Who can muster much passion for Reed Richards, reduced from the smartest and most universally respected man on the planet to a wishy-washy lap dog for Tony Stark with no agency, who isn't even as smart as his own nine year old daughter?

Why should fans love a Johnny Storm who is depicted as a fiery Peter Pan Syndrome sufferer, who doesn't even have the youthful bravado that once charmed readers?

Sure, Susan has probably fared best. She's been upgraded from a convenient hostage, given to bouts of hysteria, when not prattling about her "woman's intuition" to a confident, self-aware, strong character. This seems to have come at the cost of making Reed a more conniving, less commanding figure to the point of emasculation, however.

Finally, there's Ben. From the mightiest mortal on the face of the earth to a one punch palooka whose lack of efficacy and ferociousness have reduced his once-clever wit to, corny, empty, blow hardy posturing.

Write a better, more interesting FF. Return the characterization to the forefront of the magazine. Make the Fantastic Four, once again, the imaginative and moral center of the Marvel Universe and watch the passion return.