Fantastic Four by Jonathan Hickman: The Complete Collection Vol. 1 (Fantastic Four, 1)

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Time Skip: One plot element that recurs in his works are flash forwards of centuries and millenia to show the potential future outcomes of the present. Pax Romana: In the far future, the catholic church sends a military/religious team back in time to the late Roman empire in hopes of building a better future. There is also the fact that Grimm was a highly qualified test pilot before he became The Thing; no mean feat brain-wise. In the climax of the story, he spends all his power to fix the Earth when it's destroyed in a battle between Ego the Living Planet and the Fantastic Four, becoming truly an ordinary man, while everyone (including himself) remains unaware that planetary destruction has been overwritten. They fought and stop more than once the Supreme Leader Doctor Doom but also had several encounters with Galactus, Ronan the Accuser, Namor, Silver Surfer, the Mole Man, the Frightful Four, and more.

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Be there as Marvel's newest exciting creator, Jonathan Hickman, teams up with superstar artist, Dale Eaglesham, to give you the Fantastic Four experience you've been waiting for! Multiple handbooks and reference guides insist that at best only 14 years have passed since then in the entire verse, and fourteen years will be all that ever passes in the Marvel Universe if editorial can continue getting away with it.He subsequently wrote the core X-Men series while the creators of other titles worked closely under his supervision. Instead of just beaming in Johnny and Ben, however, Reed brings every past member of the Fantastic Four, including people who were only on the team for a handful of issues like Luke Cage and Ghost Rider. In this Marvel relaunch, Human Torch appeared in Uncanny Inhumans, but also joined the Unity Squad in Uncanny Avengers. Omnidisciplinary Scientist: Reed is an expert in several fields, including biochemistry, human and alien biology, chemistry, communications, computers, electronics, energy generation, electrical, mechanical and aerospace engineering, extra-dimensional travel, holography, mutations, all levels of physics, robotics, space travel, spectral analysis, synthetic polymers, time travel, transportation. Marvel Universe’s greatest heroes and villains are set against one another by the mysterious and all-powerful Beyonder.

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The alien shrugs, discounts the sliver as an anomaly, and does a Blind Shoulder Toss with the sliver.Deconstruction: The series as a whole, especially in the early days, lampshades and subverted common superhero tropes like secret identities, team unity and family issues, and even a secret base. Mundane Made Awesome: A recurring joke about the characters is that they'll go into space or another universe for picnics, or for coffee. as the organization and its agents have regularly appeared to be a thorn in the main characters' sides throughout his runs. Though Richie does qualify for this trope as well) also had this power set, before becoming a Herald of Galactus. D. limited series, the creation of the Fantastic Four spin-off title FF, as well as two crossover limited series, Infinity and Secret Wars, both of which acted as centerpieces for the eponymous company-wide crossover storylines.

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A literal case happens during Ben and Alicia's honeymoon when Ben has to fight a mind-controlled Hulk. The FF want to resume their original mission of space exploration, the one in the rocket that crashed and gave them their powers.Later in the story he is seen again fleeing, while shouting Haddock's catchphrase: "Billions of blistering blue barnacles". Invisible Woman's evil Sexier Alter Ego Malice wore a very skimpy black leather costume, a spiked collar, opera gloves with spiky bracelets, thigh-high high-heeled boots, a spiked gimp mask, and a cape.

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On Earth, Mister Fantastic is woken up by the future version of his daughter, Valeria who tells him that they need to help Doctor Doom. Last-Minute Baby Naming: Franklin went nameless for a while after being born, until he was named after the deceased Franklin Storm. The first appearances of Black Panther and Wakanda, The Inhumans of Attilan, and the Silver Surfer were in the pages of the Four. Amazing Technicolor Population: Major characters tend to be monochrome, they might be supernatural or alien or something but he tends to have characters that are all one color, still well designed. As a colossal alien begins to examine the moon, Ben Grimm tries to get its attention by tearing off a huge chuck from a control panel.As the majority of the Council departs to deal with a Galactus incursion on Earth-2012, the founders of the Council - three versions of Reed Richards who each bear their universe's Infinity Gauntlet - inform the Reed from Earth-616 that it is time for him to fulfill his potential. Cap, Hawkeye, Vision, Swordsman, Hellcat, and more form the Avengers, but can they awaken Thor and defeat the devious Loki? Even after they get uniforms in the third issue (designed and sewn by Sue, of course, as it was the sixties and only women did stuff like that), it's mainly to promote team spirit than to accommodate their powers. The Last Defenders, a group of heroes from one Bad Future recount to Johnny how they caught Galactus. Most interesting of all is Reed: he's brilliant, he's rich, he's famous, he's got a great family and the name of every other superhero on his rolodex, and he's even easy on the eyes, but every so often he admits his deep guilt over causing the accident that made the Fantastic Four in the first place - even guilt over what happened to Victor Von Doom, even though he didn't have a damn thing to do with it.