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Fantastic Four By Jonathan Hickman Omnibus Vol. 2

Fantastic Four By Jonathan Hickman Omnibus Vol. 2

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Superstar writer Jonathan Hickman continues to revamp and redefine Marvel’s First Family！ The War of Four Cities escalates， with the Future Foundation caught in the middle！ But as the Inhumans return to Earth， and Annihilus’ forces and the Kree armada lay siege to the planet， will the coming of Galactus turn the tide — or doom us all？ As the Future Foundation contends with the Council of Reeds and the Mad Celestials， Valeria turns to their greatest foe！ Find out why all hope lies in Doom！ And in the aftermath of an endgame beyond imagination， the FF explore the furthest reaches of the Marvel Universe — from Wakanda to the Negative Zone， from the past to the future！

COLLECTING: FF （2011） 6-23; Fantastic Four （2012） 600-611， 605。1

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Reviews

Raymond ，

Even though you are reading a ton of books the story is so engaging and it never stops moving forward。 Once you start you soon find yourself at the end。 Johnny is back， the future is new again， and anything can happen。 I'm excited to see what is next。 Even though you are reading a ton of books the story is so engaging and it never stops moving forward。 Once you start you soon find yourself at the end。 Johnny is back， the future is new again， and anything can happen。 I'm excited to see what is next。 。。。more

eric garza ，

This book ties up Hickman’s run on FF beautifully。 His whole run lived up to the hype， and I’m excited to keep the tale going with Hickvengers next。

Mark ，

The scope is so big and complex， but at it's heart is a story about family -- specifically about fathers and sons。 It's a story about finding family， and making that family bigger and bigger。 And after two full volumes， it punched me right in the heart: "A perfect one。"I wish I could be clearer about my feelings on this run， but it's so many moments packed into so many pages。 It's made me think deeply about time and aging and death。 It's made me laugh and break into tears。 In fact， this might be The scope is so big and complex， but at it's heart is a story about family -- specifically about fathers and sons。 It's a story about finding family， and making that family bigger and bigger。 And after two full volumes， it punched me right in the heart: "A perfect one。"I wish I could be clearer about my feelings on this run， but it's so many moments packed into so many pages。 It's made me think deeply about time and aging and death。 It's made me laugh and break into tears。 In fact， this might be my favorite comic book run。 Ever。 I could easily start it all over again right now。I do wish the collections were clearer with issue numbers or art credits。 I understand Hickman controls the layout and wants it to read as an unbroken saga， but the table of contents was lacking as I tried to identify artists。 。。。more

Sam ，

Never saw myself getting choked up over the nearly omnipotent son of Sue Storm and Reed Richards yet here we are

Josh ，

Hickman’s Fantastic Four is a must read for any comic fan。 It was successful because Hickman tapped into the essence of The Fantastic Four， they are Marvel’s First Family。 It has all the sci-fi pulp adventure that makes the FF fun， and interweaves a tale of family that transcends space and time。

Dimitris Papastergiou ，

Fun collection， great artwork solid stories。 It really makes me like F4 and the stories overall tie up really well with the family and the characters。Especially the story about after the death of Johnny was really good， and I bet Hickman was saving that and was planning the whole thing throughout。 I wouldn't recommend it for something to start with， I mean Hickman's F4， but I would definitely recommend the first and second omnibus for fans of the first family！ Fun collection， great artwork solid stories。 It really makes me like F4 and the stories overall tie up really well with the family and the characters。Especially the story about after the death of Johnny was really good， and I bet Hickman was saving that and was planning the whole thing throughout。 I wouldn't recommend it for something to start with， I mean Hickman's F4， but I would definitely recommend the first and second omnibus for fans of the first family！ 。。。more

Jdetrick ，

I'm still not the biggest fan of Hickman's FF， as I believe he prioritizes plot over character， but these are solid comics。 I'm still not the biggest fan of Hickman's FF， as I believe he prioritizes plot over character， but these are solid comics。 。。。more

Carlitos ，

This was my first Fantastic Four series， but after hearing the praise for it， I took the plunge。 After all， I dig what I've read of Hickman so far。 The way he builds his worlds and constructs his stories is very impressive， and very well thought out。 But that also means you have to be patient with him and gut it out to the end。 Which also begs the question， is there a pay off？ Short answer: Absolutely 100%！ Longer answer: This run on Fantastic Four is bordering on genius and it's all down to how This was my first Fantastic Four series， but after hearing the praise for it， I took the plunge。 After all， I dig what I've read of Hickman so far。 The way he builds his worlds and constructs his stories is very impressive， and very well thought out。 But that also means you have to be patient with him and gut it out to the end。 Which also begs the question， is there a pay off？ Short answer: Absolutely 100%！ Longer answer: This run on Fantastic Four is bordering on genius and it's all down to how he weaves all the plot threads together while still maintaining its core foundation: family。 This run is about the characters and the family and that's what drives the fantastical （sorry） ideas and huge mind-bending concepts。 All of the crazy and interesting questions raised in the two books are rooted in humanity and family dynamics。 He builds his mysteries in seemingly disparate ways， laying out paths that seem to diverge off in tangential lines， but they don't。 He wraps it all up so nicely by the time you finish。 And he does it with care， precision and affection。 He may test your patience， he tested mine at times， but power through and it'll all fall into place。Hickman just made me fall in love with this cast of characters and I'd never even read an FF book before。 P。S。 The kids are the highlight。 。。。more

Capital Fetter ，

-didn't enjoy this one as much as Vol。1-after wrapping the compelling stories surrounding Galactus， Council of Reeds， the back third feels like a collection of more stand-alone tales that may have something to do w/ bring things to a close-Future Foundation material becomes flippable-Doom's role in the back half this run is。。。 underwhelming -couldn't help comparing to Hickman's Avengers run -- the better of the two: greater build， more at stake， w/ a far greater payoff in Secret Wars -didn't enjoy this one as much as Vol。1-after wrapping the compelling stories surrounding Galactus， Council of Reeds， the back third feels like a collection of more stand-alone tales that may have something to do w/ bring things to a close-Future Foundation material becomes flippable-Doom's role in the back half this run is。。。 underwhelming -couldn't help comparing to Hickman's Avengers run -- the better of the two: greater build， more at stake， w/ a far greater payoff in Secret Wars 。。。more

Josh Brown ，

"The World's Greatest Comic Magazine！"Don't mess with Val and Uncle Doom "The World's Greatest Comic Magazine！"Don't mess with Val and Uncle Doom 。。。more

Jake Nap ，

Hickman finishes his seminal Fantastic Four run in a， well， fantastic fashion。 The first of this book has him wrapping up his run with Forever， an epic arc that is the culmination of everything that came before。 The scale of this book is unlike anything else I've read in a marvel book before （Nothing beats Final Crisis）， but this is my first marvel Hickman run。 That being said， I am more than satisfied with this run。 Hickman nails the characterization of every character and even makes me forget Hickman finishes his seminal Fantastic Four run in a， well， fantastic fashion。 The first of this book has him wrapping up his run with Forever， an epic arc that is the culmination of everything that came before。 The scale of this book is unlike anything else I've read in a marvel book before （Nothing beats Final Crisis）， but this is my first marvel Hickman run。 That being said， I am more than satisfied with this run。 Hickman nails the characterization of every character and even makes me forget I'm reading a Marvel book。 The way he writes this book is like it's a bunch of scientists trying to save the world and some of them happen to have some crazy powers。 For the most part in this run， Reed doesn't really use his powers and that's ok。 Speaking of Reed， he really really shines in this run。 Hickman fleshes Reed Richards out more than any writer before him and I cannot see any writer topping his version of Reed。 He also nails the family dynamics of all the characters， especially between Reed and his kids。 Valeria and Franklin shine brighter in this run than any other FF story， they're the central piece that makes this whole story work and Hickman approaching writing them from that angle is awesome。 Putting emphasis on Valeria， Franklin and the future of the FF is really fitting。Hickman makes Reed and the whole Fantastic Four by extension feel like the most important people in the Marvel Universe。 He does it so seamlessly and organically that when the President chooses the FF over the Avengers to solve a problem， you don't even bat an eye。 As a massive fan of Marvel's first family this makes me really happy。 The narrative of this run is so well planned it's ridiculous， every issue matters and every issue comes into the forefront and is addressed。 All the ends are wrapped up and the run ends in such an optimistic and hopeful way you can't help but smile。 In my review of the first omnibus， I said Hickman is the on;y writer to really make the FF feel modern。 I stand by that statement and this volume makes that statement all the more true。 The FF feel serious and important and it doesn't feel forced at all。 Hickman cares about these characters and crafts a story that makes these characters important。 Hickman's run stands as the defining modern take on The Fantastic Four and it's really no contest。 It deserves to stand next to Kirby's run as the best run on Marvel's First Family。 10/10 。。。more

Derek Moreland ，

I almost went four stars on this one—it really felt like Hickman was a little adrift after his overarching metastory completes—but the stopover in Wakanda that set up Panther’s then-upcoming arc in AvX and New Avengers， couple with absolutely gut-wrenching finale issues for both FF and Fantastic Four。。。that pulled it back up。 What a tremendous run of comics。 Just perfect。

Audrey Hacker ，

stop trying to make the inhumans a thing！

Cristhian ，

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

AlvarinSanchezV ，

Wow what a ride，holy Hickman

Adriano Barone ，

Probably the best run on a Marvel series of this decade。 Thanks， Jonathan。

Claudio ，

I love everything about this entire run， both in this omnibus and the one before it

Hal Incandenza ，

I nodi vengono al pettine e la run di Hickman sui Fantastici Quattro giunge alla sua conclusione。 Non è tutto perfetto e Hickman mi convince a metà， ci sono ad esempio alcune parti che a mio avviso sono un po’ confuse （davvero non si capisce cosa succede nella pagina）。 L’autore è bravissimo a tessere le fila di una serie di eventi complicatissimi， ma in questo， secondo il mio modestissimo parere， Geoff Johns su Lanterna Verde è una spanna sopra。 Il voto 4/5 va comunque all’epica che si respira i I nodi vengono al pettine e la run di Hickman sui Fantastici Quattro giunge alla sua conclusione。 Non è tutto perfetto e Hickman mi convince a metà， ci sono ad esempio alcune parti che a mio avviso sono un po’ confuse （davvero non si capisce cosa succede nella pagina）。 L’autore è bravissimo a tessere le fila di una serie di eventi complicatissimi， ma in questo， secondo il mio modestissimo parere， Geoff Johns su Lanterna Verde è una spanna sopra。 Il voto 4/5 va comunque all’epica che si respira in queste pagine， al merito di avere avuto idee geniali come la fondazione futuro e di aver in un certo senso stabilito i canoni del fumetto Marvel di oggi。 Infine， un plauso al fatto di aver assegnato i disegni a una pletora di artisti incredibili。 Sono più di 800 pagine （e quasi il doppio se si considera anche il primo Omnibus）， ma si leggono che è un piacere。 。。。more

J。 ，

Excellent。 Hickman's FF is full of way too many ideas and craziness， but it's a heckuva lot of fun。 My only real complaint about the book is that the beginning is much more of a finale than the end。 But still some of the best FF stuff ever。 Excellent。 Hickman's FF is full of way too many ideas and craziness， but it's a heckuva lot of fun。 My only real complaint about the book is that the beginning is much more of a finale than the end。 But still some of the best FF stuff ever。 。。。more

Dave ，

Amazing second volume of Hickman's take on the characters。 The concept of the Future Foundation， the white costumes and the addition of Spider-Man simply add to the excellent long form narrative Hickman utilizes。 This run lays the foundation for storylines that continue to develop in his subsequent Avengers/New Avengers books。 Amazing second volume of Hickman's take on the characters。 The concept of the Future Foundation， the white costumes and the addition of Spider-Man simply add to the excellent long form narrative Hickman utilizes。 This run lays the foundation for storylines that continue to develop in his subsequent Avengers/New Avengers books。 。。。more

Saif Saeed ，

So I just finished reading this series and it's a sci fi superhero masterpiece。The writing is great。 Hickman utilises all of the characters well which is important when you're dealing with such a huge roster and the overarching plot is great both for the plot and the characters its working to develop。The art is stellar。 A lot of great spreads and covers and who could resist the newly uniformed F4 and FF in all white。 And goddamn it Doom looks impeccable in white too。Tell you what this story is a So I just finished reading this series and it's a sci fi superhero masterpiece。The writing is great。 Hickman utilises all of the characters well which is important when you're dealing with such a huge roster and the overarching plot is great both for the plot and the characters its working to develop。The art is stellar。 A lot of great spreads and covers and who could resist the newly uniformed F4 and FF in all white。 And goddamn it Doom looks impeccable in white too。Tell you what this story is a great Doom story so it gets a five stars from me no matter how the rest of the comic goes but it's actually a great story all around， for all parties involved。This story oozes cool。 I can't describe it but if you're a comic fan， you will love this Hickman run。 My favourite part of this is still how this is the basis of so much of Rick and Morty and I love me some Rick and Morty。 Read this if you like Rick and Morty， Sci-Fi， Marvel comics and Marvel Cosmic。 。。。more

Matthew Quann ，

Following hot on the heels of the first volume， I just put down volume 2 of Hickman's Fantastic Four run。 So， a confession: I jumped into Hickman's "Avengers" and "New Avengers" runs as they were coming out in floppies and enjoyed them as an entirely self-contained story that led into two of my favourite Marvel events to date （Infinity， and the superb Secret Wars）。 However， having come to the end of his run on Fantastic Four， it is clear that all of Hickman's work at Marvel forms some sort of s Following hot on the heels of the first volume， I just put down volume 2 of Hickman's Fantastic Four run。 So， a confession: I jumped into Hickman's "Avengers" and "New Avengers" runs as they were coming out in floppies and enjoyed them as an entirely self-contained story that led into two of my favourite Marvel events to date （Infinity， and the superb Secret Wars）。 However， having come to the end of his run on Fantastic Four， it is clear that all of Hickman's work at Marvel forms some sort of superstructure that begins with Fantastic Four and ends with Secret Wars。 Though that can sound daunting， this run on Fantastic Four is entirely enjoyable in its own right。 Following the death in the previous volume， tensions continue to mount as the War of the Four Cities moves towards its climax。 To further complicate the situation， alternate universe Reed Richardses have come to find their way home， even if it means sacrificing the Marvel Universe Proper to do so。 The adventures in this book take the reader on a tour of Marvel's wacky and wonderful concepts。 You will see the Kree homeworld of Hala， spend time with the Inhumans， visit AIM island， check in with Black Panther in Wakanada， and spend plenty of time with the larger than life space creatures that are so familiar to the Richards' family。 If that bit of zaniness doesn't make you want to dive in， then I suggest you try your comics elsewhere。 What follows is a steady and slow build of science fiction concepts， engaging character development （rare for an ongoing comic in this field）， and a resolution that ties in all that might have seen confusing or superfluous in the previous volume。 The most unexpected part is that the major conflict （no spoilers， but there are Celestials involved） is resolved just past the mid-way part of this collection。 So what fills the second half？ If you've found Hickman's run to be heady to the point of nausea （I don't， but it is a fairly common complaint）， then the second half of this volume will remind you that Hickman isn't the ideal Fantastic Four writer for his grasp on science alone。 Indeed， complete storylines that are resolved in one to two issues， pull more from the adventure and family dynamics that make the Fantastic Four such an enduring concept。 These work more as vignettes to show that the characters have undergone change over the course of Hickman's run， and I have no doubt that many of these characters will go on to be defined by his run in years to come。 In the concluding issue of Hickman's run on Fantastic Four， he shows us adventure， imagination， science， family， and the impossible made possible。 Roughly， it is a narrative 30-page thesis on Hickman's run。 Despite the subtle and overt set-up for the incursion plot line that dominated his tenure as Avengers lead writer， this collection can function entirely independently。 I've heard many people say that the Fantastic Four are dated and only serve as a relic of the past。 Hickman proves that statement to be rubbish。 As far as I'm concerned， this is THE definitive Fantastic Four story。 。。。more

Peter Marcelo ，

Fantastic！ I love how it never loses sight of the concept of family despite the amount of chaos happening。 It started in the Dark Reign mini series and continues here。 lots of incredible moments and the slight change in personality between the two series within the book are handled well。I've read the first quarter of Hickman's Avengers/New Avengers run and I can see how the foundation was laid down in this series for the future （see what I did there？） Fantastic！ I love how it never loses sight of the concept of family despite the amount of chaos happening。 It started in the Dark Reign mini series and continues here。 lots of incredible moments and the slight change in personality between the two series within the book are handled well。I've read the first quarter of Hickman's Avengers/New Avengers run and I can see how the foundation was laid down in this series for the future （see what I did there？） 。。。more

B ，

A lot of these stories are very good， but I want to say that the scale sometimes gets away from the author。It can also get a little disorienting as the omnibus switches back and forth between Fantastic Four and FF。

Aildiin ，

This is now my favorite Hickman Marvel story， over his Secret Warriors or his Avengers stuff。This book concludes the epic run started in the first Omnibus but it's not in my eyes what makes it special。The really good thing is the amount of time the author takes at the end to resolve everything and gives us some hindsight on what happens to everybody after the big event is over。 It's fan service after fan service and it's just awesome！ Everything ties in nicely together and we can see that from t This is now my favorite Hickman Marvel story， over his Secret Warriors or his Avengers stuff。This book concludes the epic run started in the first Omnibus but it's not in my eyes what makes it special。The really good thing is the amount of time the author takes at the end to resolve everything and gives us some hindsight on what happens to everybody after the big event is over。 It's fan service after fan service and it's just awesome！ Everything ties in nicely together and we can see that from the start Hickman had a master plan and issue after issue he realized it。Aside from this I have read very little Fantastic Four and this really made me discover and love those characters。It's however somewhat sad that the franchise fell down so fast after Hickman left it （ F4 was canceled in 2015 and will probably be restarted later）。Still this is highly recommended but you have to read both Omnibus ！ 。。。more

The Lion's Share ，

~NO SPOILERS~To start with the book itself beneath the dust cover is just as beautiful as Volume1。 I collect omnibuses and most of the marvel ones are black with minimal or no design， colour change， but this is lovely。 It's the same colour as the F4 classic blue with a matt finish。。。。beautiful to hold and look at。I've never read an F4 story before， I’ve only ever seen the old 90's cartoons which I enjoyed， but this book and the whole Hickman run is incredible。With regards to the story， there are ~NO SPOILERS~To start with the book itself beneath the dust cover is just as beautiful as Volume1。 I collect omnibuses and most of the marvel ones are black with minimal or no design， colour change， but this is lovely。 It's the same colour as the F4 classic blue with a matt finish。。。。beautiful to hold and look at。I've never read an F4 story before， I’ve only ever seen the old 90's cartoons which I enjoyed， but this book and the whole Hickman run is incredible。With regards to the story， there are parts which made me well up a bit， now for me that means I’m completely lost in the book so it means my complete imagination is all encompassed into their world and the storyline， which is rare for me when reading a story。 This book has feeling， intelligence， a fantastic story and some unbelievably good characters and action scenes。 For Marvel geeks like myself it's so much fun to Reed this （see what I did there？）， because there are so many characters in this book that you wanted to see in a comic and they're all in there （I’m including volume 1 in this）。 I mean there is one fight in space between 4 gods （I won't say who） and it's just a full on geek fest， loved it。The bit that made me well up was when The Thing was at his lowest， he was hurting emotionally really badly， but he had no way to release his anger， so what does he do！？ He calls two of his mates for a ruck， I couldn't believe my eyes at first， absolutely epic and heart wrenching。 Bromance at its finest！Oh and the humour， when a particular person （comes from negative zone） drops a massive turd in Spiderman’s toilet， kudos for that！Hickman is king here， god knows how he managed to fit so much character development in between a family， friends and enemies and still pull off one of the best reads ever！ Just wow。 I would put this in my top 3 reads of all time reads！ Absolutely fantastic。“All Hope lies in Doom！！！” P。s I want my own pet Galactus too。 。。。more

Levi ，

Very good run from Hickman。 The writing was great; Hickman is able to develop each character well with each having its own distinctive personality。 I've never been a big fantastic four fan， but this book really put all of these characters in a memorable light for me， especially Victor Von Doom。 The interaction between the traditional characters and some of the newer additions to the four is great especially the later issues with spider-man。 I'm impressed with how Hickman brings all the story thr Very good run from Hickman。 The writing was great; Hickman is able to develop each character well with each having its own distinctive personality。 I've never been a big fantastic four fan， but this book really put all of these characters in a memorable light for me， especially Victor Von Doom。 The interaction between the traditional characters and some of the newer additions to the four is great especially the later issues with spider-man。 I'm impressed with how Hickman brings all the story threads together and uses things that you would otherwise assume to be inconsequential as part of the arc。 The art is great throughout and the quality of the paper and binding is what you expect from Marvel。 Definitely worth it if you like a good epic size story。 Highly recommend this omnibus and of course the first omnibus as well as it is essential to the story。All hope lies with Doom。 。。。more

James ，

These Omnibus editions are really the ideal way to experience these particular stories for the first time--says the person who experienced Jonathan Hickman's FF stories in these Omnibus editions for the first time。I can understand the frustrations of the month-to-month reader following this epic， though， because Hickman's plotting is seriously long term。 Also， he brings one arc to a head， and then abruptly shifts focus to some other storyline， but just when you think he's abandoned or forgotten These Omnibus editions are really the ideal way to experience these particular stories for the first time--says the person who experienced Jonathan Hickman's FF stories in these Omnibus editions for the first time。I can understand the frustrations of the month-to-month reader following this epic， though， because Hickman's plotting is seriously long term。 Also， he brings one arc to a head， and then abruptly shifts focus to some other storyline， but just when you think he's abandoned or forgotten the first thread， he picks it right back up。 It's quite the extraordinary feat of juggling。He also does what every successful writer has done with Marvel's First Family: he takes only what he likes from their colorful and storied history， and then extrapolates from only those points， so， for example （and this is really just the tiniest SPOILER）， he "cures" Ben Grimm， as if the hundred or so times he's reverted back to his human form never really occurred。 Which I have no problem with。 （Okay， that's the end of my minuscule SPOILER。）Reading this also reminded me that， whenever the Fantastic Four is done really really well， the potential of the characters and their abilities， and their setting and their villains--all of this has no true ceiling， at least as far as telling groundbreaking science fiction stories go。 I forget who said this， but someone argued that Stan Lee and Jack Kirby's run on this title was one of the greatest American novels ever written。 Hickman's run stands as a worthy successor to it。EDIT: I almost forgot！ There was a brief moment in this second volume when I turned the page and saw FAREL DALRYMPLE ARTWORK， which made me so deliriously happy that I nearly cried。 It was only a few pages， but still。 There are few artists working today who make me happier than Farel Dalrymple。 。。。more

Ivan Leong ，

This book has like 800+ pages not as thick as the 1st volume。 I finish this book in two seating approximately 2-3 hours。 I was a little lost at the start cause I could barely remember what happened back at Book 1， but everything falls into place quickly。 What I really enjoy about Hickman's Fantastic Four runs is he never forgets the essence of the FF foundation being explorers not just physically but mentally imaginative。 I just pity Spider-man playing such a small role in this book。 By this poi This book has like 800+ pages not as thick as the 1st volume。 I finish this book in two seating approximately 2-3 hours。 I was a little lost at the start cause I could barely remember what happened back at Book 1， but everything falls into place quickly。 What I really enjoy about Hickman's Fantastic Four runs is he never forgets the essence of the FF foundation being explorers not just physically but mentally imaginative。 I just pity Spider-man playing such a small role in this book。 By this point Invisible Woman should probably be renamed Forceshield Woman。 Not going to add any spoilers but really enjoyed the Human Torch part。 ENJOY ！ 。。。more

Lono ，

Buddy read with my shallow reading pals。 Actually finished it in the required time frame， but was a little too preoccupied with internet pornography to get around to actually reviewing it。 Hands are washed and here we go。 Sorry I’m late kids。Hickman’s Fantastic Four run is the only FF stuff I’ve ever really had an interest in picking up。 I’ve liked The Thing since I was kid。 I had his mego action figure （not a doll） when I was just a tyke。 I actually forgot he had that “I just saw my first ti Buddy read with my shallow reading pals。 Actually finished it in the required time frame， but was a little too preoccupied with internet pornography to get around to actually reviewing it。 Hands are washed and here we go。 Sorry I’m late kids。Hickman’s Fantastic Four run is the only FF stuff I’ve ever really had an interest in picking up。 I’ve liked The Thing since I was kid。 I had his mego action figure （not a doll） when I was just a tyke。 I actually forgot he had that “I just saw my first titty” look on his face。 I always thought the Torch was kinda cool too。 But Mr。 Fantastic and The Invisible Girl。 Dorks。 Now that I’m more comfortable in my nerdiness， I’m ok with giving them another shot。 Reed and Sue are still dorks， but I’m good with it。 After getting turned on to Johnathan Hickman I decided to pick up both of his FF collections （is it omnibuses or omnibi？） Anyway， definitely not disappointed。 I haven’t gotten around to reviewing Hickman’s Fantastic Four Omnibus Vol。1 yet （workin’ on it）， but suffice to say I liked it。 Recently I picked up Vol。 2 and I liked it even more。Vol。 2 picks up pretty much where Vol。 1 left off。 Read Vol。 1 before picking this one up。 You’ll be all sorts of lost。 This one collects the remaining issues of both the Fantastic Four and Future Foundation titles penned by Hickman。 The team is still reeling from the loss of Johnny Storm and Spidey has joined up to pick up the slack。 This one also follows the War of Kings event as well （which I didn’t read and isn’t really required）， but completists may want to read that book first too。 Most of this book has the team cleaning up the mess left by the other “Evil” Reeds and trying to put things right throughout the universe。 Hickman does a good job of making all the Richard’s clan， super-nerds come off as believable geniuses without making it so complex as to lose a blue collar geek such as myself。 Doom， the Inhumans， and Galactus all show up and are equally well written。 Victor learns that valuable lesson about being careful what you wish for。 Galactus （never a favorite of mine） is actually pretty bad-ass in this one too。 Spider-man adds some levity to the crew and rounds out this version of the team well。 Hickman even sells me on the “kid-heavy” Future Foundation。 Had I heard this book was filled with child characters I probably would have skipped it。 But they worked for me here too。 I actually ended up liking Bentley， the Wizard’s clone， and he had me smiling here and there with his wise-ass quips and nut shots。A smorgasbord of artists contributed to this monster。 While all were above average， there were a few I enjoyed more than others。 Some of my favorites were Ron Garney， Giuseppe Camuncoli， Ryan Stegman， and Nick Dragotta。 Consistent artwork throughout。I liked the way Hickman ultimately ties everything together and ended his long run on Fantastic Four。 This one dips a bit in quality towards the end and then picks up again right at the finish。 Winning me over to characters I’ve never had much of an appreciation for was a challenge and Hickman was up to the task。 Overall a great collection and a recommend for any Hickman or Fantastic Four fans。 Get this review and more at: 。。。more

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