Oh yeah...there was a war going on ....
With FF #8 we're finally returned to the present. Thank goodness. I'm sure the Black Bold lore was fun for a certain segment of the FF readers, but I was pretty bored when it was the only thing I had to read for FF for a month. This issue seemed to be a great setup for the climax. And that must be coming because Marvel has been teasing some surprises in store for November's issues that don't seem to have anything to do with the War of Four Cities.
The good thing about this issue was that we got to see the continued stress caused on Susan by all of this. And Nathaniel goes back to what nearly all incarnations of him end up as - being a bit of a smug, time-traveling jerk. There's also a fun little scene were we see what being grounded by a dad like Reed is like. Curious to see if Val ends up causing even more trouble than she already has or if she saves the day.
And we finally get to the Battle at the Forever City. Apparently Reed comes to a cliff hanger-y conclusion before being whisked away. I'll be curious to see what Hickman has up his sleeve. Also, it appears that Hickman believes that there's no honor among theives because,
