Category Archives: Fantastic Friday

Fantastic Friday: Fun with Ant-Man

Reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. But I have the flu this week, so here’s Ant-Man instead: * * * * Want more? Check out my novel MOM, I’M BULLETPROOF. It’s a comedic/romantic/dramatic superhero epic! https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08XPXBK14.

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Fantastic Friday: Shojo me the money

Reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. Writer Matt Fraction’s two-comics-at-once experiment continues on in FF vol. 2 #12, a tale of portals, boxing, and… anime? Here’s the recap again. The Fantastic Four went on a journey throughout time … Continue reading

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Fantastic Friday: Jurassic punk

Reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. In vol. 4 #12, we’ve got dinosaurs, dinosaurs, and more dinosaurs! Recap: Reed has taken the family on a year-long expedition through time and space, which is a front for him seeking … Continue reading

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Fantastic Friday: Don’t box me in

Reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. Writer Matt Fraction’s dual comics experiment continues with FF vol. 2 #11. With all these characters and storylines going at once, why not have Impossible Man pop up? Recap. The Fantastic Four … Continue reading

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Fantastic Friday: Steampunk or steam-Funke?

Reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. It’s off to a distant planet for more time travel action in vol. 4 #11. Also, an Arrested Development crossover? Recap: Reed has taken the family on a year-long expedition through time … Continue reading

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Fantastic Friday: Breaking the fantastic fourth wall

Reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. Things get wackier than usual in FF vol. 2 #10, when the comic’s own creators show up as characters. There’s so many plotlines happening, it’s getting harder and harder to recap. The … Continue reading

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Fantastic Friday: Declaration of Inde-clobbering

Reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. History comes alive (sort of) in vol. 4 issue #10, in which characters named Ben and Franklin meet… Ben Franklin! Recap: Reed has taken the family on a year-long expedition through time … Continue reading

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Fantastic Friday: The retcon of Doom

Reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. Writer Matt Fraction continues his time travel epic by revisiting the characters’ own origins in vol 4, issue #9. What is Dr. Doom’s real origin story? Gimmie a gimmick: Where deep in … Continue reading

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Fantastic Friday: Pool-ius Caesar

Reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. Writer Matt Fraction keeps connecting the dots between the two dual comics he’s writing, as a familiar face from Fantastic Four vol. 4 #6 returns in FF vol. 2 #9. Recap: The … Continue reading

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Fantastic Friday: There goes the neighborhood

Reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. Writer Matt Fraction’s multi-part sci-fi epic across the multiverse goes back to Earth in vol. 4 issue #8, but not in a way you’d expect. The FF are in the midst of … Continue reading

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