Scott's Take: FANTASTIC FOUR BY RYAN NORTH VOL. 4: FORTUNE FAVORS THE FANTASTIC by Ryan North (Author), Carlos Gomez (Illustrator), Ivan Fiorelli (Illustrator), and Alex Ross (Cover Art)

FANTASTIC FOUR BY RYAN NORTH VOL. 4: FORTUNE FAVORS THE FANTASTIC by Ryan North (Author), Carlos Gomez (Illustrator), Ivan Fiorelli (Illustrator), and Alex Ross (Cover Art) is the fourth volume in the Ryan North Fantastic Four run, but could be read as the first. Most of the tales in this run are pretty stand alone. In this book, Franklin Richards’ secret is uncovered, the heroes are put in a noir style Elseworld, The Thing and the Human Torch compete against each other to be the best grocery store employee, and then in the last two issues, the Fantastic Four faces vampires in a Blood Hunt tie in. This volume collects issues 18-22. Each tale is very different except for the last two vampire ones.

The art is great and very fitting for each tale. I read each issue in Marvel Unlimitied. Franklin Richards’ issue is a disaster movie. Franklin Richards (is the reality warping son of Mister Fantastic and the Invisible Woman) and, allegedly, has no powers now. The noir episode is fun if you like that stuff. The grocery issue is a comedy. The Fantastic Four vampire issues are action packed and full of bloody violence. Each issue for the most part has its own feel except for the last two. Ryan North still maintains a great understanding of each character and so far I think his run is the best for beginners new to the Fantastic Four.

Blood Hunt for those who have read it know that the ending has major implications for the future of this series. FANTASTIC FOUR VOL. 5: ALIENS, GHOSTS AND ALTERNATE EARTHS by Ryan North (Author), Carlos Gomez (Illustrator), Ivan Fiorelli (Illustrator), Marvel Various (Illustrator), and Alex Ross (Cover Art), is the next volume and will come out on April 15th and collects issues 23-27. I am currently on issue 26 through Marvel Unlimited. So far, each issue is very scifi heavy as the team deals with some of the aftermath of Blood Hunt. 

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