Category Archives: Fantastic Friday

Fantastic Friday: Shojo me the money

Posted on February 13, 2026 by Mac McEntire

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

Posted on February 6, 2026 by Mac McEntire

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

Posted on January 30, 2026 by Mac McEntire

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?

Posted on January 16, 2026 by Mac McEntire

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

Posted on January 9, 2026 by Mac McEntire

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

Posted on January 2, 2026 by Mac McEntire

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

Posted on December 12, 2025 by Mac McEntire

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

Posted on December 5, 2025 by Mac McEntire

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

Posted on November 7, 2025 by Mac McEntire

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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Fantastic Friday: Hair smash

Posted on October 18, 2025 by Mac McEntire

Reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. Matt Fraction’s dual-series epic continues on, with a brawl between two heroes that you could’ve sworn were friends. Recap: When the Fantastic Four seemingly vanished during their expedition through space and time, … Continue reading →

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