Empyre: Fallout Fantastic Four #1 Review Gives Great Epilogue Vibes

Writer: Dan Slott / Artist: Sean Izaakse / Marvel Comics Endings are hard. They always will be, especially for an event that has had as much good momentum as Empyre has. Last week’s Empyre #6 brought us the final showdown between the Cotati and the Kree/Skrull/Earth alliance. A battle fought on three fronts – the Kree/Skrull alliance ship, in Wakanda, and on the streets of New York. As usual, our heroes overcome all odds to save Earth and defeat the Cotati. There are some cool moments like She-Hulk’s immortality kicking in and Mr. Fantastic in an Iron Man armor, but it ultimately wraps up in a nice neat bow that feels too expected … or so I thought. Enter Empyre: Fallout Fantastic Four #1 and Empyre: Aftermath Avengers #1. Now, the Avenger issue of this epilogue has some great stuff. A space wedding, broken bonds, and the tease of the Kree/Skrull Alliance’s future. However, it’s this Fantastic Four issue that feels like it has bigger implications for the Marvel Universe and some really good old fashion wholesome content. 

Let’s get the big stuff out of the way first. We get a great resolution on two fronts. Comics aren’t like movies, the bad guys tend to stick around. Quoi and the Cotati weren’t just to give up easily and it’s understandable. Hate begets hate and the Cotati have a reason to be angry and still want revenge. Normally, bad guys are left lingering to lick their wounds after events like this. Dan Slott does a great job of having our heroes recognize that t…