Fantastic Four by Jonathan Hickman: The Complete Collection, Vol. 2

Fantastic Four by Jonathan Hickman #3-5

by Jonathan Hickman, Steve Epting (Illustrator), Neil Edwards (Illustrator)

Superstar writer Jonathan Hickman revamps and redefines Marvel's First Family in a sweeping and epic saga across time, space and reality! And it all begins when Mr. Fantastic takes the future of discovery into his own hands! As the Fantastic Four fight the War of the Four Cities and the Invisible Women mediates between Namor and the long-lost tribe of Old Atlantis, Mr. Fantastic assembles a band of genius youngsters to help him solve everything. But when Nathaniel Richards returns, Galactus prepares to feast and a new Annihilation Wave threatens to invade from the Negative Zone, tragedy suddenly strikes. One of the Fantastic Four will fall! Grieving, the surviving members dissolve the team - but from its ashes rises the Future Foundation! Guest-starring Spider-Man, Dr. Doom, Sub-Mariner and the Inhumans!
Collecting: Fantastic Four (1998) 579-588, FF (2011) 1-5

Genres: Comics, Marvel, Graphic Novels, Superheroes, Comic Book, Graphic Novels Comics

432 pages, Paperback

Published August 27, 2019

About the author

Jonathan Hickman is an American comic book writer and artist. He is known for creating the Image Comics series The Nightly News, The Manhattan Projects and East of West, as well as working on Marvel Comics' Fantastic Four, FF, and S.H.I.E.L.D. titles. In 2012, Hickman ended his run on the Fantastic Four titles to write The Avengers and The New Avengers, as part the "Marvel NOW!" relaunch. In 2013, Hickman wrote a six-part miniseries, Infinity, plus Avengers tie-ins for Marvel Comics. In 2015, he wrote the crossover event Secret Wars. - Wikipedia

Reviews

[Benji's Books · Rating 4 out of 5]

Who says Jonathan Hickman can't write an emotional tale?

This was a good continuation of the previous volumes and it's clear Hickman has his sights set on something large that he continuously builds up to. There's some good storytelling in here and I'm looking forward to the next volume.

Recommended.

[Rory Wilding · Rating 5 out of 5]

It’s been a really long time since I read the first volume of Jonathan Hickman’s Fantastic Four run, in which he was already establishing a lot of elements from the multiple worlds that each of the titular foursome have visited, whilst setting up something huge for the heroes. After the long wait for its release (as well as myself occupied by reading other comics), this volume starts placing some stuff in action, whilst continuing to have fun with the family dynamic, which is part of the Fantastic Four’s appeal.

Although he maintains the classical nature of Marvel’s First Family, Hickman has certainly opened the door for new opportunities as established in the first issue here. After becoming discouraged by how Earth's scientists view science and its applications, Reed Richards/Mister Fantastic forms a new group to create a better future for all of humanity. Gathering some young, great minds, Mister Fantastic forms the Future Foundation, a team that will come up with solutions to the world's problems.

Essentially the leader of the Fantastic Four and now this newly-formed team, Reed Richards has often pushed his work in science more than his position as a family man, and whilst his wife Sue/The Invisible Woman is participating in a peaceful truce between the Old and New Atlanteans, it is up for Johnny Storm/The Human Torch and Ben Grimm/The Thing to be the jolly uncles for Franklin Richards. Before things go wrong, Hickman allow things to lighten up with moments like Johnny taking his nephew and his mutant friend Leech to visit a toy store where they confront the villain Arcade.

However, the most uplifting moment in the volume happens after receiving a potion that will make him human for one week every year – conducted by the youngsters of the Future Foundation – Ben Grimm drinks the potion and goes a fun day-out with Johnny. Considering that Johnny and Ben have often butted heads like brothers, but it is these sequences does that brotherly love shine as the day concludes with Johnny leaving Ben, so that the latter can have a romantic night with Alicia. As heavy-handed Hickman can be when it comes to the world-building, he understands what is at the heart of the Fantastic Four.

What it is perhaps the second act of this volume, is where the tension rises as the Fantastic Four are split off in their own solo adventures. For starters, Reed goes off a trip to Nu-World with Galactus, so that the latter can find more answers about his demise in the future. Meanwhile, Sue is being walked through the treaty process between New and Old Atlantis, despite the Namor the Sub-Mariner has his own deceitful plans. Back at the Baxter Building, Johnny and Ben protect the children from an insectoid army who are planning to rip open a portal into the Negative Zone so the Annihilation Wave led by Annihilus can begin.

Considering the amount that is going on this one arc that is told through three otherworldly adventures, Hickman doesn’t get dragged by the expanding world-building as he maintains the priority of the reader caring about our heroes going through the jeopardy, whilst the Fantastic Four get their own individual moment to shine. With the various artists involved in this run (all doing a serviceable job), it is great that Steve Epting gets to draw this particular arc that is pulling in various directions. With his realistic illustrations, even in drawing the three other worlds, Epting creates a consistency in terms of action and drama that the story moves at a good pace.

Tragedy strikes within the world as after a heart-breaking near-silent issue, the Fantastic Four is no more as the Future Foundation takes centre stage in the FF title. With one member short, the friendly-neighbourhood Spider-Man joins the Foundation, equipped with a cool black-and-white suit that blends with the visual motif of the team that has ditched the classic bright blue costuming. You still get the sci-fi exploration of before, with a greater expansion of characters within the team, including Reed Richards’ long-last father, Nathaniel, but the family is not in a great place right now, despite Spidey adding a bit of levity.

Despite having the rogues gallery, including the greatest of which that is Doctor Doom who becomes a recurring presence, Reed may be the leader of the Fantastic Four, he can be arguably his family’s worst enemy. When his daughter Val confesses to her father that she had promised Doctor Doom that they would work together to restore his mind, not everyone is on board with Doom’s induction to the Future Foundation. With Victor von Doom somewhat on the side of the heroes, the real conflict comes from Reed, specifically members of the Interdimensional Council of Reeds. As always, once his secrets are out there, Reed tries to reconnect with his family, not least Sue. How are they ever going to resolve this micro-macro situation?

[James · Rating 4 out of 5]

Pretty solid stuff here. There are a few plot threads that are bubbling up here. You have Sue dealing with the Old Altantean city popping up after thousands of years being hidden under the ice in Antarctica. You have Reed dealing with Galactus. The people from the future who created nu world to escape their demise by using the future Galactus to power the place which killed future Galactus. Now current Galactus found the body and pulled up on Reed like, you got some explaining to do. Valeria snuck into Reeds lab and found the gate to all the different Earths in the multiverse and the council of Reeds. And you have Johnny, Ben, Valeria and some of the Future Foundation kids dealing with sealing off the Negative Zone gate as Annihilus and trying to break through with his army. That part lead to a tragic place. Some real heartfelt moments as the characters deal with that. By the end, we find out the other Reeds are really up to no good and our Reed has to do the unthinkable to come up with a plan to deal with that. Things are heating up and I’m looking forward to continuing the story. The only part I’m still a little shaky on and the plot with the future Valeria and Franklin. I hope that part will be explained on down the line.

[Jamie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Someone lies.
Someone dies.
Someone cries.
Someone gets wise.

Can't wait for the next volume!!!

[Sam D’Antonio · Rating 3 out of 5]

Less exposition than vol. 1, but still too much filler. The majority of the art is subpar, with the exception of the mourning segment. HOWEVER it contains the very first appearance of Spider-Man as an official member of the Fantastic Four (renamed the Future Foundation after the death of Johnny Storm). Spidey gets a new suit, which led to me many years later spending too much time and money trying to unlock the suit in Fortnite!

All hope lies in Doom.

[beafish · Rating 5 out of 5]

This run of the Fantastic Four is already one of my favorites, if it hasn't already surpassed the original Stan Lee/ Jack Kirby run. The creativity and sheer inventiveness in these pages is a little mind-blowing. What Hickman did in his time on the comic just made so much sense. Even two volumes in, every character has had a trial and arc that perfectly suits their strengths and weaknesses: we see Reed Richards, especially, as the real Mister Fantastic-- a true family man, a genius with a heart, for once. You can tell Hickman has done his homework on this book, as writing any characters with a 50-year background of stories must be difficult. Somehow he delivers, though, and it's not just technically good-- it's really, really enjoyable. Mark Millar's stories that I absolutely hated got totally justified here. Hickman took the boring, action movie-standard of that run and made every element much weirder, much more fun. He also ignored the Galactus-punching robot, which I'm really happy about. It was a literal Transformer. Come on Millar. Anyway, good comic. Fun, smart, and the Future Foundation kids are really cute. I mean, they could shoot you into a black hole using rolled-up socks and a paperclip, but they'd look cute doing it.

[Danny · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love comics.
I love comics.
I love super-hero comics!

That was supposed to sound like the meow mix commercial.

Im just living off of the high that I've read 3 amazing superhero comics in a row, and each of them offer career highs. Both for their creative teams and for the characters themselves. While I adore Mark Waid's Fantastic Four run, which is very useful for first-timers getting into the characters, Hickman is pushing the boundaries by moving forward. He really put a lot of love into these characters because this might be the best I've seen them. Reed is at his most compelling here, and this is my favorite Sue Storm yet. Ben goes through a very beautiful romantic moment that only Hickman had the audacity to explore, and Johnny will be remembered for what he gave to the family. I couldn't follow every single moment (this is HIGH sci-fi) but when I did, it left me bereft of air.

[Michael · Rating 5 out of 5]

Hickman continues to go hard. I ought to have read these when they were new.

[Judah Radd · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is too notch stuff right here.

Jonathan Hickman is such a unique and awesome writer. He knows how to tell a large scale story correctly! But, it’s not just a mind numbing onslaught of plot developments... it has heart. This entire script is rife with character moments, both humorous and dramatic.

Interestingly, the most tragic part of this collection is also the most badass. I really can’t wait to dig into the rest of the future foundation stuff. I’m so into it right now, I need to know what happens next!

There’s an entire team of Fantastic® artists including Steve Epting, Nick Dragotta, Neil Edwards and Barry Kitson. Everyone is superb, and they matched styles in a way where issue changes between artists is not distracting. The visuals really make this a pleasure to read.

It gets a bit plot dense at times, but it all makes sense eventually. You just have to trust it. That’s typical Hickman. He brings you up to his level.

I’m really happy to own this.

“Flame on!”

[Henry Blackwood · Rating 5 out of 5]

I have to say I’m really really enjoying this. Like I always say in every Hickman related review I write, he’s been tailor made for me and my taste. He is the shining example of how the big two comics can exist in the modern era. His Fantastic Four, Avengers and now his X-Men stuff has been a revelation for me.

As for what’s happening in this trade - a lot of stuff is happening, in fact. There’s a couple of trades in this so it’s an omni... so I’m not going to bother getting into real specifics. I’m just going to say that the Omni has continued the to grow and water the seeds Hickman planted in the first Omni I read. And I gotta say these seedlings are growing well and I’m fully Invested in what’s happening, it seems like I’m in the midst of getting a lot of payoff so I’m very keen to read on and finish up this run.

[Omni Theus · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of the Best Runs of anything in GN History!!!
OVERALL RATING: 5 stars
Art: 4 stars
Prose: 5 stars
Plot: 5 stars
Pacing: 5 stars
Character Development: 5 stars
World Building: 5 stars
Wow Hickman pumped out an epic tale here whilst keeping the adventure whilst delving into the characters delivering in spades. Hickman is a risk taker. From the hilarious use of Arcade, to the crazy team ups, big big ideas and character interaction this is shaping as perhaps the greatest Marvel story ever. This was fun. So much fun. Val and Alex bring some fascinating dynamics to a group that had seem to lose relevance and appeal for decades. This makes so much of what has happened since i Marvel make sense. Hickman is a savant!

[Aron]

Extremely good! In my opinion, Hickman's run on the Fantastic Four & FF (Future Foundation) are two of the best superhero comics of the last 20 years. There were a few different artists that contributed to this installment, but Steve Epting did the majority of the artwork and it is fantastic. Hickman and Epting make a powerhouse team and tell a story that's hard to put down. Highly recommend!

[Ben Miller · Rating 3 out of 5]

While I was disappointed in the first volume, I enjoyed this one a lot more. It avoids many of the issues I found with the first collection, namely that it was actually fun to read. I knew going into this run that Hickman wrote a long, expansive arc that took time to get going. However, I had the mistaken belief that the journey would be as satisfying as the destination. Instead, Volume 1 spent a ton of time on introducing us to cool ideas and then moving on to something else entirely. It would make a fine first act of a novel for sure, setting up the various plot points, aside from the fact that the characters were all hollow, wooden technobabble machines. Basically, if you can’t make the set up interesting over a dozen or so comic book issues, then don’t collect said issues into one book and sell them for $40 when it’s nothing but empty worldbuilding set up.

With this collection, we start to see the things that were set up previously start to come together. Hickman actually starts having the characters explain things every now and then, and issues have multiple stories going at once, improving the pacing significantly. The characters actually feel like people now, and not pawns in an overly complex plot, which is an improvement. I don’t think that the pacing is perfect, but the shorter story arcs are at least entertaining, even when they’re obviously just teases for what is to come. One particular issue with Ben and Johnny really stood out to me as proof that Hickman does understand these characters and knows how to handle an emotional plot. And there’s some really great humor that feels more like the lovable, fun, exciting FF I know. So why do so many scenes still feel like robots talking to one another?

Still, parts of this book feel like they are good on paper but not great in execution. One major moment in the story comes when a main character dies. It’s sort of tied to a subplot from the previous book, but unless you have a history with the villain character of this story, you’d be extremely lost. As a result, I felt strangely numb by this characters’ death. I don’t know why they died. I didn’t understand the contrivances that led to that character having to die. They just had to go so the writer manufactured a situation to kill them…

I don’t want to be too down on this, because, again, I know that it will be worth it in the end and I did enjoy many of the stories in this collection. But I like when comics keep you entertained even while you’re on a longer journey… especially when it takes dozens of issue and multiple big trade paperbacks to get to. Grant Morrison and Chris Claremont are the masters of this, building up to big things but still giving lots of smaller stories along the way to excite you, with B-plots that move the bigger picture along. With Hickman, you have to just trust in the slog, I guess? I’m going through it now with his Ultimate Spider-Man which feels much the same way. I’m excited for where the story is going by the end, with things starting to come to a head and the characters acting like real people, but it still lacks the sense of fun that Fantastic Four needs to have. I have to trust that it’ll be better one a re-read when I have more visibility on the overall plot.

[Adamsloj · Rating 5 out of 5]

Mr Fantastic w wykonaniu Edwardsa przypominają momentami tego aktora z 2004

Run wchodzi bardzo wielowątkowo tutaj. Well, pisze to z perspektywy skończenia 3 tomu itak właściwie, jak 1 to była podbudowa to 2 i 3 to spójna historia. Bardzo wielowątkowa spójna historia. Jeśli ktoś mniej ogarnia, to może się zagubić, ale na koniec jest to satysfakcjonujące.

Z racji na tę wielowątkowość mamy trochę mniej lub bardziej ważnych crossoverów. Bardziej jako cameo pojawiają się X-meni. Pojawia się m.in. Emma Frost. Nie ogarniam jej, więc szybko sprawdziłem Reddita. To niezawodne źródło informacji zdradziło mi, że Emma zazdrości Sue, bo Namor uważa ją za ładniejszą (blondyne). Poza tym gdzieniegdzie obrażała Reeda, że na szczęście dla Sue, nikt na niego nie leci. I wniosek jest taki, że Emma jest hetero, dlatego że nie lubi innych kobiet, a nie że lubi mężczyzn XD Emme w komiksach poza tym widziałem tylko teraz w Ultimates, ale słabo to porównywać.

Za to Namor przyjmie wszystko, nawet femdom, jeśli zrobi to Sue. Tyle że jej reakcja to "za jakie grzechy".

Powraca wątek Nu World, ale na szczęście na bardzo krótko. Nudził mnie wcześniej, ale przynajmniej zostaje tutaj sprawnie wpleciony w narrację i ostatecznie zostaje zakończony. A wszystko z martwym Galactusem w tle...

Future Fundation (widziana choćby w najnowszym filmie) idzie po zwycięstwo. W ramach projektu klasowego Valeria daje wujkowi Benowi prezent. The Thing ma swój tydzień. Ale nie mamy tylko dobre rzeczy.

Czy komiks to literatura? Czy literatura potrzebuje, jak sama nazwa wskazuje – liter? Nie. I punkt kulminacyjny tego tomu to pokazuje. Gruby i ciężki rysunek odzwierciedlający nastrój. Idealne rysunki przekazujące, co się dzieje. Ani jeden dymek. Świat jak przez szkło. Ale to nie wszystko. Mamy odwołanie do klasycznego Thora z jego kijkiem i tajną tożsamością. W tym aspekcie przypomina to ten wątek z Woman of Tommorrow. Przywal i się wypłacz. Czemu? Trzeba przeczytać.

Teoretycznie można sobie porównać bezdymkowość ze scenariuszem. Ostateczne wersja nawet w samym rysunku się różni. Od ilości kadrów, przez kolorowanie po rysunki. Nie są to duże zmiany, ale fajnie zauważyć pracę na żywym materiale choćby pośrednio. Tak samo, kiedy patrzę na rysunki, to ja interpretuje to jakoś, a w scenariuszu to "co autor miał na myśli" może być odrobinę inne. Ciekawe, czy dałoby się zrobić jakieś badanie na tej podstawie XD i czy to ma w ogóle sens.

[Zach · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is pretty much the quintessential Fantastic Four run.
I flip flop between Waid's FF or Hickman's, but this is undoubtedly one of the most incredible pieces of science fiction I've ever read. Pretty much all of the criticisms I had about the first book have been fixed here. Ben Grimm gets more screen time, the sci fi situations are amped up, there's pretty much no Nu-World storyline (thank God), and the art stays consistently good to incredible.
Steve Epting is one of my favorite artists in the industry, and as much as I think Winter Soldier is pretty overhyped, its undeniable the amount of talent and work he puts into his craft. I LOVE his depiction of Ben Grimm, and the rest of the characters are drawn really well. Val looks a little closer to 5 or 6 in this book (she's supposed to be 3 at this point) and Johnny's got some funky hair here but otherwise I love the rest of it.
As I said before, Hickman cooks tf outta this series with his intricate setup finally coming to fruition. Giving Johnny a more nuanced personality than what a lot of different writers have been able to write, and his ultimate sacrifice is written perfectly. Those 2 issues of Johnny's death and the issue of mourning are genuinely really powerful to read. The imagery compliments the story so much, Epting and Nick Dragotta put in a ton of work to make things work well with Hickman's excellent scripting.
Not a ton of big complaints here, everything's really well done. Sure, some of the art isn't my fav, Neil Edwards appears for a couple issues at the beginning, but ultimately because so much of it is so well done, I can't even make a solid argument to bring it down. I want to see more stuff like this from the FF, and while I've heard Ryan North is doing something really cool at the moment with the series, I have yet to read his issues.
If you haven't read this yet, please do. For an excellent book with a great story. Scorcese's not wrong about the MCU not being cinema, but if someone actually adapted this story well it would very well be CINEMA.

[Billy Jepma · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved the start of Hickman’s run, but the first proper arc felt like place-setting in ways that didn’t fully entice me to keep going. But I did, and honestly, shame on me for doubting Hickman because the man’s place-setting has yet to pay off in my experience. Everything collected in this “omnibus” is stellar—huge stakes, complex character dynamics, real emotions, meaningful consequences, and a constant sense of rising, looming tension that never lets up. It’s one crisis after another, and we have to watch as the heroes, still struggling to pick themselves up after the fallout from the previous crisis, face a new disaster head-on. Hickman’s characterizations are so smart and economical, rarely (if ever) coming off as overly expository. And that’s quite the feat, considering how much exposition is required for the plot he’s building here, which is dense and dizzying, yet doesn’t feel that way because of how accessible the stakes are to the characters. Hickman really is one of the greats.

I can’t say I was quite as enthusiastic about all the artwork here—the facial reactions could be a bit wonky, and the kids rarely looked like kids—but it delivers in all the ways it needed to. The spectacle is great, the action is coherent, and the body language is consistently impressive. That nearly silent issue is a stunner. I’m so glad I’ve got so much more of the story waiting for me because I am locked in.

[Jin · Rating 5 out of 5]

The saying is proven and true, "you can really never go wrong with Jonathan Hickman"! This is just grand and the plot is truly epic in scale. The burden of responsibilities that hang on the shoulders of each Fantastic Four members are wonderfully conveyed and emotionally shared to the reader. Hickman built around a memorable run for the FF which future writers will have a really hard time leveling up to. Packed with mind boggling sci-fi ideas that are something remarkable and rare to see even for a comics medium. This run has heart filled scenes like the helplessness of Ben Grimm while Torch was holding off the new Annihilation wave all by his own, sacrificing himself to save them and Earth is one just one of the few highlights in this volume. (I loved how Ben Grimm slowly transforms back to being the Thing on the other side of the portal while Johnny was making his last stand on the Negative Zone. Talk about capability for true heroism on FF's brash and egotistical member). I got really really pumped-up for more adventures of the Fantastic Four/Future Foundation and is so looking forward to see what happens next. This got another cliffhanger ending and my guess is that there will still be two more volumes to contain this whole masterpiece. The art is great as always with colors that are sure delight in the eyes! Excellent!

[Tesutamento · Rating 5 out of 5]

Başları biraz yavaş olan ama açıldığında da okuyucuyu içine alıp sürükleyen bu kitap aynı anda yaşanan pek çok hikayeyi anlatıyor. Çoklu evrenler, zaman sıçramaları, uzayın derinlikleri, negatif bölge, The Thing'in insana dönüşümü, Atlantis Politikaları, Galactus, Dr. Doom, Spider-Man, aile içi dram ve dahası. Fantastic Four'dan Future Foundation'a geçiş de bu kitapta yaşanıyor.

Bu kadar çok şeyi anlatırken okuyucuyu boğmadan, bütünden koparmadan yapması sanırım en takdire şayan kısmı. Çizimlerine girmiyorum bile. Genel renkleri ve çizimleri güzel olmakla birlikte Future Foundation sayılarındaki çizimlere bayıldım.

The Thing, Hulk ve Thor'un bir arada olduğu kısım özellikle çok güzeldi. Etkilenmemek mümkün değildi.

[Néstor Vargas · Rating 4 out of 5]

Wow, this is exactly what I was hoping for! The Three arc is absolutely stunning, emotionally charged, and heartbreaking. Ben and Johnny’s relationship is filled with incredible moments. It reaches its climax, for now, in an epic way. I also think I’ve finally found my artist for this run. Epting is a much better fit in my opinion. And having Spidey on the team? That’s the best thing you can do to any story. While reading his run from that time, I’ve always wanted to see explore his short tenure in the Baxter Building.

The FF issues are entertaining, but the big menace with the council of Reeds is a bit okay.

[Kyle Spishock · Rating 2 out of 5]

In this volume:

-Young Reed and Ben team up with young Doom to kill all of his father’s variants.
-Namor bugs Susan about wedding again
-The thing is given a syrum to return to his body for a week a year
-The team splits up: future galactus is dead and hidden. Rediscovered by current galactus (huh??) Reed and Silver Surfer escort him to eat a planet fueled by a mutated woman with a giant brain; Sue is offered a leadership role in Atlantis; Johnny, Ben, and the kids enter the negative zone to stop the second annihilation wave.
-Human torch supposedly dies in the second annihilation wave.

[Spencer Gilliland · Rating 5 out of 5]

Halfway through his grand epic, Hickman fully won me over. While some of his over-complexities remain, volume two tells a leaner, meaner story that demonstrates just how well Hickman understands each member of the Four. The conflicts, plot, and everything else build so effortlessly off of what came in the previous volume. It does get a little dense as it trudges toward its emotional climax in the middle, but that emotional climax is executed so deftly that all the sins in its build-up were quickly forgiven. I read almost all of it in one sitting, unable to put it down. Truly an essential read for anyone who calls themselves a comic fan.

[Chad · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is some top shelf stuff right here.

All of the Fantastic Four are being pulled in different directions as threats pop up everywhere. One of the team doesn't make it. The coda issue after it happens is just terrific. The main story is completely wordless and yet conveys tons of emotion. Then there's a story with Spider-Man hanging out with Franklin that is just so heart-warming. The art's fantastic too. Steve Epting, Batty Kitson, Nick Dragotta, Neil Edwards.

[Sevki · Rating 3 out of 5]

Just barely above than the previous Vol.1, which was an absolute garbage. How are people so into this series?

The only reason I bought the physical copies of all 4 volumes is that people were basically worshipping the series via their reviews, so I did not doubt that it would not be the case, but the reality is far from it.

Let’s see how the remaining two volumes will hold up. My expectations are already on the ground.

[Gabriel Calderón · Rating 4 out of 5]

this was a lot of fun it took me only a day to read :0

Just ordered my Secret Wars omnibus so I gott to catch up quick and Jonathan Hickman is the goat tbh

although the science-y dialogue gets HEAVy at times and I feel like im a dumb ass compared to reed richards, also super fun to have Spidey join the FF and fill in the human torch's place (btw that final scene was soo epic with the "FLAME ON!!")

[Dallas Johnson · Rating 5 out of 5]

While this one felt slower at the start it leads up to one of the most momentous movements in all of Marvel!!

The iconic moments Ive always heard about and never heard about all played out in a nonstop addicting to read manner!!

These collections are sizable but Ive devoured every one of them in 2 days each!

Wonderful characterizations, directions, characters actualized, just the best time!

[Jiro Dreams of Suchy · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Thing is able to be a regular joe again, Valeria Richards plots against her dads ambition with her brain damaged uncle Dr. Doom. Really exciting comic material. All of the characters feel like these larger than life superheroes but still feel real.

[Alexpaps1 · Rating 4 out of 5]

It’s all starting to kick off now. Spidey! The pieces are coming into play for something big. I know the broadest of strokes of what happens in this epic saga, but a lot caught me off guard in this volume which I liked a lot. Excited to see it all come to a head with volume 3

[Dillon Rilea · Rating 4 out of 5]

Last volume I said that it had a really good premise but it was kind of all over the place. However, this time around I'm starting to see those loose end threads start to come together and I'm VERY excited for what's coming after.

[Matthew · Rating 2 out of 5]

2.75. Little boring, occasionally confusing.

[Arthur · Rating 4 out of 5]

The threads that felt a bit disjointed near the beginning come together nicely in this one. Overall the art is good - the Nick Dragotta issue is the best of the bunch.