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X-Men vs. Fantastic Four by Jon Bogdanove, Terry Austin, Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, Chris Claremont
fakespy87's review
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
crookedtreehouse's review
4.0
This was the first comic series I ever read. So there's definitely some nostalgia inspiring my review.
I enjoy this book because it includes a ton of continuity porn for Fantastic Four and X-Men fans, but you really can pick this up, knowing next to nothing about any of the character involved and totally follow every intricacy of the plot.
Yes, it's simplistic. Yes, it involves more cult-favorite X-Men than casual reader favorite X-Men. But if you're a huge fan of Gambit or Jubilee, I don't want to hear about how terrible Longshot and Dazzler are.
The story involves the X-Men needing a device from Reed Richards of The Fantastic Four in order to save their youngest member, Shadowcat. Through a series of dream sequences and a jubilantly nitpicky Doctor Doom interventions, Reed doesn't trust that his machine will help. Thus the Vs. part of the title, as the teams do squabble a couple of times. But, mostly, this is a team up book that doesn't have Universe Changing Consequences. It's superhero friends calling superhero friends to help solve a very specific team-focused problem. I enjoy that level of stakes.
The dialog is Chris Claremont hokey. But I think it's some of his better hokey work. The art is standard 80s Marvel.
I recommend this more for X-Men fans than FF fans, as that's Claremont's wheelhouse, and if you do love continuity, there's a ton of fun events in this self-contained mini-series. If you're the type that gets really frustrated that Jennifer Walters behaves in a different manner than you would imagine based on She-Hulk Issue 31, maybe steer clear of this one.
I enjoy this book because it includes a ton of continuity porn for Fantastic Four and X-Men fans, but you really can pick this up, knowing next to nothing about any of the character involved and totally follow every intricacy of the plot.
Yes, it's simplistic. Yes, it involves more cult-favorite X-Men than casual reader favorite X-Men. But if you're a huge fan of Gambit or Jubilee, I don't want to hear about how terrible Longshot and Dazzler are.
The story involves the X-Men needing a device from Reed Richards of The Fantastic Four in order to save their youngest member, Shadowcat. Through a series of dream sequences and a jubilantly nitpicky Doctor Doom interventions, Reed doesn't trust that his machine will help. Thus the Vs. part of the title, as the teams do squabble a couple of times. But, mostly, this is a team up book that doesn't have Universe Changing Consequences. It's superhero friends calling superhero friends to help solve a very specific team-focused problem. I enjoy that level of stakes.
The dialog is Chris Claremont hokey. But I think it's some of his better hokey work. The art is standard 80s Marvel.
I recommend this more for X-Men fans than FF fans, as that's Claremont's wheelhouse, and if you do love continuity, there's a ton of fun events in this self-contained mini-series. If you're the type that gets really frustrated that Jennifer Walters behaves in a different manner than you would imagine based on She-Hulk Issue 31, maybe steer clear of this one.
jesse_post's review
adventurous
emotional
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
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