Fantastic Four Ultimate Collection Book 2 written by Mark Waid and pencils by Mike Wieringo and Casey Jones
See my review of Book 1 here.
Most of this volume is about a confrontation with Doctor Doom. Vincent von Doom has been an on-going and iconic adversary for the Fantastic Four. Doom tries a new attack, committing to an all-magical assault. He makes a deal with demons to get some extra witchcraft abilities which he uses to torment Reed, Sue, Johnny, and Ben. Doom's initial focus is on Valerie and Franklin, Reed and Sue's children, making him extra-evil. The conflict causes a lot of damage to Marvel's first family, not all of it resolved in this book.
The story was interesting, especially providing some backstory for Doom that was relevant for the current narrative. He is a fascinating character and used well here. The overall narrative has some character development for Reed and Ben which was nice. The art was a bit hodge-podge, with some different styles for the characters. I was never confused about who was who but the changes were noticeable.
Mildly recommended.
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