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Summary: A Venomous Web is Slung!
Review: Author Diane Duane weaves a great story about everyone favorite web-slinger, Spiderman. It appears that a someone, some creature, is terrorizing and killing certain members of N.Y.C.'s homeless population . Plus, this someone has a tasty bite for food that is radioactive. The creature at first appears to be Spiderman's enemy Venom or is it? Could the creature be Hobglobin? An unlikely allegiance is formed to find the true killer.Although I not familiar with the character of Venom and the plot as it appeared in the popular comic book Diane Duane fills in the gaps for the reader and continues the story and characterization(s) in grand style. While I know that casting on the Spiderman sequel has begun and rumors of the sequel's story lines use the traditional, original villains that many of us grew up with. I hope that down the road that movie producers will have the insight to do at least one film about Venom and Spidey.
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Summary: Classic Spidey..... well almost
Review: By the time you get to this review you'll more than likely have read others on this book alredy. You may have noticest some complain the action sequences a to bland, and ya, OK, I have read better firght sences, but I have read alot wrost as well. Over all it is a good book with a strong story line (strongest in the trilogy in my opinion). True the action could have been better, and true Peter and Mary Jane could have had more intelligent conversations. My only real complaint is that Duane toned down Spider-Man's powers (and Venom's powers to for that matter) a little to much. In the comics Spidey can lift up to 10 tons ( about enough to juggle a truck) and venom was about 3 times that striength. In this book Ol' Web-Head is still stronger than the normal man, but not by much. his speed and his reflexes take a toll as well. The only other thing wrong with it is the lack of orgin on the Mystery Villian (for those of you who hve not read the book yet mystery villian is all the detail that I'll give so that I don't spoil it for you). It was my hope it would be addressed in the other two books, but was sadly, never mentioned again. The intesting story was enough to keep the book afloat but thease few erorrs where enough to knock one star off the rating. Over all Spider-Man: The Venom Factor is a good book for any true Spider-Fan
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Summary: Classic Spidey..... well almost
Review: By the time you get to this review you'll more than likely have read others on this book alredy. You may have noticest some complain the action sequences a to bland, and ya, OK, I have read better firght sences, but I have read alot wrost as well. Over all it is a good book with a strong story line (strongest in the trilogy in my opinion). True the action could have been better, and true Peter and Mary Jane could have had more intelligent conversations. My only real complaint is that Duane toned down Spider-Man's powers (and Venom's powers to for that matter) a little to much. In the comics Spidey can lift up to 10 tons ( about enough to juggle a truck) and venom was about 3 times that striength. In this book Ol' Web-Head is still stronger than the normal man, but not by much. his speed and his reflexes take a toll as well. The only other thing wrong with it is the lack of orgin on the Mystery Villian (for those of you who hve not read the book yet mystery villian is all the detail that I'll give so that I don't spoil it for you). It was my hope it would be addressed in the other two books, but was sadly, never mentioned again. The intesting story was enough to keep the book afloat but thease few erorrs where enough to knock one star off the rating. Over all Spider-Man: The Venom Factor is a good book for any true Spider-Fan
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Summary: Da Majishan's Review
Review: Do you like science fiction? Have you read any comics in your life? If so, then Spider-Man: Venom Factor just might be the book for you. This wonderful book will leave you marveling in awe at the compelling and dramatic storyline, witty dialogue and mysterious plot so much that your hands will be drenched with sweat in anticipation of the next page. No kidding. If those of you who have been living under a rock, or if you're Amish (no offense), then you have heard of Manhattan's "neighborhood Spider-Man". If not, then Spider-Man is a young man that got bit by a radioactive spider, thus giving him spider-like powers for this reason he is named Spider-Man. I recommend you borrow, or better yet, buy this, and buy it now. The major dilemma in this novel was that a symbiote from outer space has managed to take over Peter Parker's co-worker Eddie Brock. Eddie's mind then gets warped and goes berserk trying to create destruction. Luckily for New York, Spidey's here to the rescue! Spidey tries to help his co-worker and friend, Eddie Brock to fight the symbiote and not to give in to its power. While Spidey's trying to handle things with Venom, the Hobgoblin decides to wreak havoc and to get Venom on his side. From there, you must read the book to find out the spine-tingling story that is Spider-Man: Venom Factor. If I were Siskel or Ebert and I rated books, then I would have to give Spider-Man: Venom Factor, a 2 thumbs up. Not only because I am fan of comics and Spider-Man himself, but also because Diane has made a nearly perfect conversion from comic book to hard book. Artist Ron Lim also has contributed to the atmosphere to the book with his wonderful artwork; really giving you that comic book feel without actually reading comics. If I were to read more books for later reports, then I'd read more of Diane Duane's series of Spider-Man books or X-Men. Even if you hate reading, you won't hate this book because of the brilliant plot and storyline, also the romance, and action. Now I know this is not some award-winning book or whatever, but if all of you Spider-Man fans go out and buy this book, then it might, it just might, have the potential to reach award-winning status. What are you waiting for? Read it now!
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Summary: A ho-hum Spider-Man book...
Review: I'm going back to read all the Marvel books (I have just recently completed my collection), and will post reviews on all of them for people who still care.
Fist up is Spider-Man: Venom Factor by Diane Duane. This is not a good book to start off on, but oh well. This book is bland and, worst of all, boring to boot. The action scenes are poorly done and not at all exciting, and the "character development" scenes between Peter and Mary-Jane consist of talking, eating, and having sex....not necessarily in that order. Yes, we know they are a married couple who are attracted to each other, but we don't need their ... ...high school-ish innuendos every time they speak to each other. There are better books for you to read then this one. AND this is just the first in a LOOSELY tied together trilogy that doesn't get much better from here...sigh.
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Summary: She knows her spider-man
Review: In the book Spiderman: the Venom Factor, Hobgoblin has stolen an atomic bomb and threatens to set it off in Manhattan if the city fails to pay $1,000,000,000. Spiderman also discovers that an alien lifeform is tearing people to shreads, which Venom notices. Can Spiderman defeat both of them and stop Hobgoblin before everything goes boom?
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Summary: fireplace fodder
Review: Let me start off by saying that I'm the type of person who has to finish something once he has started it, so it is rare that I won't finish a book. But honestly after reading about a hundred some odd pages of this book I couldn't force myself to finish it. It was just that bad. I am a spidey fan and I read the book said on the cover that she was a new York times best seller, so I figured it couldn't be that bad. But what I confronted was possibly the worst, most pointless, boring book I have ever read in my life. Forget about the fact that Duane refers to Spiderman as "Spidey" throughout the book and Hobgoblin as "Hobbie" but the dialogue coming outof Spiderman's mouth was such an unnatural and pathetic attempt at wit. And the fight scenes were even more pointless. There were literaly lines that read like this: "Spidey hit Hobbie, sending him reeling backward. Hobbie came back up and punched Spidey in the face. Spidey didn't like it." Ontop of that, there was a horrible subplot involving Spiderman's wife Mary Jane auditioning as a model. Completely boring and not fitting in anywhere in the book. I wouldn't reccomend reading this book unless you are 9 years old or you are a hardcore Spidey-phile. And if you are both, hey, that's great. Maybe you could make some sense out of this piece of crap.
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Summary: I'm gettin' the next Spider-Man novels right away!!
Review: Ohhhh, man, this is a GREAT Spider-Man book. I'd advise this book only to Marvel Spider-Man fans, or just general Marvel Comics fans; other will get lost in it's plot and the characters will be very unfamiliar. But there's one thing that's for sure..., I'm getting the next 2 Spider-Man novels by Diane AS SOON AS I CAN! This book's plot is excellent, plenty of action to keep Spidey fans happy. Old, memorable, and --to some of us--, lovable characters-- even the villians, and crabs like J. Jonah Jameson. Pick up a copy of this book all you Marvel fans out there! I didn't really start out as a Marvel fan, but was well-versed in Spider-Man and all of the main characters and villians in his tales. This book kicks, and I'm hoping the next 2 do too. Read it!
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Summary: Spider-Man: The Venom Factor
Review: This book is a real treat for Spidey fans like myself and it was great. The dialogue gets weak in spots but it is just like the comic book so no real complaints there. Spiderman flings the one liners and sometimes they're funny and sometimes... Otherwise the story is full of great action and even a glimpse into the life of MJ. The author has done a really good job at putting spiderman into a novel and not making it unimaginative. This is great buy for all action adventure fans and a even better read for those who love the Amazing Spiderman. Sometimes, if you concentrate you can actually see that great marvel art work as you read.
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