And FF: Full Circle looks absolutely stunning. While there are better-written Fantastic Four stories out there, Ross’ writing isn’t the star of this show, his art is.

It’s a fairly straightforward sci-fi, superhero adventure and Ross has a solid handle on the Fantastic Four’s individual voices. A fight kicks off, which leads to the Fantastic Four leaping into the Negative Zone to discover who and why this figure attacked them.

As far as superhero stories go, Full Circle has a fairly meat and potatoes plot – a mysterious intruder suddenly appears in the Baxter Building, interrupting the Thing’s midnight snack and unleashing a swarm of Negative Zone beasties. Image: Alex Ross/MarvelArtsĭrawn and written by Ross, with colour assistance by Josh Johnson and lettered by Ariana Mahar, Fantastic Four: Full Circle is a direct sequel to Jack Kirby and Stan Lee’s Fantastic Four #51. While it’s been a few years since he’s done long-form interior work, he hasn’t missed a beat with Full Circle. For his latest work, the graphic novel Fantastic Four: Full Circle, Ross has tried something different, trading Rockwell for a 1960s pop art aesthetic.įor the past few years, Ross has mostly been working as a cover artist on Marvel titles like Black Panther, Captain America and Immortal Hulk, which has resulted in some of his career-best work. The artist behind comics like DC’s Kingdom Come and Marvel’s, uh, Marvels, Ross’ beautifully painted pages are the combination of Norman Rockwell-esque realism with the colourful spandex of superheroes. If you don’t know Alex Ross by name, his artwork is immediately recognisable. BTW - prices are accurate and items in stock at the time of posting. We have affiliate and advertising partnerships, which means we may collect a share of sales or other compensation from the links on this page. At Kotaku, we independently select and write about stuff we love and think you'll like too.

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