Ultimate Fantastic Four Vol. 1: The Fantastic (Ultimate Fantastic Four, 1) - Softcover

Brian Michael Bendis; Mark Millar

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0785113932 ISBN 13: 9780785113935

Publisher: Marvel Enterprises, 2007

Synopsis

The World's Greatest Comic Magazine - and subject of the upcoming blockbuster motion picture - at long last makes its long-awaited debut in the Ultimate Marvel Universe! Witness the beginnings of the Four - Reed Richards, Johnny Storm, Susan Storm and Ben Grimm - super-hero icons for the new century! When high-school genius Reed Richards enrolls at a secret government-sponsored school for the most gifted minds in the world, he unwittingly starts himself and his friends on the journey of a lifetime! A story about science, adventure, and above all else family, set in the most dynamic and unpredictable universe in the comic-book world! Collects Ultimate Fantastic Four #1-6.

About this title

From Publishers Weekly:

Continuing Marvel's relaunching of classic characters minus the baggage of 40-plus years of continuity, this volume of the re-tooled Fantastic Four collects the first six issues of their "Ultimate" version, updating story elements that took only one issue to tell back in 1961. Drawn in Marvel's current style, the FF have been reimagined as teens and young 20-somethings and lack much of the dysfunctional charm that made them so fresh when first seen. The origin has been replaced-the clichéd radiation-as-magic catalyst that was common back in the day is gone. Their powers are now gained from a teleportation experiment gone awry, which also manages to link their abilities with the four ancient elements of earth, air, fire and water in an attempt at mythological resonance. Nemesis Victor Von Doom has also been updated as a snotty exchange student who picks on Nerd Reed Richards. While Millar and Bendis may seem to have a thankless task in reimagining the classic Stan Lee/Jack Kirby characters, they succeed in giving them a more modern sensibility. In particular, the scenes where they discover their powers are updated and have much more psychological punch.
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About this edition

• Publisher: Marvel Enterprises
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0785113932
• ISBN 13: 9780785113935
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 144
• Illustrator: Adam Kubert, John Dell, Danny Miki