
Big crossover events can be amazing in comics, but they sometimes create problems for the characters involved, no matter how well-written. A new event called “Death Spiral,” which brings together Spider-Man, Venom, and Carnage, is a good example. It catches all three characters at difficult times in their lives, and predictably leads to a huge conflict. While the first issue, Amazing Spider-Man / Venom: Death Spiral, looks promising, this event unfortunately caused a critically acclaimed Spider-Man storyline to end sooner than planned.