Fantastic Four #601

[spikespeigel]

Huh. I'm kind of surprised no one's posted this yet. I know someone posted the preview page, but here's what's going on around the view in the sky. This was the second best moment in the book. But since I'm out of pages since this is the latest issue, go and pick it up. It's so worth it. Especially when you see Cap's face when he realizes the scope of what just happened. In any case, I picked the personal moment, because I've been waiting for this moment ever since the book went to its FF status. And it was worth the wait.

Comments

[q99]

I think Marvel brings back people too fast.


Mind you, I don't *mind* Steve coming back after Bucky's got the slot for awhile, or what have you. But when you have a cool temporary status quo that's doing well, it'd be nice if they stayed a bit longer.

[spikespeigel]

Well, they haven't brought Jean back yet. That's got to count for something.

[shadowpsykie]

she's on her way :D

[spikespeigel]

Ahaha! Stop it. She's the new Bucky/Gwen Stacy for Marvel. They gotta keep someone dead.

[shadowpsykie]

come now, if anyone SHOULD come back, it's Jean Grey of all people, we still have uncle ben :D

[spikespeigel]

But then we wouldn't have AOA Jean/Logan angst anymore in Uncanny X-Force!

And I've got to ask. Whose rear is that?

[kamino_neko]

Wait...they brought Gwen back? In 616?

[spikespeigel]

I can't speak personally, but I recall a story with Osborn/Gwen making the beasts with two backs, and they had kids that tried to kill Spider-Man. Might have been from JMS's run, but I haven't read 616 Spider-Man ever since Ultimate hit the shelves.

[filkertom]

JMS has kinda disavowed that monstrosity. Kinda. That, and a few other things around the same time -- can't even remember -- put me off buying any comics first-run. Since then, I bought a couple of Thor collections, the Doc Savage omnibus, and not much else.

[kamino_neko]

That was Sins Past, which was set before she or Norman died, IIRC. (I haven't read Spider-Man with anything resembling regularity since the Clone Saga, and never read Sins Past, but that's how I understand it.)

[blackruzsa]

I recently read that in a TPB, yup, it wasn't a resurrection but supposedly set around the time Gwen was leaving for Europe?

[biod]

It's the reason she left for Europe; she was pregnant.

[thefiretonight]

Normally I'd agree with this but I totally make an exception for Johnny. XD

[spikespeigel]

Seconded. Because Johnny went out like a pimp. Or a hero. Whichever one you prefer :p

[thefiretonight]

At the end of the day, I prefer to think of him as both.

[lultam]

Johnny being "dead" was part of the overall ongoing story though, so I'm actually ok with this one for a change! Really epic comeback as well, Hickman turned up the emotions to 11.

[jaybee3]

I think it was fairly clear that Johnny was coming back (especially since a. they're rebooting the movie series and b. there was no body) from the beginning. I have no problems with it. I love what Hickman has done, everything from his first issues onward and seemingly obscure plot points or character moments seem to be part of a larger picture. Johnny's "death" was part of that.

And if they can bring Bucky back - no one is off-limits (except maybe Uncle Ben). I fully expect Gwen to come back some day and we know Jean is coming back...again.

[q99]

-I think it was fairly clear that Johnny was coming back (especially since a. they're rebooting the movie series and b. there was no body) from the beginning. -

Oh, agreed. I just wish they spent some more time with Peter in his place before doing so.