Even after all these years . . . the Fantastic Four can still be a fun book to read. I have 3 long boxes full of just Fantastic Four comics, and I still can't wait to read it every month. Of course, right now, it's kind of loaded up . . . on the talent side of things. We've been getting these amazing Michael Turner covers every month. I don't know how they talked him in to doing them, but I'm glad they did. Then we have Dwayne McDuffie doing the scripts. And one of my favorite under appreciated artists . . . Paul Pelletier. Seriously! This guy does not get enough credit for his work. Some of these pages, and these panels, are just fantastic. Pun intended! Anyways, last issue Doom, Namor and T'challa came back to warn Reed about his plans to implement "Plan #101" . . . . "Fix everything". He answered their warning with a shot. A head shot actually. He shot off Namor's head. And then, in the beginning of this issue, he does the same to T'challa. Has Reed gone mad? Actually, both of them were robots. Remember, these guys came back from about 75 years in the future. Well after Reed reveals Doom's deception, Victor then goes on a soliloquy about how self-centered, egotistic, and ultimately evil Reed is. Actually, he goes on, and on, and on, and on . . . . I think you get the picture. Finally Ben's cork pops. He just goes all out and pummels the crap out of Doom. Until Victor can get his armor to reboot and all his defenses to come back up. Then he takes out all four of them . . . pretty quickly. Until, that is, he hears a voice behind him that makes him tremble. It's the Fantastic Four from the future. They've come back following Doom. So next issue should be interesting. To say the least. Fantastic book. Great story, and great art.
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