Tag: Fantastic Four

Fantastic Four #1 MarvelNOW Edition

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Media Release — This November, Marvel’s First Family embarks on a adventure unlike any before in Fantastic Four #1, kicking off the all-new ongoing series from the blockbuster creative team of Eisner Award Winning writer Matt Fraction and legendary artist Mark Bagley! As part of Marvel NOW!, Fantastic Four joins a number of titles that will take the Marvel Universe in an exciting all-new direction, as the industry’s top creators join the top Super Heroes to deliver all-new ongoing series, great for new and veteran readers alike! Four adults. Two kids.…

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Jonathan Hickman Leaving “Fantastic Four” in October

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After a three-year run on Marvel’s First Superhero team book, Jonathan Hickman is leaving “Fantastic Four” in October. In an interview with Marvel.com, Jonathan Hickman announced he will be finishing his story arc on the Fantastic Four and Future Foundation after “Fantastic Four” #611 and “FF” #23. By the time he leaves the books, Hickman will have been the “Fantastic Four” writer for three years, introducing storys such as the death of Johnny Storm, the council of Reeds and launching the Future Foundation. “I always had an end point in…

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Will the Human Torch Return Fantastic (Four) #1

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Marvel is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the publication of “Fantastic Four” #1 with a new image teasing at the possible return of the Human Torch to the Marvel Universe. The image consists of a shot of the Fantastic Four’s icon set against a satellite photo of the Earth with a date of November 2011 at the bottom. Listed at the top is the project’s creative team — last names only — of Hickman, Epting, Di Giandomenico, Yu and Dalrymple. While the first two are obviously referring to the team…

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The All-New Ultimate Spider-Man Marvel

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Ultimate Comics Spider-Man #157, It is the shot heard around the world. Witness the issue comic fans be talking about all year. leave your cynicism at the door… this is the real deal. The Death of Spider-Man. Bendis and Bagley reunited for this historic Spider-Man event a decade in the making. Though this storyline is still unfolding in the current volume of USM, readers have been given plenty of teases and hints that Ultimate Peter Parker will, in fact, be dying by the end. Bendis admitted to feeling the pressure…

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MARVEL see the new Spider-Man and Fantastic Four costumes.

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In the aftermath of the death of the Human Torch Johnny Storm, Marvel.com finally unveils the new duds of the Fantastic Four and Spider-Man as the newest member of the team. Talk about something controversial the death of Johnny Storm now his replacement is Spider-Man. So somebody tell me if you like the new suits. And what is starting in Amazing Spider-Man #659, so Peter is part of the New Avengers and has his own life with villains to match in Amazing Spider-Man and now is part of the FF…

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Final Fantastic Four FF #588

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Marvel Media Release — The end of the Fantastic Four is here! Huge choices that dramatically impact the Marvel Universe are made this February in Fantastic Four #588, from the superstar creative team of Jonathan Hickman, Nick Dragotta and Mark Brooks! Following up on the sold-out hit Fantastic Four #587, Marvel is pleased to present your first look at the FINAL issue of the long-standing series, guest starring all your favorite Marvel heroes! But the story isn’t over yet because where one door closes, another opens. It’s now up to…

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Fantastic Four 587: Casualty

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Jonathan Hickman discusses the death in Marvel’s first family WARNING SPOILER Who Dies. The tragic saga of “Three” has come to an end in the pages of FANTASTIC FOUR #587—and The Human Torch has fallen. John Storm sacrificed himself so that his niece and nephew as well as his best friend, The Thing, could escape the Negative Zone. “Day one, word one,” he says of when he became aware of Johnny’s imminent demise. “When [Marvel Senior Vice President of Publishing and FANTASTIC FOUR editor] Tom [Brevoort] asked me to pitch…

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Silver Surfer #1 2011 Preview

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The Silver Surfer is a Marvel Comics superhero created by Jack Kirby. The character first appears in Fantastic Four #48 (March 1966), the first of a three-issue arc that fans call “The Galactus Trilogy”. Originally, Norrin Radd, a young astronomer of the planet Zenn-La, made a bargain with the cosmic entity Galactus, pledging to serve as his herald in order to save his home world from destruction. Imbued in return with a portion of Galactus’ Power Cosmic, Galactus also created for Radd a surfboard-like craft – modeled after a childhood fantasy…

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Fantastic Four 587 Media Release Date

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This is a Update on Fantastic Four 587 I give to my readers for information with no personal comment at this time. Release for First Print is 1/26/11 Original Post: Fantastic Four No More – Walt Media Release — In an effort to keep the last remaining and critically acclaimed issues of Fantastic Four on shelves, all issues of Three – the biggest Fantastic Four event ever – are going back to press and returning to comic shops everywhere! The critically acclaimed, superstar creative team of Jonathan Hickman and Steve…

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Fantastic Four 587 “Four No More”

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This January Fantastic Four #587 marks the end of the Fantastic Four and the last issue of Marvel’s longest running series. This ends the “Three” storyline by Jonathan Hickman and Steve Epting, this issue arrives polybagged in comic shops to avoid spoiling the cataclysmic ending of the Fantastic Four. The Artist John Cassaday provides a shocking “spoiler” variant cover to the issue which ships after the release of Fantastic Four #587 to help preserve the surprise events that lead to the disruption of Marvel’s first super hero team. In addition,…

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Stan Lee: Excelsior

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Stan Lee was born Stanley Martin Lieber; December 28, 1922 and is an American comic book writer, editor, actor, producer, publisher, television personality, and the former president and chairman of Marvel Comics. Three weeks ago Stan Lee turned 87 years old. In comics for over 65 years he is a legend in the industry. He shook up Marvel and is responsible for much of it’s modern day success. He worked with some of the great names in the comic world in the early days of Marvel success. With several artist…

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