Not a bad collection. To be honest I think I would have preferred just getting the Todd Mcfarlane Spider-Man Omnibus, as all of the issues that feature Venom are also in that collection. Overall, though this was much cheaper although the trade title is somewhat misleading. Venom is only in a few issues in this entire thing as they show the build up of pretty much the entirety of Spidey in the black suit. Good stories nonetheless. Lots of good characterization for both Pete and MJ. Pretty excitin...

300319: when my brother and me were old enough to read word books our mother, school librarian, would let us read no more graphic of any sort. so i missed out on who knows how much boy culture through late 70s on, until as an adult i heard of ‘love and rockets’, so looked at some. until i became friends with riley rossmo, illustrator, i knew about ten books... now i have read/looked at i do not know something like 370... but still, almost all are ‘artsy’ and not ‘superheroes’. i recall reruns of...

I guess I’m in love with black alien goo. 🤷‍♀️🖤

I have never been big on Venom and stories like this are why.If your looking for a great graphic novel about one of the best marvel villains read Kravens Hunt

While a great example of best of spider-man, some stories are kind of a snooze like the ones with puma amd the rose, but the main beats of this collection are great. Overall essential for venom fans and others who are doing a re-read throught the webslingers classic tales

Growing up as a huge Spider-Man fan, I knew all the villains and had all the action figures to prove it. My favorite villain by far was always Venom – he just looked so cool and intimidating! Although the extent to which I knew this character only included his stint in the Spider-Man Playstation One game, I always held that he was the best villain in the Spider-Man universe. Now being much older, I wanted to look into all of the Venom stories of the old comics that I was too young to appreciate

Introduction of the infamous Spider-Man villain, Venom.The book contains many adventures of Spider-Man in the black costume, and finally his return to the classic colours. There are a lot of dramatic sub plots as well which were too cheesy at times, but also humanised the characters.

This one is pretty much what you'd expect. No. Actually it's not, because if you read the issues before Venom comes along on the ongoing Amazing Spider-Man series that's included in this volume, and the issues that's after Venom goes away, you'll pretty much feel the good ol'feeling of "you only appreciate what you have once it's gone" and this one proves that shit right here. Great fun story, that gives more than just nostalgia if you read it back then, and with some amazing (YEAH THAT'S RIGHT)...

Did you know that the whole Venom fiasco happened just because Peter went shopping in a wrong intergalactic boutique showroom during Secret War II story arc?Dang it, Hulk, give him better directions!The first couple of chapters revolve around Spider-Man running around and fighting crime while showing off his new threads. Little did he know that he is wearing a living symbiote organism craving to take him over!Peter as Spider-man in black suit fights organized mafia, Jack O'Lantern (The Pumpkin h...

Venom is one of my favorite villains and I jumped at the chance to learn his origin. This collection showcases the history of the black "suit" extensively which is a precursor to the Venom storyline. I found it to be quite enjoyable and informative regarding Venom's past and peculiar code of honor. Quick, fun read with a terrific main villain as well as a great supporting cast of others

this was the awesome birth of the most coolest character in the marvel comics

I enjoyed this. It was fun to read some classic issues of Spider-Man from my youth, though this is one Frankensteined story pulled together from various series, and with various butchered bits from individual issues. Still entertaining, but a smidgeon schizophrenic when told in this fashion. One also has to put up with how comics would recap themselves all the time back in the day, but that's a minor issue. Really interesting to watch Todd McFarlane's art evolve, too.But can I just say... Venom

I am not sure what is real origin story.. meteor or wrong clothing machine...🤣

While this book definitely had some silly stuff you usually find in older comics, it was still very entertaining. Spider-man has a lot going on. From dating Black Cat, issues with his aunt, his relationship ship with MJ, all the different villains that want to kill him, Plus an alien suit that wants to bond with him. Man does Spidey have a lot on his plate. A great fun read.

Weeeell, that was pretty awesome to see the origin story of Venom!!The used language felt pretty dated.. of course, we're talking about a graphic novel from the 60's.. But still better than a lot of the newer things..Loved the graphics... Raw and tasty :)

Excuse me while I skip a lot of issues to get to the point. Ill start at the issue where Spider-Man figures its best he ditch the suit.We have the Puma, entered into a contract by the Rose. Starts with Spider-Man breaking a fight with some criminals and then he and Black Cat knock out the rest of them. Spider-Man makes an early night. MJ makes her first appearance in the book while Parker's made a visit to Robby about his photos. The rest of the issue makes it a job to stress Puma's identity and...

The Cosmicizer, wtf.And the paperbag. That needs to make a comeback. Honestly, I'm not surprised Venom hates Peter. Up and abandoning the symbiote like that and tell it he never wants to see it again? Rude.

Hoo boy, these comics have not aged well. Which is sad, because it's not entirely their fault. So much about comics and the way they're published has changed since these originally were printed, that their nuances and writing techniques can be bothersome to modern readers. Which is also sad because the story here is pretty dang entertaining.The main problem with Birth of Venom is that when it was originally written, collected editions of every issue of every comic series weren't made. Readers ha...

Fun! Dated but fun.

First of all, the pros of this book:1: Despite a lot of people stating they do not like the graphics, I actually enjoyed them. There is a type of nostalgia that you experience was old school type graphics which made the book more enjoyable. The graphics are nice and colorful and could potentially be an eye-popper depending on the reader.2: The length of this book is nice, especially for those who like to get their money's worth when they buy a book. This book tops out over 300 pages so there's a...