Aranha, a trama não chega a surpreender e nem conquistar em nenhum quesito. Ayala está mandando muito melhor nas séries que vem desenvolvendo com os mutantes, por exemplo. A arte de Morbius: Velhas Feridas é bastante burocrática, também não tem nada de especial. Com o atraso cada vez maior de realização do filme de Morbius pela Sony Pictures, menos vai ser o interesse dos leitores de irem atrás desses dois encadernados lançados recentemente.

[Eli · Rating 2 out of 5]

2.5 stars

[bri 🧸 · Rating 3 out of 5]

spidey and morbius are actually such an interesting duo omg

[J.M. Giovine · Rating 3 out of 5]

Dr. Michael Morbius was born with a blood-disease that he has been fighting his entire life. It was after dealing with the DNA of a vampire bat that he thought would’ve find a cure, but the serum he created, instead of curing him, made him a monster-like creature, with plenty of the qualities of vampires, and few of their weaknesses, including, of course, the thirst for blood. Now, while trying to find a cure for his condition, Morbius also tries to ease his bloodlust attacking criminals in New York City.
First appearing in 1971, in ‘The Amazing Spider-man’ regular series, Morbius went from “Spidey foe” to an antihero that is, pretty much, a tragical character on his own, but one that I don’t think has been that exploited, compared to others like, Venom, for example. A cursed creature trying to find a cure for his condition has all the elements of a “B series” monster character, and this title explores that possibility in quite a serviceable and entertaining way. The story quicks in after being introduced to the character of Melter, a criminal that, apparently, is also a kind of scientist, until he’s attacked by Morbius, going against his crew, and stealing his lab-equipment, this in order to keep working on his research and quest for the vampire-cure, but problems will soon go worse with the sudden introduction of a mysterious female character, known as Elizabeth, and an alleged relative to Morbius’ deceased friend and colleague, Emil. Now, Elizabeth and Melter will team-up in order to put a definitive end to the monster that attacked them.
I must give it to Vita Ayala, she attempted to bring the best out of this character for a deeper and substantial story, also, mirroring this with the way issue #101 of ‘Amazing Spider-man’ developed, making the two characters quite similar in regard of the struggle they went through (considering Spidey’s transformation to the Man-Spider). Morbius, as aforementioned, works perfectly as a tragical “B-series” kind of character, and the idea of turning this into a “body-horror” spectacle near the ending was tons of fun, but what really helped this was Marcelo Ferreira and Roberto Poggi pencils throughout the 5 issues, since their style felt reminiscent of the 90s extravagant art, where the more details the better, but without it's absurdity, this feels rather in line with what names such as Kelley Jones, David Finch, Angel Medina or Mike Deodato Jr., would deliver, obviously never in the same level of quality, but pretty decently on point and pleasing to look at. Morbius looks as grotesque and terrifying as ever, and one can tell he’s a lot of fun to draw, and Ayala story presented the best opportunity to deliver some fine designs for the character. For other characters such as Elizabeth Melter and his crew, they look so 90s and “comic book” enough to make this enjoyable for what it delivers.
Another fine addition to this was Spider-man, although, since Morbius has always been directly linked to him, I think it would’ve been mistaken to left him out of the picture, but it is his chemistry along Michael’s the real show-stealer.
My biggest issue with this mini-series was the absence of truly gruesome and violent themes and imagery; it’s the same problem presented in 1971 when the character was first created, when the saturation of censorship and prohibitions were implemented by the Comics Code, so Morbius ended-up becoming a “science vampire”, here finally we’re able to see a potentially out-of-control monster but, he feels considerably self-contained throughout the entire time, even when fighting against the bad guys alongside Spidey. I feel the lack of adult material was a missed opportunity, or certain character treatments, such as Elizabeth’s backstory not being linked with, let’s say, Blade. In the end, she’s just another monster-killer driven by revenge and, while, yeah, she’s justified on her own motives, the way she could’ve been developed could’ve been more interesting.
Overall, a serviceable mini-series that I don’t will harm anyone, and would do some good at giving the character of Morbius a well-deserved acknowledgement and recognition amongst the mainstream community, and newcomer readers.

[Rachel · Rating 4 out of 5]

After reading the first two issues last year (back when I thought the film would be released in July), I finally finished this series! Or, at least, the series so far? It has an open ending, but I think the series was cancelled after these 6 issues, I'm honestly not sure.

I liked what I read, though! While it wasn't an origin story, it still had enough flashbacks that I was able to understand where Michael was coming from and how he got to be this vampire thing he is today. The story can seem a little monotonous since he spends the whole time chasing after a cure for his condition (and, spoilers, doesn't quite find one in the end), but it had some good elements to keep it interesting. I liked his internal monologue, he speaks very poetically, not what I'd expect from a comic book character. Lots of metaphors and religious references that I thought were neat. Spidey showing up was great. And even the Michael/Elizabeth stuff was interesting, even if I still felt like I was missing something because I didn't get the full backstory. But I think I got enough to understand their falling out and why she was reluctant to work with him again.

Overall, I enjoyed reading it, especially as preparation for the movie, which... I now have a longer wait for. Considering this series seems to be the most recent solo run of Morbius comics, maybe they'll pull some stuff from it for the movie. Although that might have been in production while this was being published... whatever, I want more Morby/Spidey team-ups! I live for that now!

[Jimbo · Rating 3 out of 5]

I have no idea how Morbius got his Living Vampires powers back from his stint in SAVAGE SHE-HULK. Marvel has this habit of taking things out of print, so you can''t find them, but second hand dealers are making a killing on selling collections for WAY more money they is necessary.

Marvel could be collecting that money, but they never keep books in print and their Omnibus Editions do not come out often enough and their Epic Collections only are around for a very short time, so trying to read a storyline is not easy.

This one is Morbius back to trying to cure himself. He and Spider-Man need to fight and angry woman, Elizabeth, who is from Morbius's childhood. She and her brother, whom Morbius somehow killed, grew up with Michael and Elizabeth was in love with him. He rejected her and her brother Emil, died. She learned to fight vampires and decided to kill Morbius. A vendetta, revenge for her brother's death.

In here is also The Melter, who's plans get thwarted by Morbius as he tries to keep his area of Brooklyn safe from criminals. In some ways, he is a hero in this part of the city, but Melter gets a hold of Morbius's notes and creates monsters to take down Morbius, Spider-Man and the now ally, Elizabeth.

The story was tough t read directly after the Omnibus since almost fifty years are between them and I have no idea what happened with Morbius in all that time, but still a good enough story that I will look for Vol 2.

[Byron Oneal · Rating 3 out of 5]

There’s an interesting battle between Marvel and DC for the vampire not vampire character in their books. DC has Man Bat. Marvel has Morbius. With Man Bat’s inclusion in Justice League Dark, the character is able to riff off of the other JLD members. They have successfully made the ex scientist who’s experimenting turned him into a vampire like creature more human. Marvel’s Morbuis falls a little short and could use the scaffolding of a better supporting cast. The attempt was made to do this here but it just falls flat.

For me, it remains to be seen if Morbuis can carry his own title. It’s ambitious in my opinion. I’ll give this another round to see how it develops.

The art bothers me a bit too. The edge work is too dark. Sometimes having more negative space works well, think Hellboy. Again, I’m hoping the creative team can adapt moving forward cause I always liked Morbuis.

[Kyle Spishock · Rating 1 out of 5]

Morbius is getting pretty long in the tooth.

He serves as the titular character to an incredibly generic and forgettable series meant to reach Marvel’s monthly publishing quota. Looking for a cure (as always), Morbius accidentally makes his condition worse, resulting in panels of disgusting physical deterioration. Think “The Fly”, but with vampires and superheroes.

Pursued by Elizabeth, sworn to vengeance after he accidentally murdered her brother after his initial transformation, Morbius recruits Spiderman, because his blood slows his deformed evolution. It all culminates in Spidey making Avon jokes, Morbius battling people turned rodents, and Elizabeth remembering that undead brawn trumps family blood.

Why Morbius doesn’t just drown himself in the nearest body of water, or place himself in an incinerator, we will never know.

It all “sucks”.

[Mykhailo Gasyuk · Rating 2 out of 5]

У цьому коміксі нормально лише з роботою художника, та й то не всюди, бо п’ята глава страшна як ніч.

Сюжет: Морбіус страждає від вампіризму та краде у злочинців різні хімічні реагенти, щоб шляхом експериментів з речовинами повернути собі старе тіло. Деякі злочинці проявляють цікавість до такої хімії і теж давай собі трансформуватися. За Морбіусом бігає дівчина, щоб помститися за брата, та Людина-Павук, щоб бути моральним важелем і заважати Морбіусу творити дичину. В фіналі вони всі опиняться в одній локації заради бійки, а до цього читачеві ще доведеться пережити експозицію у вигляді спогадів дівчини.

Двійка, і лише тому, що є набагато гірші твори.

Про переклад українською: він заважкий. в сенсі, наче в чагарник потрапив, де прості слова вирішили не використовувати. Від діалогів засинаєш. Цікаво, так було і в оригіналі, чи знову український видавець “постарався”?!

[Dominic Sedillo · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fantastic artwork. So-so story.

Morbius is a good supporting character in the Spider-Man mythos, but he just doesn’t have enough steam in a solo series. Although there are no bad characters, just ones that aren’t written well.

That is kinda the issue with this Morbius series; it is a lot of Michael Morbius lamenting about his curse of being a vampire and an obligatory guest appearance by Spider-Man. Morbius is an interesting enough character to carry a story, but the writer relies too heavily on Spidey to carry the lulls in the series.

The main antagonist is also a one-note “villain”. She’s a tried and true “this person wronged me a long time ago and my sole purpose is revenge”.

The artwork and visual storytelling was so good and that’s what made me stick around to the end.

Lastly, Morbius “old wounds” weren’t healed; neither was the antagonist’s.

[Michael Rivas · Rating 5 out of 5]

I didn’t know Morbius would have a philosophical undertone. The battle of human vs monster, the search to aid others while battling a continuous sickness ones self. The more he was harmed the less human he became and needed others to bring him to a version of sanity. The philosophy of the human condition was all there and the action was mixed well with Morbius’ vampirism. The art was spot on with ranges of Morbius’s thirst for blood, he was scary looking. Plus spider man is in it. Among my first Marvel comics (I’m a DC guy) and I will definitely read through as much Morbius as I can. I approve of this rendition of him.

[Craig Schorling · Rating 3 out of 5]

This one was ok. The first three issues were decent and the last two felt too rushed and disjointed. It also doesn't help that the series was abruptly cancelled and it showed in the last issue for sure. The art had moments where it was good and others where it was lackluster. Nothing too compelling to make Morbius an interesting character in this one. He creates a cure that doesn't work (what did he expect with the resources he was using) so he uses the remaining time of the series to fix that mistake and go back to square one. I have a couple more book of his to read to be primed for his film (that got pushed back again). Hopefully something will resonate more with me.

[Ginger Vampyre · Rating 5 out of 5]

Collecting Morbius the Living Vampire #1-5 2019
Modern Morbius is still torn between his monstrous bloodlust and scientific mind, but having seen the devastating effects he can have on the world he is trying to make amends. Or least trying to cure his affliction, but rushing the process with bad science causing a mutation into an even greater monster. And this time Morbius isn't the only one afflicted. Add in a new enemy who wants revenge for old sins, a crime lord looking for a big payout, and our favorite wall-crawler being the only sane person in the room and you have a great story.

[Shannon McShortall · Rating 3 out of 5]

It’s the same story we’ve seen with Morbius, Lizard and Man-Bat before, the classic Jekyll and Hyde story. However in this iteration, there is a sense of identity with the character of Elizabeth, and considering this book came out a couple of years before the box office tragedy that was Morbius, it will definitely be looked back on with a better view. Some great guest appearances but probably not the best introduction to the character as a lot of my enjoyment came from having known the character a while

[Michael · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was my first introduction to the character in the actual comics, outside of the 90s Spider-Man show and the recent movie. The volume has some great artwork with a story that provides a little insight to the character of Michael Morbius. I’m sure there’s much more but to his background but not a bad read. Otherwise standard comic book fighting.

[Ryan Woods · Rating 4 out of 5]

A very solid Morbius tale full of body horror and brutal action. Spider-Man's inclusion was welcome but as usual I found him to be quite holier-than-thou and arrogant, despite him accusing Morbius of being so. The Elizabeth character was a bit thin but she works as the vampire-hunter archetype. Melter seemed like a random villain for this outing but he works well enough.

[Victoria · Rating 2 out of 5]

i wanted to like this more then i did i bought it on vlose out at a comic con as others have said it doesnt say anything that other moubis storys have said worth a read if you can find it on the cheap