There is something to be said for not revealing everything about a new villain immediately. Often times a little mystery serves to make them even more interesting. Such was seemingly the case with one highly-hyped new Spider-Man villain. However, a new comic which reveals their origins and powers is sadly anticlimactic and ultimately unnecessary.
Spider-Man/Venom: Death Spiral – Body Count #1. Written by Charles Soule, with art by Kev Walker, the comic explores the career of the costumed serial killer Torment. This unfolds in a flashback (and a flashback within the flashback) as Torment’s life flashes before his eyes after being dropped off a building by Venom while Spider-Man was away.
Spider-Man’s Torment is ultimately just plain nuts
Years later, Torment relates this history to one of his victims who is as unsympathetic as Laura was. He points out the good Torment could do with his power, from finding missing people to helping adoptees locate their biological parents. Instead, he indulges his bloodlust, trying to prove his insane point about most people being better off without families.
killed Paul Rabin.
Amazing Spider-Man / Venom: Death Spiral – Body Count #1 is now available at comic shops everywhere.
