http://www.sfreader.com/read_review.asp?book=1130 ( )

This would make a heck of a comic book.

That's not a slam at all; David knows just how to write the FF to make you care about them as a group, as a family, and as individuals, and it comes through perfectly here. The wrap up of the individual storylines is a bit pat, and here and there some themes are repeated too much -- people trying to avoid breaking their fingers on Ben's rocky hide, for example, which seems to happen every few pages -- but if you're a Peter David fan you know what to expect: great dialogue, a believable story, laugh-out-loud bits in between the action, and tongue-in-cheek pop culture references. ( )