Where to Start the Fantastic Four

Today I'm sharing some of my recommendations of where to start reading The Fantastic Four from Marvel Comics: Stan Lee, John Byrne, Mark Waid, Jonathan Hickman, and more!
Let me know what you think about the Fantastic Four in the comments, and thank you for watching TheComicBookReport!
Timestamps below:
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0:00 - Intro
1:09 - Stan Lee / Jack Kirby (Fantastic Four Omnibus Vol. 1)
3:12 - John Byrne (Fantastic Four by John Byrne Vol. 1)
5:27 - Jonathan Hickman (Fantastic Four by Jonathan Hickman Vol. 1)
7:47 - Mark Waid / Mike Wieringo (Fantastic Four by Mark Waid and Mike Wieringo Omnibus)
9:55 - Matt Fraction (Fantastic Four by Matt Fraction Omnibus)
12:10 - Mark Millar / Bryan Hitch (Fantastic Four by Mark Millar and Bryan Hitch Omnibus)
14:26 - Grant Morrison (Fantastic Four 1234)
16:40 - Alex Ross (Fantastic Four Full Circle)
19:00 - Closing thoughts
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[@TheComicBookReport]

What are your favorite Fantastic Four stories? 4️⃣📚

[@afroscifizianzcomix7836]

John Byrne's run. Obviously Jack and Stan set the tone but Byrne's work had more of a science fiction feel to it. Hickman's did too but Byrne was first.

[@TheComicBookReport]

@@afroscifizianzcomix7836 👏👏👏

[@ricardoms2072]

I would love more videos like this talking about other characters!

[@TheComicBookReport]

@@ricardoms2072 thanks for the feedback! I’ve got a few others: Where to Start: BATMAN | #batman #comics kzbin.info/www/bejne/hYicdKl-qMSdp8U 5 Places to Start Reading the Flash kzbin.info/www/bejne/ioOxg5x5j7qsedU 10 Daredevil Comics for New Readers kzbin.info/www/bejne/mX3cgoiwetOHrNk 10 Great Spider-Man Comics for New Readers kzbin.info/www/bejne/jnrMqoptjZxgb7c

[@therussiancomicbookgeek]

Love the FF

[@TheComicBookReport]

Oh same! Favorite runs?

[@therussiancomicbookgeek]

@@TheComicBookReport Hickman and Wade personally

[@TheComicBookReport]

@@therussiancomicbookgeek amazing choices 💯

[@_Snafu_]

This was timely for me, since I just yesterday asked some people in your community post for recommendations haha. Thanks for the video!

[@TheComicBookReport]

@@_Snafu_ right on! Love when the timing works out :) Thanks for stopping by! 💪👏

[@blurjose]

Great video. But darnit, if you bring up the Millar run one more time.... Insert hyperbolic and light-hearted threat. lol

[@TheComicBookReport]

@@blurjose but I’m a fannnnn haha 😂 Honestly the Millar and Fraction runs I feel like I’m always promoting for F4 because I feel like I generally hear negative reviews on them but I thoroughly enjoyed my time reading both of those runs 😂

[@blurjose]

@@TheComicBookReport I love it.

[@TheComicBookReport]

@@blurjose 👏👏

[@BenGrimm1961]

The Fantastic Four and The Mighty Thor are my favorite Silver Age comics, my favorite Golden Age comics are Superman and Green Arrow,.

[@TheComicBookReport]

Favorite silver for me are Amazing Spider-Man and then Fantastic Four, for DC it’s Flash

[@BenGrimm1961]

Some of the best places to start reading Fantastic Four are Fantastic Four Vol 1 Imaginaunts by Mark Waid and the new book: Fantastic Four Vol 1 Whatever Happened to the Fantastic Four by Ryan North. My favorite runs of the Fantastic Four are Walter Simonson's (my personal favorite) as well as Stan Lee and Jack Kirby's. My favorite Fantastic Four stories are John Byrne and Ron Wilson's The Thing, Fantastic Four Vol 1 Whatever Happened to the Fantastic Four by Ryan North as well as the rest of the Ryan North books and Fantastic Four by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby.

[@TheComicBookReport]

@@BenGrimm1961 I’ve really wanted to read Ryan North’s run I’ve been hearing good things

[@BenGrimm1961]

@@TheComicBookReport yeah it is awesome!

[@TheComicBookReport]

@@BenGrimm1961 👏👏👏

[@ChrisLovesComics]

Mark Waid is my favorite run!

[@TheComicBookReport]

@@ChrisLovesComics right on! I’m reading through that now. So far I LOVE the way he writes Doom 😱👏

[@ChrisLovesComics]

@@TheComicBookReport oh i absolutely adore the johnny and ben hijinks 😆

[@TheComicBookReport]

@@ChrisLovesComics 1000000%

[@Christian-zm2tc]

Loving your videos man. Entertaining and very positive. That brings me to, how about videos about overrated comics(according to you) or comics you dont like? :)

[@TheComicBookReport]

@@Christian-zm2tc appreciate the feedback :) I try to steer away from dislike videos, generally I aim to focus on what I enjoy. But, I appreciate your comment and you taking the time to stop by!

[@musicislyfe911]

I’m getting all of these

[@TheComicBookReport]

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[@Thefuture30005]

Someone must be excited for the ultimate fantastic four omnibus coming!

[@TheComicBookReport]

@@Thefuture30005 how did you know?! 😱 Haha. Yeah I’ve become a fan of this franchise 😂 that was a welcome announcement! Do you enjoy Fantastic Four?

[@Thefuture30005]

@@TheComicBookReport so FF is something that I’ve been interested in but have struggled with. I absolutely love the “dysfunctional superhero family” aspect. I read Hickmans run and it was good, but not my thing necessarily. I’m always willing to give them a try though for sure! Maybe ultimate FF is for me

[@TheComicBookReport]

@@Thefuture30005 not for everyone but I’ve dug it. I’ve honestly heard mixed things about ultimate FF but I’ve only read the first handful of issues. I’m eager to see what I think of a larger stretch of The run

[@Thefuture30005]

@@TheComicBookReport yea I mean I WANT to find the FF run for me trust me! It’s like Thor! Never liked Thor! Then Jason Aaron happened 😍

[@TheComicBookReport]

@@Thefuture30005 right?! Ha I’m reading through Aaron’s Thor and it’s incredible. Also currently enjoying Simonson’s Thor-a bit dated but a ton of fun. Hopefully you can find the right FF for you. That Grant Morrison story I note here is a fun one if you’ve never read and enjoy Morrison

[@spencerolson7045]

I started with Fantastic Four Season One graphic novel

[@TheComicBookReport]

What did you feel about that one? I struggled to get into Marvel’s Season One books

[@spencerolson7045]

@@TheComicBookReport it was okay. I liked other Season One stories more like Daredevil and Spider-Man.

[@TheComicBookReport]

@@spencerolson7045 appreciate the feedback :)