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Posted by Puffy Treat (Member # 7210) on :

Direct market comic shops recently got a digest-sized trade paperback collecting Chris Eliopoulos and Mark Sumerak's Franklin Richards back-up stories and one-shots.

The son of Mr. Fantastic and the Invisible Woman has quite the exciting life, even without his famous family around. He and his robotic nanny H.E.R.B.I.E. get into quite a bit of mischief.

This is not the current Fantastic Four...there are no simpering, whiny Mr. Fantastic scenes where Reed goes on and on about his poor, persecuted communist uncle.

(JMS has a -lot- to answer for.)

These stories instead invoke comparisons to (dare I say it?) Calvin & Hobbes, or perhaps a G-rated version of Barry Ween.

Franklin's misadventures are charming, fast-paced, and truly funny.

For anyone who enjoys fun comics.

[ February 15, 2007, 09:49 PM: Message edited by: Puffy Treat ]

Posted by SteveRogers (Member # 7130) on :

I love Calvin & Hobbes. Just sayin'.

Posted by Phanto (Member # 5897) on :

I too love C + H. Yay!

Posted by Verily the Younger (Member # 6705) on :

Every time I hear the name "Mr. Fantastic", I have flashbacks to high school and that dang Shaggy song. Not that he says "Mr. Fantastic", of course, but it's darn close.

Posted by Scott R (Member # 567) on :

There is a Franklin Richards: Son of a Genius digital comic avialble on marvel.com.

Posted by Storm Saxon (Member # 3101) on :

quote:

This is not the current Fantastic Four...there are no simpering, whiny Mr. Fantastic scenes where Reed goes on and on about his poor, persecuted communist uncle.

(JMS has a -lot- to answer for.)

This actually sounds very intriguing.

Posted by Rakeesh (Member # 2001) on :

What's annoying is what Richards does after all this complaining about his poor, persecuted, communist uncle.

Posted by erosomniac (Member # 6834) on :

Ugh, why is Marvel's online viewer such a POS?

From what I could see, the comic is charming.

Posted by Scott R (Member # 567) on :

Eros-- try switching it from One panel view to Smart view.

Top right hand corner of the interface...

Posted by erosomniac (Member # 6834) on :

quote:
Originally posted by Scott R:
Eros-- try switching it from One panel view to Smart view.

Top right hand corner of the interface...

I did; it broke the viewer. [Frown]

Posted by Puffy Treat (Member # 7210) on :

quote:
Originally posted by Storm Saxon:
This actually sounds very intriguing.

It's not. Trust me. It's JMS's excuse for how Reed Richards (a guy whose super-hero origin involved stealing a federal spacecraft!) is suddenly a simpering toadie of the US , ready and willing to imprison and kill his friends, alienate and exclude his family. [Razz]

Posted by Storm Saxon (Member # 3101) on :

I have noticed that your tastes and mine differ just a little, Puffy. So, we'll see.... [Wink]