Writer - Gerry Conway
Artist - Mike Perkins
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Captain Creepy has never been much of a Carnage fan. There have been times that I enjoyed his tales more than others but as a rule he hasn't been one of my favorite characters. Well, this first issue of the new series is aiming to change my perspective a bit. Starting off with a brilliant cover by Mike Del Mundo and featuring very pleasing art throughout by Mike Perkins. We are re-introduced to Cletus Cassidy sitting in a diner having lunch while the news plays on a tv in the background. They are talking about him on the news. It seems they are attempting to lure him to a mine in West Virginia as a trap and they are using Manny Calderon as bait. But who are "they"? We are also introduced to Colonel Jameson, the heroic son of J. Jonah and a man named Barry Gleason, managing director of Grey Ridge Investments. The story is that Grey Ridge Mine is played out as an investment and Gleason discovered the connection between Calderon and Cassidy when he hired Calderon as his head of security. She was the sole survivor of Carnage's first rampage and he killed her family. So Gleason contacted the military to offer the use of his mine to capture Carnage. Eddie Brock is also on hand as plan B. If the plan doesn't work, Brock, as Toxin, will enter the picture. Well, Carnage takes the bait of course. The military Psyops team think they have him where they want him but there is a collapse in the mine and Carnage is loose. Time for Plan B.
I was surprised by how much I enjoyed this book. I thought it was great. It has a meaty story, introduces many interesting characters, sets up the next book and delivers outstanding art along the way. This was a 9 out of 10 for me and I'm in. Great stuff.
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