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an earlier reviewer mentioned that it's better/easier to read these issues through the DVD-Rom and I would disagree with that because it's never as comfortable to go scrolling up and down each page of a book like this when you can have each issue reproduced in mint condition and read them all at your liesure in a comfy chair or in bed and appreciate the early brilliance of Lee/Kirby. It simply does NOT get better than this. Cannot recommend it highly enough. My question is when does the next TWO F.F. Omnibuses come out? We desperately need F.F. #31 thru 65 and then #66 thru 100 to wrap up the entirety of the Lee/Kirby run. Marvel, HURRY!
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Really what can one say about Jack Kirby and Stan Lee's Fantastic Four. Its a groundbreaking concept that you as the reader get to watch mature in 30 + issues in one book and in color. Its different than other super hero books as these members have great emotional reactions between both the evil foes and themselves. Its a Super hero comic soap opera as every issue became a cliff hanger. Jack Kirby makes this book live with his dynamic art. Stan's no slouch with stories either. Its a decent price to pay and is put together well. Many Marvel books have gutter problems, this one doesn't. Do yourself a favor and either re-live these books or start with some timeless super hero stories, its a winner !
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This includes the first 30 issues of FF plus the first annual. The book itself is hardcover, high quality glossy pages with each issue in the order it was released. The book is over 800 pages and each page is comic book size. Each issue is reprinted with the cover page and the letters page. At the back there are some alternate covers for certain of the issues, an original plot outline for the first story, as well as essays from Lee, Thomas and others.
For me, I prefer this to the dvd alternative, but that comes down to your own personal preference of reading pages or a screen, plus space to keep books as well as cost. I would love to see the entire series out in this format, even if it would run around 15 volumes. Hopefully, Marvel will at least issue a few more volumes, though.
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Great to be able to get so many issues in one volume and this book is heavy. It's best to read on a solid surface. I also like the letters section but would have liked to see some of the old advertisements. I hope they do another volume continuing where they left off and I also would like to see other Marver characters get the big book treatment.
On a side note, in a preview of the FF movie, critic Richard Roeper stated that no one would care about the FF as they were not popular and "who even heard of them." Shows how much he knows about Marvel comics. I meant to drop him a line but didn't make time to do so. According to Stan Lee, the FF were one of the top three popular comics.
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I've read most of these comics in their original form, and was surprised when I picked this volume up by how... RIGHT... it felt. This is a handsomely packaged product, a bit hefty perhaps, but it has the real feel, the sense of excitement and wonder that you'd hope for in an FF mega-reprint... Somehow it evokes the feel of the original books, the giddy, explosive creativity, the sense of vibrancy and sheer fun -- it's a lot like reading the old comics themselves. The inclusion of the old letter columns is nice as well; too bad they didn't see fit to also inlude some of the other graphics of the time (Marvel monthly checklists, etc.) but overall, this is a really classy package. I never went for the "Marvel Masterworks" series (although I appreciate the effort), but this gigantic tome has a special feel. It's cool.
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