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Fantastic Friday: Planets on the menu

Reading the Fantastic Four comcis from the start. Issue #521 gets deep into just what it’s like to be a herald of Galactus – something we’ve all thought about from time to time, I’m sure. Recap: Aliens obsessed with using … Continue reading

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Fantastic Friday: Herald the duck

Reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. In issue #520, Johnny becomes the new herald of Galactus. We’ve got space battles, a special guest star, and even a kissing scene. Recap: Aliens attacked the Earth in hopes of killing … Continue reading

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Fantastic Friday: Light switch

Reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. A cosmic crisis just keeps getting more cosmic in issue #519, along with some big changes for our heroes.   Recap: The FF are facing a financial and PR crisis following the … Continue reading

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Fantastic Friday: Let’s everybody get invisible

Reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. Issue #518 is all about invisibility. Where’s King Mob and Ragged Robin when you need them? Recap: The FF are still dealing with financial and PR problems following the Latveria incident (it’s … Continue reading

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Fantastic Friday: Pillars of the community

Reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. A new story arc begins in issue 517, one that kinda/sorta ties into a bigger Marvel event. Oh Marvel, you and your events.   It’s Halloween! Ben is hilariously dressed as Johnny … Continue reading

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Fantastic Friday: Cole’s porter

Reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. In issue #516, we’ve got the Fantastic Four in one corner and the new Frightful Four in the other corner. They both come out swinging.  Recap: We met the new Frightful Four, … Continue reading

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Fantastic Friday: Wizards of the boast

Reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. Last issue introduced a new Frightful Four, with them being a family of sorts this time. Now, in issue #515, we see just how dysfunctional they are. Super-genius villain the Wizard has … Continue reading

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Fantastic Friday: Salute your shorts

Reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. Everybody loves a Human Torch/Spider-Man team up, and here’s a good one in issue #513. After the Latveria incident (long story), the FF are facing some of the worst PR they’ve ever … Continue reading

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Fantastic Friday: Does whatever a spider can

Reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. How do you follow up a year-long epic about Heaven and Hell? You bring in Spider-Man as a guest star! That’s just what they do in issue #512. We begin with Johnny … Continue reading

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Fantastic Friday: The creator

Reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. Issue #511 contains one of the most famous (notorious?) scenes in FF history, as the characters meet… the creator. After more than a year’s worth of drama that included Reed’s face being … Continue reading

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