Fantastic Four Vol. 4: The End is Fourever

James Robinson has done what he is best at in this final volume of the Fantastic Four.  He has mined the Fantastic Four mythos to get at the themes that made this title great to begin with.  All four volumes in this series have been great & tell a cohesive story.  It sucks that this is the final series of the Fantastic Four that Marvel has published.  This series ends just before the start of Jonathan Hickman's Marvel Comics swan song Secret Wars.  Currently Marvel isn't publishing any Fantastic Four comics, why is up for speculation but when the title does return it will be with a bang & a celebration.

Fantastic Four Vol. 3: Back in Blue

In this third volume of the Fantastic Four answers start to come to light as to who is behind all of this trouble. First and foremost the substitute Fantastic Four from Matt Fraction's run break Ben Grimm out of jail. Spider-Man and Wyatt Wingfoot snap Johnny out of the terrible funk that he is in and get him back into uniform.  But most importantly is the fact that Reed has finally come face to face with this illustrious villain who dates back even before the Fantastic Four became the Fantastic Four.

Fantastic Four Vol. 2: Original Sin

The Fantastic Four has disbanded can they ever come back together now the some of their deepest secrets have come to light.  The biggest of which is the fact that Johnny Storm interfered with one of Reed's experiments to reverse Ben Grimm's condition.  Then the Thing goes down an even darker path where it looks like he is the murderer of Alicia Masters father.  Once in prison he is put fact to face with an old rival.  Meanwhile the Richards family is split in two the children with the original Human Torch while Reed & Sue are in New Eden right outside Chicago.  Reed goes off alone to take on the Wizard's new Frightful Four.  The real question at the end of this who is the mastermind of this tragedy & how can the Fantastic Four come back from this one.

Fantastic Four Vol. 1:The Fall of the Fantastic Four

This is start of the last Fantastic Four series to be published by Marvel Comics to date I am a firm believer that this series will be resurrected in time for a new generation to enjoy.  James Robinson after being over at DC Comics has jumped ship & come over to Marvel to guide the Fantastic Four on their final set of adventures.  This first volume is a little tedious at times by overall it is an excellent start.  Marvels first family is settling back into the lives at the Baxter Building after the craziness that they called a vacation in Matt Fraction's previous run.  But like any family cracks are starting to form as old habits start to emerge such as Reed not being able to see the forest through the trees while doing research, Ben trying to rekindle a past relationship, Johnny trying to leave is mark the world & all the while Valeria has run away from home to spend time with Uncle Victor Von Doom.  Something happens in which part of the Baxter Building is destroyed & hundreds of people are injured, not to mention that Johnny Storm has lost his powers.  The Fantastic Four is put on trial basically for negligence throughout their super-heroing career.  Part of the verdict brought down in this volume is that the students are removed from the Baxter Building & the Future Foundation shut down, the students are sent to Camp Hammond & put under the charge of Jim Hammond the original Human Torch.

Superman: Earth One Vol. 1

This is the first Earth One title I have read by DC Comics this is a nice updated re-imagining of the man of steel.  If you are a fan of the new DC Cinematic Universe take on Superman with the Man of Steel & Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice movies this is a title for you.  I really liked this take on Superman I wouldn't mind seeing DC Comics broaden this line & this version of the universe.  In this book Clark Kent is trying to find his place in the world much like in Man of Steel.  It is only when the earth is threatened by an outside presence does he dawn the cape to combat the alien invaders.  However this story has heart where much of New 52 Superman work has lacked in that department.  Shane Davis's art gives this story a more grounded feel to Superman.