With artwork that looks like it was done with a BIC ballpoint by a high schooler chilling during study hall, you would think that I wouldn't be on board wanting to read this. But I'm actually a big fan of Tom Scioli's work. His New Gods inspired Myth of 8-Opus was a yard sale find that I fell in love with.
Scioli is very much a disciple of Jack Kirby. That following is what inspired Marvel Comics to hire Tom Scioli to create this 2-issue miniseries devoted to Kirby's amazing historic run on Fantastic Four.
Fantastic Four: Grand Design doesn't seek to reboot the First Family of Marvel. I was very afraid of that was going to be the case. Instead, Scioli seeks to chronicle the beginning's of the Marvel Age of Comics while clarifying some of the oft confusing errors that earned scores of Marvel fans the coveted 'No Prize.'
With the creation of the FF, Stan Lee was trying to create an all-encompassing universe in which all of his superheroes lived in the same world. Laying the foundation of such a project is a lofty goal that paid off beautifully for the House of Ideas. But such architecture has it's flaws in the design phase. Thus you have this comic- Grand Design.
Tom Scioli's project was a labor of love. The Gobots writer/artist could have only focused on the lives of Reed, Sue, Johnny and Ben. But he takes on the added task of examining the origins of the cosmic side of the Marvel Universe. That's a side of Marvel that is overlooked quite often because it can be confusing and very complex. But Tom Scioli did a very good job explaining some areas of the MCU that had been a mystery to me for quite some time.
A great who's who for established Fantastic Four fans. It's also a very concise but still abundant introduction for those who want to dig into the mythos of the FF.
Worth Consuming!
Rating: 9 out of 10 stars.
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