CBR: ADVANCE PREVIEW: "Fantastic Four" #588

**CBR News** · 01-28-2011, 11:19 AM

Marvel Comics has released an advance look at "Fantastic Four" #588 by writer Jonathan Hickman and artists Nick Dragotta and Mark Brooks with an Alan Davis cover. The final issue of the series hits stores February 23.

Full article here.

**Iron Maiden** · 01-28-2011, 11:30 AM

Kind of ominous to see Franklin sitting on the roof's edge of the Baxter Building

I'm glad to see Pete as the one who shows up in this epilogue to this. Maybe he'll take Franklin by the Statue of Liberty. That's the spot where the Torch and Spider-Man use to sit to shoot the breeze sometimes or talk about their problems.

**Vivica Kang** · 01-28-2011, 11:32 AM

Spider-Man is such a nice person....

**SomeBodyAtCBR** · 01-28-2011, 11:40 AM

Hickman is quite the writer, huh?

He's definitely got a point to the kids being the core of the FF thing. The entire Three arc has had some really great down to earth emotional moments. Hickman is good at that too. I expect this issue to be quite sad.

**kirei_gaisuto** · 01-28-2011, 11:43 AM

I love this not only because of Peter's history with Johnny but also because now Franklin and Peter have both lost uncles who were very dear to them. Peter knows exactly how Franklin feels and is probably the best person to console him right now.

**Den** · 01-28-2011, 11:51 AM

"Here, Franklin. It's a card with Mephisto's number on it. He'll hook you up to get your loved one back. Enjoy the hot dog" ;)

**dreyga2000** · 01-28-2011, 11:53 AM

Heh.... Pete's a real stand up act...

**Slyfer** · 01-28-2011, 12:07 PM

I have never been more excited about Fantastic Four since the John Bryne era. Good stuff Hickman, and this one will surely hit home to readers.

**Robodojo** · 01-28-2011, 12:07 PM

Kid allowed to sit on edge of rooftop, unsupervised, despite danger of falling or being killed by any of many, many FF enemies...
Kid picked up and carried away by masked man...
Kid allowed to swing hundreds of feet above the ground...

Nobody finds this alarming?

**Flipsilk** · 01-28-2011, 12:27 PM

so this changes to FF for one year and then we go back to original numbering for number 600?

**BeastieRunner** · 01-28-2011, 12:56 PM

Originally Posted by Iron Maiden

Kind of ominous to see Franklin sitting on the roof's edge of the Baxter Building

I'm glad to see Pete as the one who shows up in this epilogue to this. Maybe he'll take Franklin by the Statue of Liberty. That's the spot where the Torch and Spider-Man use to sit to shoot the breeze sometimes or talk about their problems.

Me too. That would be perfect. I'd love to see a Franklin/Spidey relationship born out of this.

Originally Posted by Robodojo

Kid allowed to sit on edge of rooftop, unsupervised, despite danger of falling or being killed by any of many, many FF enemies...
Kid picked up and carried away by masked man...
Kid allowed to swing hundreds of feet above the ground...

Nobody finds this alarming?

Kid can rupture time and destroy all of New York, if not the world, and they let him outside.

Come on, that's a little like trolling.

**CMBMOOL** · 01-28-2011, 01:13 PM

Originally Posted by Den

"Here, Franklin. It's a card with Mephisto's number on it. He'll hook you up to get your loved one back. Enjoy the hot dog" ;)

I was thinking that, until I realize that Johnny's already on fire, I mean what can Mephisto do to make thing worse ?

Still it was a nice preview in showing Spider-man as an understanding person who knows what Franklin has been through.

**Sighphi** · 01-28-2011, 01:26 PM

Originally Posted by BeastieRunner

Kid can rupture time and destroy all of New York, if not the world, and they let him outside.

Come on, that's a little like trolling.

And this just brings up the question...... why doesn't he just rupture time and pop Torch back on earth?

**mikekerrIII** · 01-28-2011, 01:40 PM

Originally Posted by Robodojo

Kid allowed to sit on edge of rooftop, unsupervised, despite danger of falling or being killed by any of many, many FF enemies...
Kid picked up and carried away by masked man...
Kid allowed to swing hundreds of feet above the ground...

Nobody finds this alarming?

Since there are no enemies of the FF that can harm the kid now that he has his powers back, and little things like gravity are trivial to him I don't see the problem.