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This was a huge improvement from #1! The art looks good, it's the same style but improved. more precise and good deliberate line work. The colors really pop out and the artist really does the simple cartoon faces perfectly.
Sue does end up finding her way to the forever stone, Reed stretches himself into the earth and arranged every single diamond into arrows to help her in the future. When Sue gathers the team back they return to the point where they were fighting Doom and like a moron Reed tells Doom how they figured it all out. I knew as I was reading Reed say all of that I was like "No moron shut up! He's just going to do it again with the knowledge of your forever stone!" And what do you know Doom sent them right back but in those moments they try to use the car time thing to undue their idiotic mistakes.
Really good ish, only beef is this still doesn't line up to well with One World Under Doom. Are they fighting Doom after they had the debate in ish #6 and this has been the fight after Widow and crew exposed what was happening to Latveria? Something seems to be missing between this and One World Doom... more
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Plot
This comic supports the ONE WORLD UNDER DOOM event.
Separated in different eras, unable to communicate, the Fantastic Four are lost. However, Reed manages to create a time machine and store it in a kind of quantum pocket hidden in the FOREVER STONE, which will then endure through time, and one of them will find it. Sue finds it and activates it, using her powers to modify the bending of light.
With this machine activated, Sue rescues Reed, Johnny, and Ben in the past, returning just as Doctor Doom sends them to different eras, and the battle begins again.
Reed explains to Doom how they return, but that information is power for Doctor Doom, and he will send them back in time again with his magic, but with the certainty that they cannot create that time machine. Johnny realizes this and activates the Time Sled, and they travel back to that same day in the morning to warn their past selves that they must prepare for Doctor Doom's strategy.
A brilliant second episode of this new saga, which has all the ingredients of a perfect Fantastic Four comic: action, adventure, mystery, suspense, science fiction, and a powerful opponent.
Art
Humberto Ramos shows off his artistic skills; with his signature touch, he elevates the action sequences and manages to recreate each era in a completely different way. The color palette is brilliant and highlights all of Ramos's wonderful strokes.
Summary
Reed Richards' plan works without realizing that Doctor Doom was waiting for them to return; it's part of his Machiavellian plan. more
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2.0
I have been a Fantastic Four fan for as long as I have been reading comic books (and I started at 5 years old) and I can honestly say that I have no idea who this woman in this comic is. Granted I checked out of the FF about 2 relaunches ago and something could have happened to Sue in that time where she suffered some personality swap … but this character resembles Sue Richards in appearance only. Also … why is Reed calling her Sue Storm … are they no longer married?
Ultimately this comic was an absolute waste of Humberto Ramos’s talent, he is too good for a story this bad. The plot felt pointless and Sue’s narration was way over written. I was going to give this book 4 issues before considering jumping off … but after this poorly thought out story - I might jump now. I highly recommend that if you are an FF fan that you avoid this book and pick up the Thing limited-series by Tony Fleecs & Justin Mason or even the anthology Fantastic Four Fanfare, it is infinitely better. more
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1.0
The idea to separate the FF in their first new issue wasn't great to begin with. In this second issue we learn that it was not even meant to be a concept for a whole story arc, but just an interlude with no real obstacles at all. In fact, the solution to their dilemma was a complete disappointment - an ex machina idea that North probably thinks was really clever. That, plus lazy artwork by a big name artist who apparently doesn't think he has to work to deliver anymore, makes FF #2 an utter failure.
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1.0
This story is basically a stand alone issue for Sue RICHARDS with a bit of Reed spread throughout (I mean that literally as Reed has never looked sillier).
We're expected to believe that Reed Richards covers the entire planet in arrows made of diamonds, that somehow haven't had a tectonic movement in 8 billion years.
Sue RICHARDS won't drink the water because she'd... rather die?
Later, they have Doom on his heels and then the FF just stop thier attack allowing Vic to psuedosciencebabble his way to victory.
And Doom's new tactic of time manipulation? Stolen straight from Rick & Morty's "The Vat of Acid" episode (which was taken from a Futurama episode).
These last two issues rely completely on forced plot devices that North sets up just for the specific needs required to move this story.
That said, I'm beginning to think that North isn't so much the problem as it is the editorial team. The letters page apologizes for a massive creator credit problem from last issue and if they're that sloppy with credits, that might explain why my favorite Marvel team suffers on and on and on from poor story telling.
Never been a Ramos fan but he's hasn't been too bad - but then he draws Sue RICHARDS when she tries to protect the team in a field in such a laughable way that's it's not even funny.
As for my capitalization of Sue RICHARDS in this review, she is called that on the credit page, but then in the recap just below it, it's back her maiden name - heck even Reed (twice) refers to her by the name she hasn't had since 1965!
Just sloppy. more
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