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gohawks's review against another edition
2.0
Plots of Doom being Hitler- like and the FF visit Heaven looking for Ben Search For Spock-style? No thank you. I should know by now that there are always too many out there interstellar story lines in this comic. My favorite stuff resides in the superhero family dynamic. The short lived Marvel Knights did that best. Also Mike Wieringo: I thought I liked you, but your art is seriously amateur. Even Mr. Fantastic is too rubbery under your pencils.
iffer's review
4.0
Summary
Part 1: Serious politics stuff
Part 2: Serious stuff about grief, death, and the afterlife
Part 3: Mood lifting, silly fun Human Torch and Spidey fighting with Hydroman at a waterpark
Part 1 and the beginning of part 2 were very good, though heavy. Waid writes intelligently, and gives a survey of the complexity of politics and media, both in terms of current events and celebrity PR and finance.
The afterlife stuff gets a bit odd, and I didn't enjoy the FF literally meeting the "creator," who not-so-coincidentally was an artist.
Part 3 was pure fun, and I enjoyed the silly jibes between the Human Torch and Spider-man.
A note on Susan:
I'm not a mom, so take this with a grain of salt, but, especially in this collection, Susan is characterized very much by her identity as a mother. While I acknowledge that this is a huge part of her life and identity, it's also a huge part of Reed's life and identity, so why is he portrayed doing other things, having other hobbies, and literally shaping the future *in addition* to being a loving dad, whereas Sue isn't?
P.S. I actually enjoyed reading the couple-of-page extras at the end of the two issues, one about Susan teasing Reed by jokingly trying to make him jealous of her ex, Namor, and the other of Susan going back in time with Reed's ex.
Part 1: Serious politics stuff
Part 2: Serious stuff about grief, death, and the afterlife
Part 3: Mood lifting, silly fun Human Torch and Spidey fighting with Hydroman at a waterpark
Part 1 and the beginning of part 2 were very good, though heavy. Waid writes intelligently, and gives a survey of the complexity of politics and media, both in terms of current events and celebrity PR and finance.
The afterlife stuff gets a bit odd, and I didn't enjoy the FF literally meeting the "creator," who not-so-coincidentally was an artist.
Part 3 was pure fun, and I enjoyed the silly jibes between the Human Torch and Spider-man.
A note on Susan:
I'm not a mom, so take this with a grain of salt, but, especially in this collection, Susan is characterized very much by her identity as a mother. While I acknowledge that this is a huge part of her life and identity, it's also a huge part of Reed's life and identity, so why is he portrayed doing other things, having other hobbies, and literally shaping the future *in addition* to being a loving dad, whereas Sue isn't?
P.S. I actually enjoyed reading the couple-of-page extras at the end of the two issues, one about Susan teasing Reed by jokingly trying to make him jealous of her ex, Namor, and the other of Susan going back in time with Reed's ex.
atreidesiv's review
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
libscote's review against another edition
3.0
Pretty good! I'm not a huge Fantastic Four fan, but I felt like I really got a glimpse of what the team is about and why they are popular.
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