
I got the first crossover issue on time, again, but I didn't really get a good chance to read it until just today. I got the Skottie Young cover, because I'm a fan of silly stuff like that.
But I don't actually have that much to say. Having only really experienced the Dynamite issues, I'm surprised at just how heavy the thing is (and, flipping through, it's clear that Marvel has a lot more advertising material sprinkled through their issues than Dynamite does, at least partly explaining that). Like so many here, I haven't followed the "Fantastic Four" at all (not even the movies, to be honest) so I spent most of my time reading it just trying to get a hang of all the characters being flung at me and figuring out their place in what was going on, and it's left me with nothing really interesting to say.
That is not to say I disliked it. It's a pretty good adventure, and [SPOILER] the opening pages would fit into the ongoing "Demona" storyline quite neatly. [/SPOILER] It is just a lot to process. It's overwhelmed me. (Lack of sleep hasn't helped, if I'm honest. I have a long train ride coming up next week and I may take another stab at it then, and may even post it if the Room would excuse the tardiness, and substantial ignorance, of the review.)
One thing in particular, though: [SPOILER] From page one, this has the feel of a continuation, and major deviation, of the main storyline, and not a gimmick one-off thing. I hadn't expected that. I have never been into comics before so I don't know if this is normal for crossovers, but this definitely feels like it would belong in the main Gargoyles story line if someone had wanted to merge that into the Fantastic Four. [/SPOILER]
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posted @ Sat, Oct 18, 2025 6:42:03 pm EDT from 108.69.72.60