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  Move over Marvel Universe - It's Clobberin' Time! The cast of Marvel Studios' upcoming film "The Fantastic Four: First Steps" joined a live audience at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama - home of the iconic Space Camp program - to officially launch the movie's inaugural trailer on Tuesday. Fans from around the world tuned in via a Marvel livestream to catch the big debut in real time, with the towering Saturn V rocket serving as a dramatic backdrop. Stars Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Joseph Quinn, and Ebon Moss-Bachrach led the countdown, hyping up the crowd for the highly anticipated first look at the new Fantastic Four film.

 The Fantastic Four have always been my favorite superhero team and TJ Dietsch has composed a wonderful article about their vast history over at the Marvel Comics website: Class is now in session and the topic is Fantastic Four 101! In this introductory Marvel Comics guide, we explore the earliest history of Marvel’s First Family of heroes, and how their first appearances way back in the swingin’ 60s—guided by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby —laid the groundwork for the entire Marvel Universe! It’s true! Best of the Fantastic Four, Vol. 1 Hardcover Book - $13.99 @ Amazon.com Even before the famous quartet headed for space, two of the greatest creators in comics joined forces to change the industry forever. Back in the late 50s and early 60s, the comic book landscape looked much different than it does today. Super heroes had had their day and while some were still kicking around, comic stands were filled with Western, Sci-Fi, Crime, Horror, and Romance books, most of which were aimed at a...

 Th Fantastic Four have always been my favorite super heroes and one of favorite issues from the silver age is issue 91 published in October of 1969. I love the cover with The Thing being harassed by what appears to be prohibition era gangsters. I guess it kinda reminds me of the classic Star Trek episode 'A Piece of the Action'. Here is a synopsis of the issue from Marvel Comics: On the planet Kral, a world whose culture is mirrored by the legendary 1930's mobster Machine Gun Martin who was captured and brought to the planet, Boss Barker makes a bet with his opponent Lippy Louie that his acquisition of the Thing will be able to defeat his best fighter, the Mekkan known as Torgo. While the Fantastic Four on Earth begin searching for their friend Ben, Ben himself is delivered into slavery at the hands of Boss Barker. Along the way Ben learns that the Skrull's of this planet adopted 1930's humanoid forms, inspired by Martin, and captured beings from other worlds to fi...

Wonder Woman #756 Mikel Janin Variant Cover July 2020 Issue DC Comics On Sale For Only $8.49 Written by Steve Orlando. Art by Jesus Merino and Vicente Cifuentes. Cover by Mikel Janin. With Wonder Woman down, the Four Horsewomen are victorious-and now they set their sights on the rest of the Amazons! Can anyone stop Warmaster from delivering ultimate vengeance upon Wonder Woman's family? 32 pages, full color. Emma Frost #2 April 2003 Issue Marvel Comics  On Sale For Only $5.99 Written by KARL BOLLERS Pencils by RANDY GREEN Cover by GREG HORN "HIGHER LEARNING" Pt. 2 (of 6)?A young Emma Frost continues to explore the ramifications of her blossoming powers ... 32 PGS./MARVEL PG+ Marvel Collectors Item Classics #16 (1966) August 1968 Marvel Comics On Sale For Only $16.19 Reprints Fantastic Four 22, Iron Man from Tales of Suspense #59, The Incredible Hulk #1, and Doctor Strange from Strange Tales 125 The Mole Man arranges for the neighbors of the Fantastic Four to complain abou...

Vampirella #1 Free Comic Book Day Variant July 2019 Dynamite Entertainment Written by Christopher Preist. Art by Ergun Gunduz. Cover by Alex Ross. On Sale For Only $7.69 In July 1969, the world was first introduced to Vampirella. 50 years later, she doesn't look a day older!!!! Now, to celebrate her gold anniversary, Dynamite is launching a brand-new, ongoing series featuring the talents of Christopher Priest (Black Panther, Deathstroke, Quantum & Woody, Justice League) and European star/American star-in-the-making, Ergün Gündüz (Tales of the Great War, Taxi Tales)! 32 pages, full color. Rated T+ Robotech #1 Limited 1 for 10 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover August Issue Titan Comics Written by Brian Wood. Art by Marco Turini. Cover by Karl Kersch. On Sale For Only $7.69 Harmony Gold's cult '80s television series Robotech returns or all-new adventures! Comic written by Brian Wood (DMZ, Briggs Land, Northlanders) and illustrated by Marco turini! TV episodes now available ...

From Marvel Comics This fall, renowned storyteller Walter Mosley, known for his definitive and bestselling international work in mystery and crime fiction, brings his signature fiction writing style to a sweeping saga of Yancy Street’s favorite son in THE THING. The six-issue series debuts in November 2021! Written by Mosley and with art by Tom Reilly (X-MEN: MARVELS SNAPSHOTS), the story will range from the urban sprawl of the alleys of Manhattan to the furthest reaches of the cosmos itself. In THE THING, a lonely evening and a chance encounter (or is it?) sends Ben Grimm embarking on a sojourn that will have him confronting—and battling—figures both old and new. Featuring guest appearances from throughout the Marvel Universe, as well as precision artwork by Reilly, THE NEXT BIG THING will remind audiences why The Thing is one of the most popular and beloved characters in the history of comics! Don’t miss THE THING when it hits stands this November!

By Tim Knight First things first, the Roger Corman-produced Fantastic Four movie (made in 1994 and never released to the general public) is not a great movie, however - in context - it's not as bad as it could have been. And a mischievous part of me wonders if, in years to come, it may even be considered superior to the upcoming Fantastic Four reboot from Fox and Chronicle's Josh Trank. The 1990's Fantastic Four weaves comic book mythology with some of its own making and opens with college students Reed Richards (Alex Hyde-White) and Victor Von Doom (Joseph Culp) working on a scientific doohickey to drain energy from a passing spatial MacGuffin codenamed Colossus.  The experiment goes wrong, the machine explodes and Victor is presumed dead. Then it's ten years later and Reed is a pioneering scientist, planning a space trip to examine the returning Colossus, accompanied by his childhood sweetheart Sue Storm (Rebecca Staab), her hot-headed brother Johnny (Jay Underwood) ...

Script by Roy Thomas. Pencils by John Buscema. Inks by Joe Sinnott. Cover by John Buscema and Joe Sinnott. $25.89 - On Sale Now - Order Here! From Marvel Comics Ben and Alicia arrive at the Baxter Building and see what appears to be Doctor Doom standing over the dead body of Sue. When Ben tries to attack "Doom", he learns that it is a life like illusion cast by Reed's Thought-Projector Helmet. Reed explains he was testing it out by coming up with the most repulsive image he could think of. Suddenly, the Human Torch melts through the wall to see what all the noise was about, thinking it was an attack. Sue enters the room and then scolds Johnny for melting through the wall. She then turns her anger toward Reed, as they are running for their trip to Whisper Hill to spend time with their son Franklin. When Ben makes a crack about putting off marrying Alicia, Johnny takes the opportunity to put down Ben for the way he appears. This angers the Thing and the two almost come to b...