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Neal Adams and Mark Waid join forces for Fantastic Four: Antithesis

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Two comic book powerhouses are joining forces this August as Eisner Award-winning writer Mark Waid teams up with legendary artist Neal Adams for Fantastic Four: Antithesis, a new limited series which will pit the Fantastic Four, the Silver Surfer and Galactus against a brand new nemesis who is “guaranteed to send shockwaves throughout all of […]

Josh Trank says he felt “castrated” during Fantastic Four’s enforced reshoots

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Some five years on from the disastrous release of 20th Century Fox’s Fantastic Four reboot, Chronicle helmer Josh Trank returns this week with his third movie, the Tom Hardy-headlined Al Capone biopic Capone. During the press tour for Capone, Trank has been chatting about a couple of his unrealised projects in his R-rated Venom pitch […]

Rumour: Marvel has met with Joss Whedon about Fantastic Four

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Having reacquired the rights to the characters as part of Disney’s Fox acquisition, Marvel Studios chief Kevin Feige confirmed at last year’s San Diego Comic-Con International that the Fantastic Four will be making their debut in the Marvel Cinematic Universe at some point during Phase Five, and now if a rumour is to be believed, […]

Comic Book Preview – Marvels Snapshots: Fantastic Four #1

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Marvels Snapshots: Fantastic Four #1 is out this Wednesday, and we’ve got a preview of the issue for you here; check it out… Our tour through Marvel history continues, showcasing Marvel’s greatest characters from the Golden Age to today, all through the eyes of ordinary people! This time, writers Evan Dorkin & Sarah Dyer (Beasts […]

Hulkling takes the throne in Marvel’s Empyre #1 variant cover

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With the huge Avengers and Fantastic Four epic Empyre set to get underway this April, Marvel has unveiled a variant cover for the first issue of the event series from artist Jamie McKelvie, which sees the character of Hulking taking the throne of the new Kree/Skrull alliance; check it out here… With a Skrull soldier […]

John Krasinski still jokes about Chris Evans taking Captain America role from him

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John Krasinski, star of A Quiet Place and Jack Ryan, says he still jokes about Chris Evans taking the Captain America role from him. In one of the most interesting what-ifs in MCU casting, former star of The Office, John Krasinski, was once up for the role of Captain America, only to lose out to […]

Comic Book Preview – Fantastic Four: Grimm Noir #1

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Ahead of its release this coming Wednesday, Marvel Comics has unveiled a preview of Fantastic Four: Grimm Noir #1; check it out here… Ben Grimm throws on his hat and overcoat to solve a mystery that’s come alive right out of his nightmares. What is Dr. Strange’s nemesis D’Spayre doing on Yancy Street? Fantastic Four: […]

Comic Book Preview – X-Men + Fantastic Four #1

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Marvel Comics launches its new series X-Men + Fantastic Four this coming Wednesday, and we’ve got a preview of the first issue for you here; check it out… Every mutant on Earth lives there … except for one. But now it’s time for FRANKLIN RICHARDS to come home. It’s the X-MEN VS. the FANTASTIC FOUR […]

Comic Book Preview – Annihilation: Scourge – Fantastic Four #1

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Annihilation: Scourge – Fantastic Four #1 hits comic book stores this Wednesday, and you can check out a preview of the issue here courtesy of Marvel Comics… Alerted to a potential tear in the dimension, the Fantastic Four go to investigate – but what they discover is so much worse than they prepared for! Will […]

Fantastic Four director Josh Trank reviews his own movie on Letterboxd (and gives it 2 stars)

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Having taken the somewhat surprising approach to promoting the movie by publicly disowning it on social media on the eve of its release back in 2015, director Josh Trank has now revisited 20th Century Fox’s failed superhero reboot Fantastic Four for the first time since its completion – and not only that, but he’s also […]