Ends of the Earth
Recommended!
This issue was both a refresher and convergence of plot streams. We see various members of the team travel all over the world to gather a group of super-intelligent characters - many of them foes to the FF - not that sides have mattered much as of late. Val has gathered all these fine gentlemen in one place for one reason - to deal with the Reed Richards problem.
Once gathered, Val tells the story of how she "found all those yous," referring to her father. She goes on to say that four of them managed to escape the fate of their brothers and follow Val back to Earth-616. The rest of the issue was background information on what these four have been up to. They too travel all over the world (and beyond), gathering what they need from who they need. One of them doesn't fare too well, which was a surprise...
Needless to say, the issue was not action packed - though it was crammed full of A LOT of information. I have to say, as a new reader, it was pretty hard to follow - but I managed. I am just glad I had the next issue in hand.
My favorite part of the story was on the page where this image took an entire panel, without dialog:
