Spider-Man Vs. Venom

The Amazing Spider-Man (1963-1998) #300, 315-317

by David Michelinie

All the David Michelinie and Todd McFarlane Venom Stories Collected in One Volume.

Collects two small sections of Amazing Spider-Man 298 and 299, plus full issues of Amazing Spider-Man 300, 315, 316, and 317.

Genres: Comics, Graphic Novels, Marvel, Spider Man, Superheroes, Comic Book, Science Fiction

112 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1990

Reviews

[✨Bean's Books✨ · Rating 5 out of 5]

Classics!
This graphic novel is a composition of 6 comic books originally done by Todd McFarlane and David Michelinie.
May I just say, I love Todd McFarlane's art? Like seriously there are very few that can top his work. He has that classic feel but yet at the same time gives you the detail that you crave. The storylines in his comics always seem to be better too or is that just me fangirling? Nevertheless David Michelinie did a great job with the writing.
I would definitely recommend this to anyone who likes Spider-Man and come on, how could you not like Venom? He's one of the most badass super villains of all time!🦸🦹

[Pranay · Rating 5 out of 5]

Contains only the Venom pages from ASM from #298 and #299 and the entire issues of ASM #300, 315, 316 and 317.
These stories are so tense and thrilling with the initial Venom. He or they are so dangerous and focused. As a reader, I genuinely felt worried for Peter especially after Venom finds out where Peter is staying and visits Aunt May. Venom is a step ahead of Spidey since spider sense does not detect Venom as a threat.

Phenomenal writing especially how David Michelinie uses everyday struggles of Peter Parker, MJ, Aunt May etc making this very relatable.
The art by Todd Mcfarlane is fantastic. He draws an extremely pretty MJ but not as great as Romita Sr.
Absolutely loved this Spidey vs Venom saga. Truly classic.

[Matt · Rating 5 out of 5]

Today I read this classic story in the oldest trade paperback that I own. The trade was published in 1990, and it collects two small sections of Amazing Spider-Man 298 and 299, plus full issues of Amazing Spider-Man 300, 315, 316, and 317. These issues chronicle the original "Venom" storyline. In issue 300, Spider-Man and Venom come face-to-face for the first time, and we learn how Eddie Brock took on the symbiote costume. The reason I give this story such a high ranking is because the writers do a fantastic job at making the reader feel like the stakes are very high. Even though I knew that Spider-Man would ultimately survive the battle, the story-telling made me feel like there was a chance that Peter would be killed. Venom truly seemed unstoppable, and I can see why he became such a popular character in the 1990's. I'm not certain that Marvel originally planned to eventually make him an anti-hero, but even in these early issues, Venom has a sense of what is morally right and wrong. While he has no problem killing Spider-Man, he feels sorrow over innocent lives that are lost in the midst of his mission.

I'm guessing that there is a more updated volume of the original story, so however you can get your hands on it, I would recommend that Spider-Man fans check this out.

If you are curious, this is version of the trade that I own: http://www.amazon.com/Spider-Man-Veno...

[Ian · Rating 3 out of 5]

A powerful new villain threatens Spider-Man in the most personal way on a quest for revenge; Venom, the symbiotic partnership of vengeful reporter Eddie Brock, whose life was ruined by Peter Parker, and the sentient alien costume which Spider-Man picked up on Battleworld but later forcibly rejected. With Venom knowing his secrets and possessing all of his powers, Spider-Man is pushed to the limit in his attempts to survive and protect his family.

Here we have Venom's introduction and first confrontation with Spider-Man. It's good stuff, but its not great stuff and Venom isn't quite the arch-enemy he later develops into at this point, with even his design not yet having really found its feet.
I'm also a bit nonplussed by Eddie Brock's motivations. The jist is that he wrote a story about a killer which turned out to be accidentally untrue and he blames Spidey/Peter for proving it was untrue by catching the real killer. You'd be annoyed at the situation and devastated by the effect it has on your career, but would you really declare undying murderous hatred for the person only-obliquely responsible? Seems an overreaction to me.

The second half of the book has the second confrontation between Spider-Man and Venom and it much more what I was hoping for. Here Brock shows his cruel side by targeting Peter's family but also shows that he's not entirely villainous by specifically avoiding harm to innocents when he can. Venom's design is also a bit nearer it's iconic look, with his oversized grin now including more fang-like teeth and his masks' eyes being more distorted than before. It's just a far more menacing look in general.

And on the subject of the artwork, I just want to make a point of saying how great McFarlane's drawing of Spider-Man himself is. It's one of the most iconic styles of Spidey and possibly my favourite of all time.

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[Wayne · Rating 4 out of 5]

The art was groundbreaking for its time, and still is impressive. The story is mostly dated, though 317 still felt sharp and clever to me. I wouldn't buy the omnibus of MacFarlane's run on ASM but this was a fun throwback. Read it through Hoopla, the library app.

[Jose · Rating 4 out of 5]

Muy bueno

[Ben · Rating 3 out of 5]

Spider-Man won.

[Gregory · Rating 4 out of 5]

Freakin Sweet.

[Timo · Rating 4 out of 5]

Pretty damn good Spidey vs. Venom story. But the end came too quickly after all that tension building.

[Alex Hanmann · Rating 4 out of 5]

good love it alot