The Terrifics can they out fantastic the 4?

[Captain Britain of Earth 20]

Will DC's the Terrifics be able to out do the Fantastic Four? Personally I hope that the Terrifics will be everything I liked about the Heroes Reborn Fantastic Four & more,I want interdimensional exploration without the arrogance of Reed Richards plus a strong rivalry with Batman & an interesting relationship with Tom Strong.

[alton]

Will DC's the Terrifics be able to out do the Fantastic Four? Personally I hope that the Terrifics will be everything I liked about the Heroes Reborn Fantastic Four & more,I want interdimensional exploration without the arrogance of Reed Richards plus a strong rivalry with Batman & an interesting relationship with Tom Strong.

Let's hope so because it's time for something different from DC that will stick with the fans as fickle as they are. The FF are trapped in fan expectations that the 4 can only operate as a family unit. Those expectations aren't there with the Terrifics and hopefully will launch these characters on to solo adventures later. I'm not real crazy about any Batman tie in but I'll take what I can get. Thanks for this thread. Hopefully it will generate a lot of positive chatter.

[Robotman]

Hopefully Mr. Terrific gets some good super science feats. He could be DC’s Reed Richards but doesn’t have the stats to back it up. He’s obviously a great leader having lead the JSA and Checkmate but this is a good opportunity to showcase his genius.

[bigstupidjellyfish]

No, because the only teams Lemire is good at writing are the ones in his creator owned work. DC should know better after what he did with Extraordinary X-Men. The only reason to read this is because of Reis and Shaner.

[MajorHoy]

All I care about is whether I like the series or not; I'm not going to worry about comparing it to the Fantastic Four (or The Incredibles).

[ross61]

No, because the only teams Lemire is good at writing are the ones in his creator owned work. DC should know better after what he did with Extraordinary X-Men. The only reason to read this is because of Reis and Shaner.

That’s more on Marvel than Lemire.

[bigstupidjellyfish]

That’s more on Marvel than Lemire.

Lemire’s never been good at teams to begin with, but he would get his own shit wrong. Justice League United wasn’t that great either.

[alton]

No, because the only teams Lemire is good at writing are the ones in his creator owned work. DC should know better after what he did with Extraordinary X-Men. The only reason to read this is because of Reis and Shaner.

I forgot we were on the DC thread. So much for generating positive chatter.

[married guy]

I think TRYING out out-fantastic the Fantastic Four will ensure the book will fail.

It just needs to be entertaining with well defined characters. I'm hopeful this will be the case.

[Tony Stark]

Hopefully Mr. Terrific gets some good super science feats. He could be DC’s Reed Richards but doesn’t have the stats to back it up. He’s obviously a great leader having lead the JSA and Checkmate but this is a good opportunity to showcase his genius.

This is what I'm hoping for! Mr. Terrific is one of my all time favorite characters and I just want him to shine and show what he can do.

[CaptCleghorn]

Let's hope so because it's time for something different from DC that will stick with the fans as fickle as they are. The FF are trapped in fan expectations that the 4 can only operate as a family unit. Those expectations aren't there with the Terrifics and hopefully will launch these characters on to solo adventures later. I'm not real crazy about any Batman tie in but I'll take what I can get. Thanks for this thread. Hopefully it will generate a lot of positive chatter.

What makes the FF the FF is the combination of cosmic adventure and family strife. It's very possible to have a book which focuses on cosmic explorers and adventurers who find new dimensions and travel where and whenever. Many of them are good. The FF family angle is what makes it stick out from most every superhero team out there. It doesn't have to be family, but if it isn't, why not just do the stories with Justice Whoevers or the Amazing Whateverers?

[alton]

What makes the FF the FF is the combination of cosmic adventure and family strife. It's very possible to have a book which focuses on cosmic explorers and adventurers who find new dimensions and travel where and whenever. Many of them are good. The FF family angle is what makes it stick out from most every superhero team out there. It doesn't have to be family, but if it isn't, why not just do the stories with Justice Whoevers or the Amazing Whateverers?

I'm not against a Family Values restart of the FF but it reflects yesterdays tropes and leaves them creatively stagnant. It's why I would rather follow Terrifics because it doesn't carry a lot of previous baggage. Potential to do something different and any tie ins of previous histories with Terrifics haven't been beaten to death as so much of the MCU continuity has. Not here to read Marvels equivalent to Brady Bunch I have a family.

[Comic Book Addict]

Will DC's the Terrifics be able to out do the Fantastic Four? Personally I hope that the Terrifics will be everything I liked about the Heroes Reborn Fantastic Four & more,I want interdimensional exploration without the arrogance of Reed Richards plus a strong rivalry with Batman & an interesting relationship with Tom Strong.

That'd be cool and it'd be a good play for variety in DC's lineup. I'm interested in Plastic Man and Terrific heading into this so I'll see if they can interest me in the other team members.

[The Whovian]

I'm hoping this book is a success, but I don't think it will be better than the FF

[soundsci]

Regarding Lemire and hero teams, I enjoyed his Justice League Dark run, though I don’t know what the general consensus is on that one.

I feel like a lot of my issues with his Extraordinary X-men run were likely influenced by outside parties. Here he shouldn’t have dc breathing down his neck since he’s only writing b-list characters. Plus, this is only a team of four, which shouldn’t be too difficult to manage.

I feel like what will make or break this series for me is the tone. He has to get that right. I mean, he’s writing plastic man so there needs to be some fun with the adventure. That’s my one concern as the tone is hard to gauge from the preview without seeing the full cast of characters.