I just can't wait to get the full book of Maximum Carnage!

I remember collecting comic books during the apex of their popularity. I purchased this book feeling nostalgic and also because I never had the opportunity of collecting all of the books tied to this storyline. Carnage's first appearance was an amazing storyline that had a weak conclusion so I expected the same type of format as his previous entry. Where the first appearance had a three issue arc, this collection was originally published in 14 comic books. The story line tries to grow in featured characters and entertain, but in the end it fails on so many levels. Throughout the story Spider-man tries to influence his allies using his moral compass, but in the end became less sympathetic and migrated to being pathetic. There were also some b and c story lines that felt unnecessary and was used as filler in between the action. The point of the subplots was to demonstrate that Spider-man also was going through some personal turmoils, but it felt forced and did not add any layers to the plot other than to serve as a method to control the pacing. The best part of the story was that it had and end.