Fans who feel nostalgia for ’90s Ghost Rider may have some fun, but overall the crossover just feels like a transparent cash grab that doesn’t do anything new with any of its characters. “The Trial of Venom” is a fun one-off but doesn’t ultimately contribute much of note, while “Spirits of Venom” is wholly forgettable. The rest of the stories in this volume are a bit mixed in quality. Venom may be frequently thought of as an edgy character, but his humorous potential is clearly present from his earliest appearances. All in all Venom is a likable character here, and quite a campy one as well. The consistency with which Brock talks to himself, or rather his other half, also emphasizes the importance of his relationship to the symbiote he’s bonded with. His antihero status is cemented by his moral contrasts against Carnage, but enough resentment and brutality remains for him to still be a viable villain when writers wish so. With that said, the story does just as much to define Venom as it does Carnage.
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