The first new \u201cUltimate\u201d title in two years (kudos to Joe Quesada and company for not saturating the market), Ultimate Fantastic Four isn\u2019t simply a re-imagining of a familiar concept, such as readers enjoy every month in Ultimate Spider-Man. Rather, it\u2019s an alteration of more significant scope, with the titular team taken back to their childhood days. Unlike Stan Lee and Jack Kirby\u2019s Fantastic Four #1, the foursome in this issue isn\u2019t old enough to commandeer a rocket ship, and they have yet to absorb power-inducing cosmic rays. (This time around, it is entirely probable that The Fab Four will gain their powers in an altogether different fashion.)<\/p>\n
The most jarring aspect of The Ultimate FF is Reed Richards\u2019 childhood. The nerdy young scientist gets picked on at school (Do smart kids always have to be outcasts?), he has a jerk for a father, and it\u2019s tough watching the character, who has always been proud, dignified, and aristocratic in Fantastic Four, having his head flushed. Having Ben Grimm (whom Reed\u2019s father affectionately calls \u201cThe Grimm Reaper,\u201d thanks to his prodigious football skills) stand up for Reed is a touching sentiment, however, and Reed\u2019s ultimate triumph\u2014able to be around people and things he likes\u2014makes the story one of hope and happiness.<\/p>\n
Reed as a newborn looks and acts older than his age (this could be by design, considering the panel at the bottom of page 2), but the art is otherwise excellent, evoking John Byrne\u2019s classic run on the original Fantastic Four, but with a modern slant. Adolescent Reed looks fantastic (excuse the pun), as does his father, who appears to be an older, gruffer, less intelligent Reed Richards. Also nifty is the story\u2019s clever use of the Negative Zone, one of the most memorable aspects of classic FF.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Brett Weiss
Collects Ultimate Fantastic Four #42\u201346; ca. 2007<\/p>\n
Uitgeverij: Marvel
Schrijver: Mike Carey
Tekenaar: Pasqual Ferry<\/p>\n
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