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Fantastic Four Has All Gone Pear Shaped
(No, apparently not, my mistake) And it appears took a little of the lingo back with him in today's Fantastic Four #3. "Pear-shaped" is British slang for something going wrong, no longer a circle – when you are looking at a European pear, anyway Which, in Europe, we do all the time. Wikipedia states that Margaret Thatcher[...]
Last Week's Comics In Thirty Four Panels
Are they all subconsciously (and rightfully so) accepting of the fact that none of their plans ever go right anyway (but they would still risk carrying the kids along?) or they that distrustful of the Avengers and the Earth's Other Mightiest Heroes that they don't think the world can survive without a Fantastic Four for[...]
IDW To Publish John Byrne Fantastic Four Artist's Edition
The IDW Artists Edition are works of joy, the product of Scott Dunbier at the publisher, reprinting the artwork for classic stories as close to the original boards as possible, then reproducing them on Bristol board as well, for added authenticity. And they've just landed the Fantastic Four, reprinting six classic issues from John Byrne's run[...]
Age Of Ultron Creates New AU Spinoff Titles
In March, as Marvel's Age Of Ultron kicks off, as well as Fantastic Four #5 there is also Fantastic Four #5AU, and as well as Superior Spider-Man #6 there is Superior Spider-Man #6AU. I'm sure people will able to work it out. AGE OF ULTRON #1-3 (of 10) BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS (W) •[...]
Ten Thoughts About Ten Comics – Batman And Robin, Sherlock Holmes, Crossed, Before Watchmen, Caligula, Change, Dan The Unharmable, Amazing Spider-Man, Fantastic Four And Avengers Arena
How can anyone say this sentence from Amazing Spider-Man #699.1 without screaming to the local village and demanding pitchforks and flaming torches. One of the more disturbing elements of Fantastic Four #2 They've captured Moon Boy and stuck him in a stasis cell Moon Boy! There's all sorts of parallels with Jack Kirby one could bring[...]
My Favourite Twelve Covers From The Hero Initiative 100 Fantastic Four Project
The latest Hero Initiative book, where comic artists create sketches on a hundred blank cover copies of a comic, whch are then sold off as well as a book reprinting all the covers, is Fantastic Four #600 And here are my twelve favourite covers You'll have your own Enjoy… and then buy. From Fred Hembeck; From Rich[...]
Saturday Trending Topics: The Other Paul Ryan
Whether you're a Republican, a Democrat, or other, if you're reading BC I think you'll agree that we should give some equal time to the other Paul Ryan, who has drawn titles ranging from Avengers and Fantastic Four to Superman and Batman I'm sure Ryan the comic book artist has had his fill of being[...]
Preview: Fantastic Four #1 And A Tortured Analogy
They just make plenty of bottle variants to hold it all in…. And so we have Matt Fraction and Bagley's Fantastic Four #1 Which looks like it may actually be trying something new Here are the first four pages of it… Four adults Two kids One FantastiCar NOW! Reed, Sue, Johnny, and Ben – along with Franklin[...]
Mr Fantastic Gets A New Job (SPOILERS)
And now, it seems, Mister Fantastic has received a higher calling. In the new issue of Fantastic Four, out today, while Captain America and the Avengers are calling on the President to approve neocon-style actions regarding the newly purchased island of Barbuda by A.I.M., Mister Fantastic has a solution more suited to the likes of Kofi[...]
Monday Trending Topics: The Galactus Gamble
Outside a Home Depot, he began asking people if there was anything they needed help with. Most-Read TV/Film Stories Today: Fox Want Joe Carnahan To Take Over Their Daredevil Reboot, Prepared To Give Some Fantastic Four Characters Back To Marvel | Bleeding Cool Comic Book, Movies and TV News and Rumors Time ticks on and Fox are continuing[...]
Now Marvel's Matt Fraction And Salvador Larroca Take On Fantastic Four
A third filling. Matt Fraction and Salvador Larroca, taking over the Fantastic Four when Jonathan Hickman leaves for The Avengers. Fraction has been working on a variety of books for Marvel, including a long run on Iron Man And we know that Kieron Gillen and Greg Land are taking over that book. So what's happening on Uncanny X-Men…[...]
Eleven Thoughts About Eleven Comics – Fantastic Four, HERO, Batman Inc, Youngblood, Amazing Spider-Man, Aquaman, Dark Knight, Hawkman, All Star Western, Secret Avengers, Astonishing X-Men,
Hopefully those will increase. This is a Fantastic Four comics I'm really unsure about A story that seems to rely on a twist that seems inherently obvious, and then when the "what" turns into the "who", the implications are massive Why aren't the Fantsastic Four training groups all around the world to do what they just[...]
Marvel's Last Two Point One Comics Shipped Today (For A Bit)
So Fantastic Four #605.1 and The Incredible Hulk #7.1 are probably it (UPDATE: Until Captain America & Namor #631.1 and Web Of Spider-Man #129.1, Peter Parker, Spider-Man #156.1 and Sensational Spider-Man #33.1 in August, as the move onto Point Two, apparently)     With the Fantastic Four, we get the story of the alternative Reed Richards in an America[...]
Alan Davis' ClanDestine Set To Appear In Wolverine Annual
We've seen the solicitation of Alan Davis' Fantastic Four Annual featuring his super-fiction team, the Clan Destine We know, thanks to July's solicitations, that this will be followed by a Daredevil Annual also featuring the team. Bleeding Cool has now learned that the third part will be in this year's Wolverine Annual in October. Davis has had a heady[...]
Ryan Stegman Leaves Scarlet Spider For Fantastic Four
Scarlet Spider artist Ryan Stegman is off Scarlet Spider in July, replaced by Khoi Pham, according to Marvel's July solicitations. So what now for Ryan? Well, according to Bleeding Cool writer Matthew Diener embedded in the Amazing Spider-Man panel at C2E2, he will be moving to becoming the regular penciller for The Fantastic Four, currently drawn by[...]
Alan Davis Brings Back ClanDestine In July
While often dealing with the realities of violence against the ideals of superheroics, they were a bright light, especially at the time. The family have come and gone, from their own book, to crossing over with the X-Men, to popping up often wherever Alan Davis can find a reason. And in July, they will return in the[...]
Tuesday Trending Topics: Cutting Up Kirby
 But though the process does make me cringe as they no doubt intended, I will be curious to take a peek at the end result. Most-Read Comic Stories Today: Homeless Batman To An Inviting Cloak And Dagger – Cosplay With Kristen Leigh At ECCC  Thanks to Kristen Leigh, and her photographic skills at ECCC, here's a look at[...]
Cutting Up A Copy Of Fantastic Four #2 With Scissors
Shaky Kane, of Bulletproof Coffin, about to cut up a copy of Fantastic Four #2, featuring the FF fighting Skrulls… and it's no mere threat Here's what happened next. Are you okay? Are you feeling okay? Should I get you a glass of whisky as well? It's all part of a demonstration that Shaky is making, to[...]
The Very Best Bit Of Fantastic Four #604
Go no further if you still want to be surprised by Fantastic Four #604 But here is the page where the adult Franklin Richards turns the tide on the Celestials. Yeah, that's the bunny. Comics courtesy of Orbital Comics of London, celebrating C-Day for the release of Crossed Badlands. I didn't want to spoil this yesterday[...]
Eleven Thoughts About Eleven Of Today's Comics – JiM, Demon Knights, Crossed Badlands, Batwoman, Peter Panzerfaust, Queen Crab, Batgirl, Saga, Saucer Country, Fantastic Four and Avengers
And then take all that smarts and make it accept alien abduction in all its many forms… Fantastic Four treads in this territory as well, going for the religious angle, as the religious aspects of superhero comics get defined rather literally as well Franklin, the son of Reed Richards, saving the world at the cost of[...]
Fantastic Four #604 Goes Back To The Beginning
Today's Fantastic Four from Jonathan Hickman and Steve Epting goes back to the beginning Of Hickman's run that it To be honest, there are so many pieces that hark back to certain scenes and, basically, I'd recommend you read the first year again before picking up this issue. I'm certainly not going to print them all[...]
Hickman Leaves Fantastic Four, Bendis Leaves Avengers… It's Coming
iFanboy reports, from an interview with Jonathan Hickman carried out at Image Comics Expo, that he will be leaving Fantastic Four at the end of the year along with wrapping up The Ultimates and SHIELD With news that Bendis is leaving Avengers, and his stating that his next project will be "so much more" than[...]
Sixteen Thoughts About Sixteen Of Today's Comics – Superman, No Place Like Home, All Star Western, Wolverine And The X-Men, Teen Titans, Sixth Gun, Rasl, Justice League Dark, Flash, Dark Knight, Mondo, Prophet, Mighty Thor, Aquaman, I Vampire And Fantastic Four
With the Fantastic Four in the middle, trying to guide them like puppets It doesn't get much more cosmic than this Glowing Kirby dots everywhere And the Celestials pulling a Voltron Fight fight fight fight fight!   So it turns out not enough people liked the Static Shock comic Well Scott Lobdell seems to have liked it[...]