Fantastic Four: War Zone by Greg Cox is
a prose novel which I read through Hoopla which was a reissued version of the
original story which came out a long time ago. Don’t be fooled by the stylings
of the graphic novel cover as this is a regular novel.
In this adventure, creatures from the
Negative Zone are entering their universe and threatening Earth. Someone has
opened a portal into the positive universe and seeks to invade. It looks like
Blastaar and Annihulus are back to their old tricks again. It’s up to the
Fantastic Four to save the day. Again. While Reed and Ben go to shut down the portal
from the Negative Zone, Johnny and Sue will defend New York from the invaders
and protect the Fantastic Four’s portal so Ben and Reed can come home.
This is a fun read with a writer who
really knows each character. Each of the Fantastic Four are given multiple chapters
from their POV. There is a lot of detail written in to each scene. It’s a read
that constantly switches from one group to another. There is also a lot more
violence as well as a higher civilian death count than a typical Marvel read as
the consequences of invasion are felt by the people of New York.
I have never found Annihulus that
interesting, but this writer has piqued my interest in learning more about the
character. This was a really good read
set some time in the past of the Fantastic Four as both Valeria and Franklin
are little children. I think this read would be a good basis of a movie at some
point.
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As stated in the review, my digital
reading copy came by way of the Hoopla App and the Dallas Public Library
System.
Scott A. Tipple ©2025
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