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Free Comic Book Day 2025: Fantastic Four/Giant-Size X-Men (2025) #1
In advance of Marvel's First Family arriving on the big screen this summer, Ryan North and Humberto Ramos craft an unusual story in which the FANTASTIC FOUR respond to a most unusual interdimensional summons! And on the eve of the birth of the ALL-NEW, ALL-DIFFERENT X-MEN, there is one extra mutant in attendance. WHO is it? Only Collin Kelly and Jackson Lanzing can tell you! Plus, ANOTHER surprise! We're simply too good to you!
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Published May 7, 2025
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About the author
Ryan North
572 books1,632 followersHi, I'm Ryan! I was born in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada in 1980 and since then have written several books. You can read my Wikipedia page for more, or check out my author site at RyanNorth.ca!
I'm the author of the webcomic Dinosaur Comics (that's the comic where the pictures don't change but the words do, it's better than it sounds and I've also done crazy things like turn Shakespeare into a choose-your-own-path adventure, write a comic for Marvel about a girl with all the powers of a squirrel, or mess up walking my dog so badly it made the news.
I'm working on more stuff as we speak, hopefully it's good
I'm the author of the webcomic Dinosaur Comics (that's the comic where the pictures don't change but the words do, it's better than it sounds and I've also done crazy things like turn Shakespeare into a choose-your-own-path adventure, write a comic for Marvel about a girl with all the powers of a squirrel, or mess up walking my dog so badly it made the news.
I'm working on more stuff as we speak, hopefully it's good
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June 20, 2025
A preview of Fantastic Four #1 (yet another relaunch) looks good and Humberto Ramos shows off that Marvel's First Family is in good hands.
A giant-sized rehash? Coello should have stayed with North in Fantastic Four, but drawing the original all-new, all-different X-Men is a dream.
The third story is a Chip Zdarsky funny book that I might just try out.
A giant-sized rehash? Coello should have stayed with North in Fantastic Four, but drawing the original all-new, all-different X-Men is a dream.
The third story is a Chip Zdarsky funny book that I might just try out.
June 2, 2025
The FF story was cute I guess. It teases up the new Fantastic Four #1. Crazy how they are starting over at #1 again even though it’s still the same writer. The X-Men story had me potentially interested to see what Kamala/Ms Marvel is going to do with the X-Men in the past. The last story was a little funny, especially the ending.
March 14, 2026
Dimensions
Three good short stories.
The Fantastic Four are "summoned", but who else is invited?
Cyclops puts a rag tag version (possible from different times or dimensions) through their paces.
A couple of mixed up characters break into the fourth wall and might do something useful.
Three good short stories.
The Fantastic Four are "summoned", but who else is invited?
Cyclops puts a rag tag version (possible from different times or dimensions) through their paces.
A couple of mixed up characters break into the fourth wall and might do something useful.
July 27, 2025
Uhhhhh I’ve not read the FF or X-men in a while. But was 100000000 lost.
May 19, 2025
Honestly great. The FF story was cute, although I don't care for Humberto Ramos' art. The X-Men story was really cool, good Cyclops stuff, but I think basing this crossover thing around Kamala is so strange. And a surprise Chip Zdarsky silly story, I loved it!
May 20, 2025
The title-less Fantastic Four story starts with the four being accidentally beamed to an unknown alien world.
Alien kid’s have managed to ‘summon’ them by creating a pentagram of metal shavings which has somehow attracted the teleportation beam Reed Richards was testing.
Of course, it also attracts big ass monsters which the Fantastic Four have to fight off. The push the monsters back through the portal created.
This was a very cute story and I love the art by Ramos if I’m not mistaken. If I knew for sure he was doing the Fantastic Four I’d be sure to pick up the issues!
4 stars.
I’m not sure why X-Men shares this book. Surely X-Men can support their own Free Comic Book day magazine? In fact, I’d think if they were on the cover that would encourage more comic book shops to buy them than the Fantastic Four.
Cyclops challenges a bunch of mutants to ‘Show me what you’ve got.’. The mutants are: Nightcrawler, Thunderbird, Sunfire, Storm, Colossus, Wolverine and Banshee.
Cyclops treats them and beats them like new recruits so I guess this is another reboot. Boy am I sick of reboots.
Though the surprise guest - and the indication that this is not a reboot so much as it is a time travel story, is defining pretty cool! I don’t even like the X-Men, but if I see the comic this is pimping for (Giant-Size X-Men #1) I’ll pick it up. 3 stars for surprise.
”Popularity Contest” is a weird meta story about Wolverpool and Deadverine who think they are in a comic book.
Umm.. this is mildly amusing. I’m not really a fan of this type of humor. I’ll give it 3 stars because it’s as good as these types of stories get.
Well, surprisingly this winds up being 3 stars which for a Free Comic Book Day comic is an almost all time high!
Alien kid’s have managed to ‘summon’ them by creating a pentagram of metal shavings which has somehow attracted the teleportation beam Reed Richards was testing.
Of course, it also attracts big ass monsters which the Fantastic Four have to fight off. The push the monsters back through the portal created.
This was a very cute story and I love the art by Ramos if I’m not mistaken. If I knew for sure he was doing the Fantastic Four I’d be sure to pick up the issues!
4 stars.
I’m not sure why X-Men shares this book. Surely X-Men can support their own Free Comic Book day magazine? In fact, I’d think if they were on the cover that would encourage more comic book shops to buy them than the Fantastic Four.
Cyclops challenges a bunch of mutants to ‘Show me what you’ve got.’. The mutants are: Nightcrawler, Thunderbird, Sunfire, Storm, Colossus, Wolverine and Banshee.
Cyclops treats them and beats them like new recruits so I guess this is another reboot. Boy am I sick of reboots.
Though the surprise guest - and the indication that this is not a reboot so much as it is a time travel story, is defining pretty cool! I don’t even like the X-Men, but if I see the comic this is pimping for (Giant-Size X-Men #1) I’ll pick it up. 3 stars for surprise.
”Popularity Contest” is a weird meta story about Wolverpool and Deadverine who think they are in a comic book.
Umm.. this is mildly amusing. I’m not really a fan of this type of humor. I’ll give it 3 stars because it’s as good as these types of stories get.
Well, surprisingly this winds up being 3 stars which for a Free Comic Book Day comic is an almost all time high!
September 2, 2025
Three graphics in one bundle…
The Fantastic Four are…summoned.
Human Torch, The Thing, Invisible Woman, Guy Stretchomatic.
The alien children, summoning games like human kids play, only…they don’t get The Deathmaster.
The alien monsters prove to be tough opponents.
Good artwork; nice colors.
Fight elements and a cute ending.
(4 ⭐️)
The General (Cyclops) challenges the other mutants.
Nightcrawler, Proudstar, Wolverine, Thunderbird, Banshee, Storm, and Colossus.
The detail isn’t great; color work is fairly basic.
And Ms. Marvel appears outta nowhere.
(3 ⭐️)
The Wolverpool and Deadverine snippet is…not good. 👎🏻
(2 ⭐️)
The Fantastic Four are…summoned.
Human Torch, The Thing, Invisible Woman, Guy Stretchomatic.
The alien children, summoning games like human kids play, only…they don’t get The Deathmaster.
The alien monsters prove to be tough opponents.
Good artwork; nice colors.
Fight elements and a cute ending.
(4 ⭐️)
The General (Cyclops) challenges the other mutants.
Nightcrawler, Proudstar, Wolverine, Thunderbird, Banshee, Storm, and Colossus.
The detail isn’t great; color work is fairly basic.
And Ms. Marvel appears outta nowhere.
(3 ⭐️)
The Wolverpool and Deadverine snippet is…not good. 👎🏻
(2 ⭐️)
May 12, 2025
This was fun, the FF story especially, since it was just a fun-natured story (with big battles).
The X-Men story was a huge throwback to GSX#1 and X-Men #94, so having read those, I appreciate the homage, with the twist at the end of adding Kamala Khan. Interesting idea, reimagining the hey-day of X-Men.
The X-Men story was a huge throwback to GSX#1 and X-Men #94, so having read those, I appreciate the homage, with the twist at the end of adding Kamala Khan. Interesting idea, reimagining the hey-day of X-Men.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
November 23, 2025
For what these stories were (short and just for fun mostly) they did they’re job well.
A nice introduction to some characters for readers that may not have picked up a comic before or at least read these specific characters properly before. I know I’ve never actively read any Fantastic Four or X-Men up to this point, only reading them if the appeared in other books.
A nice introduction to some characters for readers that may not have picked up a comic before or at least read these specific characters properly before. I know I’ve never actively read any Fantastic Four or X-Men up to this point, only reading them if the appeared in other books.
December 22, 2025
Read the whole Kamala giant size xmen story. It’s fine. I don’t mind the Kamala mutant thing in theory but 1) she just doesn’t fit with the xmen the way she does with the avengers and 2) they’ve yet to find something interesting to do or say with her new mutant powers and identity besides just that it makes her more like her MCU counterpart
January 28, 2026
La historia de los Cuatro Fantásticos me ha parecido interesante y con un gran dibujo, encontrar de nuevo a Humberto Ramos siempre es una alegría. La parte de los X-Men es olvidable y la de Wolverpool y Deadverine me ha sorprendido y gustado. Un buen volumen para el día del comic gratis y para la función de enganchar al lector a nuevas cosas. Muy bien.
May 18, 2025
EXCELLENT COMIC. FF IS COOL AND THE SAME TO THE X-MEN.
May 26, 2025
Decent but nothing special. The f4 story was fun enough and had some dope panels, the X-men story was pretty dope, and the last one didn’t do much for me . Fun quick read but not very remarkable
June 16, 2025
I specifically enjoyed the part with x men, and also Deadpool-Wolverine. But the fantastic four part was pretty cute.
June 24, 2025
*3.5 stars
NGL, I would read more Wolverpool and Deadverine.
NGL, I would read more Wolverpool and Deadverine.
July 10, 2025
five stars just for the last story but WHAT is johnny's trim
August 1, 2025
Algún detalle interesante, olvidable el resto.
August 16, 2025
I liked the last story the most
December 21, 2025
Excerpts from The Fantastic Four, X-Men and Star Wars.
January 6, 2026
Mediocre but it was free.
Well, it was free. I guess I cannot expect a huge commitment and storyline. Entertaining. I do not think it did very well with filling in holes of plot.
Well, it was free. I guess I cannot expect a huge commitment and storyline. Entertaining. I do not think it did very well with filling in holes of plot.
May 10, 2025
Free Comic Book Day 2025: Fantastic Four / Giant-Size X-Men #1
Ryan North's solid run on the Fantastic Four is ending, but fear not True Believers, we're getting a new #1 from...Ryan North. Not sure why Marvel continues to do this (rhetorical question)?
Anyways, the new series does look to be just as good as the current series, and Ryan North has really carved out for himself a distinctive run on the First Family. This issue also includes a tease for Ms. Marvel in the upcoming new Giant-Size X-Men #1, which only further piles onto the controversial decision of retconning Kamala Khan as a mutant - a storyline which originates from the MCU. Wrapping up this FCBD issue is a fun Chip Zdarsky written and drawn story featuring Wolverpool and Deadverine (the highlight of this issue easily).
Ryan North's solid run on the Fantastic Four is ending, but fear not True Believers, we're getting a new #1 from...Ryan North. Not sure why Marvel continues to do this (rhetorical question)?
Anyways, the new series does look to be just as good as the current series, and Ryan North has really carved out for himself a distinctive run on the First Family. This issue also includes a tease for Ms. Marvel in the upcoming new Giant-Size X-Men #1, which only further piles onto the controversial decision of retconning Kamala Khan as a mutant - a storyline which originates from the MCU. Wrapping up this FCBD issue is a fun Chip Zdarsky written and drawn story featuring Wolverpool and Deadverine (the highlight of this issue easily).
May 11, 2025
*3.5/5
May 5, 2025
The Fantastic Four story was great. Some alien kids summon them to another dimension and puts them in a pickle. The dialogue and art are great. Apparently having Humberto Ramos on art though requires a new #1 now.
The Giant-Size X-Men story was pretty bland. If you haven't heard, Ms. Marvel is traveling through time to big moments in X-Men history in 5 one shots. I may wait for these to hit MU after reading this.
There's a 3rd story written and drawn by Chip Zdarsky. It's pretty good but check it out yourself.
The Giant-Size X-Men story was pretty bland. If you haven't heard, Ms. Marvel is traveling through time to big moments in X-Men history in 5 one shots. I may wait for these to hit MU after reading this.
There's a 3rd story written and drawn by Chip Zdarsky. It's pretty good but check it out yourself.
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