I finished collecting the back issues a very long time ago, but I haven't been regularly reading a lot of traditional superhero comics for the past decade or more... this was a bit jarring. I was entertained though. In almost each issue there would be 1 or 2 pages that had ridiculous amounts of dialogue or exposition ("what is this object in my way that I did not notice!... I'm going to stumble over it!" etc)I noticed the characters slowly coming to life. They all have things I like and dislike

Fantastic Four Visionaries: John Byrne, Vol. 1 collects issues 232-240 of the Fantastic Four. John Byrne writes and draws every issue.In this volume, The Fantastic Four battle Diablo, Ego the Living PLanet, Doctor Doom, Spinnerette(?), and some demons. Torch clears a dead man's name to protect his mother. Frankie Raye's origin is revealed, the Thing's Aunt Petunia shows up, and the Inhumans relocate to the mysterious blue area of the moon.Byrne's run begins here. For me, the best parts were Ego

John Byrne's run on Fantastic Four has always been celebrated as THE Fantastic Four run. That's why I was so surprised when this started off so boring. The stories are packed with so much exposition and dialogue. There's no real villains for a lot of the stories. It does pick up in the second half once Dr. Doom finally shows up. The story with Ego the Living Planet was pretty good as well. And then we end on the story where the Inhumans move Attilan from the Himalayas to the blue area of the moo...

The first couple of issues were rough, adding the intense verbiage, which seemed a waste of panel space, given that the author is a skilled visual storyteller. Still, everything improved once it had its first FF and Dr. Doom toss up. Nothing like an excellent issue centered around its arch nemesis to turn everything around. The author never looked back once he got his bearings, and this was the true start of a seminal run on Fantastic Four.

Loved this collection. John Byrne has indeed captured the look and feel of the Lee/Kirby Fantastic Four stories of the 60's and early 70's. Thanks to Comixology Unlimited I have access to Vols II and III of the John Byrne Visionaries collections. Lots of FF action ahead for me.

FANTASTIC FOUR VISIONARIES, VOL 1 by John Byrne, reprinting FF 232 to 240.John Byrne is a terrific artist. Which is a good thing as he's a lousy writer. In fact even the art here is not up to his usual standards. It often looks rushed and scratchy. Jack Kirby left the comic after issues 102. It fell into the hands of a lot of hacks. Then Byrne took over. I think he wanted to get it back to its original concepts. And the concepts are there. Only as most writers know, a concept needs to be develop...

The Fantastic Four, for much of the '70s and early '80s, were in a bit of a rut. None of the writers and artists assigned really seemed to be able to do much with it that was all that compelling. The characters meandered along, the same as they always had. It was all very ho-hum - always reliably adequate, but seldom truly inspired. But then, John Byrne came in. And right from the start, he breathed new life into the book. His pencils were a big part of it - Byrne's one of the all-time great com...

This is the first volume of John Byrne's run of The Fantastic Four from the early 80s that can be enjoyed even if your knowledge of the Fantastic Four is limited.The story is surprisingly interesting and flows pretty smoothly from issue to issue, even though there are some silly and outdated moments.The art looks really great, even though it took some time to get used to the coloring after reading more modern comics.All in all, a great and interesting read.

Byrne really knew how to draw a spash page!I am a big fan of the Four so, it was about time I dive into their "second-best" run, that of John Byrne. Enjoyed the stories, especially Ego and Terror in a Tiny Town. The only downside is the exposition and the dated narrative captions, but the art totally makes up for it. Usually Reed is my favorite but Byrne writes him as an exposition machine, so I didn't care much for him. For good Reed stories Waid is still my top writer!

Solid art and some pretty good individual issues slowed down by waaaaaaaaaaay too much dialogue, thought balloons, captions, unnecessary poetics, and just way too many words. And this is coming from someone who loves Claremont. Byrne is a creator I always appreciate, but at least in the early issues of this run he's not really playing to his strengths.

Really strong start to this run! This perfectly encapsulates what makes the FF unique. They are not just another super powered crime fighting team. They are explorers and, at times, even investigators. There's many strange science fiction mysteries here that were very interesting. The art was also quite well done, as usual by Byrne.

More soothing eighties Marvel, this time from John Byrne back when he was good – or in this case, becoming good. The first couple of issues are wobbly, smothered in caption boxes with purple prose only a step up from Stan Lee's; even the figures and faces aren't quite right yet (though there's one amusing and almost certainly unintentional rejoinder to later complaints about sexualised depictions of female superheroes, on a page where Reed Richards' buns have been depicted in waaaaay more detail...

The comics in this collection were released in the early Eighties but still retain the feel of the Sixties when the F.F. first came out, and I am totally okay with that. Just give me some straight up adventure. Of course the drawback to that is Reed Richards remains an asshat and Sue is still, "Reed, what is that? Reed, what's going on? Reed, mansplain things to me." I do appreciate how in this collection they provide the original release date of each comic. I don't know why that's important to

This is a lot of fun. I’m really intrigued to see where Byrne goes next. I can already see some of Byrne’s influence on theFantastic Four stories that I love.

I agree with the consensus that Byrne's Fantastic Four is the best FF since the Kirby/Lee days. But what's really surprising is how strongly he nails it right out of the gate. He's able to echo the feel of Silver Age FF while not writing like Lee or drawing like Kirby. It's quite remarkable. His emphasis of single issue storylines is refreshing as is his art style (both in layouts and in finishes). Rather than getting into the details of each issue, here's some things that I really liked. I love...

Pure comic book perfection. Byrne's run on the Fantastic Four has been called (by Wikipedia, at least) a second golden age for the series, and after reading this collection, it's easy to see why. Byrne brings a great sense of fun and excitement and epic scope to his comic books. Indeed, the conclusions of each issue can be a bit disappointing just because he's jam-packed too much into 22 pages. The plots are novel and sophisticated, and yet there's something so childish and knowingly comic-booky...

Good book. This is the beginning of one of the most highly regarded runs on Fantastic Four (for many people, Byrne's run is second only to Stan and Jack's run). As this is the first 8 or 9 issues of his run, Byrne is still getting a feel for the characters. The highlight of the book is the story taking place in "Liddleville". Definitely recommended if you have any interest in the Fantastic Four.

I had fonder memories of the early days of Byrne's FF run.What's really hard to believe is that the 20th anniversary of the FF was celebrated as part of the issues that are collected in this book. As opposed to the 50th anniversary that is being celebrated this month. I must be old because a lot more time passed since Byrne left the book that passed between the Lee/Kirby era and the Byrne era.

Varied writing. Some of Byrne’s stories are of little interest, but there are also a few great ones here, like the triple-sized Doom story, the reveal of Frankie Raye, and the Inhumans moving to the moon. I was frankly surprised by the quality of a lot of these stories, especially given the time period.

A collection of Fantastic Four issues 232-240 written and drawn by John Byrne. Mr Fantastic, the leader and brainiac, has stretchy limbs. His wife, Invisible Girl can turn invisible at will and use protective force fields. Human Torch can fly and control flames. The Thing is like The Hulk so relies on brute strength “It’s clobbering time!”, and also has to live with the fact he is the only member whose normal appearance was changed.The writing often makes sure you understand what’s going on, no