Fantastic Four: Full Circledelivers a visually stunning story of Marvel's First Family, as Alex Ross flexes a new set of storytelling muscles...this is a comic crafted with love for the characters it involves and a platform for the creators to push the boundaries of a superhero universe. Read Full Review

'Fantastic Four: Full Circle' sees the team journey into the Negative Zone and enter a realm of cosmic proportions. Storyteller and artist Alex Ross stuns with a story that evokes classic FF, as told by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, as well as integrates elements of old school comic colouring and Pop Art too. A cosmic odyssey through some of the Fantastic Four's greatest moments, this one is not to miss! Read Full Review

It took forty years to happen, but there is at last a graphic novel based on The Worlds Greatest Comic Magazine! And more, it is a breathtaking work of one of the greatest artists working in comics. Alex Ross channels the style of Jack Kirby as he did in the Marvels Miniseries, while working in a style unlike any other comic book project, and it is the visual treat of 2022. Read Full Review

This is a classic comic made with modern tools and the heart of Alex Ross. Just a masterpiece.

This is absolutely FANTASTIC! I feel like Stan Lee and Jack Kirby did it. Absolutely the best looking graphic novel this year so far. Alex Ross changes his style and especially his coloring style yet again and he deserves all the praises he's getting. If you enjoy the original FF from the 60s (and who doesn't), this is a no brainer.

Would be a 10 if it weren’t for the retcons. Alex Ross one of the best artists ever

Loved it!
Alex knocked it out of the park; reminiscent, respectful, innovative and thoughtful...with fantastic* art.

* Sorry, couldn't resist.

fantastic graphic novel. probably one of the best graphic novels in Marvel. definitely read this if you have time

I managed to snag the slipcase edition to support everyone's favorite monopolistic distributor, Diamond!

I think when it comes to this original graphic novel, the draw here is the art. There's no reason to be coy about it: It is fantastic. Alex Ross' typical style is great and all, but it can sometimes become rote as his cover work becomes more and more prolific. I never want to be the guy that looks at a piece by Alex Ross and doesn't react, but that has become a reality. Thankfully, Ross is entering an experimental phase. The art in this book maintains his realistic edge, while upping the coloring, the pulp and the pop. I fucking love it. It makes even the most standard pages look exciting, dramatic and dynamic. It just works. I'm glad he's continuing to use it in his cover work.

The thing that kind of brings the score down here is the writing. Ross isn't a bad writer, and he mostly understands the voices for these characters. Sue is a character he needs to work on. This whole thing is a big homage to Lee and Kirby's run, but Sue shouldn't have been written the way she was. She needs more agency, and more independence. Here she's just fretting over the boys. And while that's classic, Lee/Kirby Sue, I do not care for it. But characters aside, the plot here is simple and loose. It felt more like a vehicle to deliver these awesome images, and it succeeds in that. It does manage to hit the classic feel it's going for, but I could've used a tighter script, with a little less exposition-as-dialogue. It's not bad, it's just not as good as I wanted it to be. more

Great art, mediocre writing, unoriginal story

Read it for free on Hoopla, and I would say that it might be work getting from the library to see the art full sized, but that it's not worth $25. The art is amazing. The story is...well, is there anything here we haven't seen before? To be fair, since Waid's run ended, that is kind of where the FF has been. Oh, lots of character development with the kids being older and Ben and Alicia, but the stories hit the same beats over and over. And Ross just hits those beats too. At least he's improved as a writer and gets three of the Four's voices right. (His Sue leaves a lot to be desired). But overall, it's just a nice little story, fun and entertaining but not special.

Actually, I really love Alex Ross. I thought this can't be anything except a perfect 10. But... I'm dissapointed in a way. First of all, Alex's writing isn't that interesting, as well as this story itself. It's not a necessary sequel to the Fantastic Four #51. After so many years it feels like the Amazing Fantasy #1000 where we saw that Egypt story. Yeah, why not, but it wasn't really required.

To be honest, this comic is much longer, than it should be. The middle part is astounding and spectacular in terms of art, but it feels pointless for the story. And the price is OMFG 25 bucks. It really doesn't worth it, just an opinion of mine, you can think like you want to, but I really think it's too much for this. It doesn't feel like a really huge groundbreaking story and something important or that much entertaining. There's even a 100% black page, which may add some cinematographic value to the narrative, but it feels like a waste of space.

And yeah, seeing Alex drawing like that is cool, he's a talented artist, but the colors here are very arguable... The style must give you a 60's vibe, but my eyes got really tired of this at the end. Like, really... Too psychedelic for me. And I see some objects (Johnny especially!!!) being colored by Alex himself in his brand style. It makes the overall perception of the visuals feel kinda strange. Like he hadn't much time to finish it.

The conclusion leaves a nice heartwarming feeling after all, but... That's it. Intriguing beginning, boring middle part with a brilliant splash-pages and touching finale - that's what I can say about this comic. It doesn't feel like a masterpiece at all. For me, at least.

By the way, even the cover is too chaotic and doesn't feel iconic at all. Nah, I'll be the one with a different opinion here, sadly. more