Fantastic Four Appreciation 2018

[CaptCleghorn]

I didn't like it either. It's absurd not only for Sue but for Reed and the kids too. I had the same kind of issues with the Annual btw. And I obviously think that the ending of SW was enough to give a conclusion to that chapter of Reed and Doom's relationship.

But I did like the issue : some of the pages were really nice. And I can't help but read Ben's sentences about how wrong Reed was making everyone think they were dead in order to fix something as a meta commentary about how wrong Marvel dealt with the ending of the FF title. I don't blame Zdarsky for that...

I'm curious about the next issue with Sue and Johnny...

I did like it actually. Reed screwed up, yes. He (they? who know how that decision making process went? somethings my wife and I MUST decide together, others one of us tells the other they or the other will take it.) should have asked Ben and Johnny. Seems a big screw-up for someone who's learns so much about friendship with every writer that he really should have some of it sink in. But, my big takeaway is that for all the fixation Doom has on Reed, this issue seems to indicate reed has just as much of a fixation on Doom. granted, it's not one of humiliation and domination, but still Reed thinks about how something will affect Victor a lot.

It's a bit nerve-wracking to me to see Reed's concerns about Victor done by a writer who isn't Dan Slott. I'd like to see that attitude and feeling carried over to other post-SW appearances of the two. Of course, if this means that Marvel has a set "bible" of how this relationship currently stands, then any talented writer could handle it. let's hope that's the case. Seeing some dark in Reed and some light in Victor is good for me. Both men performed something major during SW and should have been affected by it. Doom, we've seen a lot of in Infamous, but Reed, not so much yet.

There's Supes/Luthor, Bats/Joker, Spidey/Goblin, Xavier/Magneto, and Reed/Doom. Some of these adversarial pairs have changed over the years, others not so much. If Reed has changed after being the driver in recreating the multiverse, he'd need some sort of huge psychological something to keep that from affecting him. Doom saved the multiverse through Battleworld. If it wasn't for Doom, all we'd have is reed's little ship. Again, how does one really digest that? Especially Doom.

It should be fun.

[Digifiend]

Preview for F4 #3.
https://www.cbr.com/preview-fantastic-four-3/

[U.N. Owen]

Medusa's reaction was most appropriate.

[Kurolegacy]

Gotta love how Logan is there and none of the X-Men or his close friends have any reaction to his presence.

[Ravin' Ray]

So Bobby is there but Bruce isn't… yet? When was Iceman an honorary FF member?

[Crimz]

So Bobby is there but Bruce isn't… yet? When was Iceman an honorary FF member?

He's the odd one out and I don't know why he's here. Maybe it will be answered.

[Crimz]

November is a very Fantastic month

The team had a brief cameo in Marvel Knights 20th #1

There is Fantastic Four #3 as well as Infinity Warps #1 which has "The Terrific Two" out next week.




Still wish that the FF's fusion was different and with another team, this is basically just Reed and Ben.



Then there is Marvel Two-in-One #12 and Fantastic Four #4 both out November 28th.

It finally feels like the team is back and I'm really happy about it.

[CaptCleghorn]

He's the odd one out and I don't know why he's here. Maybe it will be answered.

I still think my "Johnny's +1" joke is funny.

[Kurolegacy]

He's the odd one out and I don't know why he's here. Maybe it will be answered.

Clearly he picked the worst time to photobomb the Fantastic Four

[U.N. Owen]

By the nature of Infinity Warps, would that mean Franklin and Val got un-created by Gamora? The only way they could survive their parents' warp is if they were merged with an unrelated character so they would still technically exist.

[Ravin' Ray]

He's the odd one out and I don't know why he's here. Maybe it will be answered.

I'm guessing Slott will have a retcon or backstory. But no Bruce on panel so far. (Honestly though, if he was there as the current Immortal Hulk and not Mr. Fixit, I'd be worried.)

[Crimz]

Cover by Mark Brooks

[juan678]

[CaptCleghorn]

I'm guessing Slott will have a retcon or backstory. But no Bruce on panel so far. (Honestly though, if he was there as the current Immortal Hulk and not Mr. Fixit, I'd be worried.)

Movie Stark: "We have a Hulk."

Comic Book Reed: "We have two Hulks."

[Mike]

I was filing some comics away and came across this:
FF record.jpg
As a kid I used to listen to this over and over.
When I reread an issue of the FF I still "hear" these voices.