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Comics on Film: Messy Fun Makes 'Venom' Worthwhile


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Venom is a movie that really shouldn’t work, nor would most Spider-Man fans think it’s a thing that should even exist. After all, Eddie Brock is a character who got his start first as an antagonist and later as a supporting character for the Webhead himself; his solo outings in the comics – depending on who you ask, of course – have a somewhat spotty reputation. Having Venom exist in a cinematic world unto himself without Spider-Man just seems kind of … wrong in a lot of ways, and most people who like Venom because they love Spider-Man would be completely justified in feeling that way. Still, against all odds and even despite a myriad of structural problems and the fact that the work seems to be drowning in clichés, something remarkable tends...
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