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Marvel
Written by: Robbie Thompson
Art by: Ariel Olivetti
Color by: Ariel Olivetti
With Marvel’s most recent relaunch comes another #1 in Venom: Space Knight, featuring the writing of Robbie Thompson and the art of Ariel Olivetti. At the moment, this series relies heavily upon what happened to Flash Thompson previously, but it does take time to fill the audience in on how he got where he is now (thanks to the 8 months missing after Secret Wars). Leaving the Guardians of the Galaxy, Flash and and his partner, the symbiote (also referred to by its race, Klyntar), find themselves as Agents of the Cosmos.
The issue begins with the audience seeing Venom in the middle of a mission gone wrong and as the narrative progresses we see how his goals continually shift. Moving quickly, the story hardly has a dull moment but perhaps it moves too quickly. At times the writing comes off quick and clipped and while this does match the nature of the issue’s action it leaves a sense of feeling not fully informed. However, if you’re a reader more familiar with Flash and his relationship to the symbiote you may be more in the loop.
However, in conjunction this creative team has produced a noteworthy comic. While issue #1 seems a bit hit-and-miss, Thompson and Olivetti do have a noticeable synergy. Thompson’s shorter writing does well to not overpower the art of Olivetti, and Olivetti does a phenomenal job of showing the audience Flash’s cosmic adventures. This series has potential but it may take some time for Thompson to find his stride. Consistent action may be great for the first issue but being non-stop may not be sustainable.