All of this happens, as always, in just a short little graphic novel. Johnny takes the kids to the store to grab some new toys, Reed builds the foundation of geniuses to solve problems he can not alone, and we get a little flash back of Reed and his father back in Reed's younger days where they team up with young doom. This volume has a few stories all coming together. All of this happens, as always, in So I continue my run on Fantastic Four and, have we finally hit the great volume that will change James's mind and see the greatness? No. So I continue my run on Fantastic Four and, have we finally hit the great volume that will change James's mind and see the greatness? No. Even if the pace isn't as fast as I prefer, the man knows the Fantastic Four. While I know Hickman's got something huge brewing, I don't know if I have the patience to stick around long enough to see it.Īll that being said, I love the sheer amount of ideas Hickman is throwing at me. Just as with the previous two volumes, it feels a lot more like setup than standalone tales. Dale Eaglesham is gone, replaced by the not-quite-as-good Neil Edwards. Maybe it's because I've been watching a lot of Doctor Who lately but I really dug this story. The formation of the Future Foundation sows the seeds for the Future Foundation's own title down the road, as well as giving The Thing something to look forward to every year.īy far, my favorite storyline in the collection was Nathaniel Richards snatching college-agedReed, Ben Grimm, and Victor Von Doom for a jaunt through time to combat another version of himself. This time, he plays with B-list Fantastic Four foils like Arcade and Impossible Man. Hickman's guiding of Marvel's First Family continues. The various versions of Nathaniel Richards, Reed's father, are hunting one another through the time stream until only one remains. The Human Torch takes Franklin and Leech shopping. The formation of the Future Foundation sows the seeds for the Future Foundation's own title down th Reed Richards assembles promising young minds and forms the Future Foundation.
Reed Richards assembles promising young minds and forms the Future Foundation.