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Spider-Man and the Fantastic Four #1-4
Spider-Man and The Fantastic Four: Silver Rage
Spider-Man calls on the Fantastic Four for help in battling the Impossible Man and a dangerous new alien threat.
96 pages, Paperback
First published October 24, 2007
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Jeff Parker
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June 17, 2023
8/10:
This limited series was a blast! Four short issues that showcased the Fantastic Four and Spider-Man working to stop two separate alien invasions from occurring.
I love the interactions between all five key members of this run (Mister Fantastic, Invisible Woman, The Thing, Human Torch, Spider-Man), but I really appreciate how Spidey is treated as another member of Marvel’s first family.
The connections to Doctor Doom, the High Evolutionary, the Knights of Wundagore, and the Impossible Man make this entire story feel so real and respectful towards all Marvel stories that have come before.
This limited series was a blast! Four short issues that showcased the Fantastic Four and Spider-Man working to stop two separate alien invasions from occurring.
I love the interactions between all five key members of this run (Mister Fantastic, Invisible Woman, The Thing, Human Torch, Spider-Man), but I really appreciate how Spidey is treated as another member of Marvel’s first family.
The connections to Doctor Doom, the High Evolutionary, the Knights of Wundagore, and the Impossible Man make this entire story feel so real and respectful towards all Marvel stories that have come before.
September 17, 2008
As light as a world-saving story can be. Classic banter between Marvel's First Family and Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man is heavy on the action, light on the pathos. Not surprisingly, the late Mike Wieringo is the perfect artist for Jeff Parker's fun but not inconsequential tale.
December 30, 2018
Upon a chance encounter with the Impossible Man, Spider-Man runs afoul a mysterious alien scientist who sets up residence in Central Park. Resulting in the seemingly thought impossible death of the Impossible Man, the alien menace establishes protocols that begin fusing the people of Earth with a never before encountered race of cosmic parasites.
Needing help, Spider-Man seeks out the Fantastic Four. Having defeated cosmic threat like Galactus and Blastaar, The First Family of the Marvel Universe have experience with this sort of thing. But as the fusion of humans and parasites seem permanent, Mr. Fantastic decides to go on a search of the universe for answers on how to defeat this joining.
As the FF are now three, Spider-Man finally gets his dream chance of becoming the team's fourth. But something seems to be wrong with the wall-crawler. Is he succumbing to these parasitic beings? Or is there something a little more sinister behind his malady? Help might only be forthcoming in the one person least expected- Doctor Doom!
A chance find on the new shelf at my local library, I had no prior knowledge of this 2007 story. Written by Jeff Parker (Batman '66), this story is rated all-ages. But I didn't feel that the action and adventure was watered down in any way. I never even saw what the rating of this book was until after I finished this book. What I am saying is that Spider-Man and the Fantastic Four: Silver Rage doesn't feel like an all-ages tale.
Around this time of this limited series original publication, Marvel was publishing a series of all-ages comics under the banner of Marvel Adventures. While I am a huge fan of these books, you can tell that they are written for both young and older readers to enjoy without anything offensive. There's nothing tell-tell about the universal age recommendation to this four chapter book!
I also adored the artwork. Penciled by the late Mike Wieringo, there's a quirky appeal to this book. 'Ringo, as he liked to refer to himself when signing autographs, had a timeless style that was super-fluid. It works amazingly well as Mr. Fantastic, Spidey and the Impossible Man are all characters that seem the be triple-jointed. A national art treasure, Wieringo is yet another artist who left us too soon!
An exciting Fantastic Four and Spider-Man team-up filled with tons of cameos and levels of drama, excitement and physics! This is an underrated read that needs a second look.
Needing help, Spider-Man seeks out the Fantastic Four. Having defeated cosmic threat like Galactus and Blastaar, The First Family of the Marvel Universe have experience with this sort of thing. But as the fusion of humans and parasites seem permanent, Mr. Fantastic decides to go on a search of the universe for answers on how to defeat this joining.
As the FF are now three, Spider-Man finally gets his dream chance of becoming the team's fourth. But something seems to be wrong with the wall-crawler. Is he succumbing to these parasitic beings? Or is there something a little more sinister behind his malady? Help might only be forthcoming in the one person least expected- Doctor Doom!
A chance find on the new shelf at my local library, I had no prior knowledge of this 2007 story. Written by Jeff Parker (Batman '66), this story is rated all-ages. But I didn't feel that the action and adventure was watered down in any way. I never even saw what the rating of this book was until after I finished this book. What I am saying is that Spider-Man and the Fantastic Four: Silver Rage doesn't feel like an all-ages tale.
Around this time of this limited series original publication, Marvel was publishing a series of all-ages comics under the banner of Marvel Adventures. While I am a huge fan of these books, you can tell that they are written for both young and older readers to enjoy without anything offensive. There's nothing tell-tell about the universal age recommendation to this four chapter book!
I also adored the artwork. Penciled by the late Mike Wieringo, there's a quirky appeal to this book. 'Ringo, as he liked to refer to himself when signing autographs, had a timeless style that was super-fluid. It works amazingly well as Mr. Fantastic, Spidey and the Impossible Man are all characters that seem the be triple-jointed. A national art treasure, Wieringo is yet another artist who left us too soon!
An exciting Fantastic Four and Spider-Man team-up filled with tons of cameos and levels of drama, excitement and physics! This is an underrated read that needs a second look.
February 12, 2026
amazing book, some might say fantastic, About the fantastic four and Spider-man teaming up. The stakes are high but not to to high and the wrighting is really good
I'll probably come back to this review when I'm feeling more wright-y
I'll probably come back to this review when I'm feeling more wright-y
June 29, 2018
Altra miniserie inutile, ma almeno ben disegnata, per i Fantastici 4, ospite il ragno di quartiere.
Si legge e si dimentica subito dopo.
Si legge e si dimentica subito dopo.
August 14, 2021
Good story and I liked how they made Spider-man one of the family by treating him the same way they treat each other. Badly.
July 27, 2025
Está entretenida, no es la gran cosa pero está cool ver a Spidy interactuar con los 4 fantasticos
August 5, 2025
Fun but somewhat empty of anything real? Idk. Cosmic adventure yadayada and some funnies :D
June 26, 2023
Spider-Man has always been the fifth member of the Fantastic Four so having a team up series just makes sense. Mike Wieringo has a legendary run on the FF and he’s also done Spider-Man work so it makes sense for him to draw it. It really felt like this was done just for him to flex his talents he got to do Impossible Man, Silver Surfer, and classic Doom, all of which he didn’t get to do in his main run. He also got to draw a bunch of crazy fantasy animals which is right in his wheel house. Wieringo is a master. Now the story is fine. Jeff Parker has the character voices down but sometimes some one liners are just thrown in there and the dialogue can feel forced. An alien race wants to assimilate humans and the FF can’t stop it. Reed runs around the universe trying to find other planets that have survived but learns nothing. Spider-Man has the FF team with Doom. It’s a fun little jaunt but it really is just done for the artwork.
May 1, 2022
This was just a kind of silly and fun Fantastic Four / Spider-Man team up story. Great one off adventure.
October 26, 2007
FINALLY!! something FUN! as much as i loved 'civil war', i'm really getting tired of all these comics being so serious and trying to be all adult oriented. marvel balances this much better than dc, but still i'm getting tired of it.
the storyline is simple and funny, and the ringo's arwork is perfect. it's not the most amazing thing i've ever read, but it was a breath of fresh air to sit down and read a good fun story about spidey and FF...
the storyline is simple and funny, and the ringo's arwork is perfect. it's not the most amazing thing i've ever read, but it was a breath of fresh air to sit down and read a good fun story about spidey and FF...
January 7, 2008
Spider-Man and the FF team up to take on an alien race called the H'mojen (I assume it sounds like "homogen" as in homogenous), that's trying to turn everybody gray and boring. Jeff Parker writes fun and snappy superhero comics (like The Interman and Agents of Atlas). His lighter style pairs well with Mike Wieringo's expressive, happy, and slightly cartoony style. "Silver Rage" is a really bad subtitle for what's largely a fun book.
April 29, 2023
Just a plain fun Spidey/FF team-up story. Alien invasions, Impossible Man, Human Torch and Spidey quips... I mean, this is exactly the type of fun, adventure-filled book I was looking for!
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Re-read for Comic Book Club…. Just as enjoyable as the first time around for all the aforementioned reasons.
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Re-read for Comic Book Club…. Just as enjoyable as the first time around for all the aforementioned reasons.
June 4, 2009
Great to see one last Mike Wieringo art job
Shame that the story didn't rise to the level of the art.
Shame that the story didn't rise to the level of the art.
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