Review: Fantastic Four Grand Design #2

Tom Scioli took the toughÂ mission of back to the beginning of the First Family, it is not easy to fill King Kirby’s shoes, but Scioli does it in a great way, in this number 2 of Grand Design, Scioli takes us on a series of adventures that are brilliantly connected to each other, the first adventure we will find will be the epic showdown of the Fantastic Four against Galactus, Scioli shows us how the Galactus herald is facing a dilemma thanks to an unexpected heroine: Alicia Masters, Alicia is a key character in the story and a very clever trigger for the following stories which include a Thing’s Doppelganger a trip to Wakanda, an encounter with the Inhumans and of course a confrontation with their eternal nemesis Dr. Doom.

Scioli shows us again his great talent in this issue just like he had already done before with Gobots, Super Powers and of course with GÃ¸dland, in Grand Design you can feel the love he puts in each stroke, in fact each stroke is a tribute to the King, as I commented at the beginning of the review it should not have been easy to return to the beginnings of the golden age where less is more, of course, I’m not critical in what the comic industry has become today, on the contrary it is wonderful to be able to contemplate both periods to see the evolution of the industry, finally it is good to see artists such as Scioli, Doc Shanner, Bruce Timm and the late Darwin Cooke who rescue with their creations the essence of the ninth art.

Spanish:

Tom Scioli tomo la dura tarea de volver a los inicios de la First Family, no es fÃ¡cil llenar los zapatos del King Kirby, pero Scioli lo hace de gran forma, en este nÃºmero 2 de Grand Design, Scioli nos lleva a una serie de aventuras que estÃ¡n genialmente conectadas entre sÃ, la primera aventura que encontraremos serÃ¡ el Ã©pico enfrentamientode los F.F. contra Galactus, Scioli nos muestra como el heraldo de Galactus se encuentra ante un dilema gracias a una heroÃna inesperada: Alicia Masters, Alicia es un elemento inesperado en la historia y un genial disparador para las historias siguientes las cuales incluyen un doppelganger de Thing un viaje a Wakanda, un encuentro con los Inhumans y por supuesto un enfrentamiento con su eterno nÃ©mesis Dr. Doom.

Scioli nos muestra nuevamente su gran talento en este nÃºmero ya lo habÃa hecho con Gobots, Super Powers y por supuesto con GÃ¸dland, en Grand Design puedes sentir el amor que pone en cada trazo, de hecho cada trazo es un homenaje al King, como comentaba al inicio del review no ha debido ser fÃ¡cil el volver a los inicios de la Ã©poca dorada dÃ³nde menos era mÃ¡s, por supuesto, no critico en lo que se ha convertido la industria del comic hoy en dÃa, al contrario es maravilloso poder contemplar ambos perÃodos y apreciar la evoluciÃ³n de la industria, por Ãºltimo es bueno ver artistas como Scioli, Doc Shanner, Bruce Timm y el fallecido Darwin Cooke quienes rescatan con sus creaciones la escencia del noveno arte.

Score 5/5.

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