Review of
Ultimate
Fantastic Four: Volume 6 Frightful, by Mark Millar et. al.
ISBN 0785120173
Five out of five stars
There are many
different plot threads in this collection, there are Fantastic Four zombies
from another dimension, pills from the Skrulls that give humans super powers
but have horrific side effects, Johnny Storm suffering from a terminal
infection that only Doctor Doom can cure and a mind transfer between Doom and
Reed Richards.
Within all of
these plotlines, the action moves very well and with emotion. Johnny Storm
plays a very cruel practical joke on a Ben Grimm that is contemplating suicide,
leading to a plan to go back in time and avoid the event that led to the
creation of the Fantastic Four.
The inclusion
of the Fantastic Four zombies with their powers and high intelligence intact
provides for a continuing backdrop of danger, for they are single-minded in
their goal to escape and infect Earth with their bizarre form of sickness. This
is a great collection of stories about the best superhero group of all time,
for despite their powers and intelligence, they remain very human.
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