CBR: Is There a Special Surprise in "Fantastic Four" #587?

[CBR News]

Reports began circulating late Tuesday afternoon that Marvel had included a little surprise inside those poly bagged issues of "Fantastic Four" #587 - a limited number signed by writer Jonathan Hickman.


Full article here.

[Rasputin9977]

Jezuz I'm having an FF overload.

[CyberHubbs]

Someone that frequents our LCS called while I was there to say he got a signed copy. Unfortunately, I did not. Clearly this person and I are now Blood Enemies.

[CyberCoyote]

Someone that frequents our LCS called while I was there to say he got a signed copy. Unfortunately, I did not. Clearly this person and I are now Blood Enemies.

Don't worry, you can be friends. The OTHER rumor is that the ink used for the signatures evaporates when exposed to the air.. so the only collectible signed issues are the ones still sealed in the bag! Which ones are those? Only Hickman Knows!

[Den]

It's almost like the 'golden ticket' situation. A trip to the chocolate factory not included...but still, nice.

[CyberHubbs]

It's almost like the 'golden ticket' situation. A trip to the chocolate factory not included...but still, nice.

You actually get a trip to Hickman's home. Unfortunately, it looks like Mel Gibson's apartment in Conspiracy Theory and you're not allowed to leave.

And there's no chocolate.

[CyberHubbs]

Don't worry, you can be friends. The OTHER rumor is that the ink used for the signatures evaporates when exposed to the air.. so the only collectible signed issues are the ones still sealed in the bag! Which ones are those? Only Hickman Knows!

The next step in viral campaigning. Readers have to hunt Hickman down and torture him until he screams a number sequence. That code will then unlock a website that shows you which bags have the bombs -- oops, I mean signatures.

[Moose100]

I actually get my comics at the Novi, MI Comic City!!! D'oh!!!

[Spidey616]

Willy Wonka strikes again!

[Rolltideguy77]

I'm gonna guess there's four signed copies. Just, ya know, to be a bitch.

[Brother Justin Crowe]

You actually get a trip to Hickman's home. Unfortunately, it looks like Mel Gibson's apartment in Conspiracy Theory and you're not allowed to leave.

And there's no chocolate.

It's like gravy for the brain.

[randomengine]

Wow, Marvel is REALLY desperate to sell their comics.

[maniacmatt]

Whatevs. I'm going to stand in line to get a bunch of stuff signed by him at the ECCC in March anyways.

[Trey]

I got one and its now on Ebay.

Starting price?

$1 million.

[Ned McDodd]

Wow, Marvel is REALLY desperate to sell their comics.

i think it is a nice change to the usual variant cover and renumbering stunt. Ok, killing a superhero on the other hand, is of course nothing new.