Spider-Verse vs. Venomverse by Kyle Higgins and Mat Groom with Luciano Vecchio (Illustrator, Cover Art) and, Jim Towe (Illustrator)

 

Spider-Verse vs. Venomverse by authors Kyle Higgins and Mat Groom with Luciano Vecchio (Illustrator, Cover Art) and, Jim Towe (Illustrator), is a miniseries where the Spider-Man of various universes go to war against the Venoms of various universes. The trade, which will come out in January, will collect the Web of Spider-Verse, Web of Venomverse prequels, and the main series. I read this through the Marvel Unlimited App.

 

The entities that individually control each groups have suddenly decided that the other entity and their group must die. So, each entity selects a team of heroes from each group and forces those selected to fight to the death to save their group.

 

The Spider-Verse team is led by the main Spider-Man (Peter Parker of Earth 616), and includes Spider-Ham (a cartoon pig that was bitten by a radioactive Spider), a super solider, and others. They must go against the symbiote team. A team that is led by an Eddie Brock Venom that murdered the Peter Parker of its universe and now tries to be a hero.

 

The prequels are not very relevant to the main series and just are used for backstory for some characters who show up. For example, based on the prequel, one would think that a vampire Spider-Man was going to play a big role in this series. Instead, despite getting a lot of pages in a prequel, it just shows up for the big fight at the end. This happens quite a lot with a number of such characters that just show up in the big fight at the end. A lot of the prequel characters only exists to fill big fight at the end.

 

The art, across the board, is just okay at best. This is an action-adventure style deal that tries to take itself seriously, but as a reader, one knows they are not going to wipe out a whole group of heroes. The ending is pretty predictable so the read is just a fun time where one gets to see these two groups fight. So, if you are a fan of either group you might enjoy this title as long as you just treat as a not a serious read.

 

 

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Scott's Take: Godzilla vs the Marvel Universe by Ryan North, Gerry Duggan Gerry Duggan, John Romita Jr. (Illustrator), Giuseppe Camuncoli (Illustrator), and Leinil Yu (Cover Art)

 

Godzilla vs the Marvel Universe by Ryan North, Gerry Duggan, John Romita Jr. (Illustrator), Giuseppe Camuncoli (Illustrator), and Leinil Yu (Cover Art), collects a series of one shots (one shots for those who don’t know are single issue stories that are supposed to be self-contained). I read these through the Marvel Unlimited app.  In these one shots, Godzilla crossovers and battles various heroes in various times throughout the history of Marvel.  So, you have the 90s X-men vs Godzilla, 80s Spider-man vs Godzilla, Modern Thor vs Godzilla and more. This is just a fun crossover with various heroes dealing with Godzilla.

 

They don’t seem to connect at all and there are no shared creative teams or story. Most of the reads have good art except for the John Romita Jr for the Fantastic Four. I think his art is blocky. Most of these stories are action packed with humor. Some of which is forced, such as Nick Lowe’s editorial jokes in the Spider-Man story. I think he negatively impacted the story overall, but I also have a negative opinion of him based on his public comments about Spider-Man fans. The only story I really did not like was the Hulk vs Godzilla which goes downhill once he introduces some vague villain from the Godzilla Universe. I’d never heard of the character and the story made no sense. 

 

Overall, I think this is a fun collection that leans heavy into the Marvel Universe and not as much in the Godzilla Universe.

 

By the way, there is another Godzilla series that seems completely separate.  Godzilla Destroys the Marvel Universe has two issues so far at Marvel Unlimited as that is all they have put up. The collected volume is supposed to be released in March 2026. It seems to be completely separate and has all the heroes teaming up to stop him.

 

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Scott's Take: Red Hulk Vol. 1: Prisoner of War by Benjamin Percy and Geoff Shaw (Illustrator, Cover Art)

 

Red Hulk Vol. 1: Prisoner of War by Benjamin Percy and Geoff Shaw (Illustrator, Cover Art) is a tie in series to One World Under Doom. Doctor Doom has conquered the world and kidnapped various people including military strategists like Thunderbolt Ross aka Red Hulk. He is forcing these people into working in a think tank on how to maintain Doctor Doom’s power. Of course, Red Hulk wants to escape. But, even if he does. he is far from home in the country of Latveria and Doom owns America now too.

 

The art is good and this is an action packed series where the odds are against Red Hulk. Joining him on this journey is Deathlok and Machine Man. A Deathlok is a zombie cyborg solider and there have been a lot of them. I am not even sure which one this was. Machine Man is an android. I have never cared about any of them before this read, but this was still a fun read.

 

There will be a second collected book in this series titled Red Hulk Vol. 2: Mission: Latveria. That will be the last volume that Red Hulk will tie into the current Captain America Series and probably be a part of the aftermath of One World Under Doom.

 

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Scott's Take: Predator versus Spider-Man by Benjamin Percy and Marcelo Ferreira (Illustrator)

 

Predator versus Spider-Man by Benjamin Percy and Marcelo Ferreira (Illustrator) collects the miniseries which is set in the same universe as Predator vs Wolverine, Predator vs Black Panther. This miniseries sees Spider-Man attempting to stop a new serial killer during a power outage in New York. The new serial killer is a rogue Predator. It is not long before Kraven the Hunter and other Predators arrive to make matters worse.

 

Spider-Man and Mary Jane both have big roles in this quick action packed and incredibly violent horror style miniseries. The violence is not shy at all. People are skinned and way more. The art is intense and does a good job of showing the horror of the situation.

 

My one gripe is the ending is not really an ending. Instead, it is set up for the Predator vs Marvel Universe miniseries.  A book should have a proper ending and not just leave the reader going—Okay, so that’s it.

 

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Scott's Take: Magik Vol. 1: Unleashed by Ashley Allen, German Peralta (Illustrator), and J Scott Campbell (Cover Art)

 

Magik Vol. 1: Unleashed by Ashley Allen (Author), German Peralta (Illustrator), and J. Scott Campbell (Cover Art) is about Magik who is one of my favorite X-men. In this read, mutants are being abducted for nefarious purpose by a demon Liminal who seeks to convince Magik to join him in taking over the world.

 

This is a globetrotting adventure to stop a demonic invasion. It is full of action and adventure accompanied by great art. I really like Magik as a character and it’s nice to see her get the solo spotlight. I highly enjoyed this read and I am looking forward to Vol 2 which should end the series. It is unknown if it is done or just going to be relaunched since the entire line of X-Men is getting shuffled again.

 

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Scott's Take: G.O.D.S. by Jonthan Hickman and Valerio Schiti (Illustrator)

 

G.O.D.S. by Jonthan Hickman and Valerio Schiti (Illustrator) and others collects the eight-issue miniseries which ends on a cliffhanger. There is no word on if or when this series will continue. So, it is a hard volume to review since the story feels unfinished. This book is supposed to shake up the cosmic hierarchy of the gods in the Marvel Universe and there are a lot of big ideas thrown around in the book. The read mostly features new characters even though there are cameos by multiple heroes. The only familiar face that sticks around for long is Dr. Strange and he has a line that is said which does not fit him.

 

So, there are two main factions that basically control the universe and keep it running. They don’t get along. There is the magical side led THE-POWERS-THAT-BE which has one main guy named Wyn. The other side, THE-NATURAL-ORDER-OF-THINGS, has several hundred science types with the main one that is focused on being Wyn’s ex-wife, Aiko. Then there are several secondary factions that want to tear everything down and start over. There is also the rogue entity, behold to no group or person, named Cubik Core who is committing sabotage and murder to destabilize the cold détente. He is the main reason that things escalate.  

 

Each issue is widely different. New big ideas are thrown out without a lot of time being done to finish setting up. The final issue is a time skip issue where time travel is used and things get potentially very messy.

 

Wyn is our cynical romantic while Aiko is our logic-based character who regrets her actions. Of course, they have sidekicks, and there is a lot of new characters introduced. There is supposed to be a tie into the One World Under Doom project, but that is not collected here.

 

I read all eight issues through the Marvel Unlimited App through the basic way. There is another version supposed to be formatted specially for electronic devices, but I don’t like the way those are displayed, so I did not do that version. The art is great and it is an interesting read. I just wish it was longer. I can’t say enough good things about the art.

 

The ending is abrupt and, as noted stops on a cliffhanger. There is no return date planned at this time because Hickman’s Ultimate Universe is a major hit and this did not sell as well. Hickman is also busy writing Imperial which is a Marvel event that is shaking up the galactic seating of all the alien factions out in the cosmos.

 

Readers might just be stuck in limbo forever. I still think its worth reading if you can accept that fact that there might be no resolution anytime soon if ever.

 

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As noted, I read this through the Marvel Unlimited App.

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Scott's Take: West Coast Avengers Vol. 1: The Gospel of Ultron by Gerry Duggan, Danny Kim (Artist), Arthur Hesli (Colorist), and others

 

West Coast Avengers Vol. 1: The Gospel of Ultron by Gerry Duggan, Danny Kim (Artist), Arthur Hesli (Colorist), and others, collects the first five issues of the series and comes out July 22nd. This series will only be two volumes. Unfortunately, before the trade is even released, they have cancelled this series citing low sales. Obviously it is not being given a second chance with readers with the trade since why would people buy the first volume of a killed series?

 

This series sees a new team of West Coast Avengers (basically California Avengers) attempting to reform villains. One of the biggest recruits to this program is Ultron. Ultron has spread himself into separate programs to prove which way is superior. There is a good Ultron who has joined the Avengers, an evangelistic one who has founded a church dedicated to turning humans into robots, and there are other Ultrons. Also, Hydra Cap is back….

 

The team consists of Spider-Woman, War Machine, Iron Man, Firestar, and Blue Bolt. Iron Man is his usual funny self and I enjoyed his presence. Firestar has one of the most compelling story arcs as her time as a double agent for the X-men has led to her have an alcohol problem and a severe hatred of all robots.

 

The rest of the characters get some moments, but they did not stick in my mind as I read this as it released through the Marvel Unlimited app. The art was above average and worked for this book.  The ending, which is a setup for the second volume is rather abrupt.

 

The second volume titled, War of Ultron, should release December 2025.  I liked this series, but I did not like Akerman’s Iron Man which had two relaunches in ten issues. It seems Iron Man is going to be reset with a new status quo which is another reason this series is being killed.

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Scott's Take: Ultimates Vol 1: Fix the World by Deniz Camp and Jonathan Hickman, Illustrator Juan Frigeri

Ultimates Vol 1: Fix the World by Deniz Camp and Jonathan Hickman, illustrated by Juan Frigeri, is a new series set in the new Ultimate Universe. I read this through Marvel Unlimited. This book collects seven issues of the hit series.  In this book, Tony Stark, Captain America, Doom (Reed Richards), and Thor are building a resistance to the Maker’s Council that secretly runs the world. The world is being run by supervillains and most of the population have no idea. Their secret war takes them to the White House and across the globe. The heroes have their work cut out for them.

 

Each issue for the most part has a simple mandate-- establish a new hero in the Ultimate Universe-- and that is done extremely well. There is action, humor, plenty of beautiful art work, and great character work. New heroes are introduced and existing heroes are redefined to make them different in this universe. The creative team incorporates even less known characters such as the 1st human torch (not to be confused with Johnny Storm of the Fantastic Four who eclipsed him in popularity). The Maker’s Council is full of dangerous individuals such as the Hulk and more.

 

Teen Tony Stark and Captain America have fresh spins put on these established heroes. Captain America struggles with the fact that America no longer exists as the Maker has split the world into territories which he has given to his people. Most people living in what was America do not even know that America exists since the council has wiped a lot of information from the world. Teen Stark is a more optimistic and sunnier version of Iron Man. There will be a second volume, but that does not have a title or a release date yet.  I look forward to reading.

 

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As noted, I read this through the Marvel Unlimited App. As always, nobody has any expectation of me reviewing anything.

 

 

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Scott's Take: Vengeance of the Moon Knight Vol. 1: New Moon by Jed Mackay (Author), David Finch (Cover Art), Alessandro Cappuccio (Artist)

Vengeance of the Moon Knight Vol. 1: New Moon by Jed Mackay (Author), David Finch (Cover Art), Alessandro Cappuccio (Artist), is a relaunch of the Moon Knight series after the events of the first series. Spoilers follow so if you have not read the previous series, you may wish to do that first before reading this review.

 

Still here? Okay, I did warn you.

 

This volume deals with the aftermath of the death of Marc Spector, who died in the bombing at the end of the previous run. This issue starts with an honoring of life led by the Thing where he is doing a traditional Jewish ceremony. Marc was one of the few prominent Jewish heroes in the Marvel Universe. Each of the four issues collected here is framed with a team member discussing Marc’s death with a psychologist. Each member is devastated and having a hard time, in their own way, with what happened and moving on.

 

As they grapple with their grief, there is someone impersonating Marc as Moon Knight and terrorizing people. The surviving team members must uncover the imposter and put a stop to him quickly as the city is being torn apart by supervillains responding to this psycho with their own violence.

 

The art remains excellent and the writing remains on point. This is action packed grief filled 4 issue saga with plenty of references to the previous run and the history of various characters.

 

The next volume is called Vengeance of the Moon Knight Vol. 2: It's Alive which I have read, but won’t be reviewing since there is no way to talk about it without heavy spoilers. I can say that the read is a good one. I can also say that one should read Blood Hunt which I previously reviewed first or while reading it. They tie in heavily. After the events of that volume Moon Knight is being relaunched again with a new title.

 

Moon Knight: Fist of Knoshu is the latest relaunch and is done by the same creative team. The first issues are out now on Amazon though they have yet to appear, at the time of this writing, at Marvel Unlimited.  There is also a spin off title Phases of the Moon Knight by Benjamin Percy and more which goes back to previous Moon Knights. Marc is the latest in a long line of heroes so this tells the tale of other Moon Knights.

 

I read this in The Marvel Unlimited App.

 

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Scott's Take: Blood Hunt by Jed MacKay, Illustrators Pepe Larraz and Sara Pichelli

Blood Hunt by Jed MacKay, illustrated by Pepe Larraz and Sara Pichelli is the latest big crossover featuring marvel heroes facing off against vampires. I read this through the Marvel Unlimited app and I read the regular edition. There is a red band edition that is supposed to be extra gory, but it is harder to get.

 

The Earth is plunged into eternal darkness as hordes of vampires are unleashed upon the marvel universe. So. it is up to the Avengers, Dr. Strange, Spider-Man (Miles) and others ore to face off against the new threat. To deal with this threat they need the help of unlikely ally--Dracula.

 

This is a pretty self-contained book with a limited cast. The tie ins expand the cast as other heroes are featured there. The art is pretty in spots while being horrific in others. There is action, drama, and high stakes as this event sets up the next major event in the marvel universe and has bigger ramifications for some characters. Even the regular edition is pretty horror focused. Characters are killed, some major heroes are infected, some heroes are tortured. It is not your typical Marvel read.

 

I highly enjoyed this dark tale even if I am not a fan of event ending designed to setup another event. I am kind of tired of how everything must setup a sequel now adays.

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Scott A. Tipple ©2024