It’s a terrible thing for someone not to reach their full potential… I know. As I’ve grown older, I’ve realized that I do not have the character to be both good and great at the same time. But you do, Reed… and as such, all my hopes and desires rest in you becoming what I am not. When you grow up, I expect more. Son… I expect better. I want you to be a better friend than I was. Be a better husband. Be a better father… Reed… be a better man.
New Fantastic Four movie out. Fifth attempt. First four were awful. This one was excellent. Between that and Superman, a good time to go to the cinemas and catch a superhero flick.
I wanted to spotlight a great Fantastic Four story to go along with it. But, well, we’ve already read the best Fantastic Four stories. It’s #48-51. Here’s the link to issue 48. And we have some great ones coming up in our Marvel reading. I have a fondness for the Doom Surfer story in FF #57-60. But we’re not there yet. That’s Marvel Universe story #630 and we are only on #592.
And I don’t want to cover Fantastic Four stories from the ’70s or ’80s now, because our normal reading might get there eventually. Maybe.
But here’s a story from 2009. We’re in 1966. I’m confident I’ll be dead long before this blog gets to 2009. It’s not part of our Marvel Universe reading, but I have another section for Reading Great Comics. And I’ve got a 2009 FF story that’s one of my favorite comics.
But… my focus for both sections of the blog has been digging into single issues. And this is a 3-part story. I thought about just highlighting one of the three parts. But it doesn’t work. It’s a 3-part story.
However, I believe two things.
- A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds.
- Rules were meant to be broken.
So here is Fantastic Four #570-572 from 2009 by Jonathan Hickman and Dale Eaglesham. Collectively known as “Solve Everything”.
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