Fantastic Four #1

Fantastic Four is once again the world's greatest comics magazine. Read Full Review

I loved it! I didn't think I would. It starts off incredibly boring, cramming as many cameos as possible of previous Fantastic Four members, from Wyatt Wingfoot to Medusa, and Crystal to Jennifer Walters (She-Hulk), and even Luke Cage. The story does pick up for me when Ben asks Alicia to marry him. Showing once again that Slott is not afraid of married main characters or marriages in general. The dichotomy between Ben and Johnny is amazing. For the time being, the two both know that Reed and Sue are gone for good and more than likely dead, even after their own personal search across the multiverse yielded nothing. Ben has come to accept it and moved on to a mourning stage for his best friend and his would-be sister. Johnny, however, has not accepted they are gone. Read Full Review

While Dan Slott is definitely bringing his A-game to this title, Sara Pichelli really blew me away with her renditions of the characters. I was especially impressed with her interpretation of The Thing, and how she was able to evoke subtle expression from a face made of rock. Read Full Review

The Fantastic Four are back, and the Marvel Universe is suddenly a better and brighter place. Read Full Review

Slott's Fantastic Four return starts where it should, with a slow, emotional build that makes the return feel bigger and more emotional than expected. This is a comic that rightfully cares about its characters. Read Full Review

Fantastic 4 #1 is everything we wanted it to be and more. It gives you that taste of Nostalgia, while also giving you hope for the future. If you missed your family like many of us have, you will love this title. I highly recommend it and approve it as a Fantastic read and I most definitely meant that pun. Read Full Review

If you're a Marvel fan or you're tired of comics that serve to darken the world presented, do yourself a favor and pick this one up! Read Full Review

Whether you've been reading the title since 1961 or this is your first FF adventure,Fantastic Four#1 is definitely worth your $5.99. Read Full Review

FANTASTIC FOUR #1 may not give us the family reunion we've been waiting for, but there's still so much here to love. This issue tells a great story, features some amazing artwork, and gives us a lot to look forward to. Read Full Review

A strong issue with family, and the emotions that come with it, at its center. Read Full Review

This issue, in which nothing happened but everything happened, played like the prologue to the real story still to come. Read Full Review

There has been a lot of excitement and build-up for a return of the Fantastic Four, especially for one helmed by a beloved Marvel writer like Dan Slott. He has not disappointed so far. Read Full Review

FANTASTIC FOUR #1 is what's been missing in superhero comic books. Read Full Review

The characters are well handled and the art is really strong. Would I have liked a bit more action? Sure, but we want to establish how everything is currently, so that it can be fixed when Reed, Sue and the kids return. Go out and read this you, otherwise you'll make The Ever Lovin' Blue Eyed Thing cry, and nobody wants that. Read Full Review

Fantastic Four #1 is as good of a debut as anyone could ask for. It's exactly what the Fantastic Four have deserved, and fans of the characters will be elated with what Slott is doing with them. Read Full Review

This is the perfect welcome back for long-time fans, but a potentially daunting introduction for new readers who might get hung up on details that are slim in this story about Marvel's First Family. Read Full Review

Thanks, Marvel, for bringing back "The World's Greatest Comics Magazine." Hopefully, very soon, it'll be worthy of that title again. But not quite yet. Read Full Review

The team succeeds on just about every level--except fulfilling the desire of fans to see the Fantastic Four back together again. Read Full Review

Personally I was a bit disappointed that there was no actual return in this first issue. It was teased, though this was more of a catching up with those left on Earth more than anything else. The only reason I could give them a pass right now is because this creative team went out of their way to make it known through the Skottie Young story that next month is where we will without a doubt get our return. Read Full Review

It'll be a long 30 days, but if this first installment is any indication, Fantastic Four will be a story that's about faith rewarded. Read Full Review

If you're a an avid Marvel reader, a lapsed fan, or a new reader this is the comic to start with. Read Full Review

I think right now this is essentially Fantastic Four Rebirth and right where these characters need to be at the moment. This issue was adequately grounded for me and had all the feels. Read Full Review

In a few brief pages, Slott and Bianchi perfectly capture the grandeur of Doom and how, in many ways, he is a far more heroic figure than anyone in The Fantastic Four. Read Full Review

The fact that Slott is injecting some joy into the proceedings though is a welcome development overall. Marvel Comics' first family deserves some happiness, especially Ben Grimm/The Thing. There's enough in this issue to make me curious about what's next, but it's going to take some of that old Kirby (now Hickman) smart sci-fi to keep me interested. Family dynamics isn't enough. We'll see where this new Fantastic Four goes. Read Full Review

If you are longtime fan of Fantastic Four fan you are going to be pleased that the book is back even with it not hitting all the notes and if you are a new reader you can get a small sense of what this book meant for lot of people and why it is a staple in the Marvel Universe. Read Full Review

A maudlin, heartfelt, promising start to the long-awaited return of the "World's Greatest Comic Magazine." Read Full Review

Despite feeling more like a prologue than the actual first issue, Fantastic Four #1 allows both Slott and Pichelli to prove why theyre the right people to bring back Marvels First Family. Read Full Review

Seeing the Fantastic Four back and at the forefront of Marvel is a great sight. This issue helps set the current situation with the Ben and Johnny, while also setting up the return of the rest of the family. If you're a Fantastic Four fan, this issue is a must have and a great jumping on point for those new fans wanting to see the family in action. Read Full Review

All in all, I feel comfortable in recommending the book to new fans looking for a good place to start, though it wouldn't be my first choice. Jonathan Hickman's run is probably the best modern place to start, if you aren't looking to go back to the incomparable Lee/Kirby days. For longtime Fantastic Four fans, however, Fantastic Four #1 by Dan Slott and Sara Pichelli is an absolute must. Read Full Review

The Fantastic Four #1 was a delight to read. Full of hope and adventure to come, along with some big changes for characters. The art by Sarah Pichelli is gorgeous and the highlight of the issue. The continuityof the series does drag the issue down for me; if you are reading Marvel Two-in-One or The Avengers you may be a little confused about a few different things in this issue. Besides that, I had fun reading it and I am very excited about what is teased for the future of the Fantastic Four. Read Full Review

It was a great read and I really think Dan Slott is going to be a great writer for this book. It's just not the first issue I wanted or expected. Are future issues gong to be two stories in one or will it become like traditional comics? We will just have to wait and see. All in all though if you are a fan of the Fantastic Four then there is definitely a lot to enjoy in this issue. Just know going in that it is more of a teaser than a true first issue. Read Full Review

Not rushing to bring them back together is the right approach, one taken with care, yet it doesn't gel well with the Doctor Doom tale drawn by Simone Bianchi and Marco Russo, which speeds through resetting some of the Fantastic Four's surrounding status quo. Read Full Review

Fantastic Four #1 is a welcome near-return for Marvel's premier family of superheroes. Read Full Review

I can be honest in saying that I didn't miss the FF nor was I looking for their return. I am a fan of Slott's so I decided to give it a shot and I can say I was pleasantly surprised. I want to see if Slott can revive the FF like he did Spider-Man. Read Full Review

Fantastic Four #1 doesn't give the new series the exciting start it needed. Read Full Review

Despite the idea that I should be able to "wait one more month", I can't help but feel this is a wasted opportunity, a feeling that is not helped by the fact that on one page they spell one of the main characters name wrong; believe when I say I know how to spell Johnny and it isn't with two 'H"s. Hopefully this typo has been picked up prior to the book going to press. Regardless of typo's, my overall feeling regarding this book is that it is less than Fantastic and is in reality "just another comic magazine". Read Full Review

Like I mentioned, I'm a huge Fantastic Four fan so I'll be back in issue two but this is a pretty solid stumble out the gate for the book. I'm really hoping things pick up considerably in issue two. Read Full Review

I would only recommend Fantastic Four #1 to die-hard Fantastic Four fans. For everyone else? Just hope aboard with Fantastic Four #2. Yeah, you will miss the brilliant two page scene where Ben proposes to Alicia. But, I cannot justify telling people to spend $6.00 for two pages of content. Other than those two pages, readers will miss absolutely nothing at all by skipping Fantastic Four #1. instead, hop aboard with Fantastic Four #2 which promises to be the true debut issue of this new title. Read Full Review

Even if they aren't together yet, it does appear that the family is ready for a reunion. Read Full Review

AkR

Sep 12, 2018

The book is a bit pricey but I really enjoyed this first chapter. The ending was really well handled and emotional.

gustave154

Aug 07, 2019

Fantastic Four is back and wow are they fantastic

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Apr 15, 2022

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Ashearer88

Aug 18, 2018

Awesome start i really enjoyed this cant wait to see where it goes.

crisgusmao

Oct 16, 2018

Great return! Our so loved characters back with a kind of mistery.

daddyT

Aug 08, 2018

I hate the cover art but the book isn't like that at all. Well done, full of feels and even if it isn't exactly what we HOPED for (yet!) trust me - it's enough! so now #2 is the first book I've actually LOOKED FORWARD to in a long time!

KFuqua

Aug 08, 2018

Liked it a lot. I just wish that we had got to see the reunion in this first issue.

Kalaoui

Aug 08, 2018

Quite enjoyed this first issue. The heart is there, the art was great but the price wasn't good.

MKW69

Aug 08, 2018

Promise of something great.

mrDovydas

Aug 17, 2018

This is almost everything I wanted it to be. You know what's missing if you've read the issue, but I've had a feeling this may be the case. There's a lot of great moments here, the writing is definitely strong as expected from Slott, as he does a very good job with stories like this. Artwork was definitely outstanding as well. My main drawback, which takes away some points from the score, is the price, which could've definitely been lower if some pages were cut down.

Rick Jonez

Aug 08, 2018

As far as long overdue relaunches go this was absolutely... a... uhm... long overdue relaunch. Nothing bad but nothing really notable and that Doom backp was very disagreeable.

Synthozoid

Aug 10, 2018

I liked the comic, but 6 bucks is ridiculous.

DarioV

Aug 12, 2018

All these reviews giving low scores because the FF aren't together yet don't see the point. This was a very good introduction to possible new readers but also featured a massively important event for the reunion of the team. It also has the light-hearted feeling that an FF comic should carry, so all seems to point to Slott being the right choice for the greatest super-team of all time.

mglsts

Aug 08, 2018

Not the most exciting start and it's mostly a slow setup for future events, but still did enough to keep me curious.

egonnn244

Aug 09, 2018

"What the pop?" Fantastic Four was swept under the rug and stayed there for a long time. Now, free from Spider-Man's clutches, Dan Slott brings it back... well, almost. This is a good beginning and a perfect jumping on point for FF, I'm speaking from experience. We get a little introduction to the characters, who's who and all that, but everyone knows these heroes anyway, even if they never held an FF book in their hand. Not very much happens story-wise, but some life-changing decisions are made by some characters and Victor von Doom reclaims his throne. And we get a little glimpse of Reed and Sue.

DDJamesB

Aug 10, 2018

Whiel this wasn't terrible, it could have been a lot better for a book with a team we haven't seen in years. The story we got though was serviceable and definitely didn't turn me off from continuing but, we will need to see some improvement in issue 2. I haven't been reading Marvel 2 in 1 so Im a little confused if I've missed anything about Doom since the end of Iron Man. His turn to villainy in here seems very rushed although this story was pretty solid and menacing. Overall, a good but not great start.

Dani

Aug 13, 2018

This was my first time reading a Fantastic Four comic and it was a fun issue. This issue had a little bit of comedy, romance and drama; but don’t expect any action-packed scenes. This issue mainly served as a reintroduction into the characters; and showed how important the Fantastic Four is to the city and superhero community. Based on the ending, the action should pick up in the next couple issues. The last ¼ of this comic focused on the villain. I didn’t really enjoy this part of the story. The comic up until that point did a great job introducing the heroes and their friends. Unfortunately, we did not get the same effort with the villain. Someone new to the Fantastic Four would have been lost. The artwork in the first  ¾ of this comic was very vibrant and fun. Then the art took on a darker tone. Transitioning the art from fun and vibrant to darker once the villain was introduced was smart and impactful. I really enjoyed the first ¾ of this comic but the last ¼ could have been left off and explored in more detail in the 2nd issue. more

EdNothIng

Jul 24, 2019

Esperava mais. Mas isso está muito longe de ser ruim. Slott é um mestre da escrita e os desenhos são ok, a Sara já foi muito melhor.

Luminous

Aug 07, 2018

Not much happened to be honest. While reading this, i was confused on the continuity between this book and Two-In-One. How are Ben and Johnny on earth here when they're elseworld in the other book? The events don't line up and Slott's characterization on Johnny is questionable right now. Zdarsky's Two-In-One had the better debut issue.

Big Brother

Aug 08, 2018

Just okay. Hopefully we'll get fireworks next issue.

Bigbooty

Aug 12, 2018

First off, the cover art is terrible and has absolutely nothing to do with what’s inside. Next up, not judging a book by its cover, the art is ok until the Doctor Doom story and I can’t get over the Fred Flinstonesque look of Doom. Story - This is a setup book, nothing more and too early to tell if the series is gonna be all that. Not a great 1st showing after all the hype. Meh.

READ RUMBLE

Aug 14, 2018

I liked this issue. Granted they didn’t reunite and not much happens I have hopes once this series gets going it will be good. However; I did not like the art. It was bad. Too...cartoony?? Amazing Spiderman same way. The splash page with Thing and Alicia was just cringe worthy, but I liked story enough that I’m on board. If you want a first issue of a comic series that starts off running, thougjh, check out Justice League Dark. Now that’s how you start a series!

Bigpoppa393

Aug 14, 2018

Good but shoulda been a zero issue.

CrazyforRAMU

Feb 25, 2019

The Fantastic Four fail to reunite. This felt like a good zero issue or a pair of good B-stories, but the headline action the Fantastic Four need is MIA. So far 2-in-1 remains a better FF comic than FF without even trying. I found the first strip's art surprisingly shoddy for this title and this artist. The second strip was visually stronger but featured one of the most questionable character designs ever for Dr. Doom. The Impossible Man gag strip actually sealed the deal and ensured I rated this short of "good." It's full of that reprehensible smugness that aging Marvel writers develop once they're sure that they outrank the fans: "I know [plot development X] infuriates you, but I'm not gonna do anything about, ha ha, ain't I a stink er?" Though this issue was stuffed full of reasons to dislike it, it also did a pretty great job of characterization, particularly with the Thing. Ben Grimm is the easiest character in the whole Marvel universe to make lovable, but it's still done notably well here. more

Spacey Medicine

Mar 05, 2019

This was alright, I liked parts of it a lot, but I don't really care about Reed or Sue sorry.

Halodystroyer44

Aug 31, 2020

Really Dan? Did this story need to be told after the epic conclusion Hickman gave the Fantastic Four in Secret Wars?

ohhaimark

Aug 08, 2018

WARNING: THE FOLLOWING REVIEW CONTAINS MINOR SPOILERS FOR THE ISSUE Overall, this was a good start. I think, as with many of Dan Slott's comics, the strongest part of the writing is the characterization of all of its characters. This issue contains enjoyable characters down to the supporting cast. It is still a good concept to have Johnny Storm as the one who is hopeful for the Fantastic Four's return, while Ben Grimm has given up all hope. Although it was only a page, seeing the other superheroes give their thoughts on the legacy of the Fantastic Four was a fun thing to do for the first issue. Although, there are a lot of pages like that one that end up feeling like filler, despite being fun pages. For example, the flashback, which its great to see several pages dedicated to the good old days of the Fantastic Four, even though it doesn't progress the story at all. Also the whole singing to get home scene can't hep but feel incredibly cheesy. Although in these few scenes, Slott has proven he is a great writer for the Fantastic Four as their banter and dialogue is captured pretty much perfectly. The issue also nails the emotion of Johnny and Ben as it hits us in the feels to finally see Johnny give up hope, even if it is just for a few seconds. The final scene is pretty predictable but it still ends up working pretty well. Unfortunately, it is hard not to feel even slightly ripped off when you've paid six dollars for an issue #1 and you don't really get to see the Fantastic Four reunite. Even the final page illustrated by Skottie Young commenting about it isn't enough to redeem this problem. It seems like they could have removed the bonus story illustrated by Simone Bianchi to make room for a proper reuniting of the Four. The back up story isn't even all that good. It brings back Dr. Doom as the leader of Latveria, which is fine and all and it sets up an interesting future issue, where it seems it is leading up to Doom being a series villain, but for the issue, the story seemed bland and with only okay art. Not at all like the art of Sara Pichelli in the main issue, which outshines the writing and is marvelous in capturing the personality and looks of each of the characters. Overall, this issue provides a promising start for a series that really seems to pick up in the next issue. more

Sav

Aug 09, 2018

It's nice and all, but it's all feels and nothing else. Plus, what a way to write off that two-in-one series, huh? **Spoiler** Why even finish it when this series skips past the whole event. They get home safe. Nothing was gained. And Doom is back to his depressed and ugly self. I'm not a fan of the sjw movement in comics (nor in life). But at least it gave us new heros. Unfortunately, that will only ever be the change comics will make. God forbid we upset the status quo. Who doesn't love the same old shit?

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MKW69 - Aug 9, 2018

Dude you're and Idiot just by Saying SJW.

Sav - Aug 9, 2018

Dude, you're an idiot for saying SJW, too... :O

SloboSOY

Aug 09, 2018

I had the need to laugh. All that for this. So not enough that this spit on Marvel Two in one (Who will read the title now they know this will lead nowhere ?) but that play with the fan too. Gladly I start it with no expectation. I even take it more for feed my curiosity than because I missed the team. For me the only time this team was good was with Robinson. So I don't have the expectation other reader have about it. I start it in the same feeling than Ben, where most of you start it as Johnny. I don't really care of how the family will come back, but I'm a little mad that Ben have a "Last Story" in memory. This feel wrong. And I see the link to how slott will make the family come back, but in a way that feel wrong. What feel wrong too , is Doom once more with some horrible face. He have to have a little push to take back is mantle through ! The only real good laugh I have was with Impy. Cover - The variant with Black Panther & Storm. One of my favorite variant for this 1. I would have preferred the one with Namorita & Ant-Man (But I could not have it. The Art Adams was really good too, but I feel like it was a old draw, their was some characters missing). Not related. 1/2 Writing - A transitional issue for a one. Bold move. I hope Marvel will let Thing & Alicia be married & not screw that. The cat part make my heart melting. On the other hand I find dumb the fact that Johnny Flame on in the bench. I kind of think bench are in wood, but I can be wrong. 2/3 Arts - Pichelli & Bianchi did their best. For me she has to work a little more on Thing. And there is a lot of background empty sadly. I have some reserve about Bianchi too. It's really good, but feel too overload. Maybe the coloring, too much brown. 2.5/3 Feeling - I will not take the next part. That don't interest me. Sorry marvel. 0/2 more

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MKW69 - Aug 9, 2018

Robinson run sucked ass.

ManOfTheAtom

Aug 11, 2018

The Thing and Human Torch are still roaming around NYC dealing with the absence of Reed, Sue, and the kids the best they can. I find this tiresome since they've been doing that in Marvel 2-in-1 for nearly a year now. Ben and Johnny have also been traveling across the multiverse trying to find them. There's a lot of nodes to the past, which I found nice. Medusa and Crystal both spoke about the absence of half the family. There's a silly nod to the Yancy Street Gang, which were some punk kids. I found 2 touching moments in the story; one with flashback of Johnny singing the family back to the city using an alien object and second with Ben proposing to Alicia. The later was particularly touching because Johnny took it as a sign of Ben giving u p on finding the rest of the family. He wasn't wrong to take it that way, however, it was a bit of a dick move to ruin the happiness of Ben and Alicia when they told Johnny. The last page of the story leaves you with a nod that Reed, Sue, and the kids are alive somewhere in the multiverse. The Dr. Doom backup had Doom returning to his castle and listening to an intruder about what Latveria needs. This did not feel like Dr. Doom to me. He was pointlessly crushing his Doombots and other military bots. Granted, Doom does through tantrums and he's certainly capable of this. However, there was a weird scene with him casting off his armor but keeping the mask. The intruder even suggested that he put the mask back on. It all seemed forced. I don't think Doom would listen to an intruder like that. Maybe there's a reason that hasn't been revealed yet. Doom has been through some weird changes without Reed around. Overall, this should have been an issue that KNOCKED MY SOCKS OFF. It didn't. Instead, I'm left with a feeling of, at best, MEH. I didn't get to see the whole family together, which the there's a last page comic that makes fun of that fact. MARVEL! IT'S NOT ENOUGH THAT YOU KNOW WHAT WE WANT AND THEN MAKE FUN OF IT!! If Marvel is going to pull a dick move like that I feel inclined to pull my money from supporting their comics. Marvel has been doing a lot of promising lately and doing very little delivery of those promises. I want to read some of the characters you publish. Give me a reason to keep buying them. Holding my back from what I want is not a way to keep me around. more

Muldoon452

Aug 08, 2018

I remember a time when you could by an FF comic book and 1) the FF actually appeared in it...and 2) stuff actually happened in it...and 3) it was fun with high adventure. This has none of that...for $5.99. FAIL!

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MKW69 - Aug 9, 2018

Ben Grimm engaged to Alicia! WHAT THE HELL DO YOU WANT?

Muldoon452 - Aug 9, 2018

Less soy...that’s what.

W_himself

Aug 09, 2018

What a let-down. The 5,99$ doesn't sweeten the "deal" either. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_rGe_JT2C8&t=2s