Buddy read with my shallow reading pals. Actually finished it in the required time frame, but was a little too preoccupied with internet pornography to get around to actually reviewing it. Hands are washed and here we go. Sorry I’m late kids. Hickman’s Fantastic Four run is the only FF stuff I’ve ever really had an interest in picking up. I’ve liked The Thing since I was kid. I had his mego action figure (not a doll) when I was just a tyke. I actually forgot he had that “I just saw my first ti

~NO SPOILERS~To start with the book itself beneath the dust cover is just as beautiful as Volume1. I collect omnibuses and most of the marvel ones are black with minimal or no design, colour change, but this is lovely. It's the same colour as the F4 classic blue with a matt finish....beautiful to hold and look at.I've never read an F4 story before, I’ve only ever seen the old 90's cartoons which I enjoyed, but this book and the whole Hickman run is incredible.With regards to the story, there are...

Never saw myself getting choked up over the nearly omnipotent son of Sue Storm and Reed Richards yet here we are

This is now my favorite Hickman Marvel story, over his Secret Warriors or his Avengers stuff.This book concludes the epic run started in the first Omnibus but it's not in my eyes what makes it special.The really good thing is the amount of time the author takes at the end to resolve everything and gives us some hindsight on what happens to everybody after the big event is over. It's fan service after fan service and it's just awesome! Everything ties in nicely together and we can see that from t...

This was my first Fantastic Four series, but after hearing the praise for it, I took the plunge. After all, I dig what I've read of Hickman so far. The way he builds his worlds and constructs his stories is very impressive, and very well thought out. But that also means you have to be patient with him and gut it out to the end. Which also begs the question, is there a pay off? Short answer: Absolutely 100%! Longer answer: This run on Fantastic Four is bordering on genius and it's all down to how...

These Omnibus editions are really the ideal way to experience these particular stories for the first time--says the person who experienced Jonathan Hickman's FF stories in these Omnibus editions for the first time.I can understand the frustrations of the month-to-month reader following this epic, though, because Hickman's plotting is seriously long term. Also, he brings one arc to a head, and then abruptly shifts focus to some other storyline, but just when you think he's abandoned or forgotten

Hickman finishes his seminal Fantastic Four run in a, well, fantastic fashion. The first of this book has him wrapping up his run with Forever, an epic arc that is the culmination of everything that came before. The scale of this book is unlike anything else I've read in a marvel book before (Nothing beats Final Crisis), but this is my first marvel Hickman run. That being said, I am more than satisfied with this run. Hickman nails the characterization of every character and even makes me forget

Fun collection, great artwork solid stories. It really makes me like F4 and the stories overall tie up really well with the family and the characters.Especially the story about after the death of Johnny was really good, and I bet Hickman was saving that and was planning the whole thing throughout. I wouldn't recommend it for something to start with, I mean Hickman's F4, but I would definitely recommend the first and second omnibus for fans of the first family!

The scope is so big and complex, but at it's heart is a story about family -- specifically about fathers and sons. It's a story about finding family, and making that family bigger and bigger. And after two full volumes, it punched me right in the heart: "A perfect one."I wish I could be clearer about my feelings on this run, but it's so many moments packed into so many pages. It's made me think deeply about time and aging and death. It's made me laugh and break into tears. In fact, this might be...

I almost went four stars on this one—it really felt like Hickman was a little adrift after his overarching metastory completes—but the stopover in Wakanda that set up Panther’s then-upcoming arc in AvX and New Avengers, couple with absolutely gut-wrenching finale issues for both FF and Fantastic Four...that pulled it back up. What a tremendous run of comics. Just perfect.

Even though you are reading a ton of books the story is so engaging and it never stops moving forward. Once you start you soon find yourself at the end. Johnny is back, the future is new again, and anything can happen. I'm excited to see what is next.

Probably the best run on a Marvel series of this decade. Thanks, Jonathan.

I nodi vengono al pettine e la run di Hickman sui Fantastici Quattro giunge alla sua conclusione. Non è tutto perfetto e Hickman mi convince a metà, ci sono ad esempio alcune parti che a mio avviso sono un po’ confuse (davvero non si capisce cosa succede nella pagina). L’autore è bravissimo a tessere le fila di una serie di eventi complicatissimi, ma in questo, secondo il mio modestissimo parere, Geoff Johns su Lanterna Verde è una spanna sopra. Il voto 4/5 va comunque all’epica che si respira i...

Hickman’s Fantastic Four is a must read for any comic fan. It was successful because Hickman tapped into the essence of The Fantastic Four, they are Marvel’s First Family. It has all the sci-fi pulp adventure that makes the FF fun, and interweaves a tale of family that transcends space and time.

This book ties up Hickman’s run on FF beautifully. His whole run lived up to the hype, and I’m excited to keep the tale going with Hickvengers next.

stop trying to make the inhumans a thing!

-didn't enjoy this one as much as Vol.1-after wrapping the compelling stories surrounding Galactus, Council of Reeds, the back third feels like a collection of more stand-alone tales that may have something to do w/ bring things to a close-Future Foundation material becomes flippable-Doom's role in the back half this run is... underwhelming -couldn't help comparing to Hickman's Avengers run -- the better of the two: greater build, more at stake, w/ a far greater payoff in Secret Wars

Excellent. Hickman's FF is full of way too many ideas and craziness, but it's a heckuva lot of fun. My only real complaint about the book is that the beginning is much more of a finale than the end. But still some of the best FF stuff ever.

Amazing second volume of Hickman's take on the characters. The concept of the Future Foundation, the white costumes and the addition of Spider-Man simply add to the excellent long form narrative Hickman utilizes. This run lays the foundation for storylines that continue to develop in his subsequent Avengers/New Avengers books.

A fun ending to the Hickman era of Fantastic Four. Some of the extras and tie-ins are included, and have varying quality and art.Good conclusion and enjoyable read.