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Agatha Harkness always seemed a little out of place against the super-science backdrop of the world of the Fantastic Four of the late Silver Age (or early Bronze Age if you prefer, this one is borderline), but that was undoubtedly part of the point.  In need of a way to raise newborn Franklin Richards away[...]

But when you claim that nothing will ever be the same again roughly every two weeks, how can you expect anyone to actually take that claim seriously? It's a problem Marvel apparently recognizes, as the solicitation for May's oversized Fantastic Four #44, featuring the final battle in the Reckoning War, notes: "This is the final battle[...]

In the first Fantastic Four The Reckoning War Alpha One Shot we got a flashback to the origin of The Watchers Which predated the origin of the Time Lords in Doctor Who, and was probably nicked by Bob Baker for Doctor Who: The Underworld in 1978. Fantastic Four: The Reckoning War Alpha A modern retelling of the[...]

Many readers know that atomic radiation in one form or another was responsible for the development of the powers of some of the most important heroes at the dawn of Marvel's Silver Age, but radiation could take away such powers as well.  Such was the case for one of Marvel's most memorable mid-1960s stories, which[...]

Just like he neglected his family all those years, in this preview of Fantastic Four #40, Reed Richards neglects saving the world…for science Yes, great Just what Reed Richards needed: more knowledge What a dick! Check out the preview below. Fantastic Four #40 by Dan Slott & Rachel Stott, cover by Carlos Pacheco THE RECKONING WAR! The opening[...]

Check out the solicit below. RECKONING WAR TRIAL OF WATCHER #1 JAN220927 (W) Dan Slott (A/CA) Javier Rodriguez • In all of the Multiverse, there is only one "What If" world that Uatu has avoided watching – one "What If" that he never wished to see. • And now it will be revealed – The story that could damn him[...]

The Sub-Mariner is one of the definitive anti-heroes of the Marvel Silver Age, and the story of the Golden Age character's return to comics in the 1960s is part of the foundation of the Marvel Universe.  But when he was revived by the Human Torch in Fantastic Four #4, he quickly discovered that Atlantis had[...]

We're still calling them the New Fantastic Four Even though they first came together in 1991 Whch wasn't ten years ago like it feels but thirty-one years ago Fantastic Four #347 by Walter Simonson, Arthur Adams, Art Thibert, Bill Oakley and Steve Buccellato, which saw the Fantastic Four indisposed and replaced for three issues by[...]

As was teased in Marvel's Timeless #1 before the New Year, in The Reckoning War Fantastic Four event, the moon gets blown up This is how it was teased… as just a cracking… Timeless #1 …and this is how it looks in Fantastic Four: Reckoning War: Alpha, out today. Fantastic Four: Reckoning War: Alpha And this is how Mister[...]

See Benjamin Grimm get murdered in this preview of The Thing #4, in stores Wednesday from Marvel. Good thing it's just a dream... isn't it?!

Sue Storm fails to rouse Steve Rogers out of the retirement home in this preview of Fantastic Four: Life Story #6 Check out the preview below. Fantastic Four: Life Story #6 by Mark Russell & Sean Izaakse, cover by Daniel Acuna The fateful finale of the fabulous foursome's lives across six decades! With the Doombots in place, Dr[...]

The Badoon have blown up the moon in this preview of Fantastic Four: Reckoning War Alpha #1 Can the FF, X-Men, and Avengers save the day? Check out the preview below. Fantastic Four: Reckoning War Alpha #1 by Dan Slott & Carlos Pacheco & Carlos Magno, cover by Carlos Pacheco FIFTEEN YEARS IN THE MAKING – AND IT[...]

Fantastic Four #48 has been an important Marvel comic book key for decades, and for good reason — it's the first appearance of the Silver Surfer and Galactus, incredibly popular characters who went on to be involved in countless pivotal storylines.  But in the Marvel Cinematic Universe era, Fantastic Four #48 is arguably more important than[...]

From bright color, a Marvel Comic accurate design, and will be limited to only 1,000 pieces, this statue is a must-own piece for Fantastic Four and The Thing fans The bust is priced at $179.99, set to release in July 2022, and pre-orders are live and located here, so act fast! #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float:[...]

Is the creative team having a little harmless easter egg fun with the fans? Or could the rest of that box read, "von Doom"? As in, "Victor von Doom"? Because there's already been a ton of Fantastic Four talk around Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, so could this be another way to start[...]

When he was revived by the Human Torch in Fantastic Four #4, he quickly discovered that Atlantis had been destroyed by underwater atomic testing, which turned him against the human race.  The heat was turned up a notch in Fantastic Four Annual #1, as we find that Sub-Mariner has finally been reunited with the Atlanteans,[...]

The story of the Sub-Mariner's return to comics in the Silver Age is one of the cornerstones of the Marvel Universe.  But when he was revived by the Human Torch in Fantastic Four #4, he quickly discovered that Atlantis had been destroyed by underwater atomic testing, which turned him against the human race.  The heat[...]

First appearing in Fantastic Four #5 (cover-dated July 1961) Doom's origin and rise to rule in his country Latveria was detailed at length a short time later in Fantastic Four Annual #2 (1964).  That issue describes how Victor von Doom's childhood in Latveria and his mastery of both science and sorcery led him to that[...]

That Ben Grimm sex scene you've been dying to see is here in this preview of The Thing #3, in stores Wednesday from Marvel.

In Fantastic Four #39, in stores Wednesday from Marvel, Reed Richards fails not only as a father, but as a friend as well Check out the preview below. Fantastic Four #39 by Dan Slott & Francesco Manna, cover by Terry Dodson A day of reckoning is coming for both the Marvel Universe and the Fantastic Four But first[...]

Fantastic Four: Full Circle is "the first graphic novel written and illustrated by renowned comic artist Alex Ross in his thirty-plus-year career," according to a press release The book will come in the dimensions of the 1980s Marvel Graphic Novel line The retail price for the hardcover graphic novel is $24.99 In addition to being[...]

In this preview of The Thing #2, Benjamin Grimm WILL DIE?! Well, it probably won't last until the next page even.

Just like mom used to make them! It's been four issues of edging, but Galactus will finally come in Fantastic Four Life Story #5, the real-time retelling of the Fantastic Four mythos What? We mean he's headed to Earth! Get your minds out of the gutter and check out the preview below. Fantastic Four Life Story[...]

Last month, Bleeding Cool looked at the parenting skills of the Fantastic Four's Ben and Alicia Grimm and found them wanting At the time, I wrote about their newly adopted son, Jo Venn. What kind of reprimand will such callous, cold-blooded murderers face? After all, they must pay for their crimes… The kind of scolding one might[...]

Everybody wins! School board meetings are getting crazy these days, and it looks like The Wizard is joining the fun in this preview of Fantastic Four #38 Why does he want to withdraw Bentley-23 from the Future Foundation? Are they teaching critical race theory? Making people take coronavirus safety precautions, god forbid? We'll have to[...]

Timed perfectly for the 60th anniversary of Fantastic Four #1 (1961), Fantastic Four No 1: Panel by Panel gives new and old fans a unique telling of the story It is not hard to figure out what the book is about as Panel by Panel is an actual panel-by-panel release of the original 1961 comic[...]

Fantastic Four #48, has been an important Marvel comic book key for decades, and for good reason — it's the first appearance of the Silver Surfer and Galactus, incredibly popular characters who went on to be involved in countless pivotal storylines.  But in the Marvel Cinematic Universe era, Fantastic Four #48 is arguably more[...]

As a longtime Fantastic Four collector, the Hulk vs Thing (and the rest of the FF) battle in Fantastic Four #12 might just be my favorite among the early issues.  The debut of Doctor Doom in Fantastic Four #5 is way up there… but I think I have to give the edge to Fantastic Four[...]

Take the newly adopted son of Ben and Alicia Grimm, Jo Venn in Fantastic Four #37. Fantastic Four #37 What kind of reprimand will such callous, cold-blooded murderers face? After all, they must pay for their crimes… Phoenix Song: Echo #1 A ticking off from Elektra? Elektra Assassin? Clue's in the name there, even as she is the new[...]

Johnny Storm is feeling lonely in Fantastic Four #37, which we can all agree is a problem of his own making since he couldn't keep his flaming dick in his pants and had sex with Doctor Doom's fiance, both causing his own space-girlfriend to leave him and prompting Doom to zap him with a ray[...]