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Cecil Terwilliger · 01-15-2021, 05:36 PM

Jonathan Hickman’s Fantastic Four is ridiculously good. Almost done complete collection vol 1 and I can’t wait to get vol 2.

Save for one massive and distracting detail. His 3 year old daughter, who is drawn like a 6-8 year old, speaks better than I do and is the smartest person in the world (literally, it’s a plot point, she’s smarter than reed). It wasn’t an issue when her age was ambiguous, I just assumed she was older. But then they made a point to repeatedly mention her age and it zaps me right out of the story. It’s so stupid it makes me hate her character, normally not an issue for a minor side character but so far she’s had more screen time than Sue. A lot more. She’s a main character in this book.

Edit:
Instead of quadruple posting I’ll just update this one. If anyone cares.

I rarely talk about the art. Mostly just the writing. What stood out to me about Secret Invasion, Hickman’s FF and my current read, X-Men AoA revival from 2015 trade called warzones (part of secret wars) is how good all the art is.

Lenil Yu on secret invasion was phenomenal. He legit has a few panels that wowed me on my iPad, which is rare. His work used to be perfect for Wolverine but felt too unrefined, too gritty for a mainstream superhero event book. But he was phenomenal on Secret Invasion. Clearly matured a lot in the last 20 years or so.

Same with the artists on FF, especially Dark Reign. I was very impressed.

Then on Age of Apocalypse it was some guy I didn’t know. Something Sandoval. Total throwback to Joe Mad and the original AoA. Got a real 90s feel to it and it works so well with these characters. No need to reinvent the wheel or redesign what ain’t broke. And the writer was Fabian Neciza (sp?) who I normally associate with crappily written mid 90s xbooks. However the storytelling was great. I was so happy getting to see all these characters again in a bit of an offshoot/retelling of the AoA storyline, except very different from the original.

In fact all three books I mentioned clearly have great chemistry between writer and artist. Clear storytelling, good panel layout, easy to follow action.

Anyways, just a thought I had on a lazy Sat morning while I’m reading.

01-15-2021, 05:36 PM	#441
Cecil Terwilliger That Crazy Guy at the Bus Stop Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Springfield Penitentiary Exp:	Jonathan Hickman’s Fantastic Four is ridiculously good. Almost done complete collection vol 1 and I can’t wait to get vol 2. Save for one massive and distracting detail. His 3 year old daughter, who is drawn like a 6-8 year old, speaks better than I do and is the smartest person in the world (literally, it’s a plot point, she’s smarter than reed). It wasn’t an issue when her age was ambiguous, I just assumed she was older. But then they made a point to repeatedly mention her age and it zaps me right out of the story. It’s so stupid it makes me hate her character, normally not an issue for a minor side character but so far she’s had more screen time than Sue. A lot more. She’s a main character in this book. Edit: Instead of quadruple posting I’ll just update this one. If anyone cares. I rarely talk about the art. Mostly just the writing. What stood out to me about Secret Invasion, Hickman’s FF and my current read, X-Men AoA revival from 2015 trade called warzones (part of secret wars) is how good all the art is. Lenil Yu on secret invasion was phenomenal. He legit has a few panels that wowed me on my iPad, which is rare. His work used to be perfect for Wolverine but felt too unrefined, too gritty for a mainstream superhero event book. But he was phenomenal on Secret Invasion. Clearly matured a lot in the last 20 years or so. Same with the artists on FF, especially Dark Reign. I was very impressed. Then on Age of Apocalypse it was some guy I didn’t know. Something Sandoval. Total throwback to Joe Mad and the original AoA. Got a real 90s feel to it and it works so well with these characters. No need to reinvent the wheel or redesign what ain’t broke. And the writer was Fabian Neciza (sp?) who I normally associate with crappily written mid 90s xbooks. However the storytelling was great. I was so happy getting to see all these characters again in a bit of an offshoot/retelling of the AoA storyline, except very different from the original. In fact all three books I mentioned clearly have great chemistry between writer and artist. Clear storytelling, good panel layout, easy to follow action. Anyways, just a thought I had on a lazy Sat morning while I’m reading. Last edited by Cecil Terwilliger; 01-16-2021 at 09:29 AM.