Review: Fantastic Four #582

Nathaniel Richards leads the nascent Fantastic Four into the conclusion of his multi-dimensional championship - - a bloody confrontation that may have disastrous consequences for the entire timeline.

The Good

Wow is Hickman great with dialog. He's got a handle on Doom's voice throughout, but that scene where Nathaniel differs the dirty work to him was some piercing stuff. As if the drama couldn't even be ratcheted up enough, the "evil" Nathaniel's manic monologue about the FF cheating him out of his rightful victory added an even more intense dimension to the scene. "Do what is is you do, Victor" indeed. I've been enjoying the combo of Edwards and Hanna here, who lavish everything with the same kind of dynamic detail I've enjoyed in Hitch's work. There may be some parts that look less rendered than the others, but the stand-outs are amazing.

The Bad

Maybe it's the nature of the beast when it comes to time travel stories, but I was still a little befuddle as to exactly what grown-up Franklin Richards does to Nathaniel at the end of this. Maybe it'll get explained next issue. Maybe there needs to be a mortal kombat championship of future Franklins, because I'm still leery of this dredging up Hyperstorm. Also, maybe Hanna was more responsible for what I was so impressed with last issue, because the art seemed a little more inconsistent here.

The Verdict - 4/5

The FF have always interested me the least out all of Marvel's major characters. I usually see them working only as figureheads and guest stars, so Hickman needs a medal for not only making this something I can take seriously, but for also getting some genuinely cool moments in. Seriously, Doom's handling of the "evil" Nathaniel has to be one of the better single scenes I've seen in a while.

Name

...Because of All These Things I've Done.

Volume

Fantastic Four

Issue Number

582

Cover Date

October 2010

In Store Date

August 25, 2010

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Fantastic Four #582 - ...Because of All These Things I've Done. by brewski420 on August 26, 2010

Another great issue by Hickman and Edwards! In the beginning of this comic we have a college age Reed Richards, Ben Grim, and Victor Von Doom along with Nathanial Richards batteling an evil, alternate reality Nathanial Richards! Of all the Nathanial Richards's that ever existed these two are the last alive. ( last issue we found out that the evil Nathanial Richards killed all the others) The evil Nathan gives the four a hell of a fight, but in the end he gets his head smashed in by the young Vic...

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Fantastic Four #582 - ...Because of All These Things I've Done. by krakoa on September 02, 2010

The great thing about the Fantastic Four is that it's a playground for quantum mechanics. I was initially put off by the previous issue because it took me quite a while to wrap my head around the lofty idea of an imploding universe and a death match between every Nathaniel Richards that has ever existed. This issue picks up where the last one left off, but the emphasis is on the action. The old college chums, Ben, Doom, and Reed are battling alongside the main Nathaniel against another Nathaniel...

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