The idea of a spell-casting Dr. Doom is something I'm not sure I'll ever fully embrace, and there is part of me that wants to reject this story as being too much of a departure from what made Dr. Doom such a welcome visitor to these pages. On the other hand I can't deny that the material has my utmost attention, as the Fantastic Four are back on their heels, and nothing they do seems to be making the slightest bit of impact. The idea that Reed's reliance of technology & science is proving to be his blind spot is also a very interesting twist on this classic rivalry, and there's something to be said for a story when Ben comes across as the only member of the team who has his head in the game. The idea that Dr. Doom is attacking the Fantastic Four through Reed & Sue's children is also a decidedly chilling act of villainy, and the mere title of the arc would seem to suggest that Franklin & Valeria might not make it out of this story alive, which is something that would shake this team to Read Full Review

Fantastic Four 69 is the most gloom and doom is issue of Waid’s run so far. Get it, gloom and DOOM. Nevermind, that was horrible. Anyways, the Fantastic Four travel to Latveria after they find out Doom has possessed Val, and Doom seems to have made some sort of alliance with the Haazareth 3, who are demons. This issue sets up a showdown between Reed and his science vs Doom and his magic. Not as funny or touching as previous issues but still a delight of a comic