Status Updates From Fantastic Four Omnibus Vol. 4

The Overmind saga was okay if protracted. Utterly unreadable garbage since then, with Roy Thomas' embarrassing debut in 119 the nadir. Wokeness c. 1972 as Thing and Torch fight segregation in Africa. Ugh. The Gabriel issues pretty to look at but there's no story. It's obvious how much plotting heft Kirby brought to the table that Buscema just can't.

Read 102 Kirby's last issue on Dec 31, 2025. Started new year '26 with 103 and 104 by Romita.