Fantastic Four: Full Circle

In Fantastic Four #51, a man posing as Ben Grimm, has a chance at revenge against team leader Reed Richards. While exploring the Negative Zone, Richards becomes untethered from his lifeline. As a result, the Thing imposter looks poised to see the end of the Fantastic Four. But in an unexpected change of heart, the stranger sacrifices his life for Richards, leaving Mr. Fantastic and Sue Storm to ponder what was the motives of 'this man, this monster', who gave his life for one he previously had hated.

Fantastic Four: Full Circle seeks to do just that- bring the mysteries of issue #51 to a close. It begins with the return of our mystery man! Back from the dead or something else as this guy's return summons forth an attack by demons from the Negative Zone. Armed with new suits that repel the affects of the Negative Zone, the FF goes through the looking glass unto a universe is full of dangers at every turn.

This book has been on my wish list for a very long time. Alex Ross is my all-time favorite artist. And he can tell a darn fine story. This return to the Lee & Kirby days of the Fantastic Four was a fun ride that I did not want to end!

If you take the dust jacket off of this book, you will see Ross' stylized revamp of the FF's logo. It's done in a holographic foil and my breath was just taken away. Then to see that Alex Ross took that new '4' and built a sleek new uniform with 1960s space-faring nostalgic touches around it. I really want this to become the new costume for Marvel's First Family. Who am I kidding?! I want this version of the Fantastic Four to be the one we see monthly in stores!

Not only was the art and story of Alex Ross this awesome, so was his color palette! There were hints of Jack Kirby's black light posters when the team was wandering the depths of the Negative Zone thanks to those pastel colors! Speaking of Jack Kirby, be only the lookout for an Easter Egg of some of The King's amazing art. Plus there's a ton of tributes to the monsters and Kaijus of the 1960s. A gallery of Bullpen touches. Is that HERBIE? The voice of Stan 'The Man' and so much more. I loved this so freakin' much!

Manufactured by Abrams Artbooks, Full Circle really is a work of art! So much so, this book is suitable for framing! 

The new standard of the Fantastic Four!

Worth Consuming!

Rating: 10 out of 10 stars.