Fantastic Four #558
Who are the New Defenders, and why does their appearance on Earth foretell the eventual extinction of mankind? Who has liberated Doctor Doom from his incarceration awaiting trial, and why? And what's up with Valeria? (Oh, and the Fantastic Four are in it too...)
Written by MARK MILLAR
Pencils & Cover by BRYAN HITCH
Size: 32 Pages
Price: $2.99
iFanboy Community Pick of the Week Percentage: 3.2%
Comments
Hope the art is better this month
Posted by SamMorgan on 06/24/08 at 06:57 AMHitch has been phoning this book in. There I said it...
Posted by Truthseeker on 06/24/08 at 09:18 AMhere's hoping this book kicks into high gear now.
Posted by Kimbo on 06/24/08 at 10:30 AMI seem to be on the same page as everyone else with this book. Last months issue looked terrible. I just remember reading through it and thinking "this guy is a super star artist? really?"
The saddest part is i know hitch is capable of much better.
Posted by MisterBlank on 06/24/08 at 12:05 PMI dove off this run last issue
Posted by capcool on 06/24/08 at 12:42 PMI guess I'm the only one who really really loves this book and can't wait for this ish.
Posted by ActualButt on 06/24/08 at 02:26 PM@ActualButt- this is I do like it, but I expected to LOVE it right off the bat. Me and this book? We're courting right now, I'm ready for the torrid affair.
Posted by Kimbo on 06/24/08 at 04:51 PM@ActualButt - I love this book too.
Posted by conor on 06/24/08 at 09:42 PMI really like this book, but then again I didn't go into it with any expectations.
Posted by NealAppeal on 06/24/08 at 11:53 PMThe ending of the first arc was a little weak but I'm still really enjoying this book as well. Is it me or did the shipping schedule slip a little this much? Didn't the first 4 issues come out closer to the beginning of the month?
Posted by torippu on 06/25/08 at 12:41 AMI came very close to dropping this and I'm glad I picked it up today. Great issue, can't wait to see where its going...
Posted by cutty on 06/25/08 at 06:10 PMI hope this story leads to another dimension or outer space. It has been to pedestrian for the Fantastic Four.
Posted by Simmons on 06/25/08 at 06:59 PMSeems like they are setting up some good stories! Never really read FF and decided to try when Millar started and I'm enjoying it even with the blah ending last issue.
Posted by Jediaxle on 06/25/08 at 10:26 PMMan, I thought this was really top notch. A lot of fun, and what a reveal at the end, not that I know what it means or anything. This was killer week, and all books I normally think are good were great. This was one of a number of examples. Love how the Johnny story line is shaping up.
Posted by NealAppeal on 06/26/08 at 03:35 AMcouldnt stand the first story arc, but I am very excited to see where this is now headed
Posted by Dietz82 on 06/26/08 at 09:57 AMThe first story arc started strong for me but really got lame towards the end. I never bought the fact that the Cap robot could be that unstoppable. This 2nd arc is starting strong, Dr. Doom and this mysterious New Defenders team, its got promise... just want it to stay strong.
Posted by droracle on 06/26/08 at 02:45 PMThis is the best book of the week! Much better than last iss. Plus the final 2 page spread of you-know-who was fucking awsome!!!!!
Posted by SamMorgan on 06/26/08 at 03:53 PMDefinately my POW
Posted by cutty on 06/26/08 at 07:22 PMI agree... this book should be the pick of the week!
- great art
- intriguing storyline
- incredible guest appearance
Posted by BillPens10 on 06/27/08 at 12:14 AMthis was the comic I've been waiting for, awesome stuff!
Posted by Kimbo on 06/27/08 at 08:42 AMThis issue definitely picks up the pace. I was close to dropping after the first stoyrline, but now I'll stick it out for a while
Posted by TomO on 06/30/08 at 10:26 AMI thought this was great. Almost dropped it after the "Cap" arc, which was really silly IMO. Glad I hung in there, this new "Defenders" looks awesome!
Posted by warlock on 07/14/08 at 06:35 PM





Raise your hand if you think the Millar/Hitch "dream team" will start to live up to thier hype soon on this title.
Posted by WadeWilson on 06/24/08 at 05:56 AM