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Comic Book Preview – Fantastic Four: Life Story #1

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As part of the title’s 60th anniversary celebrations, Marvel revisits the history of the First Family this week with the release of Fantastic Four: Life Story #1; check out the official preview here… In the tradition of SPIDER-MAN: LIFE STORY, and in celebration of the FF’s 60th Anniversary, comes this series setting the lives of […]

Marvel to celebrate 60 years of the First Family with giant-sized Fantastic Four #35

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Marvel has announced that series writer Dan Slott will team with legendary artist John Romita Jr. to celebrate the 60th anniversary of Marvel’s First Family with the giant-sized Fantastic Four #35, which kicks off a brand new storyline that will see every iteration of the iconic villain Kang teaming up for a devious plot that […]

Emily Blunt says the superhero genre has “been exhausted”, comments on Fantastic Four casting rumour

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Since Disney’s acquisition of 20th Century Fox, fans of the Marvel Cinematic Universe have been fan-casting the inevitable appearance of the Fantastic Four with Emily Blunt and her husband John Krasinski seemingly the most popular choices for Sue Storm and Storm’s husband Reed Richards respectively. Now, in an interview on The Howard Stern Show (via […]

The Bride of Doom variant covers for Fantastic Four #32 revealed

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Wedding bells will ringing in the pages of Fantastic Four #32 this May, and to celebrate the hotly-anticipated new story arc, Marvel has unveiled variant covers for ‘The Bride of Doom’ from artists Peach Momoko, Ron Lim, Valerio Schiti, Skottie Young and a Hidden Gem Variant with Jack Kirby artwork. Check them out here alongside […]

The Bride of Doom prepares for the greatest wedding in Marvel history in Fantastic Four #33

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Marvel has announced that fans are cordially commanded to attend the greatest wedding ceremony in the history of the Marvel universe this June as Victor Von Doom ties the knot with ‘The Bride of Doom’ in Fantastic Four #33. Check out the cover artwork to the issue from Mark Brooks here… This June, writer Dan […]

Marvel announces Bride of Doom as part of Fantastic Four 60th anniversary celebrations

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It’s been sixty years since Stan Lee and Jack Kirby brought together Marvel’s First Family, and as part of the anniversary celebrations the publisher has announced that a brand new story arc is set to get underway in Fantastic Four this May as Dan Slott and R.B. Silva launch their ‘Bride of Doom’ saga. This […]

Marvel vs Predator variant covers incoming this May

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Some of Marvel’s biggest superheroes will find themselves coming up against the galaxy’s deadliest hunter this May as the publisher celebrates its recent acquisition of the Predator comic book license with a series of variant covers. Here’s our first look at a selection of the covers gracing Miles Morales: Spider-Man #26, Guardians of the Galaxy […]

Marvel announces Fantastic Four: Life Story

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In the tradition of Spider-Man: Life Story, Marvel has announced that it will celebrate the 60th anniversary of the First Family with Fantastic Four: Life Story, a six-issue miniseries from writer Mark Russell (Second Coming, Wonder Twins) and artist Sean Izaakse (Fantastic Four, Avengers No Road Home). “What I’ve always loved about the Fantastic Four […]

Paul Greengrass confirms he had talks with Fox about a Marvel crossover featuring X-Men, Fantastic Four, Deadpool and Daredevil

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Last year, X-Men: First Class writer Zack Stentz revealed that 20th Century Fox had plans back in 2011 to bring together all of its Marvel characters – including the X-Men, Fantastic Four, Deadpool and Daredevil – for a Civil War-style crossover movie. Stentz revealed at the time that Paul Greengrass (The Bourne Supremacy, Green Zone) […]

Spider-Man’s Jon Watts to direct Fantastic Four movie for Marvel

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Having reacquired the rights to Marvel’s First Family as part of Disney’s 20th Century Fox acquisition, Marvel Studios teased the introduction of the Fantastic Four to the MCU at last year’s San Diego Comic-Con International, and yesterday’s during Disney’s Investor Day presentation we finally got word that a new movie is indeed in the works. […]