Reddit reviews Fantastic Four Omnibus 1

FYI, this is being collected into a two part Omnibus, with vol 1 being released in October. If you are a fan this may be worth saving money for.

For those who don't like digital the first Omnibus for his Fantastic Four run is coming soon!

Also I totally recommend Secret Warriors, really good.

That is from Hickman's run of Fantastic Four, the entire run is amazing so I'd recommend getting the entire thing here:

http://www.amazon.com/Fantastic-Jonathan-Hickman-Omnibus-Volume/dp/0785165665

This would be a great place to start. Very recent, great retelling of the origin.

I'll just list the first volume of each series, as they're similarly titled and easy to find on Amazon/wherever if you're looking. (Except Hickman...)

Stan Lee / Jack Kirby: Started it all, still the best. There's the Masterworks paperbacks (about 10 issues a trade) and the omnibus.

• Marvel Masterworks: Fantastic Four, Vol. 1 (Lee / Kirby)
  
• Fantastic Four by Lee & Kirby Omnibus, Vol. 1
  
  John Byrne: The next great run. Again, there're the Visionaries trades and the omnibus.
  
  
• Fantastic Four Visionaries: John Byrne, Vol. 1
  
• Fantastic Four by John Byrne Omnibus, Vol. 1
  
  Walt Simonson: Just trades, as far as I can tell. They also seem to be out of print. (Not a particularly high-priority run, though, so don't worry about it.)
  
  
• Fantastic Four Visionaries: Walt Simonson, Vol. 1
  
  Mark Waid / Mike Wieringo: One of the top runs, easily. Right up there with Lee/Kirby and Hickman.
  
  
• Fantastic Four by Waid & Wieringo Ultimate Collection, Vol. 1
  
  Jonathan Hickman: Recently ended, but already hailed as a landmark. The reading order is a little convoluted because there were two titles at one point. I'll list everything here. (Note: It's all been neatly ordered for the omnibus, so that's the easiest.) Hickman's run starts with a mini-series that tied into the ongoing Marvel status quo at the time, Dark Reign. Norman Osborn, formerly Spider-Man's nemesis the Green Goblin, is given control of the nation's security, starting a SHIELD replacement called HAMMER. While a tie-in, it does set up a major conceit of Hickman's run and I'd recommend reading it. Hickman starts on the book proper with #570 and continues until its cancellation at #588. The book is restarted as FF with a new #1. After #11 of that series, Fantastic Four is brought back with #600, while FF continues its own numbering. This is where things get tricky. Now that there are two titles written by the same guy about mostly the same characters, the reading order is a little wonky. The trades don't even attempt to address this, but I've provided Hickman's recommended order (which was used for the omnibus.)
  
  
• Fantastic Four by Jonathan Hickman Omnibus, Vol. 1
  
• Dark Reign: Fantastic Four (DR:FF #1-5)
  
• Fantastic Four by Jonathan Hickman, Vol. 1 (F4 #570-574)
  
• Fantastic Four by Jonathan Hickman, Vol. 2 (F4 #575-578)
  
• Fantastic Four by Jonathan Hickman, Vol. 3 (F4 #579-582)
  
• Fantastic Four by Jonathan Hickman, Vol. 4 (F4 #583-588)
  
• FF by Jonathan Hickman, Vol. 1 (FF #1-5)
  
• FF by Jonathan Hickman, Vol. 2 (FF #6-11)
  
• Fantastic Four by Jonathan Hickman, Vol. 5 (F4 #600-605)
  
• Fantastic Four by Jonathan Hickman, Vol. 6 (F4 #606-611)
  
• FF by Jonathan Hickman, Vol. 3 (FF #12-17)
  
• FF by Jonathan Hickman, Vol. 4 (FF #18-23)
  
  You can read straight up to F4 588, then FF 1 through 11, then: F4 600, FF 12, F4 601, FF 13, F4 602, FF 14, F4 603, FF 15, F4 604, FF 16, F4 605, F4 605.1, F4 606, FF 17-18, F4 607-608, FF 19-21, F4 609-610, FF 22, F4 611, FF 23.\
  
  Now, to step away from runs on the FF books proper, here's some mini-series and spin-offs worth reading:
  
  
• Fantastic Four: 1 2 3 4
  
• Fantastic Four: Unstable Molecules
  
• Fantastic Four: The World's Greatest Comics Magazine
  
• Fantastic Four: First Family
  
• Fantastic Four: Island of Death
  
• The Books of Doom
  
• Marvel Masterworks: Silver Surfer, Vol. 1
  
• Silver Surfer: Parable
  
• Silver Surfer: Requiem

• Jonathan Hickman's run on Fantastic Four is widely considered to be one of the best Marvel runs. The scope of the story is incredibly large, but manages to hit a lot of the emotional beats that really flesh out the characters. I really love the story. If you don't mind digital, you can check out this story on Marvel Unlimited.
  
• If you're looking for something older, I'd also recommend John Byrne's Fantastic Four Run which is another acclaimed run on the series. I believe this is also collected on Marvel Unlimited.
  
• I've heard mixed things about Ultimate Fantastic Four, but again, if you go over to Marvel Unlimited, pay the $10/month fee, you'll have access to all of those issues to see for yourself.

Hickman's run first omnibus collected here. Wonderful run. I really enjoyed it.

It was in two books: Fantastic Four and FF. The two omnibus collections contain everything

http://www.amazon.com/Fantastic-Four-Jonathan-Hickman-Omnibus/dp/0785165665

Do yourself a favor and start picking up Jonathan Hickman's run on Fantastic Four. I was never an F4 fan but that entire run is one of my favorite superhero stories of all time. So many feels and badass moments throughout.

Vol 1: http://www.amazon.com/Fantastic-Jonathan-Hickman-Omnibus-Volume/dp/0785165665/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1407425437&sr=8-2&keywords=fantastic+four+jonathan+hickman

Vol 2 (comes out in Nov to finish the run): http://www.amazon.com/Fantastic-Jonathan-Hickman-Omnibus-Volume/dp/0785189009/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1407425437&sr=8-8&keywords=fantastic+four+jonathan+hickman

Only the first book he's referring to is out so far.

This one: http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0785165665?pc_redir=1398415710&robot_redir=1

The event he's referring to will be in omnibus 2 whenever that comes out.

https://www.amazon.com/Fantastic-Four-Jonathan-Hickman-Omnibus/dp/0785165665

https://www.amazon.com/Fantastic-Four-Jonathan-Hickman-Omnibus/dp/0785189009

There are both volumes. It's up to you whether or not paying that much is worth it.

wow that's expensive.

https://www.amazon.com/Fantastic-Four-Jonathan-Hickman-Omnibus/dp/0785165665

IFanboy does lots of "Where do I Start?" bits for various comic characters/teams, they're usually spot on. Here's the link the F4 one: http://ifanboy.com/articles/fantastic-four-where-do-i-start/

Personally, I thought the golden age ones were sort of fun but not nessecarily "essential". The last on the list is Mark Waids run which just recently got an "ultimate collection" release, and is often really highly recommended (I just ordered the first 2 of 4 for myself) http://www.amazon.com/Fantastic-Four-Wieringo-Ultimate-Collection/dp/0785156550/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1370487644&sr=8-1&keywords=fantastic+four+waid

And Hickmans run also has rave reviews and will be released in omnibus form later this year (October), though it is available in smaller volumes right now as well http://www.amazon.com/Fantastic-Jonathan-Hickman-Omnibus-Volume/dp/0785165665/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1370487700&sr=8-1&keywords=fantastic+four+hickman+omnibus

I would add to this The Books of Doom, a recent origin story on Doctor Doom (though it doesn't feature the Fantastic Four, even though their name is in the title) http://www.amazon.com/Fantastic-Four-Books-Ed-Brubaker/dp/0785122710/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1370487776&sr=8-1&keywords=books+of+doom+brubaker

Check these out:

• New X-Men by Grant Morrison Omnibus
  
• Wolverine by Jason Aaron Omnibus vol. 1
  
• Captain America by Ed Brubaker Omnibus vol. 1
  
• Invincible Iron Man by Matt Fraction Omnibus vol. 1
  
• Fantastic Four by Jonathan Hickman Omnibus vol. 1

huh? That just looks like a comic book

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Right i'm bored in work so here are some suggestions!

Joss Whedons Astonishing X-Men Run - Great run and you can tell how much Whedon loves these characters

Fantastic Four by Jonathan Hickman - Never been a fan of the Four but Hickman has a great GREAT run here. Bit long and drawn out but if you like a slow build with a massive pay off this will be right up your street

Uncanny X-Force by Rick Rememnder Probably my most favored run out of marvel the last few years, great stories, great characters and a great ending.

If you enjoyed Saga basically anything from Image the last couple of years are fantastic and i genuinely prefer it to Marvel/Dc. My recommendations being Manhattan Projects, East of West, Black Science, Deadly class. The first two have a few volumes each and the last two have recently released their first trades.

What other characters do you love?

centipededamascus pretty much has you covered. To supplement his list I'd like to add Joss Whdon's run on X-men and Spider-Man: Big Time, although I highly recommend Ultimate Spider-Man if you want an amazing retelling of Peter's origins. Other noteworthy books to check out are Mark Waid's recent run on Daredevil, Remender's run on X-force, and Hickman's Fantastic Four.

The best way to read this in trades is to get the two omnibuses. They cover everything, and are in the correct order:

Fantastic Four by Jonathan Hickman Omnibus Volume 1

Fantastic Four by Jonathan Hickman Omnibus Volume 2