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Civil War: Fantastic Four
by J. Michael Straczynski
Honestly, this volume was disappointing. Though I find the Fantastic Four usually boring, they held a very interesting place in the Civil War storyline.
Reed Richards, along with other scientists side with Tony Stark and create a horrific extra-dimensional prison that saps the prisoners will to live. In addition, this action splits the Fantastic Four down the middle, with Sue and Jonny leaving the group, and the Thing leaving for France. These are huge massively interesting twists.
This volume hints at several of these things. But barely focuses on Reed building this prison, on how this makes him feel, how others around him feel. In addition, Sue and Johnny are nonexistent in the story after they leave. Perhaps this is because the main comic covers them some, but this isn't enough. In many ways Sue is the most interesting perspective in this story, and we never get her perspective... very disappointing.
The end of the volume has a cheesy recap of what makes the Fantastic Four great, that they are family, and nothing has been able to split them (until now). This was bland and meh.
Honestly the only saving grace of this volume was The Thing. He both refuses to support registration or fight it, instead he leaves for France, and does some old school heroing with French heroes. This was highly enjoyable, as it highlights the problems with both sides of this conflict. It also shows a solution to the Thing fleeing the stress tearing his family (The Fantastic Four) apart. The is also an amazing scene, where the Thing is keeping Johnny company as he is in a coma, and is talking with him, we get snippets of some hilarious rambling conversation and actions as the thing is alone, scrambling for something to say.
Reed Richards, along with other scientists side with Tony Stark and create a horrific extra-dimensional prison that saps the prisoners will to live. In addition, this action splits the Fantastic Four down the middle, with Sue and Jonny leaving the group, and the Thing leaving for France. These are huge massively interesting twists.
This volume hints at several of these things. But barely focuses on Reed building this prison, on how this makes him feel, how others around him feel. In addition, Sue and Johnny are nonexistent in the story after they leave. Perhaps this is because the main comic covers them some, but this isn't enough. In many ways Sue is the most interesting perspective in this story, and we never get her perspective... very disappointing.
The end of the volume has a cheesy recap of what makes the Fantastic Four great, that they are family, and nothing has been able to split them (until now). This was bland and meh.
Honestly the only saving grace of this volume was The Thing. He both refuses to support registration or fight it, instead he leaves for France, and does some old school heroing with French heroes. This was highly enjoyable, as it highlights the problems with both sides of this conflict. It also shows a solution to the Thing fleeing the stress tearing his family (The Fantastic Four) apart. The is also an amazing scene, where the Thing is keeping Johnny company as he is in a coma, and is talking with him, we get snippets of some hilarious rambling conversation and actions as the thing is alone, scrambling for something to say.