While this is very well told I've actually never much cared for the origin Venom gets here: trying to make Spider-Man's parents interesting has never once worked, and making his dad the creator of Venom feels overly coincidental and forced. Bendis certainly tells the story very well though; the emotional beats work and Eddie Brock being Peter's friend is a great idea (it's a pity that he didn't show up earlier in the title and get more characterization before turning evil) but the core concept with the Venom stuff is the kind of small world writing which pulls me right out of a story.