Review of
Fantastic Four (1961) #1
Published:
November 1961
Reviewer Rating:
Avg User Rating:
(3.67)
The Thinker isn't much of a villain, and there isn't much of a plot, but the Thing makes it all better when he says to Reed "Bah! You talked so much that I got over my anger!"
Seriously, that's pretty much the one redeeming thing (hah!) In this drab comic. Uninspired settings, a villain who wouldn't make it into a Saturday morning cartoon circa '88, an android with an off switch, and a plethora of ridiculous plot devices.
By far my favorite moment of villainous stupidity is the off switch on the android. Who would ever decide to build an autonomous super weapon designed for close combat and place an off switch near a likely grapple point? Consider as well the fact that a villain named the Thinker would take Reed's DNA research, blindly create a weapon from the notes, and send it into mortal combat against the one person who would immediately be able to recognize it's greatest weakness. For shame Stan, for shame.
Despite Reed's new approach to anger management, this may be my least favorite Fantastic Four so far. One star for the laughs, one star for an evil sidekick with "Awesome" in the name, and one star for Willy Lumpkin saving the day. Not really, I'm getting tired of seeing deus ex machina all the time. Two stars.
Seriously, that's pretty much the one redeeming thing (hah!) In this drab comic. Uninspired settings, a villain who wouldn't make it into a Saturday morning cartoon circa '88, an android with an off switch, and a plethora of ridiculous plot devices.
By far my favorite moment of villainous stupidity is the off switch on the android. Who would ever decide to build an autonomous super weapon designed for close combat and place an off switch near a likely grapple point? Consider as well the fact that a villain named the Thinker would take Reed's DNA research, blindly create a weapon from the notes, and send it into mortal combat against the one person who would immediately be able to recognize it's greatest weakness. For shame Stan, for shame.
Despite Reed's new approach to anger management, this may be my least favorite Fantastic Four so far. One star for the laughs, one star for an evil sidekick with "Awesome" in the name, and one star for Willy Lumpkin saving the day. Not really, I'm getting tired of seeing deus ex machina all the time. Two stars.
