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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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Fantastic Friday: Crunch time

Posted on October 3, 2025 by Mac McEntire

Reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. The previous issue took us back to the big bang. This issue, vol. 4 #7, takes us all the way in the other direction, to the end of time. That’s quite the … Continue reading →

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Fantastic Friday: Get Bentley

Posted on September 26, 2025 by Mac McEntire

Reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. We’ve spent a lot of time with the genius kids from the Future Foundation, but now it’s time for their first big superhero slugfest in FF vol. 2 #7. While the Fantastic … Continue reading →

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Fantastic Friday: Big bang weary

Posted on September 19, 2025 by Mac McEntire

Reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. Our heroes continue to time travel in vol. 4 issue #6 legacy #617, so why not go all the way back in time? The Fantastic Four, along with Franklin and Valeria, are … Continue reading →

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Fantastic Friday: Party down at the internet café

Posted on September 12, 2025 by Mac McEntire

Reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. Let’s catch up with the replacement team and the Future Foundation in FF #6. And let’s do it at the local internet café! The Fantastic Four’s year-long expedition through time and space … Continue reading →

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Fantastic Friday: Age of Oops-tron

Posted on August 22, 2025 by Mac McEntire

Reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. After issue #5 comes issue #6, right? Not so with Marvel. Our regularly scheduled ongoing story arc is interrupted by a big crossover, so here’s issue #5.AU. That stands for Age of … Continue reading →

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Fantastic Friday: Fun with Galactus

Posted on August 8, 2025 by Mac McEntire

Reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. Except that I’m dealing with a lot of crap this week, so here’s Galactus. * * * * Want more? Check out my novel MOM, I’M BULLETPROOF. It’s a comedic/romantic/dramatic superhero epic! … Continue reading →

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