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Fantastic Friday: Smashy-smashy

Reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. The World War Hulk event put the Fantastic Four in the Hulk’s angry crosshairs. I was debating whether to include World War Hulk on this blog, since the FF are supporting characters … Continue reading

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Fantastic Friday: Just a little surgery

Reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. Issue #550 is the wrap-up (of sorts) of everything the series has been building up to over the last few issues. Can it stick the landing? Recap: After Black Panther and Storm … Continue reading

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Fantastic Friday: Spacetime is the right time

Reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. We’re still in space in issue #549, as our heroes take on the Frightful Four and… the destruction of the universe? Recap: While Reed and Sue take a leave of absence from … Continue reading

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Fantastic Friday: The original attack on Titan

Reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. What to do when you’ve got a new team lineup? Put them up against some classic villains. The Frightful Four are back in issue #548. Recap: After the ever-tumultuous superhero Civil War, … Continue reading

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Fantastic Friday: The smell of space

Reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. The new team is back with the old team for some far-out sci-fi in #547. With Black Panther as a member of the team now, his solo series has become another FF … Continue reading

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Fantastic Friday: Frog-kanda forever

Reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. Issue #547 has cosmic beings, epic space battles, and… magic frogs? Recap: We have a new FF team with Black Panther and Storm joining Ben and Johnny. The body of dead teen … Continue reading

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Fantastic Friday: Surf’s up

Reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. Issue #545 is only the second one with the new team, and they’re already up against Galactus. Recap: The new Fantastic Four – Ben, Johnny, Black Panther, and Storm – are investigating … Continue reading

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Fantastic Friday: Stormy weather

Reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. It’s a whole new FF in issue #544 as Black Panther and Storm join the team, and superstar writer Dwayne McDuffie takes over the writing. Also, Deathlok is here! (Sort of.) Following … Continue reading

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Fantastic Friday: Fresh faces

Reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. Issue #543 is the FF’s 45th anniversary, so Marvel wanted to do a special issue. But it’s also a Civil War tie-in, so we have to deal with that as well. The … Continue reading

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Fantastic Friday: Surrender, Dorothy

Reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. Marvel’s epic Civil War crossover comes to an end… except that it doesn’t. The issue of superhero registration has divided the entire Marvel Universe. After a lot of fighting and casualties, Captain … Continue reading

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