Primary Question: So I've been wanting a good carnage comic to read with a more modern art style (I'm picky like that). I decided I want to read the 5-volume series written by Zeb Wells and Illustrated by Clayton Crain. However, Vol 1 seems to have vanished off the face of the Earth. I've scoured the internet for an unused physical copy but I might as well be looking for Santa Claus. Is there some online, comic-book holy grail where I could find what I'm looking for or do I need to cut my losses and look for used?

Secondary Question: I'm fairly new to the comic scene so I've probably missed out on some great series' and I'm a collector when it comes to physical items so I either want every comic I read in mint, physical format or none at all. So my question is, if I'm going to run into this mint, physical-copy issue with everything I want to read, should I just subscribe to Marvel Unlimited (since that's what I mostly read anyway) and save myself some headaches? Is it worth the $10 per month? Is the entire Marvel collection available?

Any advice is much appreciated!

I just grab trades every so often after sampling an issue or two of a series online through scans.


The new Carnage series being published right now is fantastic. A must read. The art blows my mind.

Amazon Link To Carnage Here


The Venom series that came out about 5 years back was fantastic and I was sad to see it canceled. It's been collected and I highly recommend that too.

Venom book 1
Venom book 2
Venom book 3 (Minimum Carnage - crossover with Scarlet Spider series)
Venom book 4
Venom book 5
Venom book 6



That Scarlet Spider series was dope too.

That Carnage one looked interesting but I wanted something finite of Carnage that I could binge read when I'm not busy at work. I'm assuming the series you mentioned is still ongoing? I have a personal bias towards Carnage when comparing the two symbiote monsters so he was the one I wanted to start reading first, although I'll definitely keep that venom series in my back pocket. Will I be upset by the incomplete ending?

The only thing to be upset about that series is knowing it was canceled because Bendis wanted to use Venom in Guardians of the Galaxy.

Yes, you should absolutely subscribe to Marvel Unlimited. It's the best comics-reading value you can find. The newest stuff is released on a few months delay, but their library is incredibly deep. You'll be able to keep reading for ages in there.

-J

Yeah, I decided that I probably will get it before the summer is over. I've been in the market for a tablet for school and so forth, so I think I'll be starting a MU subscription when I decide on a tablet.