otoboke's Fantastic Four #7 - Prisoners of Kuurgo, Master of Planet X! review

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    It Came From The Skies!

    Now I like invasion stories just as much as the next guy, but seriously, I’m beginning to loose count of how many visits Earth has had from strange aliens over the past few months. It’s a bit of a relief then that much of this issue, although not quite as strong as #4 and 6, serves as a neat little stand-alone story that blends some cool sci-fi concepts with some genuinely interesting “antagonists.”

    Sure, the whole plot boils down to one big Deus Ex Machina yet again, but it’s not without its charm. You have to wonder why they didn’t just shrink the asteroid however. I guess the compounds might not have reacted the same in zero-G? Who is to say! Maybe it’s something to do with Cosmic Rays or Nuclear testing in space? All joking aside, Lee and Kirby deliver again this month and continue developing our favourite supergroup whilst keeping a firm hold on our imagination. Kudos. Now… hold off the Aliens for a while, huh?

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      This is sort of the opposite of the trend so far in Fantastic Four normally the first half of the story is good, and the second seems less good. In this issue, it's the first half that's weaker, and the second half which is better - which makes for a better overall story.  Kurrgo (what is it with Stan Lee and characters with two 'R's in their name?) leader of an alien race, sends a giant robot to Earth to compel the FF to do his bidding. The robot uses a hostility beam to make the members of the...

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