mackenzie999 Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 (edited) Fantastic Four Panel Appreciation So I was recently given a copy of Marvel’s Fantastic Four Omnibus Vol. II, which has all my favorite old FF stories from back in the day. As a kid my FF collection went from #1-about #220, minus a few issues. I haven’t read any of these stories in 40 years, so on Fathers’ Day I settled in to read again. I found many panels to be really amusing in various ways, so I started snapping pics and thought I’d share my thoughts. I hope you enjoy these as much as I do. Here's Reed putting the sexist smackdown on the little woman. He looks a little wasted with that lazy eye. Edited June 19, 2017 by Mackenzie999 collector_bill and KirbyJack 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackenzie999 Posted June 19, 2017 Author Share Posted June 19, 2017 I thought I'd seen all the iterations of Iron man, but I guess I missed this version of him sporting a wicked Philly Fade: KirbyJack 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackenzie999 Posted June 19, 2017 Author Share Posted June 19, 2017 So I guess by this point (issue 30-something) ol' Jack hadn't fully developed his patented Kirby Dots yet. I'll try to pinpoint their exact moment of origin (assuming that happened in the FF). Here is a formative example, not quite there yet: KirbyJack 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackenzie999 Posted June 19, 2017 Author Share Posted June 19, 2017 I had heard GRR Martin (Game of Thrones) had published letters in FF as a kid. Here's one, just as whiny and pedantic as you'd expect: KirbyJack 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackenzie999 Posted June 19, 2017 Author Share Posted June 19, 2017 I love-love-LOVE that Namor's squeeze lives in a fishbowl. KirbyJack 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackenzie999 Posted June 19, 2017 Author Share Posted June 19, 2017 So, a vicious bunny? Predates Holy Grail, so that's something, I guess. KirbyJack 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackenzie999 Posted June 19, 2017 Author Share Posted June 19, 2017 So, the Torch can blaze underwater eh? I think that's legal here in Massachusetts now too. KirbyJack 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackenzie999 Posted June 19, 2017 Author Share Posted June 19, 2017 More sexism from the humbly-named Mr. Fantastic: "Here honey, I couldn't be bothered to actually go out and buy you any, but I found these nearby. Do they get me out of the dog house?" KirbyJack 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackenzie999 Posted June 19, 2017 Author Share Posted June 19, 2017 Jack's drawing style evolved over the years as we all know. This particular panel is the very first one in the book that feels like true mid-period Kirby in his prime. Nothing particularly awesome about this, but the characters just feel solid and weighty, that hand feels like a real Kirby hand. Maybe it's just the inking but it feels like he turned a corner here. KirbyJack 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackenzie999 Posted June 19, 2017 Author Share Posted June 19, 2017 (edited) Still no Kirby dots...well, maybe a couple but he's not really there yet. Edited June 19, 2017 by Mackenzie999 KirbyJack 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackenzie999 Posted June 19, 2017 Author Share Posted June 19, 2017 Matt Murdoch calling Reed Mr. Murdoch? Old GRRM is gonna have something to say about this for sure... Harry Lime and KirbyJack 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackenzie999 Posted June 19, 2017 Author Share Posted June 19, 2017 That woman looks worried. She probably should be. KirbyJack 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bababooey Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 Great thread idea, I've had this omnibus out on the hammock this year and have come across a few panels that made me scratch my head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackenzie999 Posted June 19, 2017 Author Share Posted June 19, 2017 Really? An ad for another book mid-story? Well at least they admit it's shameless. KirbyJack 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackenzie999 Posted June 19, 2017 Author Share Posted June 19, 2017 Well, that's it for now. I'm about 1/3 of the way through the book. If people like this I'll keep going. Hope you've enjoyed them so far. thehumantorch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirbyJack Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 Oh, boy, do I have some ideas for this thread! thehumantorch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackenzie999 Posted June 20, 2017 Author Share Posted June 20, 2017 15 hours ago, KirbyJack said: Oh, boy, do I have some ideas for this thread! By all means, feel free to contribute. All I ask is they be FF panels from this era. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoMan Posted June 20, 2017 Share Posted June 20, 2017 On 6/19/2017 at 2:57 PM, Mackenzie999 said: Well, that's it for now. I'm about 1/3 of the way through the book. If people like this I'll keep going. Hope you've enjoyed them so far. Thank you. I'm loving it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drummy Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 Yeah, these threads are always a blast. Thanks for the research and the commentary! Reed always was a [sufficiently you-know-what]. Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirbyJack Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 It isn't easy to draw The Thing, and it isn't easy to capture subtle facial expressions. Here's another reason Kirby is King. I cannot express how much I love this panel. FoggyNelson 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
