Adventure Time!
After reading Fraction's amazing new Hawkeye series, I had high expectations for this comic, as the Fantastic Four is one of my favorite superhero team. Unfortunately, it wasn't as good as expected, although it wasn't that bad either.
Not much happens here, and even though that is acceptable for an opening issue, it looked liked Matt Fraction didn't really know what to write, as multiple useless events happen. Several pages of the book are dedicated to a video the Yancy Street Gang made, for example. Maybe I'm wrong, but the video doesn't seem to be important at all, as it concerns the gang making fun of Ben.
Also, I don't know much about Franklin, but seriously, how old is he?! I mean, I'm aware of his unbelievable amount of power, but in this issue, he looked like a big baby for an omnipotent being.
Anyway, the plot is simple, Frank sees the future and predicts that something bad is gonna happen to his family if they go to space. However, Reed gains knowledge that the FF's molecular structure is falling apart, and because of that, the Fantastic Four will take a trip to space, not only to find a cure, but to have a good time with his friends and family. The plot sounds nice and even though this wasn't the best issue, the future ones sound promising. It should be real nice to see what dangers the F4 will encounter and how Franklin's prediction will unfold.
By the way, this comic is not for action lovers as it only has a 2-pages battle. I also liked the appearances of the powerful kids in the Baxter Building, as it reminded me of Wolverine and the X-Men.
The art in this issue is good. Not amazing as it has its ups and downs. While I like the way Bagley draws Thing and Johnny, he also adds some dark scratches to the characters' faces that reminded me of the artwork in the 80s-90s.
Overall: 3/5 stars. An extremely slow comic, but fun at the same time. The artwork is also good. Although this wasn't the best issue, the following look real promising, due to the interesting plot.
