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Title: Spider-Man: The Venom Factor (Marvel Comics) by Diane Duane, Ron Lim ISBN: 0-399-14002-6 Publisher: Putnam Pub Group Pub. Date: October, 1994 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.43 (21 reviews)
Rating: 2
Summary: A ho-hum Spider-Man book...
Comment: I'm going back to read all the Marvel books (I have just recently completed my collection), and will post reviews on all of them for people who still care.
Fist up is Spider-Man: Venom Factor by Diane Duane. This is not a good book to start off on, but oh well. This book is bland and, worst of all, boring to boot. The action scenes are poorly done and not at all exciting, and the "character development" scenes between Peter and Mary-Jane consist of talking, eating, and having sex....not necessarily in that order. Yes, we know they are a married couple who are attracted to each other, but we don't need their ... ...high school-ish innuendos every time they speak to each other. There are better books for you to read then this one. AND this is just the first in a LOOSELY tied together trilogy that doesn't get much better from here...sigh.
Rating: 5
Summary: Da Majishan's Review
Comment: Do you like science fiction? Have you read any comics in your life? If so, then Spider-Man: Venom Factor just might be the book for you. This wonderful book will leave you marveling in awe at the compelling and dramatic storyline, witty dialogue and mysterious plot so much that your hands will be drenched with sweat in anticipation of the next page. No kidding. If those of you who have been living under a rock, or if you're Amish (no offense), then you have heard of Manhattan's "neighborhood Spider-Man". If not, then Spider-Man is a young man that got bit by a radioactive spider, thus giving him spider-like powers for this reason he is named Spider-Man. I recommend you borrow, or better yet, buy this, and buy it now.
The major dilemma in this novel was that a symbiote from outer space has managed to take over Peter Parker's co-worker Eddie Brock. Eddie's mind then gets warped and goes berserk trying to create destruction. Luckily for New York, Spidey's here to the rescue! Spidey tries to help his co-worker and friend, Eddie Brock to fight the symbiote and not to give in to its power. While Spidey's trying to handle things with Venom, the Hobgoblin decides to wreak havoc and to get Venom on his side. From there, you must read the book to find out the spine-tingling story that is Spider-Man: Venom Factor.
If I were Siskel or Ebert and I rated books, then I would have to give Spider-Man: Venom Factor, a 2 thumbs up. Not only because I am fan of comics and Spider-Man himself, but also because Diane has made a nearly perfect conversion from comic book to hard book. Artist Ron Lim also has contributed to the atmosphere to the book with his wonderful artwork; really giving you that comic book feel without actually reading comics. If I were to read more books for later reports, then I'd read more of Diane Duane's series of Spider-Man books or X-Men. Even if you hate reading, you won't hate this book because of the brilliant plot and storyline, also the romance, and action. Now I know this is not some award-winning book or whatever, but if all of you Spider-Man fans go out and buy this book, then it might, it just might, have the potential to reach award-winning status. What are you waiting for? Read it now!
Rating: 4
Summary: Classic Spidey..... well almost
Comment: By the time you get to this review you'll more than likely have read others on this book alredy. You may have noticest some complain the action sequences a to bland, and ya, OK, I have read better firght sences, but I have read alot wrost as well. Over all it is a good book with a strong story line (strongest in the trilogy in my opinion). True the action could have been better, and true Peter and Mary Jane could have had more intelligent conversations.
My only real complaint is that Duane toned down Spider-Man's powers (and Venom's powers to for that matter) a little to much. In the comics Spidey can lift up to 10 tons ( about enough to juggle a truck) and venom was about 3 times that striength. In this book Ol' Web-Head is still stronger than the normal man, but not by much. his speed and his reflexes take a toll as well.
The only other thing wrong with it is the lack of orgin on the Mystery Villian (for those of you who hve not read the book yet mystery villian is all the detail that I'll give so that I don't spoil it for you). It was my hope it would be addressed in the other two books, but was sadly, never mentioned again.
The intesting story was enough to keep the book afloat but thease few erorrs where enough to knock one star off the rating. Over all Spider-Man: The Venom Factor is a good book for any true Spider-Fan
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Title: Spider-Man: The Lizard Sanction (Marvel Comics (New York, N.Y.).) by Diane Duane ISBN: 0399141057 Publisher: Putnam Pub Group Pub. Date: October, 1995 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Spider-Man: The Octopus Agenda (Marvel Comics) by Diane Duane, Darick Robertson, Jeff Albrecht ISBN: 0399142118 Publisher: Putnam Pub Group Pub. Date: November, 2000 List Price(USD): $21.95 |
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Title: Spider-Man: Goblin's Revenge by Dean Wesley Smith ISBN: 157297172X Publisher: Berkley Pub Group Pub. Date: October, 1996 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: Untold Tales of Spider-Man (Marvel Comics) by Stan Lee, Kurt Busiek ISBN: 1572972947 Publisher: Boulevard (Trd Pap) Pub. Date: November, 1997 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
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Title: Spider-Man: Carnage in New York by David Michelinie, Dean Wesley Smith ISBN: 1572970197 Publisher: Boulevard (Mass Market) Pub. Date: August, 1995 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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