Fantastic Four Omnibus Vol. 1 (New Printing) Hardcover – 11 Sept. 2018

At the age of eleven I got into the fantastic four as I watched the first hanna Barbara episodes on channel 4. I outomaticly liked it straight away. I went out and about in the early ninetys. picking up bronze age ff comics. ive always wanted the first issue now I have. with this amazing hard cover issues one to 30 by stanlee jack Kirby etc. I'm so happy the storys are brilliant and the art work. a must have for any fantastic four fan don't wait pick up this omnibus edition. fantastic.

I loved the Fantastic Four Omnibus Volume 1 - it brought back so many memories of my childhood and yes, I still enjoyed the stories. I got the same pleasure from reading them as I did when I was a boy. I'm now looking forward to wading through F.F. Omnibus Volume 2...

Great Comic

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Classic Lee and Kirby - Nuff Said

Its the 1960's and Marvel decide they need a super hero team, Marve'l's first family - The Fantastic Four was born. Presenting for the 1st time ever, issues 1 to 30 of Fantastic Four, collected in a hard back book (weighing in at over 800 glossy pages!).The issues this book reprints have already been reprinted in B&W in Essential Fantastic Four Vol.1 and Vol.2, and also in colour in Marvel Masterworks Fantastic Four Vol.1, Vol.2 and Vol.3. However, this omnibus edition includes some unused Jack Kirby covers, various forewords from Stan Lee, Tom DeFalco and Roy Thomas - and (this is the most important part), the reprinting of all the letters pages!I know it seems like a small thing, but reading fans reactions to the comics as they saw print is quite a tribute to the era and the comic.So what do the 30 issues contain? The origin of the Fantastic Four, fights with Dr. Doom, Red Ghost, Mole Man, Miracle Man, Molecule Man, Skrulls (including Superskrull), Rama-Tut and Puppet Master!Add in guest appearances (maybe some tussles with) The Watcher, The X-Men (Original), Sub-Mariner and The Hulk, and you've got a pretty excellent line up of issues.So what's the downside? Price for one thing (currently £55 for the Kirby cover and £65 for the Alex Ross cover), although the original issues would set you back in the thousands of £££'s and the Masterwork reprints would set you back around £75.The other (although its also an advantage) is the simplicity of the issues. Story wise there is no hidden plot devices or super in-depth character revelations and art wise...well its the King (Jack Kirby) but compared to today's over used splash pages and awkward character poses some may find the art a bit bland.So to wrap up - great read for the classic comic fan, or any Fantastic Four/Marvel devotee. However newbies to comics/Fantastic Four may be better off with the Ultimate Fantastic Four (a different universe and set in the present) hardcover (2005) or "The Best Of The Fantastic Four" hardcover from earlier this year (2005).

Back in the 'sixties finding copies of marvel comics for sale here in the UK proved difficult - as a result I had only read a few of these stories. How would my much older eye perceive these stories?I LOVED reading this omnibus! Happy memories came flooding back enhanced with a more critical look at The FF!Okay, let's get the bad out of the way first! The earliest stories are a bit too heavy on monsters and aliens, a carry-over from the pre-Marvel Atlas comics days. Also, the standard of the artwork was well below what King Kirby later produced, with constant changes of inkers making an inconsistent ride ( Joe Sinnott's inking of issue 5 stands out, shame it took so long for him to eventually become the resident inker on later FF stories, his work sharpened Kirby's pencils ( pun intended!) like no other!If you are used to today's sophisticated graphic novels and adult themes this collection of early Marvel stories may seem crude and a little simplistic BUT HEY!! That's why I enjoyed it so much - less serious, more fun, Stan the man Lee hits the spot for good old, action-packed comic book adventures, these are now the good bits to review!Stan and Jack reinvented comics with the FF, where would today's comics be without them? Mighty Marvel sprang from this motherlode and just look at the familiar names that first appeared here - the Skrulls, Prince Namor, the diabolical Doctor Doom! The Puppet Master and his step daughter Alicia ( yep, Ben Grimm's girlfriend). Also the Mole Man, Molecule Man, the Thinker, the Red Ghost and.... well, plenty more! And the stories... favourite being the two-parter with the Hulk taking on the FF AND The Avengers! Or how about Namor and Dr Doom together against our heroes? Or the unbeatable Super-Skrull ( how did they beat him then?). Get this book and find out!Switch the phone off and settle down to hours of fun courtesy of two of the greatest comics creators of all time! Hey, Stan's exclamation points are spreading!!!And I have not even mentioned the usual ( you know, individual character development, the true to life arguments etc that revamped superhero fiction).But all that stuff comes along for the ride.If Alan Moore style grit and reality is essential to you ( and yes, I read A M too) then this omnibus is not for you...BUT if sometimes you just want a rollercoaster fun-packed comic book to entertain you, GET THIS and enjoy seeing the birth of modern comics again!Okay, as Stan would say NUFF SAID!!Fantastic Four Omnibus Volume 1 HC: v. 1