Will Reed Richards ever find a way to turn the Thing back into plain ol' Ben Grimm?

You might think he had better things to do with his time, but all it really takes is a few heartfelt tears and a Carmen Miranda costume, and Reed is ready to go back in time and stop the experiment that turned the Fantastic Four into super-powered heroes.

Unfortunately, without that little mishap, a greater one will occur, this one involving the space-faring Skrulls and the death of the entire human race. Well, not if Ben Grimm and the Ultimate Super Skrull have anything to say about it!

The first tale in Frightful, the sixth UFF collection, is a good one, but it pales in comparison to the second half of the book. Yes, you guessed it -- more zombies!

Since the events of Crossover, the Baxter Building has served as a high-security prison for the Fantastic Four zombies from a parallel dimension. OK, that sounds hokey when I say it, but it's not. Really. And the zombies have decided it's time to escape and spread a little zombie love with the rest of the world. Of course, they might have had some trouble if the UFF was in town, but the Torch is laid up with an alien in his intestines, and the rest of the team is in Eastern Europe looking for a cure. And you just know the situation won't improve when Doctor Doom gets involved....

If you don't buy this one for Carmen Miranda, buy it for the zombies. You'll like it.

by Tom Knapp
Rambles.NET
19 May 2007