Fantastic Four, Vol. 1

Fantastic Four (2018) #1-3

by Dan Slott, Gail Simone, Stan Lee

The Fantastic Four is the World's Greatest Comics Magazine - and superstar writer Dan Slott is about to show you why! Separated across dimensions, the Thing, the Human Torch, the Invisible Woman and Mister Fantastic are reunited at long last! But as Reed and Sue return home with their children, they find that big things have changed! Ben Grimm and Alicia Masters have major plans of their own - like a wedding years in the making! And a new fabulous foursome, the Fantastix, are muscling in on the scene! But now that the FF are back, can Doctor Doom be far behind? And what about Galactus? Brace yourself for the world-eater vs. the lord of Latveria - with the fate of the planet hanging in the balance!

Fantastic Four (2018) 1-11, Fantastic Four Wedding Special (2018) 1, Fantastic Four (1961) 8

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

349 pages, Kindle Edition

First published March 10, 2021

About the author

Dan Slott is an American comic book writer, the current writer on Marvel Comics' The Amazing Spider-Man, and is best known for his work on books such as Arkham Asylum: Living Hell, She-Hulk, Silver Surfer, The Superior Spider-Man, and Ren & Stimpy.

Reviews

[Mike · Rating 4 out of 5]

I haven't read any Fantastic Four in many years. Basically since I was a kid. I wanted to give them a shot after years of thinking they were mostly lame.

This book definitely played to the strengths of the franchise. It was mostly lighthearted and had some decent humor. There's also a healthy dose of Dr. Doom which always cranks up the cool factor.

There is a ton of cheese, and I think Franklin Richards is an outright bad character, which is a shame since he's strapped to so much immense power.

All in all not a perfect book, but definitely one that showed me I can fully enjoy Fantastic Four stories.

[Neil Bhargava · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is exactly the fun kind of Fantastic 4 adventures that they just haven’t done in the movies. They’re a family, they’re superheroes, the kids are superheroes too, all their superhero friends and regular family members sometimes get mixed up with things and recurring villains often show up. I loved this first OHC volume from beginning to end with no hesitancy with any section of the storytelling.

[Arthur · Rating 4 out of 5]

The first three quarters of the book are pretty great. Highlights include:

- Good stakes-setting in bringing the wild cosmic stuff home for a more human-scale story.
- Gail Simone's guest issue is a hoot.
- Ben and Alicia's wedding, and Reed's gift, were warm and delightful and hit just the right notes.
- The Yancy Street HQ is a fun change of pace.

It meanders a bit near the end, but the kids' driving test was also pretty fun.

[John Rudd · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a good start to a run. Not my absolute favorite thing, some very abrupt panel shifts, some character issues. But the story is overall fun and by the end the writing finds it footing and it is starting to work really well - 3.9 stars

[FrontalNerdaty · Rating 3 out of 5]

Picking up after the events of Secret Wars this story sees the return of the Fantastic Four to the 616!

What I liked -
There’s not much fluff before the FF are back. Starting with Johnny and Ben is good because of their team ups before this trying to find the missing members and having them be the people to great the others was a nice, sentimental touch. Doom’s return is expected but none the less fun.

What I disliked -
The FF being the lighthearted side of the Marvel universe often leads to a more cartoony art style and this story is no different. There’s moments that should shock and be somewhat hard to look at but because the art is so bright and stylised it doesn’t shock.

Favourite panel/ moment -
Sue using her powers to truly hurt Doom (not physically) was excellent and shows that whilst Sue is the matriarch of this family she still has a darker side.

3/5.

[Eye-ra · Rating 4 out of 5]

Having not read a Fantastic Four title in a good while this was a fresh fun dive back into FF!

[Tesutamento · Rating 5 out of 5]

Dan Slott tarafından yazılan 2018 serisine aslında ilk cildini okuyarak başlamıştım fakat TPB formatında aldığım kitap o kadar inceydi ki elime ilk aldığımda yanlışlıkla ilk fasikülünü aldığımı sanmıştım. Ülkemizde her türlü hizmetin kısılmasına alışkın olsak da yabancı baskı bir kitapta görmeyi beklemediğim bir hadiseydi. Pandemi ve sonrasında yaşanan kağıt krizinden mi diyeceğim ama birinci baskısı 2019 olduğu için o ihtimal de ortadan kalkıyor.

Biraz araştırma yaparken serinin bir de OHC formatında baskısı olduğunu öğrendim. TPB başlamışken öyle mi gitsem yoksa OHC'ye mi dönsem diye düşünürken InHyuk Lee tarafından resmedilmiş bu kapağı görünce kararım netleşti. İyi ki de öyle yapmışım çünkü iki ya da üç cilt bir arada olacak şekilde yapılan bu baskılar gerek büyüklükleriyle gerek de malzeme kaliteleriyle çok daha güzel bir deneyim sunuyor. Son kısımdaki varyant kapak galerisi de epey dolgun.

İçeriğine gelecek olursak Fantastic Four, Vol. 1: Fourever, Fantastic Four, Vol. 2: Mr. and Mrs. Grimm ve Fantastic Four, Vol. 3: The Herald of Doom kitapları burada toplanmış durumda. Yalnızca ikinci ciltteki Fantastic Four (1961-1998) #8 sayısı bu kitapta yer almıyor. Eski serinin bir sayısı olduğu için göz yumulabilir bence eksikliğe.

İlk ciltten sayılar 2015'ten beri kayıp olan Reed, Sue, Franklin ve Valeria'nın Dünya'ya dönüşünü ele alıyor. Aksiyonu düşük tutsa da biraz okuyucuyu ısındırma biraz da Fantastic Four'a yeni başlayacak olanlar için ufak tanıtımlar yapıyor. Fantastic Four'u özel yapan şeyin ne olduğunu aktarıyor. Bu arada farklı evrenlerde gezerken geçen zaman Reed, Sue ve çocuklar için beş yıl kadarmış. Haliyle çocuklar artık ergenliğe girmiş durumda. Bu iyi bir şey mi emin değilim.

İkinci ciltten sayılar için koca bir düğün sayısı denebilir. Ben ve Alicia'nın nihayet evlenme kararı almaları üzerine gelişen olayları ele alıyor. Bekarlığa veda partilerinde yaşanan aksaklıklar ve her şeyin Ben'in en istemediği şekilde gelişmesi epey güldürdü. Zaten Ben'in merkezinde olduğu bir hikayenin eğlenceli olmaması zor olurdu. En beğendiğim kısım ise Ben'in Alicia'nın üvey babası Puppet Master'dan evlilikleri için onay almaya gittiği kısım oldu.

Üçüncü ciltten sayılar ise çoğunlukla Dr. Doom ve onun Galactus'u alt etmesiyle başlayan hikayeyle geçiyor. Fantastic Four'un en ikonik kötüsü Doom ile olan mücadelesi yine üzmüyor. Doom yine burnundan kıl aldırmasa da bu durum her zamanki gibi kendi sonunu hazırlıyor. En can alıcı kısım ise kuşkusuz Sue'nun Doom'un zırhını görünmez yaptığı ve galaksideki tüm canlıların Doom'un rahatsız edici şekilde yaralı bedenini gördüğü kısımdı.

Dan Slott'un FF serisi her ne kadar iyi başlasa da kalitesini ve temposunu her zaman muhafaza edemiyor. Aile ve bilimkurgu özünü korumayı başarsa da araya serpiştirilen kısa hikayeler çoğunlukla ilgi çekici olmaktan uzak. Yine de söz konusu FF olunca puan verirken duygusal davranmadan edemiyorum.

[Scarred Wizard · Rating 4 out of 5]

Classic Fantastic Four story in a modern style. Lots of family value and friendship. Full with science as their leader Reed is a big nerdy scientist. The wedding issue is a bit boring cause i hate wedding and i can't relate. Lol 😂 Love all the art works except for Aaron Kuder. Not a fan of his art. Sara Pichelli & Paco Medina's are definitely my highlight favourite. This is my second F4 book reading after the special mini series of Season One. With the price i paid for a Deluxe Hardcover of 368 pages, I must say i am really satisfied with the action fight, family & friends drama. Their kids Franklin & Valeria are in this too. Love how Ben & Johnny bond with them. You're gonna enjoy it as much as i do if you're a fan of this family superheros team!

[Vladimír · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fantastic Four sú späť na scéne a od začiatku je to najmä nostalgická záležitosť s dôrazom na silu rodiny. Je tiež cítiť, že príbeh vcelku správne pracuje s motívom ukotvenia sa v novom prostredí. Franklin a Val už nie sú deti a najmä pre nich je návrat na Zem najťažší. Veľkú časť diania zaberá aj svadba Bena a Alicie, ktorá opäť vsádza na nostalgiu a istú formu rekapitulácie. Toto je moderná FF, transformovaná a svieža, ale s klasickými prvkami z minulosti ako Doctor Doom alebo Galactus. Čítalo sa to príjemne, ale na zadok ma to úplne neposadilo.

[David Muir · Rating 3 out of 5]

I’d read the first issue from this book and was left hanging. I was pleased to find the conclusion in this collection. In fact, the story was wrapped up fairly quickly. I found the other stories a bit disjointed but perhaps that’s because it’s a long time since I read any Fantastic Four. The only odd thing was they started a story involving Norse ice giants etc. but then that thread disappeared and they started a different story… unless I skipped a bundle of pages! …And I don’t remember Reed Richards being that annoying.

[Néstor Vargas · Rating 2 out of 5]

The art is consistently great! I have no complaints about any of the artists involved in this volume. As for Slott… I had a hard time reading this consistently. Most of the stories feel a bit generic, and I wasn’t really into them. Ben’s love story and wedding were the best, a really good arc that really brought the character to life. Doom’s arc was just okay, I didn’t feel much about it.

[Jonathan Roberts · Rating 4 out of 5]

I liked the first nine issues and the special issue for this large trade. But the last two issues with the FF’s kids was just annoying. I hope we get back to doing stories like the first eight for the next volume. We will see

[Matt Sautman · Rating 4 out of 5]

A fun arc detailing the return of the Fantastic Four to the mainline 616 continuity along with the wedding of Thing and Alicia Masters—there is much to enjoy in this book, though I would not deem it essential reading.

[Gabriel Calderón · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not as good as the Hickman era comics I read beforehand but there’s a ton of fun to be found in this collection.

The adventures of the FF family continue and I had a blast reading in preparation for the film! Only 2 weeks left!

[Greg L Goldstein · Rating 5 out of 5]

Dan's a friend, and I'm a fan of his writing, so I can't be very objective here:

Terrific, witty fun.

I'm glad I finally caught up to it.

[Ethan Carpenter · Rating 4 out of 5]

Okay maybe the Fantastic Four are actually cool as fuck.

[ISMOTU · Rating 5 out of 5]

Dan Slott kicks off his run on Fantastic Four with a bang as Marvel’s first family is reunited once more.

[Omni Theus · Rating 4 out of 5]

FULL REVIEW - https://youtu.be/_cGi290F6IM
Not As Bad as the Haters Stay But Still Inconsistent
OVERALL RATING: 3.5 stars
Art: 3.5 stars
Prose: 3.75 stars
Plot: 3.5 stars
Pacing: 3.25 stars
Character Development: 3.5 stars
World Building: 3.25 stars