The FF series started on a pretty high note with volume 1, but this volume takes it to a whole new level! The stakes have definitely risen and the villain’s are all making their moves. The ending is pretty ambitious and makes you wonder about the other ongoing Marvel series.

Suffice to say, the Fantastic Four/Future Foundation seem to be a little out of their league. They round up some tough villains and head off to stop the evil Reed Richards and also make sure that the Inhumans don’t do something that they’ll regret. Black Bolt is back and he’s a very changed man. He’s ready to stop his enemies with any means necessary and the Inhumans never were total “Heroes” now were they? The Kree is also readying their forces and they are prepared to destroy Earth.

Earth is a pretty big threat so I can see why many villains would want to destroy it. Without Earth, over 80% of the notable heroes are gone and the Marvel Universe would be defenseless. The comic is mostly a large battle between the Inhumans and the High Evolution’s men. Not to mention that the Reed Richards are also here to shake things up. The fight is definitely cool to watch and having a huge climax is always a must.

The heroes quickly realize that they may be out of their depth in this round. Reed Richards, Spiderman, and Reed’s father, head into the portal. It will take them where they need to be. Spiderman’s was a little disappointing, but he does (Help to) think of a good plan. Mr Fantastic decides that the FF may need help for once, so they call in _______. I can’t spoil the best part of the comic for you guys! Needless to say, this help is definitely going to pay off big time.

Mr Fantastic and Invisible Woman were pretty solid. Sue is just waiting for her chance to take the villains down and Mr Fantastic has thought of the ultimate plan of action. The Thing wasn’t a great character in this batch. Not only did he leave his friends for a while, but he pretty much embarrasses himself in the meeting. Dr Doom was also pretty good and he did a lot of damage against overwhelming odds. Unfortunately, he went up against the smartest character in Marvel.

The Inhumans were pretty uninteresting. I’ve never cared for the team and they’re basically a watered down “Xmen” group. (How they fended off the Shiar, I’ll never know!) All of the villains that the FF hired (Aside from Dr Doom) weren’t that great either. When the chips are down, I wouldn’t count on them! The Supreme Intelligence gets smarter by the second and he may have finally created the perfect plan. With Ronan by his side, they make for a pretty solid team.

Nathaniel Richards is all right, but I definitely wouldn’t call him smarter than Reed. He’s decently tough and I’m hoping that we get to see him in action soon. We also can’t forget about Annihilus’ subplot. He’s also getting ready to make his final move.

No matter how you slice it, things look like they’re coming to the end. The only boring part of the comic would be the subplot about the kids. They’re trying to show us how smart the kids are, but I’m hoping for some action next time. Perhaps they will get to help in the future. Meanwhile, the rest of the non-stop action and explosions was pretty epic! The series seems to be one of Marvel’s best.

Overall 8/10