World Famous Comics: Fantastic Four Ultimate Guide
Fantastic Four Ultimate Guide
By: Tom DeFalco, Stan Lee Publisher: DK CHILDREN Average Rating: Binding: Hardcover Label: DK CHILDREN Number of Items: 1 Number of Pages: 144 Publication Date: May 30, 2005 Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Product Description: Providing a wealth of information about the history of the ground-breaking comic, plus fascinating facts about key storylines and all the major characters‹good and bad‹that have thrilled fans since the comic's creation, Fantastic Four: The Ultimate Guide is an invaluable addition to any fans collection.
World's Greatest Book About the World's Greatest Comic Magazine! I really enjoyed this. I had only been a middling fan of the F.F. over the years, but Mr. DeFalco's book gave me a much better appreciation of the richness of the F.F. and their world, and of how "cosmic" the team can be when it's being written well. It gives a very nice summary of the team's whole history. I particularly got a kick out of the family trees for the Richards, Storm, and Grimm families, and seeing where folks like Nathaniel Richards, Huntara, Hyperstorm, and Aunt Petunia fit in. The illustrations are gorgeous, and are taken from every period of the comic's history.
Incomplete History and Numerous Typos I have several of the various Ultimate Guides now, and the Fantastic Four one, while informative, was definitely subpar. There are many typographical errors, which are a pet peeve of mine, and there seems to be little on Dr. Doom and barely a mention of Onslaught. Seeing as how Doom is the main FF villain and the FF were so closely involved with the Onslaught storyline a few years back, I would have expected more information on them. Not being a FF afficionado, I don't know if there are other areas lacking, but I wouldn't be surprised.
Strictly for Fans The DK comics encylopediae are pretty good, especially the WONDER WOMAN edition they put out, but this one left me kinda flat. It was pretty dry to get through and I suppose it was a combination of the writing and the material (I was more of a DC guy, growing up).
It did little to pique my interest in the FF beyond the rudimentary knowledge I already had from the 60's/70's cartoon series and the recent hype surrounding the movie. While a comprehensive resource guide, I think this is strictly for diehard Marvel FF fans...plus, I was hoping to see some more charismatic character art.
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