Synopsis:
The next morning, Flash Thompson converses with Beast via webcam, telling him about his encounter with the Experiment last night. Beast tells him that he may be able to help the man, assuming Flash can bring him to Beast. He offers to help, but Flash replies that he's good. That afternoon Flash attends an AA meeting. While he talks about his alcohol problem, he thinks about how these people don't understand him and that he doesn't belong amongst them.
Later that night, at the kennels, the receptionist there hears a disturbance among the dogs. She investigates only to find that they've all been killed by the Experiment, who apologises just before he leaps to attack. The woman rushes outside with the Experiment in hot pursuit, only to be saved by Venom in the nick of time. Venom quickly subdues the Experiment with webbing and ponders over whether or not Beast will be able to cure him. He is then interrupted from his thoughts by Toxin, who states that he'll take care of the Experiment as soon as he's done with Venom...
Thoughts:
Speaking of Eddie, it's nice to see him actually DO something in this issue. If we aren't going to see him face off with Flash then we might as well see him in action. I didn't expect the Experiment to survive this issue, so it was interesting that he managed to hold his own against Toxin. It's also nice that Venom takes a proactive approach to finding him, and I was left super excited by the final page.
I'm still really enjoying Declan Shalvey's artwork. Toxin & Venom both look great and the gritty look continues to serve the series well. Cullen Bunn is definitely hitting his stride with this storyline and I hope he can maintain it to the end. If so, the we're looking at a great story for Venom...