Fantastic Four, Volume 2: Original Sin by James RobinsonMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
The downfall of the Fantastic Four continues. The Avengers help kick the Fantastic Four out of the Baxter Building and Sue goes ballistic! Ben learns that Johnny botched one of Reed's attempts to make him human and Reed and Johnny lied about it. Ben storms off and by the time Reed catches up with him, it looks like Ben murdered the Puppet Master! Ben winds up on Ryker's Island with a bunch of super-criminals...
Wow. I wonder if James Robinson knew his job was the turn the lights out when he signed on to write the Fantastic Four.
Things are looking grim for the foursome in this outing. The Fantastic Four have been evicted from the Baxter Building. Johnny's going down a self-destructive path. Ben's in the joint after it looked like he killed the Puppet Master. Reed and Sue are living in an experimental community in Michigan. The Future Foundation kids are living at Camp Hammond with the original Human Torch.
It was cool to see Sharon Ventura, aka Ms. Marvel, aka She-Thing again, even though she's a criminal now. I also like that the original Human Torch is in the supporting cast. So who's pulling the strings behind the Fantastic Four's demise? No idea, honestly.
The story and the art are really good. My only gripe is the slow pace but that's my gripe with most modern comics.
I really like James Robinson and Leonard Kirk on the Fantastic Four. Too bad it's their job to pull the plug. Four out of five stars.
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