Carnage Epic Collection, vol. 1: Born in Blood
Date Completed: 26 June, 2025 Grade: A- This volume collects Amazing Spider-Man #361-3, 378-80, Web of Spider-Man #101-3, Spider-Man #35-7, Spectacular Spider-Mn #201-3, and material from Spider-Man Unlimited #1-2, and Amazing Spider-Man Annual #28. In terms of content, this is nearly identical to Amazing Spider-Man Epic vol. 25 because they both carry the Maximum Carnage Storyline. This is also why I chose to read the Carnage line now, because I plan on reading the Spider-Man line after finishing the Fantastic Four line (which I will be starting after this line), and I wanted to give some space between this symbiote stuff and the Spider-Man comics. I wasn’t sure what I was going to think of this volume when I started reading it. The main story is Maximum Carnage, which I bought and read as the issues came out; which was tough to keep up with for a Middle Schooler. I remember at the time thinking this was one of the greatest events in Comics, but I also remember the success of the stor...