Venom (2011) #13.1 cover

Venom (2011) #13.1

Rating 1.8
Series
Venom (Venom Vol. 2, 2011–2013)

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Summary

Venom (2011) #13.1 is a single-issue Marvel comic published on February 8, 2012, and the second act of the "Circle of Four" storyline. Blackheart has cast a hellish spell over Las Vegas, sealing off the entire city as infernal forces spread outward; Johnny Blaze rides through the streets on his motorcycle, keeping the hellish centrifuge running so the city is not dragged down into Hell. Ghost Rider Alejandra Jones is forced to team up with Venom (Flash Thompson, operating here as Agent Venom), Red Hulk (General Ross), and X-23 (Laura Kinney) to fight the "opposites" Blackheart has created at the "Devil's Den" casino—mirror-image villains of the four heroes: the Evangelist, Brainstorm, X-666, and Agony. In this issue, the four heroes are defeated by their own mirrored enemies; these opponents not only wield superpowers but strike at their deepest self-doubts: Flash's alcoholism and the shadow of his father, Laura's anxiety over her identity as a clone, and Ross's soldierly will being stripped away. Meanwhile, Doctor Strange and Damion Hellstrom, the "Son of Satan," are helpless before the magical barrier outside the city. This is a single-issue comic, not a collected edition, and is best read alongside issues #13, #13.2–13.4, and #14.

Editor's review

这一期是「圆环四侠」中最具心理深度的一集。作者罗布·威廉姆斯没有把篇幅全花在打斗上,而是让每位英雄面对一个「自己的反面」:福音传道者剥掉共生体,让闪电重新变回没有腿的残躯,并嘲笑他把共生体当作酒瓶一样依赖;X-666用「你只是一件复制品」击穿劳拉的自我认同;脑魔则用心灵指令接管了以纪律自豪的罗斯。画面由李·加贝特与上色师罗布·施瓦格完成,赌场霓虹与地狱烈焰交叠,视觉冲击力强。对于追「特工毒液」线的读者,这一期是理解闪电·汤普森人物弧光的关键转折;对于漫威魔法系读者,奇异博士、赫尔斯特罗姆与恶灵骑士同框也颇具看点。需注意,本刊为32页单期小册,并非合订本,适合作为「圆环四侠」故事的拼图之一收藏。

Who it's for

A good fit for

  • 正在追《毒液(2011)》「特工毒液」主线的漫威读者
  • 喜欢毒液、恶灵骑士、红浩克、X-23组队题材的读者
  • 对超级英雄心理刻画与「镜像反派」设定感兴趣的读者
  • 收集漫威2011—2013年单期漫画或「圆环四侠」全六期的收藏者

Not a good fit for

  • 只想读一次完整故事的读者:本册只是六期联动的第二幕,需连读才能完篇
  • 偏好独立完整单行本、不愿追单期连载的入门读者
  • 对恐怖、地狱、恶魔元素较敏感的青少年读者

Reading tips

  1. 建议按「第13期、第13.1期、第13.2期、第13.3期、第13.4期、第14期」的顺序连读,以免剧情跳跃。
  2. 读本册前可先了解「特工毒液」设定:闪电·汤普森在战争中失去双腿,以共生体代替双腿行动。
  3. 留意每位英雄与其镜像反派的对应关系,这是本段故事的主题核心。
  4. 若想一次读完,可查阅收录该段的《Venom: Circle of Four》合订本(收录第10—13、13.1—13.4、14期)。

FAQ

这是合集还是单期漫画?
这是2012年2月8日出版的漫威单期漫画,共约32页(正篇20页),不是合集。它属于「圆环四侠」六期联动的第二幕。
「13.1」这种编号是什么意思?
这是漫威2011年后期启用的「点一期」编号方式,用于在主刊连载中插入独立但相关的故事。第13.1期紧接第13期,是「圆环四侠」第二部分。
这本有中文版吗?
截至整理时,未核实到该书的中文单行本出版物信息,中文读者多通过英文原版或收录该段的英文合订本阅读。
本册的主要创作者是谁?
编剧为罗布·威廉姆斯(Rob Williams),画师为李·加贝特(Lee Garbett),上色罗布·施瓦格,嵌字克莱顿·考尔斯,封面由斯特凡诺·卡塞利绘制。
想读完整个故事该找哪本合集?
可找《Venom: Circle of Four》,该书收录《Venom》第10—13、13.1—13.4及第14期。

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