The Den of Geek staff breaks down our favorite Marvel releases this week!

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And, just like its been from the start,Fantastic Four#3 is great fun.

First of all, the book opens in space.

As you might imagine, this ends up being a mistake…

If this is the first real example of what the Marvel NOW!

Yeah, Ive seen this somewhere before.

A littleStar Trek, a littleLost in Space, and a littleDoctor Who…and allFantastic Four.

Mark Bagleys pencils are probably the best Ive ever seen from him.

Is Fantastic Four my favorite Marvel title?

But its getting there!

Theres some great tension between Hope and her Uncle Alex, and Hope refuses to give him any info.

Meanwhile, a sequence of flashbacks finally reveal why Cable has seemingly gone rogue.

The heavy handed dig at Chik-Fil-A notwithstanding, the menace does not really live up to the X-Force legacy.

Not really in the league of Apocalypse, Sinister, and Magneto.

Where the threat falls flat, Hopeless still uses his cast nicely.

Domino is used as a master strategist, Forge as the tech genius, and Dr.

Nemesis as the wonderfully snarky mad scientist tasked with curing the future threat of the Burgers of Monstrousness.

They each have their own voice and they are all uniquely suited for their missions.

The banter between the characters keeps the plot moving nicely.

The story has a great deal of fun action pieces, expertly rendered by the great Salvador Larroca.

It is Hope that shines as the point-of-view character for the reader.

Her loyalty and concern over Cable is inspiring.

Story:6/10

Overall:7/10

Superior Spider-Man #1

Hero or Menace?

Im okay with change, especially if its an update to keep up with the times.

Slott continues to show that he was well deserving of being the one to terminate Peter Parker.

Ryan Stegmans artwork deserves to be admired.

Edgar Delgados coloring is vibrant where it should be vibrant, and dark where it should be dark.

Superior Spider-Man#1 is definitely the start of something new for Spidey.

It has an epic feeling right from the first page.

Its clear Kaines powers scare him.

Yet, despite his wish to live a comfortable life free of responsibility, he keeps fighting.

The book opens with a very effective montage of Kaine punishing the sexual predators that prey on illegals.

Old fans of Spider-Man will remember the Lobo Brothers from a few decades ago.

The climactic battle is a nice contrast to the action in the opening.

The Lobos have no such qualms, and begin to feast as the book fades to black.

Now, who knows what directionSuperior Spider-Manwill go?

So is the next one.

Esad Ribic really outdid himself this month.

This is chapter four of the God Butcher story, and were almost at the end.

Aaron has played with chronology since the first issue, effortlessly switching between eras spanning thousands of years.

This really could have turned into a mess.

A round of applause for Mr. Aaron, everyone!

You see, Gorr has a plan.

Trust me; it makes perfect sense in the book.

And for a character who has extended runs by guys like Jack Kirby (talk about defining!)

and Walt Simonson in his past, thats no joke, boys and girls.

Gorr is a terrifying baddie and tailor-made for cinema, as well.

Jason Aaron and Esad Ribic have created a character who gives gods nightmares.

Its working on us mere mortals, too.