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  • Randy Jackson August 14, 2013 at 3:59pm

    Well, Allred's been the real star of FF, and with Karl Kesel taking over I'm looking forward to something a little different.

  • Richard Mantle August 14, 2013 at 4:23pm
    Aldred was too different for me.
    Too cartooney to convey any sudpense and thus very little interest.
    What is sad in this change though is that clearly there were no real long term plans for the FF


    Randy Jackson said:

    Well, Allred's been the real star of FF, and with Karl Kesel taking over I'm looking forward to something a little different.

  • Mark S. Ogilvie August 14, 2013 at 5:02pm

    I just haven't been reading marvel since cw, but I think it's noteworthy that comics have come so far that MTV is covering them.

  • Wandering Sensei: Moderator Man August 14, 2013 at 7:20pm

    I REALLY hope people continue reading this book with Karl Kesel on board. I have thought for about twenty years that he would be the perfect writer for a book like Fantastic Four. I was so happy when he got to do a few annuals and intermittent issues. The Fantastic Four 1998 Annual is my idea of the perfect comic book. A one-shot tale of adventure centering around a not-trite notion of what it means to be a family, with beautiful artwork from Stuart Immonen. I can't wait to see what he does with the title.

    Randy Jackson said:

    Well, Allred's been the real star of FF, and with Karl Kesel taking over I'm looking forward to something a little different.

  • John Dunbar August 14, 2013 at 8:50pm

    I picked up the first 3 issues of both titles.  Fantastic Four was moving at a snail's pace and FF wasn't much better.  I think Kesel will be an improvement.  I have that 1998 Annual and I agree 100% with Sensei; Kesel also did some issues a few years ago between JMS' run and Mark Millar's which were pretty decent.

    I like Allred's art, sure, it's cartoony, and it's also bright (credit to his wife, she is the colorist) and energetic. 

  • Lumbering Jack (M'odd-R8-Tr) August 14, 2013 at 9:31pm

    I have always enjoyed Kesel's writing. I get the feeling that most people consider him to be a journeyman writer, and not capable of big things. The problem with that thought -- that a new writer needs to bring wild new ideas and big changes (philosophical changes or something as simple as a lineup change) -- is that it doesn't consider writing a solid story as something worthwhile. That's what Kesel offers -- solid storytelling and clever dialogue. If that's what you're after, then Kesel is a guy you should support.

  • Randy Jackson August 14, 2013 at 10:40pm

    See, I think Allred's cartoonish style is perfect for the tone of FF. It's not a terribly serious book, although he can bring a darker tone like he did in X-Statix.

    Also, I do like Kesel as a writer.  He's likely not going to try to knock your socks off, but he will deliver solid, quality stories.  I'm looking forward to this.

    Richard Mantle said:

    Aldred was too different for me.
    Too cartooney to convey any sudpense and thus very little interest.
    What is sad in this change though is that clearly there were no real long term plans for the FF


  • Richard Mantle August 15, 2013 at 3:37am
    I'm more intrigued by the Inhumans project hinted at. I have been their greatest fan since the 'Amazing Adventures' issues (now that's a classy Masterwork volume!). I lost track a bit after the 'War of Kings' fizzled out and from what I've seen in the FF trades I felt Medusa and the Inhumans were being writen a bit lazily - maybe there's hope but...
    I just don't want Inhumans-by-numbers...again!!?
  • Travis Herrick (Modular Mod) August 15, 2013 at 11:47am

    I never could get into the FF series. I picked it up mainly for the Allred art. I might pick it up again once Kesel comes aboard.

    I've never liked the Fantastic Four, so who stays or goes means absolutely nothing to me.

  • Jeff of Earth-J August 22, 2013 at 7:45am

    I count myself as a fan of both Matt Fraction’s Fantastic Four and FF. Each title has its own finite arc to be resolved, and I am invested in the outcome of both. Early, the books were married by a tight continuity between the two we haven’t seen at Marvel since the Shooter era. I had been wondering what Marvel might do to sustain my interest after the initial arc was complete, and now I know. I’ll be bailing when Fraction does.

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