Mark Russell Examines History & Superheroes in FANTASTIC FOUR: LIFE STORY
The Fantastic Four, the superhero team that brought Marvel Comics into the Silver Age of Comics, celebrates its 60th anniversary this year, and the...
Is Marvel Changing the Origin of the Fantastic Four?
While the details of how the Fantastic Four—Marvel’s first superhero team—got their powers have changed a bit over the years, depending on the...
Cosmic Rays & Body Snatching in “Whatever Happened to the Richards Family?”
In the Marvel Universe, the people of Earth just accept the idea that the Reed Richards, Sue Storm, Johnny Storm, and Ben Grimm who returned to Earth...
Exclusive Preview: MARVEL TWO-IN-ONE #10
Since the disappearance of Reed and Susan Richard—Mister Fantastic and Invisible Woman—and their children at the conclusion of Marvel Comics’...
Marvel Reveals Esad Ribic’s FANTASTIC FOUR #1 Cover
Last month, Marvel announced that their First Family would finally be whole again with the launch of a new Fantastic Four series, debuting this...
Webcomics Wednesday: Public Domain Webcomics
When I was younger, I was a huge fan of the Fantastic Four. I got a copy of one of their books as an eleven-year-old, and I was absolutely hooked....
Fanthropology: “Casual” Fans
There are, of course, a number of things that I have been a fan of over the years. In some cases, I discovered something right at the start and in...
Webcomics Wednesday: Playing Favorites
When I read comic books as a kid and young adult, I would rotate through which comics were my favorite. I wasn't so flighty as to change from month...
Webcomics Wednesday: Dive In!
I first started reading webcomics about ten years ago. I had been enjoying Phil and Kaja Foglio's Girl Genius in its printed form (I was actually a...
Get a Glimpse of a DOOMED Movie
For those of you who didn’t like Marvel’s 2005 Fantastic Four film, trust me: You got off easy. Twenty years ago, Roger Corman (The Wasp...