The Fantastic Four Omnibus, Vol. 2
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Summary
Stan Lee and Jack Kirby's first 30 issues of Fantastic Four were just the warm-up - here's where they really turn up the heat！ Experience the boundless energy of two creators at the top of their game: the origin of Dr。 Doom; the Frightful Four; the wedding of Reed Richards and Sue Storm; the Inhumans; the Silver Surfer; the Galactus Saga; the debut of the world's first black super hero， the Black Panther; the cosmic clash between the FF， Surfer and Dr。 Doom; and of course， "This Man， This Monster！" - widely regarded as the greatest FF tale of all！ This massive collector's edition， painstakingly restored from the sharpest material in the Marvel Archives， and packed with critical essays and bonus features aplenty， is nothing short of a cornerstone to the Marvel Universe！
COLLECTING: Fantastic Four （1961） 31-60， Fantastic Four Annual （1963） 2-4
COLLECTING: Fantastic Four （1961） 31-60， Fantastic Four Annual （1963） 2-4
Reviews
Bornfirst
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I wanted to read the classic FF run at least once in my life because of its impact on the comics industry and because it was the start of the MCU。 Reading this material in 2021 for the first time in this collected edition is obviously not the same as reading it fresh in single issues as they came out。 Some elements have stood the test of time better than others。 For example， the Marvel method reveals its strengths as well as its weaknesses。 Some issues feel rushed。 Lee's sometimes uses too many I wanted to read the classic FF run at least once in my life because of its impact on the comics industry and because it was the start of the MCU。 Reading this material in 2021 for the first time in this collected edition is obviously not the same as reading it fresh in single issues as they came out。 Some elements have stood the test of time better than others。 For example， the Marvel method reveals its strengths as well as its weaknesses。 Some issues feel rushed。 Lee's sometimes uses too many words， especially compared to European comics of that time。 I skipped the text in the dialogue boxes because it's superfluous。 And I often just glanced over the dialogues in the fight scenes because the art speaks for itself。It was nice to finally read some of those classic FF stories， even though the FF is not my favorite team book by a long stretch。 None of its individual members appeal to me in any way， but as a team they work。Kirby's art is one of the main features of this title for me。 It's astounding to see the giant leap in the quality of the art， when about halfway through the book Joe Sinott joins the team as Kirby's inker and the art just explodes。 This alone made this worthwhile read for me。 。。。more
Rumi Bossche
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Thought id do a （short） review of this very iconic omnibus by Jack Kirby and Stan lee， on Lee's birthday。 This Omnibus is just ridiculous。 This truly is Kirby and Lee at their absolute prime， there are so many great moments in this book， the first appearance of Black Panther， a retelling of the greatest villain ever， Doctor Doom， a very touching tale about the Thing， the wedding of Sue and Reed， with Stan Lee and Jack Kirby trying to atempt， and Daredevil on guard duty to keep villains out， t Thought id do a （short） review of this very iconic omnibus by Jack Kirby and Stan lee， on Lee's birthday。 This Omnibus is just ridiculous。 This truly is Kirby and Lee at their absolute prime， there are so many great moments in this book， the first appearance of Black Panther， a retelling of the greatest villain ever， Doctor Doom， a very touching tale about the Thing， the wedding of Sue and Reed， with Stan Lee and Jack Kirby trying to atempt， and Daredevil on guard duty to keep villains out， the first time seeing the Imhumans， and the best trilogy i have ever read with the Galactus trilogy。 All in just a couple issues， its CRAZY ！ GALACTUS， THE SILVER SURFER， sorry fot using all caps but after 40 years of FF continuity， people still use what is witnessed here for the first time。 Kirby's art looks better then ever and Stan's dialogue， which can be pretty stale， is easily digestable here。 This is Peak Marvel in every way。 And highly recommended。 4。5 stars 。。。more
Kirby Davis
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I love these stories。 The momentum built through the FF's first 30 issues ramps to a higher level as the Inhumans enter the storyline， Stan starts blending storylines over multiple issues， Jack's art gets ever more detailed and epic， and all the other elements - the inking， the covers， even the letters page - get caught up in the act。 This is where Marvel's golden age began。 I love these stories。 The momentum built through the FF's first 30 issues ramps to a higher level as the Inhumans enter the storyline， Stan starts blending storylines over multiple issues， Jack's art gets ever more detailed and epic， and all the other elements - the inking， the covers， even the letters page - get caught up in the act。 This is where Marvel's golden age began。 。。。more
Brannigan
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Jack Kirby’s art alone deserves five stars。 He truly is the king of comics。 Even compared with today’s comic book artists he’s light years ahead of them。 I especially love his mixture of collages and comic art that he did during this run。 The price tag alone is worth it just to flip through the pages。 The stories in this volume are a mixed bag for me。 I’m not a huge fan of Stan Lee as a writer。 I think he should have just focused on character creation and left the writing to Kirby。 In this volum Jack Kirby’s art alone deserves five stars。 He truly is the king of comics。 Even compared with today’s comic book artists he’s light years ahead of them。 I especially love his mixture of collages and comic art that he did during this run。 The price tag alone is worth it just to flip through the pages。 The stories in this volume are a mixed bag for me。 I’m not a huge fan of Stan Lee as a writer。 I think he should have just focused on character creation and left the writing to Kirby。 In this volume the two great storylines are the introduction of the Inhumans， Galactus and the Silver Surfer。 I’m a DC guy but I have mad respect for what these creators did and any true fan of comics needs to read these stories at least once。 。。。more
Tara Calaby
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The Fantastic Four comics from this era are consistently good value， even if some are more exciting than others。
Jake Nap
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This book， particularly issues 44-67（I know this book ends at 60）， are peak silver age goodness。 These issues are some of the most important comics of all time， laying the groundwork for the entire Marvel Universe。 In just the stretch of issues mentioned above， you get The Inhumans， Galactus， the Silver Surfer， Black Panther， Wakanda， The Kree and Adam Warlock （Then known as Him）。 That doesn’t even cover the creations over the course of the whole run。 Issues 48-51 in particular are the shining m This book， particularly issues 44-67（I know this book ends at 60）， are peak silver age goodness。 These issues are some of the most important comics of all time， laying the groundwork for the entire Marvel Universe。 In just the stretch of issues mentioned above， you get The Inhumans， Galactus， the Silver Surfer， Black Panther， Wakanda， The Kree and Adam Warlock （Then known as Him）。 That doesn’t even cover the creations over the course of the whole run。 Issues 48-51 in particular are the shining moments of the entire Silver Age。 Issues 48-50 are The Coming of Galactus， a story so awesome it set the standard for comic story arcs。 Chris Claremont， writer of the greatest X-Men run of all time in an interview with Near Mint Condition said “Each story is one issue， the arc can be continuous but each issue is one issue。 If it’s really good， you can do a 2 parter。 If you wanted to go longer than a 2 parter， you better have The Coming of Galactus” That reigned true for at not only Marvel， but for the entire industry for a long time （Claremont and his damn Dark Phoenix Saga）。 Issue #51 however， is quite possibly the best single issue of all time。 “This Man This Monster” shows why Ben Grimm is such a great character。 That issue also has my favorite page of all time， that splash page when Reed first enters the Negative Zone。 This omnibus in particular is one of the formative moments for comics as a medium and should be read by absolutely everyone。 。。。more
Nate
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Let’s rattle off the list: Galactus， Silver Surfer， the Negative Zone， the Ultimate Nullifier， Inhumans， Doctor Doom’s origin， Black Panther， Sue and Reed’s wedding， “This Man This Monster”， the Frightful Four。。。 yeah， Lee and Kirby were on fire here。 It’s amazing seeing so many foundational concepts and characters introduced one issue after another。 The creativity and storytelling stands out even to this day， and it’s easy to see why Fantastic Four is touted as one of the best Silver Age comics Let’s rattle off the list: Galactus， Silver Surfer， the Negative Zone， the Ultimate Nullifier， Inhumans， Doctor Doom’s origin， Black Panther， Sue and Reed’s wedding， “This Man This Monster”， the Frightful Four。。。 yeah， Lee and Kirby were on fire here。 It’s amazing seeing so many foundational concepts and characters introduced one issue after another。 The creativity and storytelling stands out even to this day， and it’s easy to see why Fantastic Four is touted as one of the best Silver Age comics。 They’re certainly the best I’ve read from the era。The Galactus Trilogy rightfully gets a lot of acclaim。 It’s epic， gripping， imaginative， and infused with Marvel’s trademark humanity。 However， it’s “This Man This Monster” that takes the cake for for me。 Lee and Kirby craft a story that gets to the heart of heroism and redemption better than many superhero comics do。 It’s wonderfully told and drawn， with no less than three spectacular Kirby splash pages。Beyond that， there’s little I can say about these comics that hasn’t been said a thousand times over。 They’re classics for a reason。 Every comics fan - at least every Marvel fan - should read them at some point。 。。。more
kristen ♡
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although i only read these issues for my inhumans rereading， i decided to write a review on this anyway！i love these issues of FF and all of the issues i’ve read of their classic series really makes me like their group dynamic。 i loved sue and reed in this as well as ben’s growth as a character and johnny is always amazing。 this volume in particular is important to marvel as it introduces not only the inhumans but silver surfer， black panther and the kree。this is such a fun 30 issues as you can although i only read these issues for my inhumans rereading， i decided to write a review on this anyway！i love these issues of FF and all of the issues i’ve read of their classic series really makes me like their group dynamic。 i loved sue and reed in this as well as ben’s growth as a character and johnny is always amazing。 this volume in particular is important to marvel as it introduces not only the inhumans but silver surfer， black panther and the kree。this is such a fun 30 issues as you can see by how fast i read it！ 。。。more
Pete DeCourcy
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This is the peak of the Lee/Kirby working relationship。 Where Kirby is firing on all cylinders， tossing bizarre concepts and seeing what sticks， while creating a massive shared universe。 Nothing can be confined to one simple genre。 This is opera， this is science fiction， this is romance， this is drama。 Best moment: God - with a giant G beltbuckle - arrives to eat earth and the FF stop to shit， shower and shave。
Brent
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Five stars for some great stories。 The characters created in these early comics are still around today， and that's pretty amazing！ Five stars for some great stories。 The characters created in these early comics are still around today， and that's pretty amazing！ 。。。more
Printable Tire
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Technically I returned the Omnibus to the library awhile ago， and just finished the Marvel Masterworks vol 6 today， but whatever。 I and you don't have the patience for me to go over every issue here， but lemme tell ya， they're the best yet。 The omnibus is worth getting just to read the original fan letters， the most interesting of which are from young American soldiers sent off to Viet Nam， or foreign dignitary's children， or Communists taking affront to always being portrayed as the bad guy， or Technically I returned the Omnibus to the library awhile ago， and just finished the Marvel Masterworks vol 6 today， but whatever。 I and you don't have the patience for me to go over every issue here， but lemme tell ya， they're the best yet。 The omnibus is worth getting just to read the original fan letters， the most interesting of which are from young American soldiers sent off to Viet Nam， or foreign dignitary's children， or Communists taking affront to always being portrayed as the bad guy， or women （like the one who came up with the name Alicia Masters） being patronized by Lee。 Everybody talks about the Galactus saga being the hallmark of this era， but after his initial awesome introduction I felt the story a bit stale- there's no forward momentum， and it's all solved by a Deus Ex Machina in the guise of another one of the Watcher's Fantabulous Machines。 Of more interest to me are the Inhumans， whose nigh-Shakespearean drama is a breath of fresh psychedelic air （although in a strange way， and I'm not the only one who thinks this， they appear to be weirdly based on the Munsters）。 It's with the initial encounter with the Inhumans that Lee/Kirby introduce a formula Kirby will perfect later in his own saga， the Fourth World: introduce a flashy， mysterious harbinger in one issue， then in consecutive issues open up a new expansive cosmos wider and wider。 WHO IS GORGON？ WHO IS THE SEEKER？ Etc。 （Incidentally， the Seeker comes and goes and doesn't add up to anything but man is it cool when he's first on the scene。）The pattern of story wrapped up-new story begins in each issue has been abused to death， but when it's first introduced here it feels like you're getting two stories for the price of one。 I even like the pointless wanderings of Wyat Wingfoot， the Human Torch， and Lockjaw。 That would've made a great miniseries。 All my favorite FF themes are still here: Sue + Reed's sexless marriage， the Thing's existential dread， and there's even sports drama when Johnny's at college。And， of course， we have the introduction of the Cosmic Beatnik， the first native of the Marvel Universe， the Silver Surfer。 And Black Panther's no slouch either！ （even though his arch nemesis kinda sucks）。 And Doctor Doom riding a surfboard in the sky！ What more do you want？ 'Nuff said！ 。。。more
Dan Schwent
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Fantastic Four Omnibus， Volume 2， contains Fantastic Four 31-60， plus annuals 2-4。Annual 2: Doctor Doom's origin is retold and he teams with Rama Tut against the Fantastic Four！Yeah， Doctor Doom again。 While I already knew Doom and Reed went to college together， it was nice to read the story for the first time。31-34: The Fantastic Four take on the Mole Man， the Invincible Man， Attuma， and a billionaire named Gregory Gideon。Introducing Franklin Storm， Sue and Johnny's father， only to kill him of Fantastic Four Omnibus， Volume 2， contains Fantastic Four 31-60， plus annuals 2-4。Annual 2: Doctor Doom's origin is retold and he teams with Rama Tut against the Fantastic Four！Yeah， Doctor Doom again。 While I already knew Doom and Reed went to college together， it was nice to read the story for the first time。31-34: The Fantastic Four take on the Mole Man， the Invincible Man， Attuma， and a billionaire named Gregory Gideon。Introducing Franklin Storm， Sue and Johnny's father， only to kill him off seemed like a waste。 The Invincible Man battle was the best issue of these four。 Special bonus: Since this omnibus includes the original letters page， George R。R。 Martin has two letters published， starting his long tradition of writing frivolous things when he should be working on something important。35-38: The Fantastic Four take on Dragon-Man and Diablo， The Frightful Four， go to the Skrull homeworld， and take on the Frightful Four a second time。Kirby's dynamic pencils drove the debut of two new threats， Dragon-Man and the Frightful Four。 It's not very often you see super heroes defeated but the Frightful Four did just that。 How is the Fantastic Four going to operate powerless？On a side note， Medusa's hair is kind of a ridiculous super power。 "Your clumsy fists and guns are no match for my uncanny hair！"39-43: A powerless Fantastic Four go up against Doctor Doom with Daredevil as their ally。 No sooner do they get their powers back than The Thing leaves and joins forces with the Frightful Four！Yeah， you know you're in deep shit when Daredevil joins your team and he's the heavy hitter。 The three issue conflict with the Frightful Four went a little long but I'm really digging the silver age cheese factor from Medusa。Annual 3: It's the day we've all been waiting for！ Reed Richards and Sue Storm are getting married。 Too bad Doctor Doom is assembling an army of super villains to attack the Fantastic Four when they are the most vulnerable。Doctor Doom sets out to ruin the wedding of Reed and Sue， setting a precedent for every future super hero wedding to follow。 Doom's allies include but are not limited to The Puppet Master， Red Ghost， Mole Man， The Mandarin， Kang， Grey Gargoyle， The Super Skrull， Cobra， the Executioner， The Enchantress， Black Knight， The Melter， Mister Hyde， Elector， the Beetle， the Mad Thinker， and the Awesome Android。 Luckily， the X-Men， Daredevil， Spider-Man， the Avengers， and Doctor Strange are on hand。44-47: The Fantastic Four meet the Uncanny Inhumans！This proved to be a timely read since the Inhumans are the surrogate X-Men until Marvel gets the movie rights back。 This is the story that introduces them， starting with Medusa on the run and ending at the great refuge， with plenty of super hero misunderstandings in between。The Inhuman Royal Family act much as they do these days。 I'm glad someone besides Stan Lee eventually writes the Fantastic Four， though。 His dialogue is kind of terrible and Sue Richards has almost no personality beyond wanting to please her husband。48-50: At last， the Galactus Trilogy！Fresh from their debacle with Maximus the Mad， the Fantastic Four arrive home to find New York in chaos， but that is nothing compared to the shitstorm headed their way， for the Silver Surfer has arrived and， soon， Galactus！ Galactus' arrival and the following two issues are some of the best comics from this era。 While I haven't read all of Lee and Kirby's run， I'd be shocked if this wasn't their prime。 The art is quintessential Kirby and Lee's also at the top of his game。 51-56: A mad scientist steals the Thing's powers and has a change of heart。 The Black Panther battles the Fantastic Four and helps them battle Klaw。 The Human Torch and Wyatt Wingfoot meet Prester John。 The Thing battles the Silver Surfer and the Fantastic Four， minus the Human Torch， battle the much improved Klaw！The Fantastic Four continues to expand the Marvel Universe， this time by introducing the Black Panther and Wakanda。 The Kirby-ness goes up another notch as Kirby machines and Kirby dots are all over the place。Annual 4: The Fantastic Four battle the original Human Torch and the Mad Thinker！The FF， primarily Johnny， battle the original Human Torch， who was revived by the Mad Thinker。 Due to Marvel Comics: The Untold Story， I'm pretty sure this story was only written to retain Marvel's copyright on the original Human Torch。 Kind of a shitty thing to do to Carl Burgos。 Also， this story also illustrates how much Marvel has played fast and loose with time over the years。 At this point， Reed and Ben were still acknowledged as being in World War II。57-60: Doom steals the power cosmic！While the Kirby-tude of this story can't be denied， it was kind of a letdown in the end。 Still， it was great seeing Doctor Doom running wild for a few issues。。。 with no other heroes stopping by to help。Closing Thoughts: The second big honkin' Fantastic Four omnibus was even better than the first。 So much of the foundation of the current Marvel Universe was established in these issues。 While the dialogue is almost unbearable at times， the concepts and the art were the top of the game at the time。 4。5 out of 5 stars， adjusted for the passage of sixty years。 。。。more
Tyler Hayes
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Reading these Fantastic Four Omnibuses has given me a new appreciation for what Kirby and Lee did for superhero comics and for the storytelling fabric of the United States。 Later writers and artists took the medium and the mythology to new heights， but those heights were achieved， as they say， by standing on the shoulders of these two giants。 This volume contains the Galactus Trilogy， the cosmic， mythology-altering superhero epic by which all future "event comics" would eventually be measured， a Reading these Fantastic Four Omnibuses has given me a new appreciation for what Kirby and Lee did for superhero comics and for the storytelling fabric of the United States。 Later writers and artists took the medium and the mythology to new heights， but those heights were achieved， as they say， by standing on the shoulders of these two giants。 This volume contains the Galactus Trilogy， the cosmic， mythology-altering superhero epic by which all future "event comics" would eventually be measured， and "This Man， This Monster，" one of the best human-level superhero stories ever told。 It also introduces the groundbreaking （if problematic） Black Panther and the high weirdness of the Inhumans， along with other major players in the Marvel Universe to come。 Don't get me wrong: there are flaws in Lee's storytelling and dialogue， and Kirby's art is at times clearly the prototype for what came after it。 But even with those feet of clay， these two are heroes， and my understanding of comic book history is richer for having read these masterworks。 Highly recommended for any superhero fan。 。。。more
guanaeps
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Issues 31-60 of Stan "The Man" Lee and Jack "King" Kirby's legendary run on Fantastic Four。 It lives up to the hype。 They start catching fire around issue 37 and never "flame off"。 Introducing such characters as The Inhumans， Black Panther， Silver Surfer and Galactus， this Omnibus is full of landmark Marvel moments that still have weight and relevance in Marvel comics today。 Plus this stuff is just a lot of fun。 Artie-Simek-lettering-jokes all day！ This Omnibus is a beautiful Over-sized Hard Cov Issues 31-60 of Stan "The Man" Lee and Jack "King" Kirby's legendary run on Fantastic Four。 It lives up to the hype。 They start catching fire around issue 37 and never "flame off"。 Introducing such characters as The Inhumans， Black Panther， Silver Surfer and Galactus， this Omnibus is full of landmark Marvel moments that still have weight and relevance in Marvel comics today。 Plus this stuff is just a lot of fun。 Artie-Simek-lettering-jokes all day！ This Omnibus is a beautiful Over-sized Hard Cover presenting Jack Kirby's mind bending art in its greatest glory。Moving Forward！ 。。。more
Kelly McCubbin
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There's a lot of revisionist history about Ol' Stan Lee and the Marvel Bullpen。 Some of it's fair。 Some not。 But there is a moment about halfway through this volume where Johnny Storm is lying on the ground after having traveled through galaxies and dimensions beyond what he'd ever imagined where he lies quivering on the ground whimpering， "We're just ants。 Ants！" where I defy you not to get swept up with the revolutionary fever fans must've felt in 1967 when Jack Kirby and Stan Lee simply chang There's a lot of revisionist history about Ol' Stan Lee and the Marvel Bullpen。 Some of it's fair。 Some not。 But there is a moment about halfway through this volume where Johnny Storm is lying on the ground after having traveled through galaxies and dimensions beyond what he'd ever imagined where he lies quivering on the ground whimpering， "We're just ants。 Ants！" where I defy you not to get swept up with the revolutionary fever fans must've felt in 1967 when Jack Kirby and Stan Lee simply changed the way we saw the world。Working under insane deadlines， with no real staff， trying to fabricate the illusion of a bustling creative atmosphere that simply didn't exist， two great artists， already on the tipping point of middle age and having been in the industry for over two decades， completely exploded a form of art。 And you can see it。 Right here。 In this book。Is it all great？ No。 Some of it is incomprehensible in it's sloppiness。 And then some of it is The Watcher and Galactus and the Silver Surfer and The Inhumans and the， Holy Sh*t the sky is on fire！！！Just wonderful。P。S。 Watch the letter pages closely for a certain famous author who might just have a thing or two to say about winter coming。。。 。。。more
Oliver Hodson
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This actually took me about two years to read and i got it in a big shipment from the states。 I read it piece by piece getting through to galactus and the famous thing story。 The writing was certainly wordy but really full of energy。 I usually read everything in a book so the letter columns were at once a fabulous glimpse of the comics culture of the time and an occasional chore。 I guess it just showed how the world building was going on off the pages as well as on them。 I liked the style of enj This actually took me about two years to read and i got it in a big shipment from the states。 I read it piece by piece getting through to galactus and the famous thing story。 The writing was certainly wordy but really full of energy。 I usually read everything in a book so the letter columns were at once a fabulous glimpse of the comics culture of the time and an occasional chore。 I guess it just showed how the world building was going on off the pages as well as on them。 I liked the style of enjoying the story moments over water tight continuity or realism。 The art stood up over time， and as much as the kirby gizmos， i like the dramatic facial expressions and poses that add to the melodrama。 。。。more
De
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When I think of the Fantastic Four， it's mostly the stories from this volume that immediately spring to mind。 A lot of the groundwork for the modern Marvel mythos is established here: the Inhumans， Silver Surfer， Galactus， and the Black Panther！ The final story with Dr。 Doom stealing the Silver Surfer's power cosmic and wreaking havoc on the planet is rife with great character moments， especially the "oh crap！" moment when Reed realizes what Doom has accomplished。 If I were to criticize any of t When I think of the Fantastic Four， it's mostly the stories from this volume that immediately spring to mind。 A lot of the groundwork for the modern Marvel mythos is established here: the Inhumans， Silver Surfer， Galactus， and the Black Panther！ The final story with Dr。 Doom stealing the Silver Surfer's power cosmic and wreaking havoc on the planet is rife with great character moments， especially the "oh crap！" moment when Reed realizes what Doom has accomplished。 If I were to criticize any of the storytelling， it would be the drawn out saga of the trapped Inhumans and Johnny's months-long quest to free them （dragging poor Wyatt Wingfoot with him）。 However， that stuff is minor compared to the rest of the rich， creative lore Stan and Jack brought forth。Bring on Omnibus， Volume 3。 。。。more
John Porcellino
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It was about three or four years back that I got into superhero comics-- by which I mean the classic superhero stuff of the 40s through 60s， and in particular the work of Mr。 Jack Kirby。 Superheroes get a bad rap， because they're awful。 But these classic comics should not be dismissed。 The Fantastic Four comics， the comics that begat the "Silver Age，" stretched the boundaries of what superheroes were all about， but in this particular collection， which features the justifiably lauded "Galactus Tr It was about three or four years back that I got into superhero comics-- by which I mean the classic superhero stuff of the 40s through 60s， and in particular the work of Mr。 Jack Kirby。 Superheroes get a bad rap， because they're awful。 But these classic comics should not be dismissed。 The Fantastic Four comics， the comics that begat the "Silver Age，" stretched the boundaries of what superheroes were all about， but in this particular collection， which features the justifiably lauded "Galactus Trilogy，" you get the sense that Kirby and co-writer Stan Lee were actually blowing their own minds while producing it。 You can practically feel the ground breaking under their feet as they explore their new world with a passion and grand vision previously unknown to comics。 。。。more
The_Mad_Swede
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This is the second big hard cover volume collecting the early days of The Fantastic Four; more specifically， this one contains issues #31–60， Annuals #2–4， and Not Brand Echh #1。 Like the preceding volume it is all written by Stan Lee in his prime， and pencilled by Jack Kirby （inked by Chic Stone， Frank Giacoia， Vince Colletta， and last but certainly not least， the inimitable Joe Sinnot）。 As with the previous volume， the original letter pages are included， which is a great boon in seeing how Sta This is the second big hard cover volume collecting the early days of The Fantastic Four; more specifically， this one contains issues #31–60， Annuals #2–4， and Not Brand Echh #1。 Like the preceding volume it is all written by Stan Lee in his prime， and pencilled by Jack Kirby （inked by Chic Stone， Frank Giacoia， Vince Colletta， and last but certainly not least， the inimitable Joe Sinnot）。 As with the previous volume， the original letter pages are included， which is a great boon in seeing how Stan Lee built up the Marvel franchise through fan communication。If the first volume explodes a universe into existence， this second volume certainly follows suit， and sees Lee and Kirby turn to short serial structures interweaving and building longer continuous narrative。 Among the big things contained in this hefty book， a few deserve special mention: the introductions of the Frightful Four， the Inhumans， and far from the least， the Silver Surfer and his master Galactus （in the classic Galactus trilogy）。All in all， this is essential reading to fans of FF and Marvel， in particular， and highly recommended to anyone with an appreciation for superhero comics or the history of comics in general。 Like its predecessor， this is an historical milestone， ever so important for the development of both the comics field and the comics market。 。。。more
Nate
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Really great。 I hadn't read these stories since I was a kid and I was really amazed at how enthralling they remain。 Jack Kirby's imagination was a wondrous gift。 Its pretty silly kids stuff but there's an element of unbridled creativity that really tickles my brain。 Really great。 I hadn't read these stories since I was a kid and I was really amazed at how enthralling they remain。 Jack Kirby's imagination was a wondrous gift。 Its pretty silly kids stuff but there's an element of unbridled creativity that really tickles my brain。 。。。more
Rich Tommaso
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