Fantastic Four by Waid & Wieringo Omnibus

Background. Mark Waid and Mike Wieringo began their Fantastic Four run in 2002 following a period of uncertain creative direction, bringing immediate clarity to the book's identity: this was the World's Greatest Comic Magazine again, with the team as a family of adventurers exploring the impossible rather than simply fighting threats. Their run built steadily toward the Unthinkable arc, where Doctor Doom executes a plan so thorough that the Fantastic Four is dismantled before the fight begins.

What's inside. This omnibus collects the complete Waid/Wieringo Fantastic Four run, including the Authoritative Action storyline (Reed and Doom's confrontation in Latveria), the debut of the Maker, the Unthinkable arc where Doom exiles Reed to a hell dimension and claims the Fantastic Four's children as his own, and the Doom! storyline that serves as the concluding confrontation. The full run is presented in the omnibus alongside key Wiad FF Annual material.

Why it's worth it. Unthinkable is the best single Doctor Doom story in Fantastic Four history — Waid understands Doom as a character who thinks in terms of inevitability rather than contingency, and the arc is constructed accordingly. Wieringo's artwork is the most purely joyful superhero art of the 2000s, making the emotional impact of the Unthinkable arc's darkness hit harder by contrast. This omnibus is essential for any Fantastic Four or Doctor Doom collector.

Edition details. Hardcover omnibus. US edition published by Marvel Comics. ISBN 9781302913823.