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"WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THE FANTASTIC FOUR?"
No more four-shadowing: What REALLY happened back in New York is finally revealed! But it's still affecting matters here in the present, where Ben and Alicia's lives hang in the balance... and it'll take more than a reunion to save them. Plus: alien invaders from another galaxy! The four are finally back together... Hope they survive the experience!
Rated T+
If you want a comic that focuses on what really makes the Fantastic Four special, this is the series to read. Read Full Review
Secrets are revealed, reunions are had and everything comes together nicely in this enjoyable fourth issue of the Fantastic Four. Read Full Review
Fantastic Four #4 delivers exactly what it says in the synopsis. Readers will get to see the event that temporarily broke up the Fantastic Four, why it did, and how it relates to the present mystery with the Ben Grimm like dome. The story really balances out the past and present day stories as they parallel each other well. Not to mention Iban Coello's art with Jesus Aburtov's colors really shine through in this comic in both the dynamic action and the emotional scenes with the heroes. Overall, it's a great Fantastic Four comic that accomplishes a lot in just one issue and will leave readers wanting to see what the next story the creative team tells with the FF. Read Full Review
After much prologue it feels like the Fantastic Four have finally returned in fine fighting form and the future of this new volume holds tremendous promise. Read Full Review
Fantastic Four #4 answers the big question about the incident in Manhattan that forced the FF apart. Unfortunately, the answer is treated as a throwaway flashback that won't lead to anything other than more FF adventures on the road. Read Full Review
Great!
This comic is full of wonderful ideas and beautiful art and feels fresh and inspired in how North & Coello look at the characters while staying grounded and human among the strange chaos in the way the best FF stories do.
But the impact is ultimately blunted by the "what did Reed do?" narrative structure of this first arc that forces the problem and the solution together at the end, leaving no time to fully connect with Ben & Alicia's justified anger and grieving process before they forgive Reed. The details are wonderful — Reed's unsettling eye stretching embraces the surreal weirdness that has always made the FF such a pleasure, and the page of Ben & Alicia's response to Reed's decision is powerful — but it winds up feelin more
It is interesting enough. There is an actual plot with well written dialogues. Art solid and a desire to see what's next.
I like the concept of why the FF is hated, but it feels like they should have drawn out the tension more between Thing and Reed. It just seemed to be resolved so quickly.
A bit feeble.
I'm not buying any of this story. Reed was able to send eight hands into the Baxter Bldg to create and program the device without seeing what he was doing -- yet he couldn't have pulled the kids through the window? It just doesn't make any sense. It seems completely contrived just so the plot of the kids not being around could happen. Why is that important in a Fantastic Four book? They are about family, but they are also about exploration and maintaining the safety of our planet. Now, everyone hates them. Another deconstruction story for no reason whatsoever. Kind of disappointing.
not good
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