"Fantastic Four" (2006) TV series 2006-

Writers:

Cyril Tysz
Thomas Barichella

Seasons:

1 | unknown

Release Date:

2006 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Action | Family | Sci-Fi

Plot:

This TV animated series follows the adventures of Mr. Fantastic, The Invisible Woman, The Human Torch and The Thing...

Plot Keywords:

Fantastic Four | Invisible Woman | Human Torch | Superhero Couple | Superhuman Strength

Cast

Hiro Kanagawa	...	Mr. Fantastic / ... (20 episodes, 2006-2007)
Christopher Jacot	...	Johnny Storm / ... (20 episodes, 2006-2007)
Lara Gilchrist	...	Invisible Woman / ... (20 episodes, 2006-2007)
Brian Dobson	...	Ben Grimm / ... (20 episodes, 2006-2007)
Sam Vincent	...	H.E.R.B.I.E. / ... (15 episodes, 2006-2007)

Series Directed by
Franck Michel		(12 episodes, 2006-2007)

Series Writing credits
Craig Kyle		(26 episodes, 2006-2007)
Christopher Yost		(16 episodes, 2006-2007)
Joshua Fine		(5 episodes, 2006-2007)
Bob Forward		(4 episodes, 2006-2007)
Rob Loos		(3 episodes, 2006-2007)
George Taweel		(3 episodes, 2006-2007)
Len Uhley		(3 episodes, 2007)
Thomas Barichella		(unknown episodes)
Cyril Tysz		(unknown episodes)

Series Produced by
Craig Kyle	....	executive producer (26 episodes, 2006-2007)
Stan Lee	....	co-executive producer (26 episodes, 2006-2007)
Benoît di Sabatino	....	producer (unknown episodes)
Christophe di Sabatino	....	producer (unknown episodes)

Series Film Editing by
Fanny Bensussan		(1 episode, 2007)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Julien Gallet	....	first assistant director (24 episodes, 2006-2007)

Series Art Department
Kamel Tazit	....	character designer (22 episodes, 2006-2007)

Series Sound Department
Matthieu Tertois	....	sound editor (25 episodes, 2006-2007)
Benjamin Alves	....	sound editor (23 episodes, 2006-2007)
Julien Alves	....	sound re-recording mixer / supervising sound editor (23 episodes, 2006-2007)

Series Visual Effects by
Julien Baret	....	digital effects artist (26 episodes, 2006-2007)
Carine Touraille	....	software developer (26 episodes, 2006-2007)
Lucini Philippe	....	digital compositor (9 episodes, 2007)
Chateau Julien	....	digital effects artist (6 episodes, 2006)

Series Animation Department
Stephane Brillon	....	background color design / background color designer (14 episodes, 2006-2007)

Series Other crew
Joshua Fine	....	development coordinator (26 episodes, 2006-2007)
Christopher Yost	....	story editor (26 episodes, 2006-2007)
Leonard B. Rosman	....	legal services (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

• Marvel Enterprises
• Moonscoop

Distributors

• Cartoon Network (2006) (Non-USA) (TV)
• Cartoon Network (2006) (worldwide) (TV)
• M6 Droits Audiovisuels (2006) (France) (TV)

Also Known As:

"Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes" - USA (alternative title)

Runtime:

30 min (26 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Singapore:PG | Australia:G (some epiosodes) | Australia:PG (some episodes)

Company:

Marvel Enterprises

Movie Connections:

Version of "Fantastic Four" (1994)

A FUNNY superhero series done right

It doesn't seem to me that many comic book fans enjoy many superhero shows focused on humour itself, or maybe it's just me.

But quite frankly, this is not only by far the best animated series the FF were ever featured on, but also one of the most enjoyable superhero shows period. I say this not only due to the animation - which, fortunately, is mostly based on real drawings rather than 3D effects, mostly used for some background elements like cars -, but also due to the humour: everyone's expecting a high-tempered Thing and a prankster-like Human Torch, but my biggest surprise was the representation of the other 2, which really had no meaning to me until the release of this series. Reed Richards is a pure stereotype of "geekiness" which delves himself too deep into his own curiosity and ends up generally procrastinating; The Invisible Woman, on the other hand, is the "mother", most adult-behaving member of the group, and not afraid to take the spotlight when everyone else misbehaves - and I really end up believing that she is, in fact, the real leader of the group, rather than Reed Richards. Other than that, some of the ideas are well represented, Doom is a respectable villain - although a bit underpowered IMO -, and some special appearances of other Marvel superheroes are a breathe of fresh air.

To sum it all up, the show's funny and lighthearted, never taking itself TOO seriously, but isn't that one of the key elements in most of Marvel's Animation? - excluding maybe the X-men and Spider-Man animated series, which even themselves were sometimes able to add some laughs to the scene -. After all, isn't Marvel supposed to feature younger and more adolescent-like heroes we can identify with?