The story does go into some really crazy places. Mark Russell writes an amazing script as usual. The artwork by Sean Izaake is pretty great too. Read Full Review

Fantastic Four: Life Story #4 shifts its focus to the 1990s and delivers a great character piece for Ben Grimm in the process. With the next issue finally set to bring Galactus to Earth, the question remains: What happens next? And will the Four survive this particular confrontation with the Devourer of Worlds? Read Full Review

The Thing receives his spotlight in the 90s and, unsurprisingly, it proves to be an incredibly charming installment in the Fantastic Four: Life Story saga. Read Full Review

I really enjoyed this one. It felt like a classic Fantastic Four story despite all the big canon shifts. And the ending was great. There's a lot of criticism for this series for being too dark, and I get it, but I don't think it's the misery fest it's made out to be. It's harsher than the average comic, but that kind of fits with the motif of a life story.

I really liked this one. That part when silver surfer came was just the best but, even before that, it was well written and had some great parts.

The '90s bring redemption, romance, and cautious optimism to the world as a whole and Ben Grimm in particular. There's plenty of melancholy lurking under the surface, though, and the end (the arrival of the Silver Surfer) drags everything back to darkness. Writing an endearing Ben Grimm is one of the easiest jobs in Marvel. I still enjoy seeing it done well, and it's done very well in this issue, especially the early part. The art is pretty strong, with a smooth collaboration. The two artists could have made their Alicias more consistent, though.