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Fantastic Four (2022) (Single Issues) #1-9
Fantastic Four: The Night of Doom Omnibus
Things are not going great for the Fantastic Four. But what terrible event has driven Marvel's First Family from New York?! On the run, Reed and Sue Richards, AKA Mister Fantastic and the Invisible Woman, find themselves in even more trouble when they stop in a small town with a terrible secret! It's Reed and Sue versus a town full of killer Doombots. Plus, the Thing and Alicia find themselves stuck in a time loop and Johnny Storm, AKA Human Torch, is the most hated hero in New York city! Collecting, FANTASTIC FOUR (2022) #1-9
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244 pages, Paperback
Published February 1, 2024
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August 29, 2025
The art is ugly and that lets the book down.
Maybe I have been slightly spoiled recently by only reading quite-successful Manga series that have already been applauded, or poncy indy comics which might be horrifically flawed in many ways but which are often art-driven. I had forgotten just how unutterably mid much of Marvel/DC superhero art and visual storytelling is.
It’s not really bad, it’s just utterly and totally average in every way, which goes for the use of staging, storytelling flow, panel selection, panel placement, it’s all very standard 'Marvel Punch'.
Ryan Norths stories are quite a bit better than average and I think that’s part of the reason I am annoyed by the lack of control, innovation and perception in the visual storytelling. If this was better, we might be looking at something getting on the par with Moore's 'Swamp Thing'; a lovely little gallery of well-told episodic stories, and I think North is deliberately approaching the story-telling more in a 'Swamp Thing' style, with clear coherent issue-and-concept based stories which tessellate into something bigger, instead of shitty (for comics), U.S. Television-rhythm storytelling. But I think this will simply become an above-average normal comic and not a generational re-definition.
I was thinking these feel like little 'Twilight Zone' episodes and apparently that’s exactly what North was aiming for, so well done there. Time Loops, Robot Villages, Memory Prisons, altered Chirality, Cognitohazards, Time Travel, another Cognitohazard and Unionising shop workers.
These are Twilight-zone esque in that they are neatly integrated with the small human stories and personal conflicts of the characters involved, and when this is not the case, the solutions and adventures which result are telling of character.
Judging from this North seems to vibe with Dr Doom almost as much as the FF. Two of the best stories in this collection are essentially about him, in one Reed and Sue encounter a town of Doombots who do not realise they are machines, all driven to continue a simulation based around the memory of one old woman who was once kind to Victor von Doom, in another Dooms command over time travel drives him into self-sabotage as, facing a problem he cannot solve, even with command over time, he is driven to become his own secret enemy; the only way he can psychologically accept abandoning an impossible challenge. The concept that this might happen to Dr Doom on a semi-regular basis and that his own refusal to accept the impossible, or his own limitations, has turned him into a kind of inadvertent causal hazard to himself, is left up in the air.
Fuck you SCP Foundation, the Marvel Universe did memory-altering cognitohazards first, and they were giant tree monsters from space! And you can win, (partially), by punching them! It was mildly amusing to see a very SCP-coded cognito-horror theme resolve into basically a tree monster, because Marvel actually introduced one with exactly this power back in the day.
This is a warm, nice comic, which is part of its virtue, especially when it comes to exploring the relationships between its main cast, but also means some of its concepts are carefully not explored, which is probably an acceptable 'failure' for a Marvel comic. (Though Witch Hat Atelier managed to continually be a 'nice' manga while also building its reality into a complex moral nightmare.)
If your calibration is standard marvel comics then this is probably exceptional, I would recommend. If you are calibrated to what I would consider an average level of 'good', then it’s quite good; consider getting it out of the Library when you can.
Four stars?
Maybe I have been slightly spoiled recently by only reading quite-successful Manga series that have already been applauded, or poncy indy comics which might be horrifically flawed in many ways but which are often art-driven. I had forgotten just how unutterably mid much of Marvel/DC superhero art and visual storytelling is.
It’s not really bad, it’s just utterly and totally average in every way, which goes for the use of staging, storytelling flow, panel selection, panel placement, it’s all very standard 'Marvel Punch'.
Ryan Norths stories are quite a bit better than average and I think that’s part of the reason I am annoyed by the lack of control, innovation and perception in the visual storytelling. If this was better, we might be looking at something getting on the par with Moore's 'Swamp Thing'; a lovely little gallery of well-told episodic stories, and I think North is deliberately approaching the story-telling more in a 'Swamp Thing' style, with clear coherent issue-and-concept based stories which tessellate into something bigger, instead of shitty (for comics), U.S. Television-rhythm storytelling. But I think this will simply become an above-average normal comic and not a generational re-definition.
I was thinking these feel like little 'Twilight Zone' episodes and apparently that’s exactly what North was aiming for, so well done there. Time Loops, Robot Villages, Memory Prisons, altered Chirality, Cognitohazards, Time Travel, another Cognitohazard and Unionising shop workers.
These are Twilight-zone esque in that they are neatly integrated with the small human stories and personal conflicts of the characters involved, and when this is not the case, the solutions and adventures which result are telling of character.
Judging from this North seems to vibe with Dr Doom almost as much as the FF. Two of the best stories in this collection are essentially about him, in one Reed and Sue encounter a town of Doombots who do not realise they are machines, all driven to continue a simulation based around the memory of one old woman who was once kind to Victor von Doom, in another Dooms command over time travel drives him into self-sabotage as, facing a problem he cannot solve, even with command over time, he is driven to become his own secret enemy; the only way he can psychologically accept abandoning an impossible challenge. The concept that this might happen to Dr Doom on a semi-regular basis and that his own refusal to accept the impossible, or his own limitations, has turned him into a kind of inadvertent causal hazard to himself, is left up in the air.
Fuck you SCP Foundation, the Marvel Universe did memory-altering cognitohazards first, and they were giant tree monsters from space! And you can win, (partially), by punching them! It was mildly amusing to see a very SCP-coded cognito-horror theme resolve into basically a tree monster, because Marvel actually introduced one with exactly this power back in the day.
This is a warm, nice comic, which is part of its virtue, especially when it comes to exploring the relationships between its main cast, but also means some of its concepts are carefully not explored, which is probably an acceptable 'failure' for a Marvel comic. (Though Witch Hat Atelier managed to continually be a 'nice' manga while also building its reality into a complex moral nightmare.)
If your calibration is standard marvel comics then this is probably exceptional, I would recommend. If you are calibrated to what I would consider an average level of 'good', then it’s quite good; consider getting it out of the Library when you can.
Four stars?
October 17, 2025
I picked this up after seeing the fantastic four movie and on one hand, I now feel like I got my fantastic four fix but on the other hand, I feel like this story could have been WAY better than it actually was. I'm still giving four stars because I genuinely had a good time reading it and I absolutely LOVED the artwork which is one of the most important things for me when it comes to reading comics.
Firstly, I did see some reviews before picking this up so I knew it wasn't going to really center on Doom that much. I think they made a big mistake marketing it as "The Night of Doom Omnibus" because it suggests Doom is a WAY bigger part of the storyline than he actually proved to be. He was absent from most of the stories because they didn't have anything to do with him - which is fine but don't sell this to readers like the story will revolve around him!
Another major issue is that most of these stories are a bit random. Once again, I did enjoy most of them because I love these characters after seeing them in the movie. Seeing a more slice of live version of things actually made me more invested in them. But the omnibus opens by introducing a major conflict that is supposed to be solved or addressed over the course of the issues...and this is done badly. Most of the stories have nothing to do with this major plotline and don't contribute to progressing it in any meaningful way. Doom's involvement in that aspect of the story was fascinating and actually really well written but I wish more of the comic actually emulated the energy with which they wrote those scenes. There were places where the story lacked meaning and places where it became incredibly meaningful through the discussion of moral dilemmas and what it means to put heroes on a pedestal expecting them to always be perfect...and that inconsistency annoyed me. It drove home the fact that they could have spent a little more time exploring the fantastic four's ethical obligations to the society they live in. What does it mean to have to sacrifice everything as a hero and can you expect to be absolved if you make a huge mistake that has serious consequences for many people? Unfortunately we'll never truly know because instead of seeking to answer or even explore questions like this - the comic just opts to throw together some fairly random events that have nothing to do with..well anything.
So yes this was a little boring in places. But the art did save it to a huge extent for me. I really did have a good time with this but I think it was only because I'm a fan of these specific superheroes. I'm not sure if this would appeal to you if you don't have a prior attachment to the characters!
Firstly, I did see some reviews before picking this up so I knew it wasn't going to really center on Doom that much. I think they made a big mistake marketing it as "The Night of Doom Omnibus" because it suggests Doom is a WAY bigger part of the storyline than he actually proved to be. He was absent from most of the stories because they didn't have anything to do with him - which is fine but don't sell this to readers like the story will revolve around him!
Another major issue is that most of these stories are a bit random. Once again, I did enjoy most of them because I love these characters after seeing them in the movie. Seeing a more slice of live version of things actually made me more invested in them. But the omnibus opens by introducing a major conflict that is supposed to be solved or addressed over the course of the issues...and this is done badly. Most of the stories have nothing to do with this major plotline and don't contribute to progressing it in any meaningful way. Doom's involvement in that aspect of the story was fascinating and actually really well written but I wish more of the comic actually emulated the energy with which they wrote those scenes. There were places where the story lacked meaning and places where it became incredibly meaningful through the discussion of moral dilemmas and what it means to put heroes on a pedestal expecting them to always be perfect...and that inconsistency annoyed me. It drove home the fact that they could have spent a little more time exploring the fantastic four's ethical obligations to the society they live in. What does it mean to have to sacrifice everything as a hero and can you expect to be absolved if you make a huge mistake that has serious consequences for many people? Unfortunately we'll never truly know because instead of seeking to answer or even explore questions like this - the comic just opts to throw together some fairly random events that have nothing to do with..well anything.
So yes this was a little boring in places. But the art did save it to a huge extent for me. I really did have a good time with this but I think it was only because I'm a fan of these specific superheroes. I'm not sure if this would appeal to you if you don't have a prior attachment to the characters!
May 8, 2025
This one took me a little while to get through compared to the last few comics I’ve read.
Mainly because, this feels like an old TV show with a different storyline and villain every issue.
There is an overarching story, which is the most interesting part.
We eventually learn that New York has turned on the Fantastic Four because they transported the Baxter Building, their children and some of the surrounding area into space which has to travel through space time for a whole year before it reaches earth again.
That’s a great set up.
So I don’t understand why the main focus was trying to get them back, because all the other stories, while kind of entertaining, just feel random.
The beginning and middle are kind of intriguing, but the ending just feels so incomplete and unsatisfying.
Mainly because, this feels like an old TV show with a different storyline and villain every issue.
There is an overarching story, which is the most interesting part.
We eventually learn that New York has turned on the Fantastic Four because they transported the Baxter Building, their children and some of the surrounding area into space which has to travel through space time for a whole year before it reaches earth again.
That’s a great set up.
So I don’t understand why the main focus was trying to get them back, because all the other stories, while kind of entertaining, just feel random.
The beginning and middle are kind of intriguing, but the ending just feels so incomplete and unsatisfying.
April 4, 2025
All Caps When You Spell His Name.
Between a 2 and a 3. For a book that has Doom in the title he isn't in it much. And he's mainly why this is good
Between a 2 and a 3. For a book that has Doom in the title he isn't in it much. And he's mainly why this is good
July 29, 2025
4/4. Fantastic
July 29, 2025
twas fun and funky - kinda just emphasises how spot on their personalities are in the new film
September 21, 2026
‘The night of Doom’… HE APPEARS ONCE IN 9 COMICS
June 23, 2025
Cool story. An issue for what each member is doing and introducing them into the story is cool- the things intro is very very cool. Main issue I have is the title - Dr doom is in this book for so little time, I feel like the title should be something else. However, for the time doom is in this, he is standing on fucking business. Inventing time travel , and then trying to alter time to create the best possible outcome for himself, only to realise because of how smart he is, he must have already done it. Pure brilliance.
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