Greetings Comic Lovers and omg we’re talking about something recent at the
time of this recording The Invisible Woman #1 aka the we have the rights and are going
to push for a movie so let’s promote the fantastic four again comic.
Because of the lackluster fan4stick as fans have come to dub the 2015 Fantastic four movie
movie and Disney not having the rights the fantastic four comic was deprioritized heavily
for awhile so were the x-men but the fantastic four were actually cancelled for a bit which
is huge since the fantastic four are marvel’s first family and their creation is said to
herald a new renaissance in comic book storytelling.
So in short I was shook.
I’m thrilled they’re back they are my favourite team actually even though i have
thoughts and feelings about read.
If you’re ride or die for your favourite team hit that like button.
Ok on we go also spoilers 100% spoilers you’ve been warned.
Ok Invisible Woman number 1 by mark waid with art by Mattia Di iulis issue 1 of 5 currently
things change.
This comic deals in retcon territory but not the worse kind cause it’s plausible and
interesting.
This is actually Sue Storm’s first solo comic ever since her creation in 1961 which
isn’t all that odd the team don’t tend to have solo outings.
So the comic opens Ten years ago in the nebulous measure of time that is comic books, what’s
important is that it;s young sue pre kids, pre marriage but still engaged.
It turns out that Sue is working for shield as an undercover agent utilising her abilities
to help smuggle human assets over borers and just tactically Sue would be an extremely
useful spy it’s a great fit for her abilities.
The mission she’s on goes awry when a drunk border guard stumbles into the doctor her
and her partner were trying to sneak across the border who she had cloaked leading to
them all having to make a break for it featuring a climactic moment where Sue can’t make
a critical shot.
You know the one from every spy story, “Take the shot you have the opening.
No I can’t take it yet we have to build tension and pathos for when i take it later
probably in issue 4 or 5 maybe 3 if we’re being edgy.
Upon arriving back in the states mission dramatic yet successful her partner her spy partner
Aiden tells her she needs to toughen up etc etc or she’ll be killed to which I say no
she won’t this is 10 years ago and she’s clearly fine in the present nice try Aiden.
The issue then reveals that she is in the fantastic four they had her in a brown wig
and stuff for the mission this is a cool panel but it’s not a reveal cause the comic is
called the invisible woman and she’s in full fantastic four garb on the cover.
Still a cool page though.
We then cut back to the present.
And there’s some great introspection about how people see sue mother, wife, friend, sister
and how much she embraces all those roles but also about who she is as just sue and
how with everyone settled
it might be time to rediscover a bit of that old Sue.
It’s a really good bit of character building that fits in with the fantastic fours mythos
super well as a core part of it was always the family and emotional stuff.
It’d also something a lot of people can relate to particularly women.
But almost anyone can think of a time they wanted to get back to themselves as they were
pre well life.
Side not you will not catch me making an everyone can relate to this statement on this channel
no group is a monolith.
Ok pet peeve moment over.
Sue gets called in to the c.i.a headquarter to discuss an incident involving her partner
aiden who’s been captured and managed to sneak out one coded message Stormy the nickname
he called her back in the day.
They tell her not to get involved that they just called her in for intel but of course
she has to get involved.
Nick Fury helps her on her way also this comic features both nick fury’s classic nick fury
and nick fury we introduced as a tie in so that mcu fans who filter into comics won’t
be confused.
Ok so for those new to marvel comics.
The first nick fury from all the way back in 1968 was caucasian.
The African american clearly modelled after samuel jackson even before they got permission
nick fury was from the ultimate verse a separate universe established in 2000 to attempt to
bring in new readership and launch this marvel universe with characters having new backstories
as a blank slate for new readers so they wouldn't have to be confused by all the pre existing
backstory.
This imprint lasted until 2015.
It’s demise is complicated but for our purposes know that only a few characters transitioned
over into the main 616 universe.
This nick fury is not that version despite looking almost exactly like him no he is the
son of the first nick fury and first appeared in 2012 the same year the mcu’s avengers
came out.His name was initially marcus johnson but he learns his birth name is nicholas j
fury jr and he is as i said 100% there to tie in with the mcu and create a more seemless
transition for new fans they can claim it’s for other reasons but to that i say nice try
jan.
So with info from Fury Sue is off to rescue her former partner not telling reed not only
because espionage but also cause well he doesn’t tell her everything, council of reeds anyone.
She flies over and takes out some thieves quite handily only to be joined by black widow
ensuring an awesome team up in the next issue.
I’ll be honest I enjoyed this way more than I thought I would just cause I’m not an
espionage story person, with some exceptions, but I am 100% a sue balancing all the aspects
of her personality person.
And this comic well it was fun and balanced action, plot and character development well
in my humble opinion.
I’m looking forward to more and learning more about past sue’s mission and waiting
for her to fire chekov’s gun.
It’s going to be a good time.
So the invisible woman on her own I’m into more fantastic four series please.
What character would you love to see get their own solo series?
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