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Reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. Annual #32 offers killer cyborgs, shrinking into a microscopic world, and… fears of parenthood? The great Bryan Hitch is back on pencils, with Andrew Currie on inks. But the really big deal … Continue reading →

Reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. But it’s been a hectic week, so instead let’s get to know one of our new Future Foundation members, Dragon Man! * * * * Want more? Check out my ongoing serial, … Continue reading →

Reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. Now that we’ve met the Future Foundation, issue #580 gives us our first look at what they’re up to. To recap, Reed and the FF have assembled, either by design or by … Continue reading →

Reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. Speaking of starts, this is a brand-new one for Fantastic Four and for Marvel in general as the Heroic Age begins. You might say this time in comics is… foundational. What’s all … Continue reading →

Reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. We’re going all the way back to the beginning with Mythos: Fantastic Four. What’s Mythos? This was a series of one-shots allegedly created to bridge the gap between Marvel Comics and their … Continue reading →

Reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. It’s not a retcon or a remake, it’s a “Marvel Remix,” as we flashback to the early days of the Inhumans in Fantastic Four: Fireworks. We all love ‘60s Marvel, but they … Continue reading →

Reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. Time to get all inner child with the kid-friendly Franklin Richards: Son of a Genius. Son of a Genius, from writer and cartoonist Chris Eliopoulos, started as some backup comics appearing in … Continue reading →

Reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. Remember Marvel’s Annihilation crossover? No? Well, issue #578 sure does.   Johnny, in voiceover captions (is that the right term?) describes meeting a woman at a bar called The Other Side of … Continue reading →

Reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. Issue #577 gives us some classic mayhem on the moon. Except by “mayhem” I mean “lots of standing around and talking.” We begin with the Inhuman royal family arriving at the Blue … Continue reading →

Reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. We’re going underwater for a soaking wet slugfest in issue #575.   We begin with Sue giving a slideshow (Powerpoint?) presentation about an isolated Antarctic base which is located over a massive … Continue reading →