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"It changes nearly his entire history since a lot of his character revolves around the X-Men, i" Not true at all. He is very independent of x-men. On DOFT superheroes were also hunted and killed, so this changes nothing
Fantastic Four #26
| Writer | Dan Slott |
| Artist | R. B. Silva |
| Cover Price | $3.99 |
A powerful portal to everywhere, THE FOREVER GATE has been ripped open - and beings from countless realities are pouring through, threatening to overwhelm Manhattan...and then the rest of the world! The Fantastic Four have to close it - except one being stands in their way... MISTER FANTASTIC?!
All this and the return of Fantastic Four friends and foes! And one old flame...
32 PGS./Rated T
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8.4
Comic Watch - J.A. Fludd
Nov 30, 2020Good art (except for the size problem with the Thing), good plot, good subplots, good characterizationbig continuity problem with Franklin. The only thing this issue leaves to be desired is a good, close shave for Mr. Fantastic, whose jawline continues to be devoured by that unsightly beard. The follow-up on Valerias alien boyfriend is another good callback to the beginning of the current series, and who would have thought it was possible for the Torchs love life to be more messed up than ever? Though the Franklin thing is highly suspect, its another well-done issue. Read Full Review
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8.0
ComicBook.com - Charlie Ridgely
Nov 18, 2020It could be an incredible launching point for stories from all over the universe, a device that connects the rich history of the Fantastic Four. Read Full Review
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8.0
COMICON - Olly MacNamee
Nov 19, 2020'Fantastic Four' #26 may be an issue of catch-ups and talking heads, but Dan Slott's snappy banter, quick pace carried to R B Silva's art will have you entertained and enthralled nonetheless. An issue that sees the return of more than one familiar face, but not all are welcome returns. There's trouble ahead for at least one meter if the FF. Read Full Review
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6.7
Weird Science Marvel Comics - clayhinojosa10
Nov 18, 2020Dan Slott chose to wrap everything up at just the wrong spot. Most of these plot points deserve their undivided attention and could have been better paid off in a send off mini series or annual. I hope Slott has some kind of redemption arc for Franklin because as a character that has been put on the sidelines for being too strong and now not strong enough just really hurts the reasoning for him even being in this series at all. Slott left a lot of unanswered questions at the end of issue twenty five and I hope we get them soon. Read Full Review
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9.0
Just started reading at 25 and I'm loving the forever gate so far and the interaction between the fantastic family. Only complaint is that I'm not digging Slott's writing for the Thing; I get he has an accent, but he sounds like a mobster from the roaring 20s.
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8.0
Besides the Franklin retcon, it was a solid issue
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8.0
Good art but crappy retcon for Franklin. Glad the Future Foundation and the Griever are back though.
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8.0
Ugh, this is my problem with Slott, man. This issue is a house-cleaning issue in many ways, tying up a lot of loose ends. And that's sometimes necessary, of course, so I don't really have a problem with that. I like having the Future Foundation back on Earth, for instance. I genuinely like the status quo here for the most part, begrudging Sky. This issue feels way more like Fantastic Four than so, so many issues in the run before this. Issue 25 and the way Slott talked up this "reboot" of his run gave me a lot of hope, honestly. But for all this good, Slott goes ahead and decides, in one throwaway page, to retcon something as huge and important as Franklin being a mutant. It comes mostly out of nowhere, and it feels so pointless to me. I ca more
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8.0
This was another good issue and definitely the type of story ive been looking for. Ao happy the villain at the end is back. I felt their part was cut short when they appeared earlier.
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8.0
Valeria figures out (awfully fast, grumble grumble) how to operate the Forever Gate. And so it spends an issue dredging up this volume's dangling plot threads. The intent with most of these is to be charming and funny, and they worked as advertised on me. But wait, didn't the FF leave one of them "invincible cosmic monster" threads dangling in their first story? Wuh-oh, here comes our next arc.
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7.5
An issue with cool monster/alien designs from Silva as well as the return of the Future Foundation and Lyja (as I actually like the Defalco run) that's nearly ruined by an unnecessary retcon.
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7.5
yep, Franklin's retcon absolutely sucks lol. Otherwise this issue is pretty crazy, and RB Silva did some pretty dorky drawings of Reed that gave me a good laugh. If you read Slott's run on ASM...this series has a very similar feel in that you'll get frustrated and angry at things he does but at the same time he does keep things very entertaining.
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6.5
It'll probably be changed back, but man, the Franklin retcon might have killed this series for me. I was ok with him being depowered because Franklin is too OP and especially with his age growth, he should have the awareness of how to use his powers. And him being too aware with those powers presents a problem in storytelling. What I hate is the fact they said he's not a mutant. It changes nearly his entire history since a lot of his character revolves around the X-Men, in alternate timelines as well as in the current continuity. Like I said, I wouldn't be surprised if this is just a gotcha moment or something that'll be changed back later in this run, but if that is the case, it is just lazy and predictable and seems to exist just for more
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5.0
I want to ignore that stupid-ass retcon and hope so does Hickman too. Silva's art is gorgeous tho
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4.5
Wow so um thanks for wasting my time with an entire miniseries about whether Franklin should go to Krakoa. Amazing. Also, I really do not like Sky.
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