Category Archives: Fantastic Friday

Reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. It’s writer-artist Walt Simonson’s last issue on the series. His run on the comic is defined by time travel stories, and his finale in issue #354 is no different. The FF have … Continue reading →

Reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. Writer-artist Walt Simonson really had a thing for time travel stories, because our heroes are time travelling it up yet again in issue #353. Recap: Dr. Doom retook the Latverian throne and … Continue reading →

Reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. Issues #351-352 offer cosmic weirdness, time travel fights, bewilderment drama, and experimental page layouts. Issue #351 is a filler issue, in which we’re reunited with Kosmos, the godlike being who was created … Continue reading →

Reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. Issue #350 begins a four-part tale that is controversial but also wildly ambitious.  This story arc is controversial for rewriting (or not?) Dr. Doom’s history. Also, Kristoff is prominently featured. Comic book … Continue reading →

Reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. Just after introducing the New Fantastic Four, their story already wraps up in issue #349. Recap: De’Lila is a telepathic Skrull fugitive. She’s come to Earth in search a device called an … Continue reading →

Reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. We met them in the last issue, now in issue #348 we see them in action. Spider-Man, Wolverine, Hulk, and Ghost Rider — the New Fantastic Four! To recap: De’Lila is a … Continue reading →

Reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. One of the most famous (infamous?) FF stories of the 90s is the New Fantastic Four (with a capital N), which begins in issue #347. Art Adams temporarily takes over artwork duties … Continue reading →

Reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. Annual #23 was part one of the Days of Future Present crossover, which got a lot hype at the time for being the big follow up to the classic X-Man tale Days … Continue reading →

Reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. This time travel storyline that started ten issues ago finally comes to an end in issue #347. As the result of all their time traveling, the FF have ended up on a … Continue reading →

Reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. When we last saw our heroes, they ended up in an alternate universe after time-traveling, where they prevented a war. It appeared to be over, with the FF heading home, but in … Continue reading →