Fantastic Four #17
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| Writer | Ryan North |
| Artist | Carlos E. Gomez |
| Cover Price | $3.99 |
When construction unearths something unexpected, Susan Storm is called in - not as a super hero but an archaeologist! But when the bones she uncovers - tens of thousand of years old, dating back to the first arrival of humans in the Americas - turn out to be female...and matching her build...and wearing the shredded and decayed remains of what appears to be BLUE FABRIC constructed of unstable molecules, she must accept the fantastic: Dr. Susan Storm is going to DIE deep in Earth's prehistory... ...and that time is coming sooner than she might think! Also in this issue: an anniversary date for Reed and Sue! So Sue gets both inarguable more
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9.5
AIPT - David Brooke
Feb 07, 2024Fantastic Four #17 has everything a sci-fi superhero fan could want. It has action, it has trippy ideas, and it has awesome science tying into it all. Read Full Review
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9.0
ComicBook.com - Chase Magnett
Feb 07, 2024It seems as if writer Ryan North has puzzled over the intricacies of defeating a nigh-omnipotent time-traveling supervillain and delivers an excellent response that is also rooted in character. The overall effect is an incredibly satisfying standalone feature reminding readers what's fantastic about Marvel's first couple just in time for Valentine's Day. Read Full Review
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Comic Watch - Theron Couch
Feb 08, 2024Fantastic Four is a high quality series in every facet, from writing to art. But Fantastic Four #17 highlights how North keeps the series fresh and smart with every issue, even as the series is primarily made up of one-and-done stories. This issues setup is the king that could lead into a complex ongoing story arc, but North addresses it in a novel way and in a single, clever issue. Its another very successful issue. Read Full Review
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6.5
Weird Science Marvel Comics - mrgabehernandez
Feb 07, 2024Fantastic Four #17 takes Reed and Sue on a time-traveling adventure to solve the mystery of Sue's "death" in the ancient past. The time travel aspects, a clever invention of non-verbal communication, and the art are all on point, but Ryan North keeps forgetting to shore up plot holes that sabotage his writing. Read Full Review
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I really love these weird sci-fi stories especially when done right like this. Pretty cool to how this issue literally references an old story all the way back to 1963 when Sue and Reed were facing off Rama-tut in the pre-historic past. He goes back to kill off the first European nomads to kill off the future so the F
F wouldn't exist at all. Obviously Reed and Sue trick him in a really ingenious way. You can even thank Alicia because they used braille to avoid Rama-tut from figuring out their plan to stop him. I must say too the art really juiced up for the better in this ish, absolutely beautiful work here.+ Like • Comment -
9.0
Always a sucker for an FF vs Kang story. I really enjoyed the art from Gomez and hope he sticks around a while.
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9.0
Personally not a huge fan of the art in this issue, though it didn't feel too dissimilar to what we've seen from Ivan and Iban. It's North's concepts that blow me away every time, though, and this is no exception.
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8.5
Great one and done mystery. I enjoyed his explanations and work arounds but it's still filled with plot holes and McGuffins but I suspend belief when I enter this realm and Ryan North does a good job covering most of the bases. It was enjoyable but North overdoes it sometimes and it feels like a classroom lesson lol. Not every conversation has to sound like a pseudo-genius is talking. I command Ryan North for making this into 1 issue instead of an arc that would have bored us to death. Carlos Gomez on art was great and he fits right in.
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8.5
Really fun time travel issue. Particularly loved how complicated North made this without making it too hard to understand. North continues to show how much of a science-nut he is, and I'm still really enjoying it. Gómez's interiors were super solid here, as well.
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8.0
This was a good issue but let down by the art. It was similar but clearly a step down unfortunately.
All in all the story was good and enjoyable but Ryan does the same thing every issue that bothers me: He over explains everything and tries to make it make sense but if you understand what he wants to say you realize he writes like what a dumbish person thinks a smart person sounds like. His concepts are wrong, but not totally wrong. He gets the general idea of what he is going for but then just makes up stuff. Like there are legit 'science-fu' ways to explain these things instead of the garble he comes up with. It kind of takes away some of the fun of it.
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Nice story
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8.0
It's a perfectly satisfying timey-wimey yarn. It's written and illustrated well, and it loads some memorable new material into the FF canon. I get the sense that the creators are striving to make this one-shot more profound than it really is, though.
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6.5
Art: 3/5
Story: 3.5/5
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