This one kind of blew me away. Not because it's perfect, but because I expected very little from it and came out loving most of it. Venom here is Flash Thompson. The best idea to happen to this character...like ever. You remember flash right? Peter's bully in High School? Later on he joins the army to fight for his country to protect people like his hero who is...you guessed it! Spider-man! So he is here with the Venom suit but to use it to help people. If he keeps it in control and takes it off before 2 days time he is able to wield it as a weapon to save people. This volume has 3 different arcs but are they all good? Let's find out.

What I liked: Loved Flash. Just in 12 issues you get a rollercoaster of emotions from the man. First arc (and weakest) deals with him coming to terms of who he is and a little brawl with Spider-man himself. Then you get him dealing with his father and his dying days. In the middle of Spider-island, which I didn't love. However, it was really well done here and Flash truly came out as a complicated and interesting character for these 4 issues. The last arc is more offbeat but still fun. Venom and Flash are on the run and they forcefully join up with someone who evil as fuck! Jacko Lateran. He's a piece of shit and you get his backstory. It really begins to build up and there's a great showdown at the final issue.

What I didn't like: The start felt a little shaky. Especially issue 1-2. I didn't think I'd love it. And then it began turning around by the end once Spider-man came in and we get to see a side of Flash that's interesting.

Overall Venom Complete Collection is VERY much worth reading. I'd actually place this around a 4 or 4.5. I was so surprised that is just simply blew me the hell away. I hope the second volume can keep this up.