Fantastic Four Audio Comics - FF

A fan film audio comic dramatization of Fantastic Four #251.
A tribute to the work of John Byrne.
Originally published in February 1983 by Marvel Comics.
This presentation is a fan film. All story, art and characters presented in this video are property of Marvel Comics and Disney.
Fantastic Four created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby.
Voice Cast:
Chris Mathews as Reed Richards, Elizabeth Kline as Sue Richards, Anthony Tournis as Johnny Storm, Greg Hardigan as Ben Grimm, Janet Cummins as Alicia Masters, Kori Milroy as Julie D'Angelo, Stacie Barra as Sharon Selleck and Harry Bauer as Annihilus.
With supporting cast of Connor G., Anthony Cummins and Joel Lederer.
Directed, Adapted and Edited by Harry Bauer
Music by Joel Lederer
Additional Music by Subterrain and The Wheedle
Sound editing and select foley work by Harry Bauer
Raw sound files resourced from Freesound.org - big hat tip to the sound artists of freesound.org
To explore the library and art of John Byrne, go to byrnerobotics.com
Next up: Fantastic Four #252!

[@jabezcreed]

Awesome! Excellent! Fantastic!

[@HarryBauerGeekORiffic]

Thank you!

[@Moncomics]

I can’t even express how amazing this is. It’s like watching unreleased Marvel cartoon footage from back in the day, except better. Absolutely brilliant job!

[@HarryBauerGeekORiffic]

Thank you so much! That's what I was going for - So I really appreciate that!!!

[@Moncomics]

@@HarryBauerGeekORiffic I watch the Mighty Marvel marathon with my daughter on KZbin on Saturday's. This is now in the rotation. You seriously deserve an award for these pieces of art!

[@HarryBauerGeekORiffic]

@@Moncomics Thanks so much! Best award would be sharing with your friends, The kind words mean a LOT! :)

[@jean-michelwalker8829]

Awesome, Dude! And thank you and all your crew.

[@HarryBauerGeekORiffic]

Thank you!!!

[@Citrusman19]

This is top notch!!!! Great voice work to a fantastic Byrne masterpiece!!!

[@HarryBauerGeekORiffic]

Thank you!!!

[@StarWarsAudioComics]

Nice! I hope the Marvel Studios Fantastic Four will be more like this in the movies, exploring space and other dimensions.

[@HarryBauerGeekORiffic]

Thank you! I certainly agree. The bizarre and quirky sci-fi of the FF is a great playground. I hope Jon Watts leans heavy into that.

[@johnmichael_]

Just discovered this video and as a big fan of the Fantastic Four, I must compliment you..this was amazing!! I really got that feeling that I was being sucked into that world! The voice work went so well with the art as well! Great job

[@HarryBauerGeekORiffic]

Thank you so much!! Hope you enjoy the rest of them!!!

[@MightyThorngren]

Wow man this is so cool. I wish I knew about this before, I just found this. Its the EXACT sort of thing I've been craving. Perfect way to finally get my boyfriend to read a comic since he can just watch the dang thing. This blows Jonny Quest out of the water and he digs that old cartoon.

[@HarryBauerGeekORiffic]

Thank you so much!!! I just finished the 12th video recently. Two of the videos include the crossover issues that go with them. Enjoy and share!!! ❤️

[@MightyThorngren]

@@HarryBauerGeekORiffic we binged all the episodes this evening including your Hostess advertisement comics after finishing Trial of Reed Richards. It was so wonderful, and the episode detailing your process was so insightful. This truly was a labor of love, but the quality of your editing and the voice acting involved really elevated it, as did the music. It felt like I was watching a professional production, albeit one like the 60s cartoons. My face actually hurts because I was smiling so hard as we watched all the episodes together. I just KNOW we'll be revisiting these time and time again when looking for something comfy to watch. I hope you have more FF down the pipeline, or an adaptation of some other classic Marvel. Simonson's Thor would be so epic in this fashion, as would classic Kirby Thor. But FF really is downright perfect for this format. BTW I had never read the Terrax issues or Alpha Flight crossover, so extra exciting for some of it being new! Thank you so much for putting this together and all the time, effort and dedication you put into it. My words do not properly express my gratitude. This is like everything I've ever wanted out of a comic adaptation.

[@HarryBauerGeekORiffic]

Your words have warmed my heart. It was indeed a labor of love. So appreciate that you enjoyed it so much. Means a ton to me. It was a mammoth undertaking. On pause for now while I return to my screenwriting and other projects. But certainly may return. And I like those wish list ideas.

[@jimmypalmiotti]

FUN!

[@HarryBauerGeekORiffic]

Thanks, Jimmy!!! Much appreciated!

[@jetjaguar4285]

Came over from the John Byrne page on FB a while back but forgot to comment!! Very cool!! Made me think of the audio comics I had in the 70’s!!

[@HarryBauerGeekORiffic]

Glad you enjoyed! Part 6 is coming on Tuesday!

[@IsiahBradley]

THANKYOUTHANKYOUTHANKYOU!!! I can't explain how much I love the Byrne/Byrne/Byrne (Gordon) FF!!!!!! YES!!!!!! :) I remember how Byrne said this arc was inspired by "Doctor Who."

[@HarryBauerGeekORiffic]

Glad you enjoyed! Hope your appreciate the rest of the series!

[@teddownum7428]

This is freakin' amazing. The music, the voices...love it.

[@HarryBauerGeekORiffic]

Thank you!!!

[@andyapsay8220]

Cool beans’! Read the issue light years ago but great to watch it in this format!

[@HarryBauerGeekORiffic]

Thank you!!

[@WTSD850]

by the way maybe sometime you could do the issue where stygorr first appeared

[@cecilDisharoon]

Love the voice acting. Well-cast and directed.

[@cecilDisharoon]

small touch but : love the Atari sounds too!

[@HarryBauerGeekORiffic]

Thank you very much!

[@alasker4118]

That was really good.

[@HarryBauerGeekORiffic]

Thank you!

[@garagegeek4863]

Wow!!! I can’t wait to watch the entire series.

[@HarryBauerGeekORiffic]

Hope you enjoy!

[@50--11]

Thank you.

[@ljwilliams4662]

Amazing work!

[@HarryBauerGeekORiffic]

Thank you!

[@BrianLCS]

Awesome! Loved Byrne's FF run!

[@HarryBauerGeekORiffic]

Thanks! Me too! (If you couldn't have guessed)

[@BrianLCS]

@@HarryBauerGeekORiffic I had no idea. lol

[@seanodeli7031]

Thank you for removing the balloons and bubbles. I don’t get it when fans edit comics into videos and leave the words in. It should be like this presented as a movie. Not just pan and scan images w audio Well done

[@HarryBauerGeekORiffic]

Thank you! It’s a lot of work to do, but (as a labor of love) that’s exactly what I wanted to accomplish- let the art stand alone without word balloons and text boxes as actors bring the dialog to life. Glad you enjoyed!

[@trenfrojr]

These are dope homie. Gotta watch em all. Keep doing them

[@HarryBauerGeekORiffic]

@@trenfrojr Thank you so much! Really appreciate it!!

[@kevinoliphant3371]

Love this!

[@HarryBauerGeekORiffic]

Thank you!!!!

[@WTSD850]

the negative zone villian reed mentioned spelled stygorr is supposedly dead

[@HarryBauerGeekORiffic]

Yep. Reed is just mentioning past threats. Still existing and gone.

[@spanpt]

Wow! Amazing-I can’t imagine how much work this must have been! I scrolled through the comments but didn’t see it mentioned; how did you get rid of the text balloons? I wouldn’t have minded them, but it’s such a nice touch!

[@HarryBauerGeekORiffic]

Thank you so much!! The process that I use for all of my videos is documented here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/d4q3pmhrr6Z9l6Msi=CGDi2IO4ZxNYeLWv

[@HarryBauerGeekORiffic]

And I’ve added some simple animation elements in the most recent 2 videos.

[@luminayre6227]

This is awesome!! I wish this is something that could be done on every comic ever lmao

[@HarryBauerGeekORiffic]

Thank you! A new one is coming on Tuesday!

[@palsunstar]

Quite enjoyable. I'm looking forward to more! Great job, "Annihilus!" LOL!

[@HarryBauerGeekORiffic]

Thanks, Paul! Much appreciated!

[@calebcardenas9785]

Man I have #280-330! I wish you would've done some of the ones I own!

[@WTSD850]

oh if anyone's wondering what great threat scared off galactus it was probably the being antithesis, the negative zone's version of galactus, who was recently introduced in the amazing 'fantastic four: antithesis' miniseries by neal adams

[@basslvck]

So good !

[@HarryBauerGeekORiffic]

@@basslvck Thank you!!!

[@plasticlasers]

This is great!

[@HarryBauerGeekORiffic]

Thank you! Next one will come out in one week!

[@cowbelltv4865]

Great work! Marvel should hire you.

[@HarryBauerGeekORiffic]

Thank you!!!

[@cdst8888]

Cool! John Byrne's FF run was great!

[@crestonspiers7446]

please do ff 45-55!

[@therussiancomicbookgeek]

I love these old FF stories

[@HarryBauerGeekORiffic]

Me too, obviously!

[@jean-michelwalker8829]

Old! Wow, ok. I guess they are. They helped get me thru high school. But they are timeless to me. I have the omnibuses on my shelf and pull them out regularly. Lee, Kirby (and Sinnott) and Byrne... the true Fantastic Four.

[@therussiancomicbookgeek]

@@jean-michelwalker8829 I’ve bought a bunch of the trades on comiXology and keep meaning to read them. I’ve actually turned the first three issues of the Hickman run into a motion comic movie along with Books of Doom

[@therussiancomicbookgeek]

@@jean-michelwalker8829 gotta finally sit down and read them I love 80s comics

[@cliffdiver929]

Very good

[@HarryBauerGeekORiffic]

Thank you, Cliff!

[@therussiancomicbookgeek]

This is awesome 👏 awesome

[@HarryBauerGeekORiffic]

Thank you! Coming from a guy who makes great audio comics, that is highly appreciated!

[@canijustplease]

Was that the spiderman theme song at the beginning?

[@HarryBauerGeekORiffic]

Nope. Original music. Similar style.

[@stanleychen7219]

the music and this vid are fantastic.

[@HarryBauerGeekORiffic]

Thanks, Stanley! Much appreciated! #252 will be coming in just under two weeks.

[@MattHawes]

Very well done. I hope you continue to produce more.

[@HarryBauerGeekORiffic]

Thank you! More are coming! Make sure you check out Part 2 and Part 3 will be out on Tuesday!

[@MattHawes]

@@HarryBauerGeekORiffic By the way, I shared the video on John Byrne's site, and he liked it. He wrote: "Nicely done-tho I must, of course, grumble about the Thing’s gravely voice. Harumph." And then explained that criticism: " In her first appearance, Alicia was able to recognize Ben by his voice (in a very significant scene) even tho Reed had temporarily reverted him to his human form. Something hardly anyone paid much attention to, but which stuck with me."

[@HarryBauerGeekORiffic]

@@MattHawes Yes! Thanks for sharing! I replied further down in the thread. You may have not seen me. It was delightful to hear the nicely done from JB. I love Greg's performance on Ben and it suits my taste, but I understand JB's point and perspective. Hope that he comes back to watch more.

[@robnyt9935]

Hi Harry. It's been a year, when's #252? 🙂

[@HarryBauerGeekORiffic]

Look at my channel. There's 252 through 259. Plus classic Hostess ads.

[@secragtman]

Great job!

[@HarryBauerGeekORiffic]

Thank you!!!

[@JAFludd]

Why did you change the line about Grey Landers from "With my luck he's probably gay" to "With my luck he's probably taken"?

[@HarryBauerGeekORiffic]

During the early 80s, there were a lot of jokes and off-handed comments made at the expense of gay people. It's a seemingly innocuous statement, but it could be perceived with a negative connotation based on the period. So, I opted to remove it.

[@JAFludd]

@@HarryBauerGeekORiffic That's unfortunate, since historically it is the first mention of someone possibly being gay in a mainstream Marvel super-hero comic book.

[@HarryBauerGeekORiffic]

@@JAFludd I was not aware of that historical significance. I appreciate you calling attention to it. My intent was to avoid a possible negative/dismissive connotation.

[@JAFludd]

@@HarryBauerGeekORiffic I appreciate the explanation.

[@ronweaver4135]

I love this! Keep 'em coming!

[@HarryBauerGeekORiffic]

Thank you! If you haven't already, please check out parts 2 through 5!

[@OlafLesniak]

This is fantastic.

[@HarryBauerGeekORiffic]

Thank you!

[@scotttoney9975]

Wow, this is SO cool!

[@HarryBauerGeekORiffic]

Thank you!!!

[@scotttoney9975]

@@HarryBauerGeekORiffic Thank you! Are you looking to make any more FF like this?

[@HarryBauerGeekORiffic]

@@scotttoney9975 If you haven't seen the others yet, I have a total of 10 now going in order through the whole Negative Zone storyline and onward. And yes, I will be doing even more. kzbin.info/aero/PLQydy22Idrw_WKn_2rgDD_3iVWygMoVV4

[@scotttoney9975]

@@HarryBauerGeekORiffic That's fantastic, pun intended! I will be watching them all and watching the rest as they're created. I've shared on my facebook too. This is excellent!

[@HarryBauerGeekORiffic]

@@scotttoney9975 Thank you!!!

[@therapyeric]

This is awesome.

[@HarryBauerGeekORiffic]

Thank you!

[@skylerhomer8763]

Love it

[@HarryBauerGeekORiffic]

Thank you!

[@TheJlmills]

i love this well done

[@HarryBauerGeekORiffic]

Thank you!

[@lulakirby]

The music is so cool!

[@HarryBauerGeekORiffic]

Thank you, Jeff! Praise goes to Joel Lederer for that.

[@lulakirby]

@@HarryBauerGeekORiffic he did a great job. It's still stuck in my head.

[@jean-michelwalker8829]

4:00 Sharon Selleck. Great call back to one of my favorite issues issues, FF 245!

[@HarryBauerGeekORiffic]

245 is a great one!

[@Edward_T_Martin]

Really good! Excellent sound scape; very good voice acting to boot. Nice job.

[@HarryBauerGeekORiffic]

Thank you!

[@brookemcgowanmusic]

Very cool, and really enjoyed the music!!

[@HarryBauerGeekORiffic]

Thank you so much! And all of the music credit goes to my buddy Joel Lederer. (soundcloud.com/jlederer) He does the music for everything. There's lots of other themes he creates, so make sure to check out the other episodes!

[@NeilVig]

Very cool. Love the sound effects and added music.

[@HarryBauerGeekORiffic]

Thank you! Music is by Joel Lederer.

[@lauragabriel8708]

Cool vibe and just fantastic comic entertainment!

[@HarryBauerGeekORiffic]

Thanks, Laura!!!

[@tmckain5532]

Really awesome work.

[@HarryBauerGeekORiffic]

Thank you!!!