FANTASTIC FOUR #65-66/494-495 (2003): Small Stuff/Big Stuff
Johnny Storm leases out unstable molecules to a fashion designer. Remember, Sue put Johnny in charge of the FF’s business lines to help make them solvent and help him grow up. The designer tries to reverse-engineer them, but Reed thought of that and protected them from duplication. But Johnny essentially weaponized that protection, and now it is eating the building.
Meanwhile, interdimensional insects invade the Baxter Building.
Reed and Ben decide to use a shrink-ray so they can get Ben to be small enough to track down and clobber the insects.
Why does Reed’s size-changing ray look like a dog’s penis?
It’s pretty rare we get a “sound” joke in a comic book.
When Thing shrinks, it makes his voice squeaky. Mark Waid’s Reed Richards has a sense of humor, which is cool.
Uncanny X-Men #417-420 (2003): Dominant Species; 1st Max Lobo and Angel’s healing factor
Apparently, Warren Worthington’s company owns something called “Lobo Tech,” and everyone is surprised that it manufactures werewolves. Worthington’s company seems to have nothing but problems. The company is run by…
X-Men Unlimited #43 (2003)
Two stories. One by Claremont and Sienkiewicz, another by Stephen Grant and Paul Smith. My expectations are high. For the main story, Rahne gets mugged and the whole New Mutants…
THE FINAL ISSUE OF GARTH ENNIS AND (MOSTLY) JOHN MCCREA’S RUN ON D.C.’S “THE DEMON”
NOTE: These posts on Garth Ennis’ “Demon” comics were originally on another side, published back in 2015, reprinted here for posterity The final arc featured everything you’d expect from Ennis…