Fantastic Four by Ryan North
Ryan North · Iban Coello · Ivan Fiorelli · Carlos Gómez
Story era 13 · Krakoa to the New Ultimate Age
North builds the Fantastic Four’s adventures around single-issue science-fiction problems, family warmth and accumulating consequences.
Setup & reading order
Required setup along this run
These earlier stories explain events this book builds on. Reading checkpoints show where to switch books during a crossover.
- One World Under DoomUnowned
- After Fantastic Four (2022) #20
Read Blood Hunt #1, place Fantastic Four #21–22 during the event, finish the core, then continue with #23.
- Before Fantastic Four (2022) #29
Begin One World Under Doom; read Fantastic Four #29–33 during Doom’s rule. The 2025 relaunch begins during the event and extends beyond its conclusion.
Optional context & path
Useful background and earlier stops: Blood Hunt — core event spine · One World Under Doom — core.
Only required setup and earlier volumes in the same project affect the queue. Everything here is optional.
About these books · 5 sources
Publisher and reference pages describe the editions. Reviews and reader discussions offer different views of the stories.
- r/FantasticFour — Ryan North series review discussion (opens in a new tab)Readers
- ComicBook.com — Fantastic Four #31 review (opens in a new tab)Critics and editors
- AIPT — The Invincible Woman collected review (opens in a new tab)Critics and editors
- Penguin Random House — Fantastic Four by Ryan North (opens in a new tab)Publisher
- Reference identity and legacy — Fantastic Four by Ryan North (opens in a new tab)Reference
The books
Fantastic Four by Ryan North Vol. 1: Whatever Happened to the Fantastic Four?
Book 1 of 8 · Krakoa to the New Ultimate Age
North restarts the First Family with compact science-fiction problems and a slowly revealed catastrophe.
See reading checkpoints9781302932633Planned edition#1–6Edition 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.
Fantastic Four by Ryan North Vol. 2: Four Stories About Hope
Book 2 of 8 · Krakoa to the New Ultimate Age
The reunited family confronts Doom and impossible physical problems with hope and ingenuity.
See reading checkpoints9781302934927Planned edition#7–11Edition 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.
Fantastic Four by Ryan North Vol. 3: The Impossible Is Probable
Book 3 of 8 · Krakoa to the New Ultimate Age
The missing children return as dinosaur counterparts and buried family secrets surface.
See reading checkpoints9781302955984Planned edition#12–17Edition 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.
Fantastic Four by Ryan North Vol. 4: Fortune Favors the Fantastic
Book 4 of 8 · Krakoa to the New Ultimate Age
The family moves through Franklin’s secret, Alicia’s noir, and the Blood Hunt.
See reading checkpoints9781302955991Planned edition#18–22Edition 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.
Fantastic Four by Ryan North Vol. 5: Aliens, Ghosts and Alternate Earths
Book 5 of 8 · Krakoa to the New Ultimate Age
Cosmic science, ghosts, Latveria, and alternate worlds test the team’s problem-solving ethos.
See reading checkpoints9781302960650Planned edition#23–28Runs through Fantastic Four #28 even where a publisher listing stops at #27; Vol. 6 begins at #29.
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.
Fantastic Four by Ryan North Vol. 6: Our World Under Doom
Book 6 of 8 · Krakoa to the New Ultimate Age
Doom rules the world while the Fantastic Four face political and personal consequences.
One World Under DoomUnowned
9781302960797Planned edition#29–33#1Edition 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.
Fantastic Four Vol. 1: Save Everyone
Book 7 of 8 · Krakoa to the New Ultimate Age
During One World Under Doom, North and Ramos scatter the family across history; the 2025 relaunch begins within Doom’s reign and continues beyond the event.
One World Under DoomUnowned
9781302960803Planned edition#1–5#1Free Comic Book Day 2025: Fantastic Four/Giant-Size X-Men contributes only the Fantastic Four story. Read that included feature with North’s relaunch; Giant-Size X-Men is a separate story, not an omitted chapter of this run.
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.
Fantastic Four Vol. 2: The Invincible Woman
Book 8 of 8 · Krakoa to the New Ultimate Age
North’s reunited family faces an alternate Sue Storm, Galactus, and a new Future Foundation.
One World Under DoomUnowned
9781302963385Planned edition#6–11Edition 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 across this project
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.
Things to know
Collecting rule: The six 2022-series volumes form one complete run. The 2025 relaunch begins a second sequence.
- The 2022 series concludes at #33; the 2025 relaunch continues here through #11.