Fantastic Four #18
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| Writer | Ryan North |
| Artist | Carlos E. Gomez |
| Cover Price | $3.99 |
THE SECRET OF FRANKLIN RICHARDS! Franklin Richards has been an immortal, a god, an Omega-level mutant - and more. He's created life, entire universes, and been worshipped for it. He's ended life and been cussed out with just as much sincerity. But there's something else Franklin Richards has done - and is doing - that nobody else in the universe knows about. Also in this issue: An invisible asteroid threatening all life on Earth and the all-new S.H.I.E.L.D.!
Rated T+
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9.5
AIPT - David Brooke
Mar 20, 2024I haven't felt like more of a broken record when reviewing than I have on Fantastic Four, but dammit, this series is truly special. The latest issue gives us new tidbits on Franklin as the series continues to impressively give the entire family focus while also introducing a big science problem resolved via clever writing. Read Full Review
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8.8
Comic Watch - Theron Couch
Mar 20, 2024Smart is an adjective that can be applied to almost every issue in Ryan Norths Fantastic Four run. In the case of Fantastic Four #18, it applies to Franklins character development and the ease with which his status quo is adjusted. Perhaps this will prove to be a milestone issue. But for now its just a good story about a kid who wants to be a kid. Read Full Review
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8.5
The Comicbook Dispatch - StoryBabbler
Mar 21, 2024Fantastic Four #18 lets Franklin Richards shine in his own way. The issue does a solid job of recounting the more essential parts of Franklin's life, and establishing an interesting status quo for the character going forward, at least in this series. The scenario the Fantastic Four find themselves in is pretty standard fare for them, despite how ridiculous it is. The interior artist Carlos Gomez does a great job depicting this battle between the Fantastic Four and apocalyptic forces of nature. There are a few issues in the comic, like reminding us S.H.I.E.L.D. is back, even though they don't do anything. But the comic is still a fun read and mostly self-contained, so you feel like you got a complete Fantastic Four story. Read Full Review
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8.0
ComicBook.com - Chase Magnett
Mar 20, 2024Fantastic Four #18 can't meet all the potential it contains with artwork that hues so close to superhero standards, but it's still an inventive and enjoyable read. Read Full Review
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5.0
Weird Science Marvel Comics - mrgabehernandez
Mar 21, 2024Fantastic Four #18 is yet another botched attempt by Ryan North to make science cool by wrapping a half-baked adventure story around an ill-presented science lesson. The concept of making science cool by using a "fantastic" application is noble, but the execution falls abysmally short. Read Full Review
USER REVIEWS Back to Top
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10
Really enjoyed this and now I understand why the FF movie had a weird cosmic baby. That is their son Franklin but at this point in the comic he is a teen who only uses his cosmic powers once a year secretly. The difference between this Franklin and the movie is no one knows of his cosmic powers this whole time yet. I prefer this over how the movie handled it. Apparently his future self came to him one time but that must have been in previous saga I didn't read but luckily this ish kind of filled in some gaps.
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9.5
I really like the reference for Fantastic Four #588. Slick art from Gomez as well.
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9.0
Another cool story seeing the FF use their powers in new ways. Plus some new lore to Franklin's powers.
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9.0
Uncle Pete nice
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9.0
While I still dont know if I like this run, it is fun in its own way. It is just the Fantastic Four being Fantastic in new an creative ways (even if the science behind it is BS and one of my major grips in that North has to actually lean into hard science, or go full wonky science. This middle of the road really pulls me out of the book sometimes). I do love the fact the solution was basically replicating an 80s arcade game. Nostalgia and all that jazz.
Art is ok, growing on me I suppose. Blaze still looks so weird with a stache.
One thing I will say is I am glad the FF is mostly sticking to itself and not really doing too much with the rest of the Marvel world. The 616 is frankly a disaster right now with most books bei more -
9.0
The plot that gives this issue its shape is another little one-and-done adventure, a novel, intriguing problem solved with ingenuity by both the characters and the author.
What pushes it into greatness is the seamless integration of premises developed over the whole course of the volume, from Nick Scratch stalking the family to Sue and Reed's secret Morse code from #17. I love it when creators step back and make use of the full range of narrative tools they've created in a long enough run.
It's all brought to life with great art. The sheer volume of content is a challenge, requiring some cramped panels to fit everything in. But the artist does it well, maintaining clarity and polish all the way through.
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8.5
Franklin's powers once again get some major retcons, which is whatever. I really enjoy North's approach to this book, and he continues to do a great job giving each member of the family time to shine, as well as showcasing how they work together. Gómez isn't my favorite artist we've had on this run, but Aburtov's colors keep this issue looking consistent with the rest of the series.
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8.5
Great story with Ryan North messing around with his pseudo science explanations but enjoyable one and done nonetheless. Gomez delivers great art with pretty good colors by Anburtov.
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Art: 3/5
Story: 3.5/5
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