Venom: Recursion (Venom 2021 #1-5)

This probably wasn't the best run to start with as my first ever Venom series since it’s quite based on things that happened previously. However I think what happened before is made pretty clear, so it’s not a big deal. I thought it was really fun and I’m excited to pick up the next volume to see where it’s headed!

The colouring really stood out to me: during alarms everything was RED, in the night everything was some type of blue and etc. I felt like each page kept to a consistent colour which made it seem really put together.

Favourite issue

#3 brought up a lot of interesting thoughts about Venom, both as itself and in relation to Eddie. The symbiote as something that is Made to be violent thrusted into a guardian role and having to deal with it... Quite yummy.

#5 was very satisfying because it answered a lot of the questions I had, and I liked the new characters.

Favourite cover

I though all the covers were cool, excluding #5 which I wasn't really a fan of, but on seeing #3 I instantly went 'wow that's SICK' so it gets top spot.

Favourite alt cover

#1 by Peach Momoko contains Shape which I am weak to.

Quotes

Change
Everything’s changed now. None of the old rules work. So I break the only rule that's left.

Dylan Brock, #1.

Something’s changed… Everything's changed.

Venom symbiote, #3.

Provided enough stimuli for change.

Carlson Drake, #4.

Everything’s changed. None of the rules apply anymore.

Eddie Brock, #4

Venom and Eddie
I asked myself: What would Eddie Brock do?

Venom symbiote, #2.

And yet here, I am a dog– A dog, Eddie Brock. Tethered by the flimsiest of chains.
I find myself leashed by a dead man’s longing for his son.
(You’re an angel, I’m a dog.)
Venom symbiote, #3. Mitski, I'm Your Man.

I may not be your father, Dylan Brock… but I’m all that's left of him.

Venom symbiote, #3.

Damn you... Eddie Brock. Every time he looks at me, he expects to see you within... How, Eddie...? How do I show him that I’m still holding all the pieces you left–?

Venom symbiote, #4.

Because I know that symbiote better than it knows itself. And there, in that blackness is a part of me that will never leave your side. Because... we are... ...Venom.
Eddie Brock, #4.