Fantastic Four: 1 2 3 4 (Marvel Knights)

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Summary: A darker, but not bad, take on the first family of Marvel
Review: I was skeptical of this book at first; did I really want to see my favourite cosmic adventurers strip and beaten down of all the fun and playfulness I usually relate the Fantastic Four to? After literally months of avoiding the book I finally gave it a chance. Just as I had feared it was gloomy and upsetting. But it was a fine piece of work as well.

Grant Morrison (Animal Man, We3, New X-Men) and artist Jae Lee (The Inhumans) shape a depressing, realistic view of the world that Reed and company live in. There is fighting, anger, and isolation, and almost a sense of helplessness as how to handle the world around them. Problems escalate when each member of the Four become ensnared in a type of chess match being played out by Dr. Doom, using not only the FF but Namor, Mole Man, and Alicia Masters as his pawns. With Reed seemingly too wrapped up in his own escapades to save his friends or marriage, hope for the survival of Marvel's First Family seem grim.

Should you buy this book? Tough question to answer. This is far from the first Fantastic Four book someone should read, but a veteran of the teams adventures would be wise not to ignore it. 1234 has the element hat has always driven the book, even if it is a darker one; the Fantastic Four are, and will always be, a family.



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Summary: A dark tale of be careful what you wish for
Review: This a darker tale than a usual fantastic Four Book. It tell of Dr Doom giving the Thing,Invisible woman,what they want and taking out fantastic and torch. He leads them to belive doom is a construct created by reed. He turns the ting back to old ben. To invisible woman he gives namor who she always had athing for.But he wants to give moleman torch as a slave reed turns it all around when a giant doombot tries to destroy the city.