Beta Ray Greg Presents: Absolute Carnage #2

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Marvel Comics – August 28th, 2019

  • Writer : Donny Cates
  • Penciler : Ryan Stegman
  • Cover Artist : Ryan Stegman

Plot Recap

Cletus Kasady is dead but he hasn’t left us. He’s reanimated and wearing the Grendel dragon symbiote. Venom and Spider-Man were trying to break out Norman Osborn from his mental institution incarceration before Cletus found him. Oops.

Kasady turns Norman back into the Red Goblin (see ASM #800-1, Dan Slott writer). Beaten down, Venom breaks him and Parker out and flees. Eddie is defeated. Peter shows him that if they can’t stop the Carnage Horde, maybe they can move the ones they’re after to safety.

The Maker (see Secret Wars, 2015) informs Eddie that his ex Annie was not dug up from her grave by Carnage. She has no Symbiote Codex. She passed it on genetically to Dylan. Eddie faces a Horde. He dons his mask and goes to work.

Away from the main story we find Spider-Man (Miles) protecting Scorpion. Mac has previously also worn the Venom Symbiote in a past life. They’re facing their own Carnage Horde. Miles digs deep and really goes into it. Mac, wanting to save his own life, leaves Spider-Man to fend for himself.

Eddie shows up and finds Mac trying to leave. He turns him around and tells him to fight. But Venom sends Mac into the Red Goblin arms. He wraps his tentacles around Scorpion and pierces his spin to dig out the Codex. Miles stings Norman’s head. Scorpion is paralyzed.

Eddie picks him up and turns to Spider-Man as he starts to cackle. Red Globin has turned him with some of the Carnage Symbiote. HAHAAAaahhahaa!


Thoughts

This is one hell of an issue. The first issue was revolutionary but this second one has put some tentacles deep into some deep long lasting story lines. I can’t say enough. I read it twice. I think Dylan will be the key to stopping Carnage or The Symbiote God Knull that Kasady is trying to resurrect.

If his Codex is congenial rather than having to assume a symbiote, Dylan will possess some ability to control Symbiotes on a deeper level. But that’s the ranting of a mad-man. Right?


Rating

  • Story : 8/10
  • Readability : 9/10

Beta Ray Greg is the Comic Critic and Nashville SC Correspondent for SoBros Network, the ‘Fangtastic 5K 2018 Mr. Irrelevant.’ The man has the single most impressive spreadsheet in existence that is used to document his historic collection. He’s a big time Spider-Verse guy. Follow on Twitter: @BetaRayGreg.

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