Fantastic Four Visionaries: John Byrne Vol. 1 (Fantastic Four (1961-1996)) Kindle & comiXology

Collecting FANTASTIC FOUR volume one #232 to #240,FANTASTIC FOUR VISIONARIES volume one is simply very awesome!!, with solid stories and spectacular art all by JOHN BYRNE, I think he's supertalented.Here we see the likes of DIABLO, HAMMERHEAD, EGO the living planet!!, the PUPPET MASTER, DOCTOR DOOM, the secret of FRANKIE RAYE comes to light, REED RICHARDS attempts to change the THING to human and failed!. the uncanny INHUMANS and thier entire city of ATTILAN was transported from the EARTH to the MOON, while maintaining a normal family life at the same time!!. I love this set and if you are a fan of the FANTASTIC FOUR, so will you!!. Recomended, a geniwine collectors item.

Byrne's famous run begins in '81 with great stories yet slightly-on-the-crude-side artwork (by today's standards), in part because he inks himself consistently for the very 1st time. If you can get past this initial element, the characters & stories here are colorful, lively & fun.If people need proof that Byrne *could* draw better than this, check out his Avengers 188, 189, 190 & 191, inked by Dan Green, circa 1979. It seems like it's inking that makes the difference as these issues are some of my favorites Byrne's ever done. In any case, my favorite issue in this 1st volume is the attractive looking #238, featuring the Human Torch, Frankie Raye, the Thing, and even Herbie(!). I consider this to be the 1st landmark visual improvement in Byrne's highly successful run.It seems Byrne has a thing for the original, Invaders era Human Torch, as he consistently deals with this character in his work all throughout the eighties. We see it in this 1st volume in his FF, as well as his runs on Avengers West Coast, Namor, and briefly in his She-Hulk series too. It's a common thread in his eighties/early nineties work, and I like this consistency in artistic vision.-Printing Quality-: The first two volumes in this series had inferior reproduction in their 1st printings, creating a very dated, dot-matrix look in various flat areas of color throughout. Second printings of these volumes corrected this with high-quality color reconstruction. Online ordering *may* result in getting a 1st printing instead. Buying in person is the best way to be sure in what you're getting. (I actually have a 2nd printing of volume 2; I haven't yet seen a 2nd printing of volume 1. They may not have issued it yet.)Included in this volume:*Issue #232- John Byrne writes & pencils; Bjorn Heyn inks (Byrne pseudonym)*Issue #233- John Byrne writes, pencils & inks*Issue #234- John Byrne writes, pencils & inks*Issue #235- John Byrne writes, pencils & inks*Issue #236- John Byrne writes, pencils & inks*Issue #237- John Byrne writes, pencils & inks*Issue #238- John Byrne writes, pencils & inks... my favorite here*Issue #239- John Byrne writes, pencils & inks*Issue #240- John Byrne writes, pencils & inksP.S. And check out  The Art of John Byrne (Marvel Masters) , an interesting career collection. It's also available here on Amazon.

This was a great throwback.I've been reading/collecting comics for 28 years and reading this is a great reminder of what comics once were (in a good way).One of the first things you'll notice, for you who recently got into comics, is how wordy it is. Not only dialogue wise but the caption boxes and reference to past issues. These have all but disappeared in today's books, for better and worse, all depending on the creative team. John Byrne wrote and inked these all by himself and never missed a deadline and, at the time, this was great art. (I still love it.)On terms of story, we get to see Reed, Sue, Johnny and Ben very intimately. And as this series progresses in later books, we see them grow in a way characters are no longer allowed to. This is just damn good storytelling, period.

One of best runs ever in Bronze Age. This volume might not be peak of this specific run but it is necessary to FF history.

Love the writing that John Byrne brought to the FF. He builds so much depth to each character. I love his art as long as he uses someone else to do the inking. When he does the writing, art and inking, the art looks rushed. He’s always been my favorite writer and artist. Great stories!

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 moon. Byrne takes a lot on with the book, writing, drawing and inking the book himself.

This trade paperback collects the most successful reboot of a comics franchise under the contstruction of writer-artist John Bryne. Bryne would later tackle such titles as Superman, the Hulk, Sub-Mariner, Green Lantern and the Amazing Spider-Man, but they all pale besides his work on the Fantastic Four. After Jack Kirby left the title in 1970, Marvel's one time flagship title went through a series of artistic and creative permutations. Many of these were the result of seventies comics "style". It is known that long-time Marvel artist, John Romita, had remarked to Stan Lee that without Jack Kirby, maybe they should not continue publishing the Fantastic Four. John Bryne comes on the title and in the works collected in this first volume reconnects the FF to their roots. He combines family characterization with high adventure. Bryne also introduces more complex storytelling techniques to his narrative that build on the back to basics approach and have the effect of making the title by tne middle to the end of his run, better than it ever was and has been since his departure. I thought that his stories might come off as dated or overly contrived but they are actually better than I remember them to be. This first volume only hints at the greatness that was soon to follow. It is a shame that Bryne's more current work lacks the inspiration of these volumes.

Histórias repletas de ficção científica e dispensam um conhecimento prévio sobre os personagens e universo marvel. Minha imaginação foi provocada em cada página, com o fantástico confrontando uma raiz na realidade. As pessoas mundanas dessas histórias são a moldura que permite entendermos as questões da super família. Há algumas poucas ingenuidades que não envelheceram bem -mas são uma ótima oportunidade para aprendermos a relativizar. A edição está muito bem editada e as cores saltam na tela.

Bien

en este volumen aparecen por primera vez los superpoderes de Franky Raye, la novia de John Storm, que la convertiran en la antorcha humana femenina de Marvel, se juntará a Los 4 Fantásticos y en el próximo volumen se descubrirá su trágico final en las manos de Galactus, que afectará gravemente a John Stormla situación de Franky Raye contrasta con la de La Cosa, que en su afán de volver a ser humano vivirá sus poderes como una maldición, en el caso de La Cosa el desenlace de su trama en el siguiente volumen será mucho mejor que el de Franky Raye, le ayudará a comprender y apreciar el amor que Alicia Masters siente por él

As a 90s kid one would often wonder why were the FF held in such high regard if their comics at the time were so boring. Well, this is why. The last good stories were told in the 80s.I can’t help but feel that Marvel’s first family has been treated so unfair in other media, even to the point of being cancelled in the comic books themselves... with no fanfare or glory either... they just kinda ended....Pick up this book if you want to see why they were originally so popular and wonder why (just as I am) they never got a good show, movie, etc.