manuelte's review
3.0
Not as good as the first volume, but given that the story was interrupted in the middle by the lackluster Age of Ultron event I can't place the blame on the writers. The Caesar plot was fun, and explicitly leaves the door open for future involvement of this mysterious character; the Blastaar one wasn't great and it was very reminiscent of DC's The return of Bruce Wayne, complete with the end of the universe observers.
mjfmjfmjf's review
4.0
Scattered and uneven. Much of this has really good writing. Some of it has fairly bad art. And then the Yancy Street bit is nice but it feels like it has been done to death. The plot is at least moving along if only in fits and starts.
snazel's review
4.0
I wish we got to see what was going on at home, but this was fun and made me feel things. It even made me like reed???????!!?!?!?!?!
renatasnacks's review against another edition
3.0
I mean, this was fun, but it turns out I care more about the FF B-team and crazy time traveling Johnny Storm than I care about the main FF? Needs more She-Hulk (as most books do).
nathanaeljs's review against another edition
3.0
In the second volume of the Fraction relaunch of Fantastic Four, the original Four plus Valeria and Franklin are still randomly voyaging through time and space. Each issue is set in a different time and place, ranging from the beginning of the universe to the very end. Banter abounds, but the plot is thin.
I've really enjoyed Fraction's work on other Marvel titles, Hawkeye in particular, and I did enjoy this volume. However, it is not a Fantastic Four run that I can see being considered an indispensable part of the reading canon. That isn't to say that it's terrible or not worth reading at all. Fraction has a great grasp of the characters and the banter between Valeria and Franklin and Johnny and Ben makes for a fun read. There are some great story ideas, like Ben using his one day as a human for that year to go back in time and protect Yancy Street from mobsters and the unexpected fate of Julius Caesar. There is the barest hint of a story arc, in the form of the disease killing Reed. The problem though is that this is really not elaborated on. Reed never seems to actually work on solving the problem. When it is brought up, it's either in the form of Reed feeling guilty for keeping it a secret from the others or Sue being angry with him for keeping the secret. For Reed's life literally being on the line, as well as possibly the rest of the team, there doesn't seem to be much in the way of urgency there. Ultimately, this lack of a solid arc leaves each issue feeling disconnected, reminding me more of the sadly cancelled A+X than the typical ongoing Fantastic Four series.
I've really enjoyed Fraction's work on other Marvel titles, Hawkeye in particular, and I did enjoy this volume. However, it is not a Fantastic Four run that I can see being considered an indispensable part of the reading canon. That isn't to say that it's terrible or not worth reading at all. Fraction has a great grasp of the characters and the banter between Valeria and Franklin and Johnny and Ben makes for a fun read. There are some great story ideas, like Ben using his one day as a human for that year to go back in time and protect Yancy Street from mobsters and the unexpected fate of Julius Caesar. There is the barest hint of a story arc, in the form of the disease killing Reed. The problem though is that this is really not elaborated on. Reed never seems to actually work on solving the problem. When it is brought up, it's either in the form of Reed feeling guilty for keeping it a secret from the others or Sue being angry with him for keeping the secret. For Reed's life literally being on the line, as well as possibly the rest of the team, there doesn't seem to be much in the way of urgency there. Ultimately, this lack of a solid arc leaves each issue feeling disconnected, reminding me more of the sadly cancelled A+X than the typical ongoing Fantastic Four series.
birdmanseven's review against another edition
2.0
I liked the story arc set up in volume one, but this felt more like a dull collection of vaguely connected standalones. Hopefully volume three gets it back on track.
We talked about this run over on the All the Books Show: https://soundcloud.com/allthebooks/episode-28-a-hamburgers-bookmark
We talked about this run over on the All the Books Show: https://soundcloud.com/allthebooks/episode-28-a-hamburgers-bookmark
lillian_francis's review against another edition
3.0
A mixed bag here for me. Some of the issues were great, others I couldn't understand the reasoning behind.
The stand out issue for me here is the Roman one. That's a time travel story done perfectly.
And thankfully Johnny's character is back to a much more acceptable level of dickishness, practical jokes and fighting with Ben without being an obnoxious arse.
As with the previous collection the artwork is excellent.
The stand out issue for me here is the Roman one. That's a time travel story done perfectly.
And thankfully Johnny's character is back to a much more acceptable level of dickishness, practical jokes and fighting with Ben without being an obnoxious arse.
As with the previous collection the artwork is excellent.
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