Fantastic Four #3 Spoilers and Review

[Crimz]

https://www.cbr.com/preview-fantastic-four-3/

[U.N. Owen]

Let's appreciate Reed beaming everyone there and smashing the machine that could take them away from the lunatic Griever at the End of All Things.

[Harpsikord]

Half a decade.

So Val is 8 and Franklin is 13? Does that seem right?

[U.N. Owen]

Half a decade.

So Val is 8 and Franklin is 13? Does that seem right?

In this case, this is more evidence that comic artists can't draw children. Franklin was drawn way too buff for a thirteen year old to the point of unhealthiness, but I can excuse that because "reality warper exception clause." For Val, I'm shocked as all hell. She looks like she's 13.

[Digifiend]

In this case, this is more evidence that comic artists can't draw children. Franklin was drawn way too buff for a thirteen year old to the point of unhealthiness, but I can excuse that because "reality warper exception clause." For Val, I'm shocked as all hell. She looks like she's 13.

Explaining that can earn you a no-prize. Val was 3 years old in 2015, but she was also 3 years old a decade prior. Since the sliding timescale usually operates in a manner that means that four years pass in reality for each one in the Marvel Universe (that's actually mentioned in the preview, it's been a year for Ben and Johnny and that's over three years of comics), Val should in fact have already been 5 or 6 before Secret Wars. That would fix the issue. A 14 year old flirting is young, but not impossible, especially if that alien guy was, say, 16. An 8 or 9 year old, no way.

[U.N. Owen]

And somehow, the covers are a more accurate indicator of age than the actual book. The blazes ...

[Kurolegacy]

Half a decade.

So Val is 8 and Franklin is 13? Does that seem right?

They’re at least those ages since Sue said they’d been away for at least half a decade. So it could be longer. Still kinda messed up when it comes to some of their members like Alex Power who is now has an even greater age gap to his siblings.

[U.N. Owen]

They’re at least those ages since Sue said they’d been away for at least half a decade. So it could be longer. Still kinda messed up when it comes to some of their members like Alex Power who is now has an even greater age gap to his siblings.

I'm sure Franklin can use his reality warper powers to "fix" that age gap.

[Crimz]

So Val should be around the same age as Moon Girl and Franklin just becoming a teen. That's the age up I wanted but it doesn't match the art or issue 2 at all. Valeria should not have boys on her radar at that age. Both her and the prince looked like teenagers. Franklin looks around Johnny's age when the FF first started (15 or 16), not a 13 year old.

Is the problem here art or Slotts math?

I hope everyone gets a decent showing when up against the Griever and that there is time spent on the reunion with the "extended family" after the battle.

Don't know how I feel about Sue having a mole, it's an interesting design choice.

I'm usually not a "feats!" type of guy, but this issue calls for it. I want lots of impressive feats particularity from the main FF members (especially Sue and Reed).