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Fantastic Four: 1234 Kindle & comiXology

by Grant Morrison (Author), Jae Lee (Illustrator, Artist), Manuel Gutierrez (Artist) Format: Kindle Edition
4.0 4.0 out of 5 stars 47 ratings
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Collects Fantastic Four: 1234 #1-4. After receiving their amazing powers, the Fantastic Four finds its members divided. Each chapter focuses on one member of the cosmic quartet as the team's greatest foes band together in an all-out assault on the FF!
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00GHY5R0G
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Marvel (October 5, 2011)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 5, 2011
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 317720 KB
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 91 pages
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Grant Morrison

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Grant Morrison is one of comics' greatest innovators. His long list of credits includes Batman: Arkham Asylum, All-Star Superman, JLA, Green Lantern, Animal Man, Doom Patrol, The Invisibles, WE3 and The Filth.

The TV series of his graphic novel HAPPY! is showing on SYFY and Netflix.

Photo by PDH (File:Grant_morrison.jpg) [CC BY 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons.

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Shawn Darnell Freeman
5.0 out of 5 stars Great
Reviewed in the United States on August 22, 2017
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This is one of the Greatest FF stories in their illustrious line of stories. It highlights the superior intellect of one of my favorite characters Reed Richards, and shows the lengths of evil Dr. Doom their Greatest for would go to destroy them.
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N. Beitler
4.0 out of 5 stars Famous for being Grant Morrison's only FF story...
Reviewed in the United States on March 13, 2012
Title: Fantastic Four 1234 (HC)
Publisher: Marvel
Writer: Grant Morrison
Artists: Jae Lee (pencils, inks) Jose Villarrubia (colors), Jae Lee (covers)
Collects: Fantastic Four 1234 #1-4, Marvel Knights Double Shot #2
Price: $19.99

Once upon a time, this book was garnering quite a bit of praise. At the time it was first published in single issues, Jae Lee was a hot new(er) artist, and Grant Morrison was a hot, new(er) writer. Though the Fantastic Four has never been know as a real hot comic property, the original issues sold fairly well, and the book received many positive reviews. Grant Morrison's abstract, creative genius seemed well-suited to the FF's archetypal adventures, and Jae Lee's distinctive artwork is always eye-catching. I didn't read the magazines in their original publication, nor did I happen to catch the trade the first time the story was collected. When I noticed that Marvel had re-printed the book in a handsome new hardcover, I picked it up for a read.

Thankfully, the book's adventures were not as bizarre or disjointed as many of Morrison's current stories. The book's storyline was fairly easy to follow, once you got past the first issue's set-up. The book has the team facing off against their most popular adversary: Dr. Doom. Without giving away too much, I'll let you know that the book also has the team facing off against several other of their most famous adversaries. As usual, the team acts as a team, each saving the others several times and ultimately being saved by the genius of their leader, Reed Richards. The story wasn't exactly fantastic (no pun intended), but it interesting, nonetheless.

Lee's artwork is always a pleasure to see, and it was probably the high point of the book, for me. His artwork is among the most original in the business, and his heavy inks and lack of straight lines seemed to fit the dark tone of the book, rather well.

The inclusion of the Marvel Knights Double Shot issue is a real mystery to me. I don't know why it was put in there, as it doesn't seem to have a single thing in common with the rest of the book. The story is a stand-alone tale of Nick Fury, and seems completely out of place, here. Including it in this book did little to add to the overall value of the book, and did not make this book worth the $20 cover price. The inclusion of a Jae Lee cover gallery (of his Thing issues, not the ones from this collection) made sense, only because the pictures were of The Thing and Hulk in combat.

If you've not yet read this book, I'd recommend giving it a try, though you may be better served just reading a library copy. It's not so great that it is a must-have, by any means.

Writing: 7/10
Artwork: 9/10
Cool Factor: 6/10
Value: 6/10

Overall: 7/10
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3.0 out of 5 stars Maybe I missed something
Reviewed in the United States on January 10, 2018
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Grant Morrison is one of the more imaginative writers in comics. This has got him a pretty large following. He made some controversial comments about how he saw the Fantastic Four when it came out. As a huge fan of Dr. Doom, I had to buy this. Unfortunately, I didn't really "get" whatever he was going for. It was ok, but I felt like I missed the point. I purchased it and re-read it all these years later to see if I my new experiences helped me grasp the story better. It didn't. Perhaps you'll grasp what I couldn't. I did love the cliffhanger ending to the third issue with Reed getting ready for the battle to come. A few small things. But overall it was just ok for me.
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Mario
5.0 out of 5 stars Grit
Reviewed in the United States on January 21, 2013
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Reed, Ben, Namor, Sue, and Johnny are all tested in this story. The art is wondrous and sets the ambiance of the tale. It is a grand story full of old quirks that are brought back into a new forum.
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C. Pat Augustine
2.0 out of 5 stars Artwork too unclear for my tastes
Reviewed in the United States on February 1, 2024
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While the story might have been interesting, the artwork made it very difficult to follow the story. And then it just kind of ends and the FF have won, but how? I’m not sure even the writer knows.
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T. Obermiller
3.0 out of 5 stars Interesting plot, great art
Reviewed in the United States on May 14, 2012
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Probably not the place to go if you're glued to the great Lee-Kirby Sixties FF mags as the group's definitive version. There is something essential about the characters (including Doom) that Morrison nails, but none of the portrayals are especially flattering or heroic. I found the plot very confusing until Morrison's well-planned epiphany that finally lifts you, and the three main characters (Ben, Sue and Johnny) out of the fog in a satisfying startling way. The artwork adds to the plot's feeling of disorientation: the contorted drawings of Reed are especially compelling. That said, I wasn't just blown away by it -- the character development is there but doesn't really resonate, except maybe with Sue. And it's just not that much fun, quite frankly. So, from my perspective, only a mild recommendation.
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Aaron
5.0 out of 5 stars Grant Morrison fever dream story with perfect and sensible execution
Reviewed in the United States on December 9, 2013
This book was fantastic. as mentioned in the headline this comic mini series was like a dark fever dream in that it wasn't particularly sad or anything but it was really solemn and subtle but definitely crazy and weird if that makes sense. the art by Jae Lee was fantastic and appropriate. The overarching idea in the series seemed to be a psychological analysis of the human faults of every fantastic four member and that might seem really heavy handed but its actually really accessible and enjoyable because i can honestly say that was not the approach i was expecting from this story but obviously from the 5 star review i thoroughly enjoyed it. I wish there were more gems of comics like this.
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Joel Jackson
4.0 out of 5 stars Good FF tale
Reviewed in Canada on July 8, 2018
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Solid Morrison story. Fairly straightforward for him.
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David
4.0 out of 5 stars Nice wist to it
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 5, 2017
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Blurb on the outside bit misleading--but a nice read.
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MadManMarvel
3.0 out of 5 stars Fairly Flat Four
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 23, 2016
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While this is good, intelligent, atmospheric and insightful - it is not as accomplished as it could be.
Grant Morrison is renown for his depth of ideas and plotting but this is fairly linear and while it starts nicely and slowly the climax is forced and this is too short a series - as if the '4 issues for the FF' trope was more important than the end result.
An issue for each member is a fine ideal but the story demanded more and Alicia is so much a part of the supporting cast here she needed an issue of her own.
Jae Lee's art does indeed add a quality dimension to this series but the entire story feels like a 'What If' than a 'must-read'.
Worth a look as a quirky aside but not really required reading.
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Evan
1.0 out of 5 stars Poor
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 3, 2018
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I don’t like fantastic four and this is another story to go towards proving it. If you don’t like FF, would recommend to just avoid
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