![]() ![]() Eddie’s mental stability is thrown out the window with this realization, and his internal monologue relaying this is written with prose akin to that of Poe or Lovecraft. It is with this dramatic reveal that the narrative comes full circle, repeating so perfectly that a reread of issue #3 is highly recommended to appreciate the level of foreshadowing implemented by Ewing. Meridius is the leader of this group and the final form of Eddie, a cold and calculated manipulator who has resorted to hunting down his own son for reasons I will not pretend to understand. In his attempts to explore the telepathic symbiote hive mind, Eddie doomed himself to loop through time indefinitely with his grief, desperation, and furthering insanity forming him into different beings. With themes concerning the merciless march of time and the debate of free will versus fate woven into its introductory chapters, it makes perfect sense for this comic to now unfurl itself into a full exploration of existentialism.Īs it turns out, Bedlam, along with the four other symbiotes Eddie encountered within the Garden of Time, are not future Kings in Black, but rather future iterations of himself. Few fans could have anticipated the twist reveal of this character’s origin, though more astute readers may have recognized the traces of psychological thriller that laid buried underneath Venom’s sci-fi adventure façade. Things were much simpler when the newly introduced antagonist Bedlam was just that, a one-off villain posing a superficial threat to create stakes and an end-goal for this widespread narrative. With the life of Eddie’s son Dylan hanging in the balance, light-hearted was never a term I thought to associate with this storyline, but Venom #10 brings on a new sense of dread that makes the first half of this arc feel like a fun romp in comparison. Eddie Brock’s 10-issue odyssey through space-time has been marked by various pit stops and detours that have all been effective distractions from the darker machinations occurring undetected. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
Details
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |