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X-Men/Fantastic Four: 4X
X-Men/Fantastic Four (2020) #1
KRAKOA. Every mutant on Earth lives there … except for one. But now it’s time for FRANKLIN RICHARDS to come home. It’s the X-MEN VS. the FANTASTIC FOUR and nothing will ever be the same.
31 pages, ebook
First published February 5, 2020
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Chip Zdarsky
925 books887 followersChip Zdarsky is a Canadian comic book artist and journalist. He was born Steve Murray but is known by his fan base as Chip Zdarsky, and occasionally Todd Diamond. He writes and illustrates an advice column called Extremely Bad Advice for the Canadian national newspaper National Post's The Ampersand, their pop culture section's online edition. He is also the creator of Prison Funnies and Monster Cops.
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March 26, 2020
Non sono un grande fan degli incontri/scontri tra supergruppi: la trama trita e ritrita dell'incontro con fraintendimento, scontro con epiche scazzottate, comparsa di uno o più nemici comuni, unione delle forze, riconciliazione e saluti alla lunga stufa.
Ma sto cercando di tenere il passo con le testate mutanti di questa nuova era come facevo all'epoca quando recuperavo tutto il recuperabile (e vedere la citazione dell'X-Men/F4 degli anni '80 mi ha fatto scendere un lacrimone nostalgico), così ho rischiato.
E devo dire che malgrado tutto il primo episodio è buono, molto buono.
Questo scontro era preannunciato fin dai tempi di HoX/PoX, e adesso è sbocciato.
Con qualche sorpresa per l'X-lettore a digiuno da F4 recenti: Franklin ora è cresciuto di colpo, non è più un bambino, e oltre agli sbalzi ormonali ha anche sbalzi di potere, visto che sembra diminuire e svanire. E lui era uno dei mutanti più forti della Terra, ha creato l'intera Rinascita degli Eroi all'epoca!
Comprensibile quindi l'interesse di Xavier e Magneto, fosse anche solo per capire questo declino dei poteri di un omega, arrestarlo se possibile e altrimenti studiarlo per vedere non sia qualcosa di pericoloso per tutti loro. Senza contare che un Omega come lui fa sempre comodo.
Comprensibile la famiglia non ci pensi nemmeno (e da subito son stati contrari all'isolamento di Krakoa.)
Di certo, dopo il dialogo tra Franklin e Ben, la scoperta di quanto fatto da Reed è stata vissuta come un tradimento inaccettabile... da qui, però, a immaginare che sarebbero scappati di nascosto intrufolandosi sulla Marauders ce ne correva. E proprio adesso, spunta... lui? Che fortuna!
(Davvero piacevoli, comunque, le scene di Kitty e Franklin, che sembrano incontrarsi solo in queste occasioni, poveretti)
Ma sto cercando di tenere il passo con le testate mutanti di questa nuova era come facevo all'epoca quando recuperavo tutto il recuperabile (e vedere la citazione dell'X-Men/F4 degli anni '80 mi ha fatto scendere un lacrimone nostalgico), così ho rischiato.
E devo dire che malgrado tutto il primo episodio è buono, molto buono.
Questo scontro era preannunciato fin dai tempi di HoX/PoX, e adesso è sbocciato.
Con qualche sorpresa per l'X-lettore a digiuno da F4 recenti: Franklin ora è cresciuto di colpo, non è più un bambino, e oltre agli sbalzi ormonali ha anche sbalzi di potere, visto che sembra diminuire e svanire. E lui era uno dei mutanti più forti della Terra, ha creato l'intera Rinascita degli Eroi all'epoca!
Comprensibile quindi l'interesse di Xavier e Magneto, fosse anche solo per capire questo declino dei poteri di un omega, arrestarlo se possibile e altrimenti studiarlo per vedere non sia qualcosa di pericoloso per tutti loro. Senza contare che un Omega come lui fa sempre comodo.
Comprensibile la famiglia non ci pensi nemmeno (e da subito son stati contrari all'isolamento di Krakoa.)
Di certo, dopo il dialogo tra Franklin e Ben, la scoperta di quanto fatto da Reed è stata vissuta come un tradimento inaccettabile... da qui, però, a immaginare che sarebbero scappati di nascosto intrufolandosi sulla Marauders ce ne correva. E proprio adesso, spunta... lui? Che fortuna!
(Davvero piacevoli, comunque, le scene di Kitty e Franklin, che sembrano incontrarsi solo in queste occasioni, poveretti)
February 9, 2020
I barely pay attention to the Fantastic Four but even with my scant familiarity with the comic books (haven't even watched the movie) I had always known that Reed Richards is a bit of an asshole. #TIL He's an even bigger asshole than I originally thought. Tony Stark is an adorable angel in comparison.
And we also have Sue Storm as a white, blonde version of an overprotective Asian tiger mom? Not looking great for Franklin Richards. Run away, bub. Find a safe space where you can be who you were born to be, far away from a dad who stealthily altered you on a genetic level so that you don't present as a mutant, and from a mom who thinks that because you currently can't replenish your mutant powers you'll one day stop being a mutant altogether and you will get used to being human, i.e., "normal."
If Franklin's mutant genes were an allegory for being a trans teenager, this story gets worse. The dad wants to suppress the transness of his son, and actually achieved it with perfidy and without the son's consent or knowledge, while the mother forcefully prevents the son from having a support community of fellow trans under the seemingly well-meaning guise of "no segregation" when what she truly means is she wants her son to be cis, living among cis. Integration not segregation, but on her terms. What's telling is that neither parent gives a shit about what their son truly wants. Or even bothered to ask him.
And we also have Sue Storm as a white, blonde version of an overprotective Asian tiger mom? Not looking great for Franklin Richards. Run away, bub. Find a safe space where you can be who you were born to be, far away from a dad who stealthily altered you on a genetic level so that you don't present as a mutant, and from a mom who thinks that because you currently can't replenish your mutant powers you'll one day stop being a mutant altogether and you will get used to being human, i.e., "normal."
If Franklin's mutant genes were an allegory for being a trans teenager, this story gets worse. The dad wants to suppress the transness of his son, and actually achieved it with perfidy and without the son's consent or knowledge, while the mother forcefully prevents the son from having a support community of fellow trans under the seemingly well-meaning guise of "no segregation" when what she truly means is she wants her son to be cis, living among cis. Integration not segregation, but on her terms. What's telling is that neither parent gives a shit about what their son truly wants. Or even bothered to ask him.
February 23, 2020
3.75 stars. Even though I enjoyed this and it seems like the whole run will be good, I sometimes have a problem with versus books. Characters can get irrational or escalate things way too fast. As far as the art, some of it was good and some of it felt rushed or unfinished. But all in all the story seems interesting and I’m on board for the journey.
May 13, 2020
“I was a god” raises SO. MANY. RED. FLAGS.
February 6, 2020
The first mini-series in the Dawn of X era...And it's a really damn good start. I love the Dodsons and Dexter Vine's art here too...perfect for a story about rebellious teans.
February 9, 2020
Lots of fun. I really rate Chip Zdarsky
February 18, 2021
Super great. I didn't know how they would tie the two teams together, forgetting the link that already exists between them: Franklin Richards. I appreciated the references to the old X-Men vs Fantastic Four miniseries, with Kitty and Franklin's bond. Kitty and Xavier both had especially good voices here. I was less enamored with Reed and Sue, as their role is simply "overprotective parent" thus pitting them as practically the villains in this issue. But oh well. The art was, of course, beautiful and amazing. Good stuff, can't wait for more.
February 26, 2020
This is gonna be fun!
Gorgeous artwork, Kate has so much personality in her face.
I thought Valeria had powers? But I know next to nothing about F4 so I guess I was wrong.
I'm undecided on how I feel about this plot. "Krakoa is for all mutants" ok cool recruitment is different though. Why do they want Franklin? Because he's an Omega level mutant? Because that's creepy. The professor didn't seem to mind Beak and Angel living in Nebraska, didn't go after them personally. Then everyone acts like jackasses, yes including Kate, you can't just take a teenager to another country without his parents knowing.
Marvel did a poll last week asking how Franklin should choose. I picked his parents, I've raised 3 teenagers now & they need parents. Don't you think Charles has screwed up enough teenagers?
Gorgeous artwork, Kate has so much personality in her face.
I thought Valeria had powers? But I know next to nothing about F4 so I guess I was wrong.
I'm undecided on how I feel about this plot. "Krakoa is for all mutants" ok cool recruitment is different though. Why do they want Franklin? Because he's an Omega level mutant? Because that's creepy. The professor didn't seem to mind Beak and Angel living in Nebraska, didn't go after them personally. Then everyone acts like jackasses, yes including Kate, you can't just take a teenager to another country without his parents knowing.
Marvel did a poll last week asking how Franklin should choose. I picked his parents, I've raised 3 teenagers now & they need parents. Don't you think Charles has screwed up enough teenagers?
January 24, 2022
Now this was a tale. Franklin Richards has been aged up…again 😂 and they are bringing back the fact that he’s a mutant! Love this. Surprised that Valeria isn’t a mutant herself. How she was conceived and her circumstances of her birth were very similar to Franklin. She better at least blend that magic and science like her Uncle Doom.
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April 24, 2021
Not a fan of the art, but the story is pretty good...
January 26, 2022
This was so fun to read, I’m excited to finish the rest
August 20, 2024
Chip is the best of the best.
And he has outdone himself with this one.
Loved it!
And he has outdone himself with this one.
Loved it!
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