Spider-Man/Fantastic Four #4 (of 4)

One-sentence summary: This short, light mini-series comes to an end, with happy endings all around.

This was a pretty light series to review. I mean, it was fun, but it wasn't ground-breaking or anything, though that wasn't its intention, I'm sure. It did what it was trying to do, which was just give a bit of a nice story for all ages without it being a bad book. In regards to that, it did it well, with a line here or there that was good and an acceptable resolution to the plot. Not too bad, really.

X-Men: First Class #2

One-sentence summary: More fun, but this time with some continuity, from X-Men: First Class.

I love this series. This isn't the best book from it, but it's still a far cry better than most the X-books out there. I have a real soft spot in my heart for the fun books, but this one is particularly well-done. I'm almost glad they didn't put this in the Marvel Adventures category, though it really is where it fits, because it opens it up to a wider audience (and maybe that was their intention).

I like seeing this sort of story. Still very fun, but it's pushing the boundaries on what the First Class heroes have accomplished so far, and that's ok. It's still an excellent comic, fun, monster-filled, and action-y. Yeah, I said action-y. Also, evil butterflies! And hearing about Robbie's nightmares was pretty hilarious. A good book where all the elements mesh together very well.