Rick Remender continues to give us the Venom goodies. It almost makes me want to continue reading Venom but I just know it won't be as good...is it?

So this volume is the second half of Rick's awesome run of a character you never would normally care about. The first few issues are kind of the over the top cartoony stuff I didn't love. It's Venom teaming up with a few other somewhat heroes like Ghost Rider and fight against some evil demon thingy. I dunno. These issues I kind of just breezed past because I didn't care for it. Once we get to Flash by himself it starts to show why this series is so good. Venom is dealing with the fallout of his father's death from the first volume plus dealing with Betty and then the Savage Six (think sinister six but after venom) come after his family and shit really starts to build up. By the end Venom finishes his mission and you feel it come full circle.

Good: The internal thoughts of Flash really keep this series high. I love hearing his thoughts and mindset with all this crazy shit going on. The fights are epic and sometimes really brutal. This ain't spider-man kids! Also the pacing once the first few issues are out of the way are amazing and really ends on a high note.

Bad: The first few issues are goofy and not a good jump on point. I mean you should read volume 1 first anyway, but the crossover event is something I could have lived without to be honest.

Overall I enjoyed the fuck out of this just like volume 1. Rick Remender actually made me LIKE Venom. How is that possible? Either way I don't think I'll ever love a venom series again so I'll keep this close to me and give it a very high 3.5, almost 4, out of 5.