Dark Reign: The Sinister Spider-Man #1-4 Complete

DARK REIGN TIE-IN. He ain’t friendly and this ain’t your neighborhood! Yes, Mac Gargan, America’s favorite sociopath-turned-symbiote-host-turned-hero-hunter now takes the spotlight as Norman Osborn’s sinister Spider-Man. With the Dark Reign-a-raining, the lives of our mighty marvel heroes are being destroyed left and right – but for guys like Mac, the world is their oyster and the chef’s covering the bill. Mac’s a beloved hero. Women love him, men want to be him and nobody wants to run into him after midnight – because the symbiote is still pretty darn hungry... By Brian Reed (Ms. Marvel) and Barry Kitson (Amazing Spider-Man). COVER BY: Chris Bachalo; WRITER: Brian Reed; PENCILS: Chris Bachalo --

As the title of this 4-issue miniseries suggests, this book is all about Venom, who is currently masquerading as Spider-Man as part of the Marvel Universe's "Dark Reign" status quo. Despite that limited-sounding set-up, writer Brian Reed manages to get a lot of mileage out of Venom's misadventures as a would-be superhero, whilst also setting up several interesting plot threads to be explored in future issues.

Mac Gargan vs. well, just about everyone. The Dark Avengers! The Redeemers, er, Redeemers! J. Jonah Jameson! It’s a fight to the finish as your Frightening Neighborhood Spider-Man eats as many people as possible in 22 pages. --

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