Marvel Two In One: The Fate of the Four

Marvel 2-In-One Vol. 1: Fate of the Four by Chip Zdarsky
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

A message from Reed Richards leads Ben Grimm and Johnny Storm on a scavenger hunt to find a device that will let them travel across the multiverse. Will they be able to find Reed, Sue, and their kids?

I'm a Fantastic Four fan from way back so I was pretty jazzed to pick this up. It did not disappoint.

Everyone knew Marvel would bring the Fantastic Four back once the pissing match with Fox was settled and this is the beginning of the return. Ben and Johnny are slowly losing their powers when Ben gets a message from Reed. The two go galavanting across dimensions with a scientist named Rachna in tow. Things go pear-shaped when they end up in another universe, this one where Doom usurped the power of Galactus and has devoured most of it.

While the Reed and Sue in the tale aren't "our" Reed and Sue, it was great to see the Fantastic Four together again. The universe they wound up in was a dark one indeed. While we didn't get the reunion in this volume, it's coming soon. This volume was a taste. It was also nice to see The Infamous Iron Man, aka Doctor Doom, teaming with Johnny, Ben, and the Reed and Sue from this timeline.

Fate of the Four was the kind of adventure the Fantastic Four used to have and something that is missing in the current Marvel universe. Chip Zdarsky can fly the Fantasticar whenever he wants.
A Fantastic Four out of five stars.

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