Apparently, nobody bothered to tell Mark Waid this. The current story arc in the Fantastic Four features the return of Dr. Doom in all of his chilling, evil glory. Last week, the third issue of the three part arc was released, and I have to say that it's one of the most compelling Doom stories ever--and if Waid keeps it up over the next two issues, this arc will go down as the Dr. Doom story.

Why? Because it will keep you in suspense. Even though, in the back of my mind, I know that the FF is going to win (right?), my gut doesn't believe it as I turn the pages. I'm not going to give away the plot--you'll have to pick up the issues for yourself. But Mark Waid has stripped down Doom to the essentials--brilliant, egomaniacal, and coldly, utterly ruthless. And thus far, Doom is winning--he's sapped Reed Richards' confidence and has hit the FF in a way I don't think they've ever been hurt before. And I'll tell you this for Mark Waid, too. Not only has he written this arc so well that I think it's altogether possible that Doom might win, he's written it so well that I want Doom to lose--which may be unprecedented in FF history.

As I said, the best comics are the ones where the iconic characters are written well. And Mark Waid is taking the Fantastic Four to places they haven't been. Go pick up this story arc. (It starts with issue #67. #69 was released last week.) Go pick it up now!