I picked this up yesterday. I had the day off due to inclement weather (8-10" of snow here in Bangor) and ventured out to the local comic shop and got my book and then went and rented the Chronicles of Riddick (great movie by the way).
This is a well written book (collects Ultimate Fantasic Four #1-6). Brian Michel Bendis and Mike Millar have put together a very interesting story. It recounts the birth of the FF. But, this falls under the Ultimate title, so this isn't our childhood comic origins. Bendis and Millar create a new version of the age old tale of the FF getting exposed to Cosmic Rays and therefore gaining their super powers. I found this very entertaining and a fresh. Reed, Sue, Ben and Johnny get sucked through the N-Zone (I am assuming this is the Negative Zone from the classic FF comics) and wake up with new found powers. Sue is kidnapped by the Moleman, and the ensuing battle between our heroes and Molevic's Ani-Men is cool.
The art is great, being drawn by Andy Kubert, who is going to be pencilling the upcoming Ultimate Iron Man series writting by Orson Scott Card.
Well worth the entertainment value. I am planning pick up the rest of the volumes of the Ultimate FF.
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