John Byrne really begins to hit his stride in this second collection. The first collection was honestly kind of boring. Now we're getting to the kind of storytelling I expected with John Byrne writing and drawing the FF. The FF team up with the Black Panther, fight Terrax, save Galactus, Help Dr. Doom reclaim Latveria and fight Gladiator. It's stories like the Galactus one where Mr. Fantastic has to save Galactus's life and the FF realize Latveria was better off under Dr. Doom's control that mak...

These John Byrne collections are just great (fantastic even). They remind me so much of the old Kirby / Lee adventures. Really captures the feeling of the classic FF.Lots of good stories including the 250th issue. A milestone at the time. Comixology Unlimited has access to the first 3 volumes (free) and I will get started on Volume 3 real soon. Love these older stories.

3.5/5 A few great issues and at least one I didn't particularly enjoy. Also I cant stand Franklin's baby talk.

Starting with a team-up with the Black Panther, this fast-paced volume covers a pitched battle with first Terrax the Tamer and then Galactus (with help from the Avengers and Dr. Strange), the return of Dr. Doom, a side trip to Attilan to see the Inhumans and a knock-down-drag-em-out battle with Gladiator and a quartet of Skrulls (with help from Spiderman and Captain America).I enjoyed this stretch of the FF- action end to end. Here is where Frankie Raye ended her time with the Fantastic Four and...

Top of his game!John Byrne’s famous run writing and drawing the FF! Love how he developed the major and minor characters of Marvel’s first family!

Byrne's run continues. Highlights of this story include the two parter involving Dr. Doom restoring his monarchy in Latveria, and the battle with Gladiator. The production values are improved immensely, as the coloring has been redone to take advantage of modern techniques. Although there are some purists who may complain, it is nice to see the coloring for this volume did not use the "dots" format used in comics for decades.

There is a reason Byrne is considered a visionary. These stories are awesome and the dialogue isn’t too stilted or annoying. Can’t wait to keep going with his run.

Fantastic Four Visionaries: John Byrne, Vol. 2 contains issues 241-250 of the Fantastic Four, all written and drawn by John Byrne.The Fantastic Four visit Wakanda, battle an ancient Roman soldier, fight Terrax, save Galactus' life, battle an adult version of Franklin Richards, help Doctor Doom reclaim Latveria, visit the Inhumans, and battle Gladiator when he comes to Earth pursuing Skrulls.Byrne upped his game around this time. The art is as good as ever but the writing was better than before a...

Classic comic-booky stuff. Reading this alongside contemporary comics is odd... "he's a walking dream with elbow patches./ with my luck he's probably gay."

Seguimos com o Byrnezão da massa fazendo de tudo no Quarteto.Esse volume começa com uma história meio sem pé nem cabeça em Wakanda, afinal a sociedade mais avançada tecnologicamente do planeta nunca subiu num morro e descobriu uma cidade romana perdida e meio que fica por isso mesmo.Depois temos uma ou outra bobagem e chegamos no grande momento da edição: Galactus.Galactus tá de birra com o Terrax, o arauto do machado, e acaba gastando muita energia na perseguição, o arauto chega na Terra e pede...

Some of the most free thinking and original superhero comics I've ever read. Byrne's handle on the FF characters, as well as their allies and enemies, is just so damned perfect. He perfectly understood them and how they operate. The reader gets stories that range from political intrigue, to weird science, to super powered action SmackDowns, and even those have some interesting twists and turns. I definitely agree this is one of the great comic runs, and I'm not even that deep in!

A fun cheesy read that never gets too dull. Each issue has a new threat plot and everything moves at a fairly quick pace. It gets outlandish and fantastical but that's where Fantastic Four shines.

Another round of good stories and brilliant draftsmanship from John Byrne at the absolute top of his game.

It's the look of this that still wows me, the layouts where someone gets punched down the full length of a page or across a spread, the intricacy of the backgrounds, the devices which are recognisably kin to Kirby tech but taken almost to a point of plausibility. Most of all, and on these the colourists deserve much of the credit, the grand vistas of space, especially in the scenes when Galactus' old herald arrives, or his new one departs. Set against which, in a sense the stories are fairly fli...

This volume is almost exclusively about Nova becoming a herald of Galactus.The whole thing where all the heroes feel they have to save Galactus because he's just like a wild animal who has to eat makes no sense. What about if a lion that breaks into your house and east your children? No, it has to be, like, a "cosmic balance" rationale but they don't use it.

It's amazing how quickly Byrne made this book his own. He builds on storylines of the past, but he takes them in new and more interesting directions, and he has the personalities of the characters down pat. These are great issues and the book is heading into it's true Golden Age.

4.5 stars out of 5

Finished this very morning. Byrne's impressive run of FF continues here, back when comic books were allowed to be slow and have pacing. Some favorites in this collection are Johnny Storm losing his girlfriend to Galactus (the only time I can remember feeling any emotion caused by an FF comic book); the Thing's twisted monster/victim psychology; Invisible Girl being interviewed by Barbara "Walker," a rather unflattering and mean-spirited caricature of a 70's feminist, which included some relevant...

Dal jsem dalších 10 sešitů a věru nechápu, proč je Byrnův run tak opěvovaný. Příběhy jsou dosti průměrné a nové postavy otravné. Sice občas připomínají ty ze šedesátek od Stana, ale od dvacet let staršího komiksu bych čekal něco víc.Druhá dvacítka je rozhodně lepší jak ta první, vyčnívá hlavně příběh z Latvery, ale furt je to takového "meh".

The storyline was a little dated.