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No. 156 — Longer term

Fantastic Four by Jonathan Hickman Omnibus Vol. 1

Jonathan Hickman · Esad Ribić

Story era 09 · Invasion, Dark Reign, Siege

Hickman connects Secret Warriors and Fantastic Four to the Avengers’ incursions and the conclusion in Secret Wars.

UnownedReading status not recorded800 pages29 full issues

Book 3 of 8 in Jonathan Hickman’s first Marvel saga · 0 of 8 owned · 6,080 pages in all

Setup & reading order

2 earlier books in this run come first

The books

UnownedFantastic Four by Jonathan Hickman Omnibus Vol. 1Jonathan Hickman’s first Marvel sagaJonathan Hickman · Esad Ribić800 pp
This book

Fantastic Four by Jonathan Hickman Omnibus Vol. 1

Omnibus hardcover · 800 pages · Unowned

Book 3 of 8 · Invasion, Dark Reign, Siege

Reed Richards sets out to solve everything, and the Richards family pays for the attempt.

Released 15 Mar 2022 · 800 pages · Alan Davis cover9781302932404Planned edition
Dark Reign: Fantastic Four (2009)#1–5
Fantastic Four (1998)#570–588
FF (2011)#1–5
Dark Reign: The Cabal (2009) (partial — relevant material)#1
Earth-616 PrimaryEarth-10774 Contained storyMultiverse Contained story

Dark Reign: The Cabal #1 contributes Hickman and Adi Granov’s Doom story, “…And I’ll Get the Land.” It gives Doom’s perspective on the Cabal, so read it as a companion to the Fantastic Four opening rather than expecting the anthology’s other villains’ stories.

Edition sources

Each ISBN identifies a specific printing and cover. “Owned copy” identifies the edition on my shelf; “Planned edition” identifies the edition listed for collecting.

Duplication · Fantastic Four by Jonathan Hickman Omnibus Vol. 1

These books share full issues or parts of issues with other books in the plan. Open the lists below to see which stories repeat.

No shared contents are recorded with other books in the plan.

Connected stories

Earlier stories Bendis supplies the Illuminati, political, and Avengers history that adds weight to Hickman’s later saga.

Connected project: Bendis Avengers Phase 1

Character origins and background Waid/Wieringo teaches the Fantastic Four family dynamic before Hickman’s expansion.

Connected project: Fantastic Four by Waid & Wieringo

Battleworld connection Battleworld and Doom concepts echo into Hickman’s 2015 event, but the two miniseries share no issues.

Connected project: Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars

Things to know

Collecting rule: Follow the eight books in order; do not substitute the large Secret Wars by Hickman omnibus for the lean finale.

  • The complete saga spans eight books.
  • Use the lean Secret Wars finale to avoid twenty repeated Avengers/New Avengers issues.