Fantastic Four #1 gets the reader right into the adventure, for better or worse. The story so far gives the characters plenty of opportunity to shine and allows for the things that have made this family so everlasting to come to the surface. Read Full Review

This new Fantastic Four #1 is both a love letter to longtime fans and a smart entry point for newcomers, combining inventive storytelling with blockbuster visuals, even if the story structure leans on familiar tropes. As the MCU prepares to introduce Marvel's First Family on the big screen, this issue feels like a fitting, celebratory start to a big year for the Fantastic Four. Read Full Review

Ramos delivers beautifully detailed and visually stunning art throughout the issue. I love the visual style of the story and how the characters affect their surroundings. Read Full Review

The new Fantastic Four #1 kicks off a new, thrilling, sci-fi adventure for Marvel's First Family. The comic starts with brief action of the team battling Dr. Doom before he sends them through time separated from each other millennia apart. The comic does a solid job setting up the stakes, action, and new challenges for the team to overcome in the next few issues. Read Full Review

Nonetheless, the art does work for the story North is constructing and emphasizes the more lighthearted nature of the issue. Fantastic Four #1 is a fun issue that delivers an exciting new adventure starring the heroes that created the Marvel Universe. With Marvel Studios' Fantastic Four releasing at the end of July, the company's First Family is ready to take over the limelight. Read Full Review

Fantastic Four #1 is a fun comic but as a first issue it doesn't really deliver an experience that makes it truly exciting or something that'll hook new readers. It has a good mix of action, humor, and drama. It generally should be easy for new readers to be able to pick up and enjoy. Overall, it feels more like a continuation of the previous volume instead of a clean break and relies on “One World Under Doom” to really deliver the challenge the team will face. It's more good event miniseries than the start of a whole new volume. Read Full Review

Fantastic Fours fantastic streak continues with the beginning of its new volume. Norths story will satisfy both new readers unfamiliar with his style as well as established readers who have been enjoying the series for years. And another strong art team creates complex, exciting visuals. Fantastic Four #1 is a winner that every superhero fan should check out. Read Full Review

The new Fantastic Four #1 serves as both a heartfelt nod to longtime fans and a good enough jumping-on point for new readers. It blends creative storytelling with cinematic visuals, even if it leans on some familiar plot elements. With the MCU preparing to debut Marvel's First Family on the big screen, this issue feels like a timely and celebratory kickoff to a major year for the team. Read Full Review

The problem with relaunching during Marvel's latest big event is one that Fantastic Four #1 can't overcome. To Ryan North's credit, he at least continues to show he knows how to capture the voice of each Fantastic Four member. Read Full Review

Fantastic Four #1 is a confusing misstep for Marvel, showcasing a puzzling disconnect in its creative and editorial strategies. While individual elements like the art are strong, the glaring inconsistencies and the seemingly arbitrary re-numbering undermine any potential for a compelling fresh start. Its a comic that leaves you with a distinct feeling of disappointment, like being promised a grand adventure but getting a slightly recycled theme park ride instead. Read Full Review

First off, I am VERY much not a Fantastic Four fan. I haven't read much prior to this, mostly only issues that tied into events I was interested in. But I decided to give this a shot since it's starting over and I've heard good things about Ryan North from people I talk to, and Ramos is a solid artist. I actually really enjoyed this issue and I'll be sticking with the series for the foreseeable future. The art was really good, the writing was good, and idea of splitting them up across time periods is interesting. HT getting sent so far back that oxygen is too low for him to flame on properly is an interesting twist. Can't wait to see where this goes, might make a FF fan of me yet.

What a boring start to a "New Run" - Separating the FF in this "first issue" is just ridiculous and the whole thing felt uninspiring.

Lame story, cringe dialogue, not much happens. As if that wasn’t bad enough, there’s the art by Humberto Ramos that makes everyone look stupid. Even the cover sucks. Sorry, that’s not the great start of a new chapter in the life of the FF that will pull in new readers.

The Fantastic Four is supposed to be a team, yet North immediately splits them all up putting them in different time periods that affect each differently.

North insists on Johnny having the stupid mustache Why? Because it makes Johnny look and act like an idiot. Anyway, Mustache Boy is sent back to early lava spewing Earth where's there's very little oxygen.

Ben is back in the time of dinosaurs that can somehow damage his rocky skin (which shouldn't be possible). As it turns out, he's also apparently the only food source on Earth as all the T-Rex's are gunning for him.

Reed is back in medieval times where he is hit perfectly by a catapult rock, travels the European landscape, crosses the entire Atlantic while shaped like a small sail boat and can chisel solid granite with his pointy finger (someone needs to remind North, Reed doesn't control his density like the Vision does).

Sue (who is suddenly leader of the team 2 weeks away from the Sue led movie team) is lost to the impossibly far future and the end of the Earth. There she must endure the blistering heat that would kill her instantly were it not for her force field and light bending powers. Let's not tell North, that if the sun boiled away all the oceans, then the atmosphere (oxygen) would have drfited away into space. By the way, she stopped being 'Sue Storm' SIXTY years ago!

Their only hope is the Forver Stone - a plot device created just for this issue, Oh, and it's mighty covenient that the 4 all have a new wearable computer - just in time for this issue and BONUS - it can track the Forever Stone too! What super luck! It's like, if this story happened 1 month ago, there'd never be a need for a second (or 728th) issue. Too bad Reed couldn't just squeeze in a time machine too.

There's a missive from North on the fan page trying to sell the idea that renumbering is about saying "Come in and make yourself at home". We all know it's about the movie and that #1's sell better than #34's.

Someday North and his mustache will be over and the greatest team in the MU can be the greatest team again - with decent stories and writing.
But until then, because they are my favorite team here, I'll be getting it and waiting, ever waiting, for something some good story-telling.

Typically not a Ramos fan, but at least he made Ben closer to the right height and he is getting a bit better drawing feet. more

SuS gabe is back

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motorik - Jul 9, 2025

Gabe the ball bag.

Weird Science Jim - Jul 12, 2025

keep crying!

Smithd33 - Jul 13, 2025

I love it

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