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    FF » FF #4 - The Beating of Drums... released by Marvel on July 1, 2011.

    djotaku's FF #4 - The Beating of Drums... review

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    Better than the last one

    As I mentioned before, I jumped in at issue 3 so I was a bit lost.  This one does a lot to help fix that.  The art continues to be great and the writing/dialog are pretty good.  Although I feel it's a shame having Spidey there if he can't verbally tussle with someone else.  I know he and Johnny used to go at it, but Johnny's not around.  Still, Ben used to be good for some quips.  Instead he's just moping around in this issue.  My only complaint with this issue is that there wasn't much going on.  Looks like they're still setting up the plot.   
     
    I know that for almost the entire history of comics it's been in and out of vogue to draw covers that have nothing to do with the contents inside, but this issue seems to take that to extremes.  Ben doesn't so much as get mad at anyone, much less throw a car around.  Oh well.... 
     
    I am intrigued enough to see where this series goes.  It just seems to really be taking its time to get there.

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