Fantastic Four by Jonathan Hickman: The Complete Collection #2

In "When Everything's Lost, the Battle Is Won...", future versions of Franklin, Val, and Nathaniel reach back through time to enlist college-aged Reed, Ben, and Doom in a desperate bid to alter their doomed fate. As past and future collide, the team must confront the echoes of their alternate selves in a fight that could reshape everything.

In this gripping chapter from Jonathan Hickman’s *Fantastic Four: The Complete Collection #2*, the Reed Richards of a distant future leads a fractured team of past and future selves in a desperate bid to outmaneuver their own divergent timelines. As echoes of alternate realities collide, a time-worn Valeria delivers a haunting warning to her mother—just as the past begins to unravel.

In Latveria, the Flowers Bloom in Winter" from Fantastic Four by Jonathan Hickman: The Complete Collection #2 finds Valeria Reed uncovering a hidden dimensional device in her father's lab, leading her to a startling meeting with Dr. Doom—where curiosity sparks an unexpected alliance.

Ben Grimm takes the serum developed by the kids and finally reverts to his human form—only to face a far more unsettling arrival: Galactus, who demands answers about the corpse found in the caverns beneath the earth. Jonathan Hickman crafts a moment of quiet revelation and cosmic tension, where the weight of identity and legacy collides with the unknown.

In "Three, Part Three: The Kings of Atlantis!", Sue Storm journeys to the submerged realm of Atlantis to broker peace between the Sub-Mariner and the ancient Kings of Old Atlantis, while Reed Richards prepares to accompany Galactus on a mysterious quest. Tensions rise as Namor confronts the old king, setting the stage for a pivotal clash beneath the waves.

In "Three, Part Four: World-Eater!", Reed and Sue face escalating crises as Reed races to save Nu-World’s survivors from Galactus’s wrath, while Sue delves into the ancient schemes of the Old Atlanteans. Meanwhile, the Baxter Building comes under sudden assault as Annihilus’s forces descend, testing the limits of the Fantastic Four’s resolve.

In "Three, Part Five: The Last Stand!", Sue finds herself crowned queen of New Atlantis as the fate of the multiverse hangs in the balance. With Galactus laying waste to Nu-World and the kids sealing the Negative Zone portal, Johnny stays behind in the Negative Zone to confront the approaching Annihilation Wave—his fate uncertain.

In "The Beating of Drums..." from Fantastic Four by Jonathan Hickman: The Complete Collection #2, Sue, Spider-Man, and Alex race to Old Atlantis as the Chodai and the Mala rise in rebellion, forcing the team to confront a crisis that stretches beyond Earth’s borders. With the extra-dimensional Reeds still a looming threat, the heroes must navigate ancient tensions and shifting loyalties in a world where the past refuses to stay buried.