"Dear Aunt Petunia"

The narration in Marvel Adventures Fantastic Four flows in a letter written by Benjamin J. Grimm; kudos to letterer Nate Peikos for his Mead background and a font to mimic Ben's penmanship. Ben shares with his beloved Aunt why Reed is the best friend he and the FF ever had, and by the time the story is over, you will likely agree with him.

The reader first sees Reed testing himself and gauging Sue's powers. Any FF fan will tell you that this is model behavior for Reed. He always seems to be testing his and his friends' limits. Eilopoulos gives a very convincing reason why he does this through Reed's elegant humility admitted at the end of the story.

A definite attention-getter interrupts Reed's intentions, and before you can say cheese, the FF rocket to the moon. There they meet an alien with a peculiar request. This request leads to a startling duel.

Nolan makes the battle look thrilling and threatening, for according to Eilopoulos, this is a fight to the death. His take on the FF suits the quartet. Sue in particular looks delectable, and he meets the challenging task of displaying Reed's thought processes solely in the hero's expression. Nolan accomplishes the goal in a mere three panels.

Nolan bestows nobility in the alien duelist's countenance and poise to his stance that fits his future plans. You cannot help but accept the alien at face value and feel for him as well as FF.

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