FANTASTIC FOUR #1 pg 2-3 DPS BATTLE ROYALE BETWEEN THE FULL TEAM AND DOCTOR DOOM!!! -- Humberto Ramos, 2025

Epic DPS. It's freakin' amazing!

I love a good mosh pit!

And this pit is the moshiest!  Most mosh-like?  Mosherific?

I don't buy much modern art but this piece is awesome. 

Amazing DPS, and a promising sign for Sue to be featured prominently in this run. No surprise to see it showing up in one of the top Ramos collections in the world! Congrats, Paul.

Those despots and evil dictators always throw themselves a parade.  Guess who crashed the party?

Tons of work went into this--- WOW!

All out action....all out fun...congrats Paul.

Super nice addition!

Reminds me of classic 70's issues featuring Doctor Doom and his Sentry guys. What an all-out battle royale! It's about time Invisible Woman creates a construct far more elaborate than a slide or shield. Now THAT is cool! Beautiful brick work on that middle building, too!

I agree, its so cool to see the Invisible Woman really strut her stuff.  And yeah, one of my favorite thing about DPSs is you often get these wonderfully elaborate backgrounds.  It grounds the action by putting it in a context that seems more real.  Thanks for the comment!

Such a powerful DPS! Thanks for sharing, Paul!

Wow!!!! What a DPS!!! Full of action very wel packed!!!

Great page so much going on 

Epic DPS - thanks for sharing

Boy you weren't kidding when you said the DPS was going to be epic. WOW!!!! Incredible. As much as we all look forward to it, Fred Friday can wait a day for us to appreciate this. congrats Paul! 

Well as long as you apologized ;)  What a way to open up a new FF book!  The whole cast there against the main (and my!) favorite baddie in Doc Doom!  Love Sue's invisibile mech suit particularly.  I do think that Humberto and the FF are a legit match made in comic OA heaven and examples like this are proof.  GREAT get, Paul, congrats!

There are pretty much only two ways an artist uses a double spread.  He/she can draw a huge image of a particular character (or characters) that’s sure to get the reader’s attention.  Or (in a much better use I believe), he/she can try to include a truly dramatic and show-stopping scene (action or not).  Of course not every comic/story has or needs a DPS.  But since it’s the only format in the book that allows for that much space, the artist needs to make it count.  Or it’s just a missed opportunity and a waste of story space (and I think we’ve all seen our fair share of those).  This “fantastic” spread by Humberto is a great example of the latter.  It’s an amazing scene full of depth, detail, and energy (I would heed Paul’s advice to enlarge the image).  But while there’s certainly more than enough for the eyes to devour, I have to say that I’m a little surprised that Humberto didn’t include at least a few random spectators in those building windows.  That said, this is still a brilliant lesson on how to effectively execute a comic book double page spread.  Nice pickup Paul.

That's a perfect analysis of DPSs and the best ways that they can be most effective. Humberto used this DPS (and the previous lead-in page) as a way to bring the reader RIGHT into the action in a #1 issue.  Because often times, a new volume of a title will begin slowly, easing in the reader with an origin re-telling or some back story to bring you up to speed.  Not here, uh uh no sir.  BLAM!  MID BATTLE MAYHEM! I also agree with you that it would have been cool to have some spectators in those building windows, or at least some shadows of them.  Especially since Humberto is famous for drawing cover scenes with lots of folks standing around on the sidewalk, watching as Spider-Man (or several Spider-beings) swing about.  This scene kind of has the feel of a city street that has been evacuated beforehand in anticipation of trouble, and maybe that's what Humberto was going for.  Anyway, thank you for the awesome comment.  I thought of you when I decided to post this piece in lieu of a Hembeck sketch card last night, cuz I know how much you like Fred Friday :-)  But tonight I will be posting a doozy, so stay tuned!

I thought DPS stood for double priced sales as they are normally extra expensive wall fillers? Artists need money too. Lol. Many DPS'S are not necessary. This one serves a purpose....Whats that I less recntly saw? A superfluous posing fight DPS. Giant heroes, giant villains, giant poses. Groan.

Oh my goodness that scene is packed! Amazing art - great grab Paul

Soooooooooo much to love about this one!  One damn fine DPS!!!

Soooooooo Amazing!

EPIC and certainly poster worthy! I love how he illustrated Sue Storm in that mech. Amazing piece!

This has everything you'd want on a FF page.  Just lovely!

Your description is missing a word play beat.  Fred Friday should read Fred-day, the new name for Friday. Nice artwork by the way. I do read the descriptions thoroughly.

Glad you added this amazing DPS and all its insane line work from Humberto & Victor to your collection.

-Joseph

Thanks, Joseph!  I couldn't be more jazzed to own this fabulous gem!

EPIC X4 - that Ramos detail is breath-takingly fantastic. You have amped up my anticipation for the movie (already sky high). Congrats!

Sockamagee!

A full on action DPS!  Fantastic addition, congrats!