Fantastic Four 602

Issue: Fantastic Four 602
Arc: Forever (Part 3)
Released: 1/25/12
Writer: Jonathan Hickman
Artist: Barry Kitson

Rating: 100% ( 5 Positive 0 Negative)

Critical Consensus: Hickman and Kitson churn out another large scale Fantastic Four epic with a surprise team up.

spidermancrawlspace.com 3/5 (Fresh) Shaun Martineau  The script has some truly great moments with characters like Sue Storm, but has some truly bad dialogue with characters like Ben Grimm. In the end though, Barry Kitson’s art saves this issue and gives the oomph it needed to break even of coming directly in the middle of a rating.


Comic Vine 5/5 (Fresh) Sara Lima This is a very interesting book. Our heroes are not only faced with a huge problem, but they decide on a very unlikely solution to that problem. The question remains, will the plan backfire? I think that it will be interesting to see if Hickman delves deeper into the emotional and physical scars that the Negative Zone events may have had on Johnny. I felt that the Barry Kitson and Paul Mounts artistic team was perfect for this space adventure. Both artists did a fantastic job. I am definitely looking forward to the next issue.


CBR 3.5/5 (Fresh) Greg McElhatton "Fantastic Four" #602 kicks the current storyline into high gear, and just in time. If this momentum continues, we should have a fairly satisfying "Fantastic Four" epic when all is said and done.

IGN 9/10 (Fresh) Joshua Yehl This issue is where all of the planning, conversations, and positioning of past issues turn into epic battles, fiery explosions, and game-changing events. It's a credit to Hickman that he has elevated the Fantastic Four to such heights that even the Avengers assembled together in all of their might are hoping Reed Richards will find a way to save them. 


Crave Online 8.9/10 (Fresh) There's so much going on in HIckman's story that it takes two seperate comics to encapsulate it all, and it still feels really busy.  But it's big-thinking, high-minded stuff dabbling in the cosmic realms, and that's always admirable.