Sideshow has a literal ton of Marvel stuff, past and in the pipeline, but the Venom Comiquette is something special. The Gore Group is behind this one, which gives any collectible a good head start. It bests their previous Venom statue, a film based version, which itself was very accomplished.

This “Comiquette” is based on the work of artist Ariel Olivetti, and is strikingly detailed, and as far as this display piece is concerned, wonderfully painted. It’s vile and vicious and raw, and a perfect depiction of the character. And the base is not neglected (with the Gore Group, it rarely is), which always earns points with me. Oftentimes, film based treatments can tend to overtake their comic counterparts (see: Iron Man)– not so in the case of Venom and his cinematic debut in the limp Spider-Man 3. This statue is an excellent example why.

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