Author Archives: Mac McEntire

Rereading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. To recap: Frankie Raye has powers similar to Johnny’s, and she has joined the team. Ben has reverted back to his original, less rock-like form. Get all that? Good. Writer-artist John Byrne … Continue reading →

Rereading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. Issue #238 is made up of mostly character moments, so what do they do for the cover? Put Dr. Doom on the cover as a phony stunt, while also loudly announcing that … Continue reading →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

Rereading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. In issue #233, John Byrne is already trying some experimental storytelling, with this only his second issue as writer/artist. The issue begins with some dark atmosphere as we’re introduced to Deeden prison, … Continue reading →

Re-reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. This week, with issue #232, the series begins one of its best runs, if not one of the finest runs in all of comics, thanks to writer-artist John Byrne. After a decade … Continue reading →