Fantastic Four & FF (News And Speculation)

[DebkoX]

That art is cream.

[marvell2100]

It seems that the tragedy future older Johnny narrates in the FF #3 preview is what made him go all serious again.

http://www.comicbookresources.com/?p...eview&id=14910

And, from what he says about Doom, I think it will give Scott added incentive to off him.

Now we need some of that to translate over to the F4.

[DebkoX]

Who is this Wyatt?

[Miss Fantastic]

Who is this Wyatt?

Unless a thoroughly new and different Wyatt has been introduced lately, I would presume (rather dangerous thing to do, I know) it is Wyatt Wingfoot: http://marvel.wikia.com/Wyatt_Wingfoot_(Earth-616).

[Ravin' Ray]

May 2013 solicits and covers. Double shipping for FF.

FF #7 & 8
MATT FRACTION (W) • MICHAEL ALLRED (A & C)
• Field trip…into the heart of the Negative Zone!
• Scott Lang has already lost a daughter… watch what happens when he puts it all on the line to save… Bentley-23?
• The shocking reveal of the villain pulling the strings and pitting family against family -- and a rescue mission unlike anything you’ve ever seen -- FF vs FF!
32 PGS. (EACH)/Rated T …$2.99 (EACH)



FANTASTIC FOUR #8
MATT FRACTION (W) • MARK BAGLEY (A & C)
• One day a year, The Thing reverts to his human form. This year… Ben Grimm is going to go home again -- as Ben Grimm!
• What was Yancy Street REALLY like back in the day? And how long until the ever-loving’ THING makes his appearance?
• And meanwhile, the tables get turned in Franklin and Val’s relationship… and when these two siblings have a rivalry, all bets are off.
32 PGS./Rated T …$2.99

[ArmsHeldOut]

FANTASTIC FOUR #8
MATT FRACTION (W) • MARK BAGLEY (A & C)
• One day a year, The Thing reverts to his human form. (We already know this from Hickman's run) This year… Ben Grimm is going to go home again -- as Ben Grimm! (Umm.. again? Didn't that already happen in F4# 584?)
• What was Yancy Street REALLY like back in the day? And how long until the ever-loving’ THING makes his appearance? (Let me guess. Before the end of the issue? Oh boy!! The Thing himself is going to make an appearance in his very own title! Maybe Reed, Sue and Johnny will stop by as well!!)
• And meanwhile, the tables get turned in Franklin and Val’s relationship… and when these two siblings have a rivalry, all bets are off. (YAWN.. so exciting.. so very exciting..)

[Monty_Cristo]

i've been waiting for some Bentley focus. this ought to be fun!

[Hypestyle]

Real super-science! How Cosmic Rays are made!

http://science.time.com/2013/02/19/s...rays-are-made/

[Ravin' Ray]

From CBR's Robot 6: Why you should be reading ‘FF’. Thanks to Test of Strength for linking this first at the She-Hulk thread.

http://robot6.comicbookresources.com...be-reading-ff/

[Dr. Sonic]

i've been waiting for some Bentley focus. this ought to be fun!

me too. He's my favorite.
I wonder if Medusa's son, Pope, will ever come into play in any of this (he's about the same age as the other Foundation students).

[CaptCleghorn]

me too. He's my favorite.
I wonder if Medusa's son, Pope, will ever come into play in any of this (he's about the same age as the other Foundation students).

Y'know, with the Atlanteans and Wakandan, I'm surprised there aren't any Inhuman kids there. I'd love to see one in the Foundation.

[Monty_Cristo]

me too. He's my favorite.
I wonder if Medusa's son, Pope, will ever come into play in any of this (he's about the same age as the other Foundation students).

never heard of Pope. but i'm almost expecting it to be revealed that Wizard used some of Medusa's dna in Bentley 23's creation.

[Dr. Sonic]

never heard of Pope. but i'm almost expecting it to be revealed that Wizard used some of Medusa's dna in Bentley 23's creation.

Pope, also known as Ahura, is Medusa and BlackBolt's son. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahura_(comics).
That's an interesting idea of the Wizard having used some of Medusa's DNA in the cloning of Bentley.
I do hope tar whatever goes down in FF 7 and 8 doesn't result in the team breaking up.

[Monty_Cristo]

Pope, also known as Ahura, is Medusa and BlackBolt's son. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahura_(comics).
That's an interesting idea of the Wizard having used some of Medusa's DNA in the cloning of Bentley.
I do hope tar whatever goes down in FF 7 and 8 doesn't result in the team breaking up.

it won't. Medusa is shown as being on the FF's side on a later cover. given the suddenly purple text, it's a reasonable assumption that she's being mind-controlled by the Wizard. well it's more reasonable than thinking that Medusa is attracted to someone like the Wizard. and Bentley's just a misguided youth. he'll fall back in line with the other Foundation kids eventually. he's still the kid that kicked his older self in the nuts; not too long ago.

[CaptCleghorn]

I can't think of any non-sucky reason that would explain any attraction to the Wizard by Medusa that wasn't caused by some mind-control device like an ID-machine. She grown a LOT since her earliest days and the Wizard really hasn't. She no doubt holds much against him from the old Frightful Four days and I'll really feel bad for him when she recovers her mind. Well, maybe not TOO bad.

I am worried about Bentley, though. His story looks to be one of personal development and moving from the dark to the good side. But amoral Bentley is a much more interesting character than a good Bentley. Where we saw some growth in hi at the end of Hickman's run, Fraction appears to have erased that (as well as most of the F4). Will we see growth, or will he continue as the mischievous rogue? Will the rogue be the character people want to see? It's easier to write scenes for humor alone than to write funny scenes that also show realistic character growth and development.