Fantastic Four #2

Fantastic Four #2 is a wonderful story about two people who love each other and, more than anything else, are always eager to help others. That sometimes gets lost in this series (especially when it comes to Reed) because giant, occasionally crazy plots take center stage. Also, some writers, in portraying Reeds intelligence, will leave him feeling somewhat cold. But North really humanizes the characters here, and I expect reinforcing that feeling will be important down the road when we find out what happened to the Fantastic Four. Read Full Review

Fantastic Four is a breath of fresh air in superhero comics. Light on violence but heavy on heart, this series will win you over. Grinch's out there better watch out, as Fantastic Four will make their hearts grow three sizes as they fall in love with these characters all over again. Fantastic Four #2 reminds us of the strong and loving relationship between Reed and Sue and throws in a Doom twist to boot. Read Full Review

Another fun, done-in-one tale shows off the heart and creativity already at work in this new volume. Read Full Review

Well worth a look if you are into these characters or have heard about them and just want something you can dip into without having to commit to a long storyline. Read Full Review

Fantastic Four #2 told a fun one-shot style story that established the way Ryan North and Iban Coello plan to present Reed and Sue Richards. The adventure itself was well done with its connection to Doctor Doom. More importantly, this issue successfully established the voices for Reed and Sue in the wake of whatever happened in New York City that turned the world against the Fantastic Four. If you haven't checked out the new Fantastic Four series yet I recommend jumping in now as this has been a good jumping on point. Read Full Review

Fantastic Four #2 bizarrely continues the model of delivering an issue that has nothing to do with the "incident in Manhattan or the Fantastic Four together as a team. The art is good enough, and the issue works as a Scooby Doo/Twilight Zone-styled mystery, but if you're looking for a Fantastic Four adventure in a Fantastic Four comic, you may have to wait until the Spring of 2023. Read Full Review

Fantastic Four #2 follows a misadventure with Reed and Sue encountering a bunch of incognito Doombots. The situation with the weird Doombots is at the forefront of the story as Reed and Sue are trying to figure out just what's going on. The twist is interesting and makes for a neat mystery for these heroes to solve; it's not the biggest reveal but it works for the story that's told here. Read Full Review

This issue provides another solid, but unspectacular entry in a relaunch still waiting to be launched. Read Full Review

cincyfan

Dec 30, 2022

This is quite an interesting way to start this volume but I have to say I have really enjoyed both issues. This one though was fantastic! It had so much heart and emotion in it with what I thought was a cool twist. I loved this issue and if this is what we are in store for with this volume I'm very excited

Hailey

Feb 02, 2023

I´m loving this run so far!

Prodigalson16

Dec 07, 2022

Again, reminds me of the earlier Byrne issues where he took more of a Twilight Zone approach.

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Screaming Enigma

Jan 28, 2025

Another really good one-shot story, of sorts, that continues the trend of keeping the team isolated from each other. I still don't know how I feel about that approach for the first few issues of the run, but the stories are two-for-two thus far, in my opinion. This was, like the last issue, a super intriguing sci-fi story that feels like a throwback to older titles.

Gio

Aug 09, 2025

Ish #2 takes a similar formula from #1 using a mystery science fiction element that I enjoyed. Sue and Reed find themselves in a town full of people who are really all Doombots. The Doombots attack them but go back to their human disguises when a state trooper comes in and interrupts. This strange behavior leads Reed and Sue to further investigate why this town is full of Doombots. They find this old lady in a wheelchair who turns out to be the key to the mystery. She was someone that Dr. Doom cared about when he was young and promised to take care of her. His solution was to giver her a Doombot to medically watch over her. It gets kind of dark when you find out she died a while ago and being that Doom only programmed the bot to keep he r alive, the bot "became" the old woman and tried to keep her going by meshing with her bioloically. This only ended up in it replicating and copying her personality instead of actually staying alive. This was a great twist, and this concept of Doombots just existing on the side makes this world of the Fantastic Four feel rich and complex.That these characters effect the world around them in ways that even stay hidden. more

DrTracy

Jul 16, 2023

Better than issue one.

KittyNone

Dec 10, 2022

I don't know if I'm convinced by this direction yet, but I'm certainly intrigued by it. North & Coello go deep on the strangeness of the FF — Reed putting his eyes in his fingers to look inside a corpse, or of course the twist with the corpse itself — and the discomfort of it feels fresh, as much EC as Lee & Kirby. I respect the chances they're taking on this book and it's got me for the foreseeable, even if I don't think it's quite clicked yet

Briton

Jan 07, 2023

Good solid entertainment.

CrazyforRAMU

Aug 10, 2023

It's a valiant effort and it makes for a fun read. But there are a lot of nits to pick, making this issue hit me weaker than #1 did. (The fact that they're both "small towns with a weird sci-fi secret" stories sure doesn't help.) I think in both words and art, the creators haven't quite zeroed in on their portrayals of Reed and Sue yet. There's nothing in the characters that feels out-and-out wrong -- but not much that feels fresh and distinctive, either. But the bottom line is, I'd be perfectly satisfied if #2 turned out to be the volume's storytelling quality standard.

DDJamesB

Dec 08, 2022

I had fun with it. It was pretty good. I don't think there's much wrong. I think I just was expecting more of the feeling I got from the 1st issue.

Kalaoui

Dec 14, 2022

It's not clicking for me especially starting with the side quests while not establishing a main story to anchor it. This feels like a Halloween throw away issue.

Kenjamin

May 05, 2025

Art: 3.5/5 Story: 3.5/5 Total: 7/10

fzanca

Dec 11, 2022

This was a good idea but was executed badly. I love the idea of Doom having a connection to this woman and wanting her to be happy. In the vein of WandaVision, he annexed an entire town, though he hadn't known that would happen at the time. However, if he was close to her, he never bothered to check on her? He didn't even know she died? The armor that annexed her didn't send a signal or a report back to him? I find that hard to believe. Also, Reed reprogrammed hundreds of them in a single night? What? Is he Santa Claus now? I think there was another way to tell this story and it land well as opposed to how it is now. One more rewrite would have done it.

KFuqua

Dec 08, 2022

Continues to be odd and disappointing.