A new blog, Four the First Time, sets out to read, and write about, Stan Lee and Jack Kirby’s legendary run on Fantastic Four. That’s 102 issues, plus annuals.
Here bloggers Drew and Joseph discuss the landmark first issue:
“I’m still impressed with storytelling this compressed, however. Millar & Bendis spent, what, six issues telling the Fantastic Four’s origin in Ultimate Fantastic Four? We get all that information in one issue, or as much info as we really need. No, we don’t learn much about Reed Richards’ motivation or his relationships with Sue, Johnny and Ben, but that seems all so extraneous and unnecessary when Mole Man’s on the loose.”
