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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 741
EAN: 9780785137610
ISBN: 0785137610
Label: Marvel Comics
Manufacturer: Marvel Comics
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 200
Publication Date: February 18, 2009
Publisher: Marvel Comics
Studio: Marvel Comics
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Even before his phenomenal FF run, John Byrne was shaping the World Greatest Super-Team's destiny whenever he could get his hands on them! Tales from three titles, featuring the FF vs. the Frightful Four, the Human Torch vs. the Super-Skrull and the Thing vs. himself! Time travel, evolution and the fate of HERBIE! (Remember him?) Guest-starring Spider-Man, Ms. Marvel and Dazzler! Collecting MARVEL TEAM-UP #61-62, MARVEL TWO-IN-ONE #50, and FANTASTIC FOUR #215-218 and #220-221.
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3-1/2 stars. I consider volumes 0, 3, 6 & 7 in this series to be about average to slightly above average in quality. Byrne actually did a number of issues starring the FF in various titles in the '70s before starting his long & celebrated run in the '80s. We see this early work here.
I'm not usually a fan of '70s-style art, and some of this was done in 1980, but it's interesting to me to see some of Byrne's earlier work. This volume starts with Spider-man teaming up with the Human Torch ... Read More
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I was wondering if Marvel would actually go further back into Byrne's tenure on the FF, and surprisingly enough, they did. Aside from a handful of issues, with the upcoming "In Search of Galactus" TPB, you can read nearly all of the 200's of the FF series in TPB form. (We'll probably never see #200-203,219,222-230 and 296-300 in any sort of reprinted form, except possibly in the B & W Essentials format.)
This set includes Marvel Team-Up #61-62, Marvel Two-In-One #50 and FF #215-218, 220-221. ... Read More
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For many people, John's work on FF is waht introduced them to comic books. His run on the book was second only to Lee and Kirby's, and those are some big shoes to fill. John was at the top of his artistic game with FF, and it shows. His stories were "fantastic" on the run as well. No fan of either John Byrne or the FF will be disapointed with this book, and really, if you are a fan of either, you MUST pick this up. My only complaint is with the paper, which is rather slick and not suited to the ... Read More
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My impression was that this collection would not include Fantastic Four issues, but other titles that feature the Fantastic Four characters. I was wrong. Over half the issues are regular issues of FF.
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No complaints about this latest "Vol 0" offering in the FF Visionaries: John Byrne line. Just one minor quibble: The first two stories of the collection are taken from Marvel Team Up and feature the Human Torch, Ms. Marvel, and Spidey taking on the Super Skrull (who has all the powers of the FF combined).
Rather than including these stories, the collection would have been better served to include FF #209 (Byrne's first FF artwork ever) through 214. These are actual Fantastic Four issues ... Read More
