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Fantastic Four by J. Michael Straczynski, Vol. 1 Books

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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 741.5973
EAN: 9780785120292
Edition: Marvel Premiere Ed., Direct Ed
ISBN: 0785120297
Label: Marvel Comics
Manufacturer: Marvel Comics
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 144
Publication Date: January 18, 2006
Publisher: Marvel Comics
Studio: Marvel Comics




 

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Product Description:
The new ongoing creative team of writer J. Michael Straczynski (Amazing Spider-Man, Supreme Power) and artist Mike McKone (Teen Titans, Exiles) unite their talents to chart a new course for the world's greatest comic magazine! First up: an intriguing offer for a conflicted Reed, and a windfall for Ben! Plus: A visit from state officials has dire ramifications for Sue and the rest of the Richards clan! Collects Fantastic Four #527-532.



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Average Rating:  out of 5 stars

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - The good outweighs the meh
JMS takes over this cornerstone Marvel comic after a memorable run by Mark Waid, and does a pretty good job keeps this book in the same style of cosmic but human storytelling. However, his efforts to introduce a silly subplot revolving around a child welfare officer and the FF and a rather poorly executed subplot featurng Ben Grimm almost derail the book before it gets going. Fortunately, once the focus lands on Reed Richards, ideas flow and the book starts to sing.

The only question ... Read More



Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - So Straczynski scores with existing material too!
I like comics a lot but I find that mega-classic characters (XMen, Spidey,...) have stories of irregular quality, all the more deteriorated by the fact that each new writer feels obliged to try and present the same mythology again and again from a supposedly fresher perspective. Still, a lot of them fail in their ambition to re-invent classic characters. Not Straczinski. I am not a big fan of the F4 and I think it's because of their seemingly all-too-well balanced group: the F4 are complementary but ... Read More



Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - Humor and humanity, the essential elements of any good FF saga, shine through in J. Michael Straczynski's first story arc
I've been reading the "World's Greatest Comic Magazine" for nearly four decades now, in that time sampling a lot of FF stories, some good (the first Galactus story in issues 48-50, the culmination of one of the better Dr. Doom story arcs in issue 200, much of Byrne's and Simonson's runs), some bad (any issue with the She-Thing, for instance). The good stories have emphasized two things--humor, even when the chips were down, and family, whether the team was enduring one of its numerous breakups or enjoying ... Read More





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