The Fantastic Four #600

[sherkahn]

The threats just keep on coming.

And, oh yeah, we learn a truth about the nature of the Negative Zone.

MASSIVE SPOILERS and some gore behind the cut.



The War of Four Cities continues.


The Kree invade.
The Annihilation Wave invades.
The Inhuman king and his wife launch THEIR counter assault.
Namor and his Atlanteans hold the line.

And Earth's defenders hold back the assault on all fronts..

But that's not whatyou are here to see, you've seen it dozens of times in the past 40 years of Marvel. THIS IS what you came to see.

This is how the Human Torch died.


This is what triggered his return.


Turns out you can't really die in the Negative Zone, as the Anti-Priest kept preaching.

Here's how they did it.


And after months of repair and combat arena events and meeting up with the Light Brigade (members of the alien Inhuman elite from the Badoon/Centauri/Dire Wraiths/Kymelian queens) we come to this.


Johnny Storm now leads the Annihilation Wave.

I'm not doing this story justice. You need to get this. It's one of the better "returns" yet to occur in comics.


Welcome back, Johnny.

Comments

This isn't Annihilus

[blue_bolt]

Annihilus wanted to destroy everything (except the Negative Zone) to eradicate all threats to his life. He's all about living forever. Annihilus wanting to die is like Thanos wanting to live. IT'S NOT HIM.

Also can we get a warning up for the Johny Storm bug surgery fun kit? Thank you very much.

[espanolbot]

Awww, Annihilus is so tiny! ^^ Like a little gobliny thing!

[icon_uk]

Turns out you can't really die in the Negative Zone

The poor bugger who blew his brains out in the 42 prison will be so relieved... as will all the others who died defending the gate to Earth from invasion.

[big_daddy_d]

So Johnny has a heel turn. Interesting. At least in bad guy mode he actually looks pretty awesome. I can't blame him for going heel though, I mean looking at that third page, it looks like those worms are eating him and noticed the absence of his penis..add to it his horrified scream annnd you're welcome.

[shadowpsykie]

well, that's body horror....

so... its World War Torch?

Hulk wants his event back... :D

[captainbellman]

Dawww Annihilus. Those little ears and that "I've been a bad wittle boy" pose when confronting Mr. Fantastic...no wonder Johnny decided to turn him into an adorable space-insect-warlord-puppy!

[jlbarnett]

well, I'm glad I dropped this just as they were starting the 4 cities war thing.

I do recall they said that future Franklin's favorite hero had switched from Spidey to Johnny. Seems strange if Johnny ended up turning bad.

[filkertom]

Oh. Oh my. Johnny Storm. Alive, you say?

Has it even been a year?

I'm sorry, but every time they pull one of these Big Incredible Cosmic Event No Really We're Gonna Snuff Somebody Important We Swear On Our Mothers' Graves We're Really Gonna Effin Do It....

It lasts about this long.

Learning how to write stories, about actual characters 'n' stuff, might not be a bad idea. Not that I'm holding my breath or anything.

Interesting, but I wonder...

[blue_bolt]

I just realized a couple things:

1. Based on the stich marks on Johnny in the gorn panel (if that's no gorn I don't know what is) they're fixing him. What I find funny is that Johnny didn't just go evil, he enslaved Annihilus. I find that rather odd. Maybe Annihilus 2.0 isn't exactly up to snuff.

2. Having Johnny fight then repair him and then fight and then repair him seems like they stole the "Talia's sister kills her and resurrects her until she goes bad" (well more bad) plotline from DC.

3. Annihilus wanted to expand the Negative Zone so it encompassed everything. If he'd succeeded what would have happened to mortals? Would dead have become a revolving door- oh wait, the Negative Zone is apparently Marvel's land of "death is cheap." Sadly, we've already explored the implications of no death with the Cancerverse. I'm not truly interested in the idea of you die, you come back. This is Marvel, it's not a new concept.

[chocochuy]

In the name of all mankind, I welcome our new hot overlord!

Welcome back, Johnny!

[pyrotwilight]

Oh yeah! Johnny died, didn't he? XD

Interesting look for him.

[eyz]

...and Johnny Storm is back, so he can be back on the team's roster just in time for that announced Fantastic Four reboot movie.

[blackruzsa]

THIS ART!

[curlyjo1]

I was not terribly happy about the cover price of this until I read it. And kept reading, and kept reading. Certainly got my money's worth out of this issue.

[biod]

"I took over the negative zone while my insides were hanging out, what have YOU done lately?"

[icon_uk]

I wonder how long before "badass warlord for the side of good" Johnny (Who IS looking mighty fine) is changed back to the good naturedly inept underachiever Johnny?

I mean, how many times has character development (for him particularly) just been ignored when a new writer comes in?