Monthly Archives: June 2015

Fantastic Friday: You spin me right round

Rereading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. Writer-artist John Bryne continues his run in issue #237 by establishing some subplots and throwing in some sci-fi wackiness. The FF return to headquarters following the events of last issue. Johnny flies … Continue reading

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Fantastic Friday: Not quite Smallville

Rereading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. This was the series’ 20th anniversary, so we get a double-sized issue and an… interesting backup story. We’ll get to that in time, but first here’s Byrne’s tribute to the comic’s history. … Continue reading

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Fantastic Friday: Leggo my Ego

Rereading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. Writer-artist John Byrne takes into space in a big way in issue #235, answering the question, “How do you fight an entire planet?” This issue’s first page has no dialogue or captions, … Continue reading

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Fantastic Friday: A god named Skip

Rereading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. Writer/artist John Byrne continues to give the series a strong sci-fi feel, this time with a Spielberg-style “magic in the suburbs” story in issue #234. We spend the first couple of pages … Continue reading

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