She came in trouble, all five feet, six inches of it. Even her name was a warning that things were about to get bad for me, real quick: "Storm." Miss Susie Storm, standing there in a blue gown custom-made to take years off the life of anyone who saw her, big as life in my crummy office. The doll needed a private eye to find her boyfriend. Seems he'd pulled a disappearing act: one "Professor Richards," a hard-luck egghead who'd somehow scored way out of his league. I didn't want to take her case, but my bank account said otherwise, and besides: There was something about her. A sense of danger maybe, but also, a vulnerability. Call me a sap, bu more
If it's not obvious yet, this family gets into the craziest adventures. Fantastic Four #19 shows how the science fiction of it all can blend with fun tropes in a noir adventure worth checking out. This series continues to be the most clever and imaginative superhero comic on the stands. Read Full Review
Fantastic Four #19 never feels committed to a thematic choice, whether playing the genre straight or attempting a parody. A large part of this failing is Alicias narration which has no real depth, be it humor, emotion, or commentary. But while the story does falter, the issue is uplifted by the visual choices. But ultimately, Fantastic Fours first real misstep remains a higher quality experience than the best issue of many other superhero series. Read Full Review
Fantastic Four #19 absolutely delivers on the promise of Alex Ross's noir cover art. Read Full Review
Fantastic Four #19 ignores the events of issue #18 in favor of a cooldown Elseworlds-ish issue that puts Alicia Masters at the heart of a detective noir mystery. In and of itself, the issue is fine as a novel time waster, and the art is solid, but North continues to keep this ongoing series rudderless. Read Full Review
The description of this issue is right there in the title...Fantastic! North & Gomez really hit it out of the park on this one and the final moments with noir Alicia were so moving I wanted to do a slow clap lol. Great stuff.
Holy shit I love this art.
Another clever issue from North.
Poor Paste Pot Pete
Best Marvel book of the week. Ryan North is doing a fantastic job with this run.
Wasn't super impressed with how quickly and easily everything was resolved at the end, but at least the twist made sense I had a lot of fun with the overall concept as a big fan of noir films.
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