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The Fantastic Four Explained: A Marvel Comics Primer for Non-Comic Book Fans
First Steps opening this weekend on July 26, 2025, let’s make sense of this super family for newcomers heading to the theater—it's a fun way to get ready for the adventure!
The second Fantastic Four post-credits scene is a fun moment paying homage to several classic Stan Lee and Jack Kirby Marvel characters.
Fortunately, we've narrowed it down to just five of the most classic comic stories to read to get into the Fantastic Four before their MCU debut, so dig in and join Mister Fantastic, the Invisible Woman, the Human Torch, and the Thing on their cosmic explorations of the Marvel universe.
Some superhero movies go for real-world relevance. "The Fantastic Four: First Steps" succeeds by doubling down on whimsical, wide-eyed wonder.
Marvel's Ryan Meindering on how he and his team of concept artists helped The Thing show emotion, and how they brought iconic characters to life.
First Steps is the second cinematic reboot of the Fantastic Four franchise, and there’s a lot riding on this film. While cinema-goers have responded enthusiastically to many of the films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe,
First Steps is now playing in most locations worldwide, and we want to know what ComicBookMovie.com's readers made of the
In 1978, the animation company DePatie–Freleng (best known for The Pink Panther) teamed with Marvel to make The New Fantastic Four. The stories leaned a little more into sci-fi and tech, especially with the inclusion of H.E.R.B.I.E., the group's little robotic friend not too dissimilar from Star Wars' R2-D2.