Magnus #7 was great. I liked that Rai wasn't willing to give up his son, then he was. I liked that the baby survived the destroying of Grandmother. I also liked Magnus and Rai's on and off fighting. I liked that they kept saying Okay, you win this round. It was pretty funny. I also liked that Grandmother became a mobile unit. I also liked that her and 1-A's circuits were married.
Mads reads Dr. Doom
FF #6 was great. I liked that Submariner and Dr. Doom united,and then Doctor Doom ended up bailing on everyone. I also liked when Susan stuck up for the Submariner. But the best part about it was definitely when the Submariner saved the Fantastic Four from Doctor Doom's wrath.
Knocking down.
Loved this. Loved it. Fun, exciting stuff. The intro of the Dragon Japan was fantastic. I even had to go back to re-read it a few times. Also loved the conflict between Rai and Magnus weighing the power of the many vs innocence of the child. THAT's a fight I can get behind. Sensible. In addition, I like how Shooter manages to still include action without much violence. All these characters have an amazing balance of power vs responsibility - real weighing and re-weighing of consequences. While the re-assessing and re-stating of 1A's merge with Grandmother probably was a bit overstated, this is probably the book's only real weakness.
Getting together
Ahhh... the super-villain team-up. What a delicious concept. Neither one can defeat the FF, so let's put them together and see what we can do here. Love their first meeting. They turn everything on its side - with the traditional introduction of character. Obscured features, looking over shoulders, even so far as the line of look on the face of your new ally - before they show the face... And it's STILL the mask, and hiding the identity. On a side note, I love some of the ads in this comic. Really sheds light on where comics and advertising were at this point. The 'learn to draw' ad with a scantily clad woman inside the cover is particularly striking - both in target marketing, and in its sheer judgemental nature. We see a few more excerpts of what FF does, and their headquarters, as well as some delving into the soft science of comics in these books - "How does your uniform stretch?" "How do they keep the building secret?" "What is in the building?" Gotta say - like the answers. FF takes some serious story strides within this book's writing. Becoming - if not mature - at least something that will stay around for a while. I like it. A bunch.