Fantastic Four: Full Circle

The Alex Ross artwork is as superb as ever, and the story is a fun one.

I'm never been the biggest Alex Ross fan. I always felt a lot of his work looked stiff. However, he absolutely shines here. The colors are wonderful and there's the right amount of Kirby influence in his lines. FF: Full Circle is probably the best looking book I've ever seen from Ross.

Is it a good story? I dunno. I don't think it'd make a bit sense to anyone who isn't overly familiar with Lee/Kirby's FF run, but I am, so it worked for me. It helps that Ross understands that a good FF story has more in common with Star Trek or the X-Files than summer blockbuster movies.

Ross' art is insanely gorgeous and he nails the family dynamics of the group, but the science-fiction, grand-universe mumbo-jumbo always goes way over my head, especially when compacted into such a short story.