Must admit, I am really not enjoying Slotts run at all.
Steve Englehart's run used to hold the top spot for my worst runs for years.
But lately it has been surpassed.
Most recently by Slotts.
I guess I'll stay away from Englehart's FF run. I'm kind of surprised, as I really like his Avengers, but seeing some scans of what he did to the Thing... ouch.
I didn't expect to read so many negative comments about Slott's run. I think it's been incredibly bland and I don't agree with a lot of the directions he chose, but I wouldn't say it's the worst ever. I still hope he improves.
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I'm somewhat confused at people picking Slott's run. I know some people didn't care for his Doom/Galactus story due to what they feel as a regression on Doom's character after his attempted redemption even though it was clearly implied he would be back to villainy again at the end of Infamous Iron Man (which we've all kind of retconned in our minds as a popular concept somehow.)
I didn't care for the end but to me the whole story felt like classic FF story and it's not like Doom's time as a hero was completely brushed aside. Surely the hatred can't be based just on that. Even if you disliked their return surely two story arcs isn't enough to dismiss the whole thing as the worst thing ever.
Anyway I'd probably have to jump on Englehart's run as my least favourite. I loathed Claremont's early issues but he clawed it back with the second half of his run, it still had the unbareable wordiness Claremont us known for but his concepts were sound and Lorocca's art was a huge plus.
Thankfully I never read all of FF (so far) although I meant to do it many times. I do however remember disliking Simonson's run back in the day.
Honestly, FF #44-102 is such a high-water mark for any comic book ever, that there is bound to be some disappointment for readers when someone else tries to follow up on that. Only Byrne could do it and then more recently Hickman.
I agree on the concensus that Slott's run is bad. But then again, IMO Slott was never any good with Spider-Man, so why would he be good here?
It all feels so poor in comparison to Hickman's push forward of the concept. Plus we've been without the FF for a long time! I was really fond of Fraction/Allred's FF and the Robinson/Bagely Fantastic Four, they at least attempted something new.
I'm not a fan of Slott's writing but even so, the current title tries nothing new.