Ultimate Fantastic Four

August 24th, 2004

Filed under: Comics, Medicine

Just a brief note on the Ultimate Fantastic Four. I find myself enjoying the Doom story arc more than I thought I would (though now I keep a close eye on my MP3 player).

I like the fact that writer Warren Ellis has acknowledged some of the medical aspects of the team’s powers. For instance, the Thing doesn’t seem to breathe or sweat. Reed doesn’t have set internal organs, just a malleable bag of bacteria. It shows Ellis has put some definite thought into an often overlooked aspect of the team.

Plus any book that can use the phrase “ninja rubber-band death attack move” with a straight face has my attention.

2 Responses to “ Ultimate Fantastic Four ”

  1. Jon Silpayamanant
    August 24th, 2004 at 9:44 pm

    I don’t care for Ellis’ usage of memes, however…don’t know if that ever pops up in FF…

  2. Roger Benningfield
    August 25th, 2004 at 11:59 am

    Ultimate FF has been one of the more pleasant surprises I’ve had since rediscovering comics in general a few months ago. And for precisely the reasons you state… Ellis is lavishing a lot of care on the little details, rather than focusing exclusively on the reintoduction of the Big Bad.

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