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The Superhero Show #642Fantastic Four: The Kids Are Alright(ish)What happens when the kids of the Fantastic Four get a science homework assignment? Could a report on a 17th-century scientist really threaten the entire planet? More importantly, can a couple of kids fix it without telling their parents? Nothing can possibly go wrong.In the latest episode of The Superhero Show, the hosts take another break from the 1994 Fantastic Four animated series. This time, they focus on Ryan North's Fantastic Four #16.The Baxter Building is back. The family is reunited. Now the kids finally get a turn in the spotlight.Nothing can possibly go wrong.Nothing Can Possibly Go Wrong: The First Day of SchoolThe issue opens with a classic new-kid moment.Franklin, Valeria, Jo-Venn, and N'Kalla start their first day at a new school in Arizona. Each kid stands at the front of their class and introduces themselves.The hosts discuss how efficiently this works. In just a page, readers learn who each kid is and what they can do. There's no recap page needed.Of course, being the children of famous superheroes makes them instantly popular.It also makes them instantly overconfident.Robert Boyle's Wish ListFranklin and Valeria's science teacher gives the class a simple assignment.In the 1600s, Robert Boyle wrote a list of inventions he hoped future generations would create. Boyle is often called the first modern chemist. The students must pick one invention from his list and explain the science that made it possible.The hosts take a closer look at Boyle's list. Many of his predictions came true. A few still sound like pure science fiction.That is exactly where Franklin and Valeria see an opportunity.Why write about an invention when you could just build one?Nothing Can Possibly Go Wrong With a Universal SolventThe kids use a transporter hidden in a wardrobe to slip back to the Baxter Building. They grab some supplies. Then they get to work.Their choice? A universal solvent. A liquid that can dissolve anything.It works perfectly.That is the problem.The solvent melts through the test tube. Then it melts through the house. Then it melts into the ground and starts heading for the center of the Earth.The hosts discuss the obvious question every kid in this issue avoids: if it dissolves everything, what exactly do you keep it in?Do They Ask Their Parents for Help?Of course not.The kids have the smartest family on the planet just a few rooms away. Instead, they decide they can handle it themselves.The hosts dig into one of the biggest questions in the issue. Why don't these kids ask for help? Part of it is pride. Part of it is fear of getting in trouble. And part of it is that they really are geniuses, which makes them think they can fix anything.Jo-Venn and N'Kalla, Ben and Alicia's adopted kids, add plenty of comic relief along the way. The hosts also wonder if these two will ever learn to report a global catastrophe to a grown-up.Nothing Can Possibly Go Wrong in the SunThe kids finally manage to collect the solvent. Their solution is to fire it into the sun.Problem solved.Then Valeria thinks about it a little longer.A substance that dissolves anything, launched into the star that powers all life on Earth, might not be the best idea.So the kids come up with a new plan: a black hole.The hosts love how North builds the story. The kids get into trouble, then get into more trouble trying to get out of it. Every fix creates a bigger mess.Reed Richards, Stretching at the Dinner TableThe adults barely appear in this issue. However, the hosts point out a small detail they love.Whenever Reed shows up, he uses his powers for the most ordinary things. He stretches his arm to reach a serving plate. He extends his neck to talk to someone across the room.Francesco Mortarino draws it so naturally that it never calls attention to itself. It simply happens.This is also Mortarino's first issue on the series. The hosts discuss how his exaggerated, wide-mouthed kid expressions remind readers that these geniuses are still just kids.Nothing Can Possibly Go Wrong: A Story With No VillainFantastic Four #16 does something unusual for a superhero comic. It has no villain.The only threat comes from the kids themselves. A homework assignment becomes a planet-level disaster, and the heroes are also the cause.The hosts debate whether that makes the issue feel lower stakes or more relatable. After the heavy emotions of the Metamind story, a lighter, funnier issue feels like a breath of fresh air.And whether or not the black hole works, the kids still have to write the essay.Nothing Can Possibly Go Wrong: The Next Generation ArrivesFantastic Four #16 hands the book to the kids, and they prove they belong.The hosts explore Robert Boyle's real wish list, the universal solvent disaster, and why the kids refuse to ask for help. They also talk about how Ryan North keeps the run fresh by changing tone from issue to issue.What starts as a homework assignment becomes a story ...
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