Franklin Richards: Son of a Genius.

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Does anyone else read these one-shots? I got the digest that collects the first few digests together. And I absolutely love it all. I've always loved the art style used for this and the short stories are funny and entertaining to read.

The digest is only $7.99, so if you're interested in these kinds of tales, I highly suggest it.
 
Read them all. Bought them for cheap in bargain bins because I'm a sucker for discounted Fantastic Four stuff.

I didn't really care much for them, but I can't really explain why.
 
ourchair said:
Read them all. Bought them for cheap in bargain bins because I'm a sucker for discounted Fantastic Four stuff.
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Wait , wont be long before Fantastic Four rise of the silver surfer will be in bargain bins everywhere due it's suckyness :p
 
I just finished the stories right now. The digest is also grouped with "The Masked Marvel" back-up stories that ran through some comics a couple months back.
 
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FRANKLIN RICHARDS: COLLECTED CHAOS DIGEST
Written by MARC SUMERAK & CHRIS ELIOPOULOS
Penciled by CHRIS ELIOPOULOS
Cover by CHRIS ELIOPOULOS
Move over, Mr. Fantastic - the progeny of Marvel's First Family has a brand-new digest! Franklin Richards returns with this collection of four critically acclaimed FRANKLIN RICHARDS: SON OF A GENIUS one-shots! Join Franklin and his robot pal H.E.R.B.I.E. as they head into Reed's lab for all kinds of fantastic fun, amazing adventures and more trouble than you can shake an Ultimate Nullifier at! This compilation is bound to bring out the kid in every reader! Collecting FRANKLIN RICHARDS: MARCH MADNESS, WORLD BE WARNED, MONSTER MASH and FALL FOOTBALL FIASCO.
112 PGS./All Ages …$8.99



w0000t! :rockon:
 
I tried.....I really tried to like this, but it really felt derivative of Calvin & Hobbes. Maybe it was the art.
 
skotti-chan said:
I tried.....I really tried to like this, but it really felt derivative of Calvin & Hobbes. Maybe it was the art.
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I think Franklin Richards: Son of a Genius isn't very good.

But I don't think that it's a Calvin & Hobbes rip off.

Although I can see why you'd say that.
 
I tried to read it and couldn't get into it, but I think my son would like the digest so I'll probably pick it up for him.
 
Ice said:
I can see why she'd say that, but I do think it's very good. It's fun and hilarious.
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Yeah I know.

I just thought it was worth pointing out, simply because I've read way too many comments online in which people automatically called it a Calvin & Hobbes rip off because they didn't regard it very highly, as if somehow one follows the other.

Call a spade a spade. You may not like the comic --- I know I don't --- but that doesn't necessarily mean that it's a Calvin & Hobbes rip off by deafult.
 
I agree with ourchair...the only thing that makes it seem like Calvin & Hobbes is the way Franklin is drawn. The style is the same.
 
I picked this up about a week ago for my son and he absolutely loves it. I read him a story from it each night and he checks in several times during the day to make sure we will read one before he goes to bed.

It is a LOT like Calvin & Hobbes, with HERBIE playing the part of Hobbes. But it is a well-done homage; it doesn't feel like a rip off at all. My son thinks it's hilarious - it is pretty funny and appeals to the kind of humor that age enjoys.

I ordered the second digest as well...he's excited.

It's a great idea to use Franklin Richards in this way. Great marketing and well done. I'll definitely keep buying them.
 
E said:
I picked this up about a week ago for my son and he absolutely loves it. I read him a story from it each night and he checks in several times during the day to make sure we will read one before he goes to bed.

It is a LOT like Calvin & Hobbes, with HERBIE playing the part of Hobbes. But it is a well-done homage; it doesn't feel like a rip off at all. My son thinks it's hilarious - it is pretty funny and appeals to the kind of humor that age enjoys.

I ordered the second digest as well...he's excited.

It's a great idea to use Franklin Richards in this way. Great marketing and well done. I'll definitely keep buying them.
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w00t!

I have to order the second digest as well.
 
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