Fantastic Four Omnibus Vol. 1 (New Printing)

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Fantastic Four Omnibus Vol. 1 (New Printing)

Fantastic Four Omnibus Vol. 1 (New Printing)

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I don’t mine the Fantastic Four not getting dredged through their history of morally questionable decisions. The internet has not been kind to Byrne, with a large majority of his work being ignored or readily-trashed, regardless of how it might have been received upon publication. Highlights were the 250th issue, thing verse thing, the seeds of future Franklin being sown, the galactus issues, especially the negative zone four issue journey and the annual 17 and thing issue with his former flame allyn. Despite the innovations of a contemporary superhero experiment, their antagonists had relied heavily on the trappings of popular trends in other media – and as reflected in their other titles. The Mole Man, Skrulls, Miracle Man, Sub-Mariner, Doctor Doom, Kurrgo, Puppet Master, Impossible Man, The Hulk, Red Ghost and his Super-Apes, and Mad Thinker comprise ‘A Gallery of the Fantastic Four’s Most Famous Foes!

On the other hand, some of Byrne’s affection for continuity has some unfortunate implications, as a slightly disturbing conservatism seeps into his narrative. My favorite storyline in the book was very different from the others, as it had Doctor Doom regaining the leadership of Latveria from Zorba, who had turned into a mad dictator since Fantastic Four helped him to become the new leader of Latveria in Fantastic Four issue 200. Whereas Byrne, of course, resolved the matter in the course of a few pages, and with nary a tweet fired off in faux righteous indignation. Doom, and the Skrulls, stories that exhibit the same characteristic mix of world-breaking space opera and down-to-earth soap opera that made his X-Men run with Claremont so spectacular. With its dynamic, clear storytelling and steps at innovations (for its time), this run of issues truly merits this deluxe edition.New characters are introduced, old characters are reinvented and the whole comic holds the reader's interest through the whole run.

Additionally, they weren’t professional superheroes, as the Avengers were – so Byrne drew their uniforms as if they were actual clothes, rather than skintight costumes. It isn''t always easy, though: the little dragon is a bit of a mischief-maker and it doesn''t always understand the meaning of those words. During Exodus, the story which sees the Inhumans relocating to the surface of the moon, Byrne reestablishes the “Alpha Primatives” as slaves to their Inhuman masters.

I’ve always had an ambivalent relationship with Marvel’s first family, enjoying the book occasionally (most notably during the Waid/Weiringo run, though that was mostly because I’d have read anything Ringo drew, including The Adventures of Toast Man, which I imagine would be a book about a guy who really enjoys making toast all day, but only sometimes buttering it), but mostly reacting with tepid indifference to the FF, whether in their own book or when they jumped into one of Marvel’s endless string of crossovers. Pencilled this time by Kirby, the dramatic duel benefitted from Ditko’s inking which created a truly novel look. For a comic book fan, it doesn't get much better in terms of art or imagination than this overstuffed volume of modern day Fantastic Four classics. I digested this omnibus a lot more slowly than the list time I took it on and I think I appreciated it a lot more. Lower corners a little bumped with slight edge-rub and small top rear corner tear to DJ only, bright and unmarked.



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