It simply doesn't get much better than this, though next month's arrival of Dr. Doom is likely to make things even better. This issue has firmly cemented this title as my favorite Marvel title, as I've spent my entire comic reading life waiting to this book to reach this stage, and now that it's arrived my only complaint is that we're only getting one issue each month. Mark Waid understands these characters, and this is what is quickly making his run on this book my all time favorite, and what's more he's making it look so gosh darn easy that one has to wonder why previous writers never quite captured it. The adventures thus far have been pretty simple, but this issue does offer up an amazing display of Sue's power, as she performs a stunt that firmly cements my conviction that Susan Richards is easily one of the most powerful characters in the Marvel Universe. One also has to love Ben & Reed's little bug hunt, and the comedic, though rather clever use of the shrinking ray. Read Full Review

Fantastic Four is simply an absolutely extraordinary comic. This 2-part arc was simple yet amazing, as Reed and Ben attempt to exterminate a stowaway bug from the Leviaverse while Johnny and Sue try to stop the whole world from becoming pure unstable molecules. It works perfectly and Waid understands the Fantastic Four and their world