In this review of Fantastic Four #10, Susan Storm’s evil doppelgänger follows the Fantastic Four home in order to destroy the Earth. The conclusion of the Invincible Woman saga features an epic battle and changes to the status quo.
FANTASTIC FOUR #10
Writer: RYAN NORTH
Art and Main Cover: HUMBERTO RAMOS
Variant Covers: David Nakayama, Jonas Scharf, Michele Bandini, Steve Rude
Page Count: 32 pages
Release Date: May 6, 2026
This review contains spoilers
The Invincible Woman is on her way to claim another world. After luring the Fantastic Four into a trap using an incapacitated Galactus, Marvel’s first family barely escaped her wrath.
But this was not before learning The Invincible Woman plans to lobotomize our Sue Storm, cutting off the part of her brain that feels guilt. She wants a partner in bringing death and chases the 4.
The Fantastic Four place a distress call. It’s answered by the heroes of Earth, who are simultaneously engaged in a battle against alien invaders. To deal with both threats, the heroes plan to instantly bring the 4 home.
The Sorcerer Supreme, Wanda Maximoff, forms a summoning spell, and Maria Hill brings Bullseye to hit the F4 ship traveling across the universe with the magical projectile.
It works, and the aliens instantly retreat at the sight of two Susan Storms, signifying how dangerously the Invisible/Invincible Woman is perceived. Invisible Woman reveals scaring the invasion away was the goal.
While that plan was successful, the strategy to defeat the Invincible Woman is seemingly off to a bad start.
Maria Hill calls upon Deadpool and Wolverine to deal with the Invincible Woman, who uses her powers to snap their bones and peel off their skin. The two assassins are saved by The Thing, who draws the alternate Sue’s wrath. Malice is felt as she throws cars at Ben, and confusion is drawn when all of them miss their mark.
Iron Man and Valeria Richards construct a device that amplifies Black Cat’s—who’s present due to her newfound friendship with Sue in issue 5—powers of bringing bad luck onto others, hindering the antagonist’s aim.
Invincible Woman dismantles the device quickly, but this provides an opening to a successful attack from Reed and Johnny. Reed remarks that despite her immense power, her focus is still limited to a human scale. She can’t fight everyone at once.
Furious at this, the villain prepares to destroy all of Earth, creating a massive charge curated from microwaves. The release is met by a rude awakening. Deadpool and Wolverine were meant to be distractions while the heroes set-up a counterattack.
Invisible Woman cloaks the team, who place an electromagnetic reflector around her counterpart. The charged release and its malice only hurt its creator, as the blast ricochets back onto the alternate Sue and knocks her into a comatose state. She’s apprehended by Maria Hill.
The Fantastic Four immediately call for Wanda to transport them to Galactus. Hill protests saving him, but Sue explains how Galactus’ hunger and prevention of overpopulation is a net positive.
Maria trusts her vision, and the two shake hands, making strong progress on the vision of SHIELD becoming the new Future Foundation.
The portal is successful, with Sue noting the area as somewhere worth exploring. Marvel’s first family discovers a black hole inside the World-Eater’s body. Galactus makes Sue a Herald, and utilizing the Power Cosmic, she gathers the light of the entire universe into a vast surgical laser. The singularity is removed, and Galactus lives.
Back on Earth, Sue fears she may be more like her darker half than she thought. Ben visits and reassures her that she’s not. Despite her imperfections, he states the choices she and her counterpart made differ tremendously. To put the cherry on top, Ben reminds her that she has light-based abilities, while the alternate had electromagnetic powers.
After Ben leaves, Sue changes the direction on a compass, showing she too possesses electromagnetic manipulation. The issue closes with a smile from the Invisible Woman.
Analysis
The action in this issue is my favorite of all that Marvel has put out in the last month, showcasing both insane feats and intelligence. Whether it was Bullseye sniping a moving object across the universe (like WHAT?!) or Reed making Invincible Woman chase his outstretched head as she tries to crush it, this chapter had it all.
What the issue didn’t lose while showcasing immense power was the thing that makes the F4 franchise so down-to-earth. Themes of companionship.
Regardless of other Sue’s extraordinary abilities, she is still human. She still loses the battle because she can’t focus on all fronts at once… and she’s alone. Invincible Woman doesn’t have the rest of the F4—or even her friendships outside the 4—to be her eyes, ears, and shield. This aspect held true to Sue’s characterization, who has always held her bonds with others close to her heart. I suspect it’s partly the reason why the other Sue wanted the main to join her. She wanted a friend.
This theme was portrayed well throughout the action and alternate Susan’s backstory, but I had a mixed reception to the fact that this wasn’t directly explored within a conversation. Despite being a commonly explored F4 topic, doing it with a Sue that literally cannot feel guilt adds an interesting new dimension.
However, the Invincible Woman did survive the battle, with Invisible Woman holding hope for her reversion to good. It’s likely the conversation is reserved for later. And it should be, because this was the strongest emotional anchor I felt to the Invincible Woman’s arc.
The new status quo changes, such as revealing Sue has electromagnetic manipulation, Maria Hill heading the Future Foundation, and Sue marking the planet Galactus was subdued on for exploration were also great elements. It leaves the readers with something to look forward to.
Final Thoughts
Fantastic Four #10 is a strong conclusion to the Invincible Woman saga. While missing its opportunity to write emotional story beats for the villain, the action is creative and inspiring. The changes to the status quo make future issues worth anticipating.
