Civil War

This is a great companion to the Civil War series - probably one of the better ones even though there really isn't a lot of action that takes place. The FF is barely holding itself togther. Johnny is in a coma, the Thing leaves the country, and Mr. F is getting into this registration thing a little too heavy. Mrs. F (and I) can't understand why Mr. F is so gung-ho about getting all the mutants to register. Probably because the FF doesn't use secret identities. They have nothing to lose - so why is Mr. Fantastic being such a D#*@ Head! The team and their marriage is going to suffer unless Reed and Susan can get it together.

I'm not much of a FF fan. Reed and Sue's powers are a bit dull, as are they. The Thing is a Hulk knockoff (regardless of who came first) with a lame personality, in fact, the only thing really going for the book is Johnny, who is one of my favorite characters. Still, I dip in and out of their books because they are involved in all the major events and sometimes the story can be good, like here. It has Johnny in the hospital, Reed and Sue at odds, it just has everything that makes the FF good. If only they could keep this up throughout the series.

THIS BOOK HAD SOME COOL MOMENTS,THE THING ON VACATION WAS THE OBVIOUS HIGHLIGHT,FUNNY STUFF.THE SUSAN/REED/JONNY STORIES ARE OK BUT I DIDNT REALLY EXPECT SUCH DRAMA,EVEN AFTER READING C/W AND KNOWING THE MAIN IDEA BEHIND THIS BOOK.GOOD STORY WITH AN INTERESTING END THAT LEAVES MORE QUESTIONS FOR FF FANS.COUPLE"BONUS STORIES" TO FILL UP SPACE,DIDNT ADD ANYTHING BUT CHEAP LAUGH AND SHIPPING WEIGHT FOR MY BOOKS ROUND WORLD TRIP.THE CIVIL WAR ISNT A "FUN" STORY ,ITS A HARD TIME FOR THE MARVEL UNIVERSE SO THE EMOTIONAL TRIP IS WORTH THE TIME BUT DID AT TIMES MAKE ME FEEL LIKE IT WAS SOMETHING MY WIFE WOULD READ....I DIDNT CRY..GOOD STORY ALL ROUND BUT NOT THE ACTION OF OTHERS

Johnny Storm in the hospital! Ben Grimm in France! Reed obsessed with his work and neglecting his family! Sue taking the opposition side in Civil War against her husband! It's just another day at the office for the Fantastic Four. J. Michael Straczynski follows up his first two collections with this final installment. It's much stronger than his opening arc and on par with the second collection, the equally entertaining Fantastic Four: The Life Fantastic TPB. The final story in this Civil War collection is the epilogue written by Dwayne McDuffie, who promises more high octane excitement (with two surprise guest stars temporarily replacing Sue and Reed!). It's probably necessary to read the Civil War TPB to understand everything--but if you're a comic book fan you've already read that, right? No? OK, then start there and then pick up this collection to fill in the gaps on your favorite family. Collects Fantastic Four #538-543.

As the title implies, this TPB finds Marvel's first family torn asunder in the midst of the Civil War. With Reed "Mr. Fantastic" Richards working with Tony Stark to ensure the superhero registration act is a success, the rest of the Fantastic Four is tearing at the seams. Johnny "Human Torch" Storm is beaten badly and recovering in the hospital, while Sue sees first hand the destruction the war between the heroes is causing, and makes a decision that will alter the future of the team and her relationship with Reed. Since Babylon 5 creator and longtime Amazing Spider-Man writer J. Michael Straczynski took over scripting duties on Fantastic Four, he's made the book the most enjoyable it's been since the early days of Mark Waid's run on the title a few years back. That along with the great art from Teen Titans penciler Mike McKone makes this Civil War tie-in one of the best tie-in's to see print. Naturally there are some plot holes and gaps in the story that can be found in the main Civil War storyline (along with some other tie-in's), but that doesn't stop this TPB from being surprisingly good. All in all, if you feel the need to pick up the best Civil War tie-in's, this is a good place to start.