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‘Fantastic Four Vol. 2: The Invincible Woman’ review: Sue Storm, Ender of Worlds
This may be hyperbole, but for my money The Fantastic Four might very well be the best ongoing series Marvel is publishing right now. Smart, filled with bright ideas and scientific concerns, and saturated with heart, the book manages to be the most optimistic, most adventurous, and most pointedly episodic series the company produces. It feels like classic FF reaching its natural evolution: a book as equally about Big Ideas as it is about its central, caring family.
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The series balances exciting scientific concerns – often rooted in real-world scientific theory – with insightful explorations of the characters, deepening our understanding of their inner lives. This quality has been true of all of writer Ryan North’s run (he’s been with the characters since 2022), and it remains true to the present volume. In Fantastic Four Vol. 2: The Invincible Woman, with art by the incredible Humberto Ramos, the series continues its heartfelt, genuine nature while expanding our understanding of the power of Sue Storm.
It begins like a typical North FF story: a true scientific principle (here the background radiation of the universe) is beset by an anomaly (the radiation is no longer random; a message has been programmed into reality itself). From there, the team is forced into high-flying, super-science action.
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I’m a sucker for a good Galactus tale, even one like this: our world-devourer has been laid low by an all-powerful version of Sue Storm – one filled with malice, one might say. This version of Sue has led a horrifying, tragic life, and is now without moral scruples. She offers a massive insight to our Sue’s powers, which appear to have been massively underestimated by our heroes.
The revelation of this evil Sue’s powers are as massive of a blow as the character herself, who proves to be a true, world-ending force. It takes a coordinated effort of many of earth’s heroes to fend her off as our team, quick thinkers all, concocts a way to bring her down.
The book has the good luck of being handled by Ramos, whose artwork shines in the world of superheroics and super science. He’s a master of the over-exaggerated, which he puts to use on both space aliens and super villains to equal skill. There’s an vibe to his work that makes each book he works on feel somehow animated, filled with potential energy, which makes the book feel all the more charged.
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What makes a book like this so special is how each story feels made from the same cloth of the team’s history – this is a story that feels like it could have been told at any point in the span of sixty years of Fantastic Four comics (always under the hand of that era’s creators) and not feel out of place. There is a perfect understanding of the team, its inner heart, and the sorts of stories inherent to them.
The Invincible Woman is a great display about what makes this era of Fantastic Four so special, and while it lacks in its typical science-minded discovery, it never wavers on its dedication to its characters, all of whom feel vivid and genuine.
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