Is Marvel Teasing the Fantastic Four's Return?

Warning : SPOILERS forMarvel Legacy # 1ahead .

Debuting in 1961 , Mr. Fantastic ( Reed Richards ) , the Invisible Woman ( Sue Richards nee Storm ) , the Human Torch ( Johnny Storm ) , and the matter ( Ben Grimm ) were a staple of the company and ply for the better part of five decade . In 2015 , Marvel announced the end of theFantastic Four ’s print political campaign , due to a decline in sale ( and a rumored a grievance match with twentieth Century Fox over picture show rights ) . The classical team gave their " concluding " bow after the populace - rending consequence ofSecret Wars(2015 ) .

In Reed and Sue ’s absence , Johnny Storm and Ben Grimm maintained their heroic life-style , settling into office with the Avengers Unity Squad and S.H.I.E.L.D. respectively . However , when Captain America’sSecret Empirefell , the Unity Squad disassembled and S.H.I.E.L.D. was all but scrapped . Since then , both men have looked to the past for answers .

Wolverine shouting and Spider-Man swinging by a web in Fantastic Four

talk of which , Marvel Legacyis both a piano reboot and a pean to the stories and characters of the yesterday , as well as its current card ofsame - name lineament . The enterprisingness explore the publisher ’s rich history but also hints at its future , including the Fantastic Four . Will Marvel ’s First Family finally become part of tomorrow or remain a four - colored retentiveness ?

What Happened to the Fantastic Four?

In the days lead up toSecret Wars , a number of “ incursions ” tore apart the Marvel multiverse – a serial of substitute universes including the “ prime ” cosmos ( Earth-616 ) , the Ultimate Universe ( Earth-1610 ) , and others . As worlds literally collided , Mr. Fantastic ( Reed Richards ) and his chemical group , the Future Foundation , were unable to stop the crash of the multiverse . However , Doctor Doom and Molecule Man quested through meter to stop the cause of the cosmic implosion , The Beyonders . Doom slip their power , and cobbled together the remaining world , becoming the God Emperor of Battleworld .

finally , Reed and the other survivors present Doom . His longtime foe yield that I. A. Richards would have done a better job rebuilding the multiverse . As a result , Molecule Man endow Mr. Fantastic with the same incredible powers , tasking Reed and family with recreating institution .

After the event , Johnny and Ben parted ways with their teammate and family . The Thing sign on for a tour of duty with the Guardians of the Galaxy , before being recruited as an agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. Meanwhile , Johnny hooks up with Medusa , becoming as a liaison to the Inhumans , later on doing a stint with the Uncanny Avengers .

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In the Sir Frederick Handley Page ofLegacy , the pair gets nostalgic about the honest-to-goodness days , with Johnny even wondering whether the world needs them any longer . Ben convinces him people always necessitate bomber , and they team up up again , setting off the Fantastic Four flare and set up Marvel’supcoming Two - in - Onereboot – ostensibly to find their former teammates . But what became of the rest of Marvel ’s First Family ?

Wishful Thinking

Since his delegation begin , Sue , Reed , and the fam have been personae non - gratae in the Marvel macrocosm . The MU has experiencedplenty of turbulency , include another Civil War and Steve Rogers ' fascist empire . Fans ' first true taste of the iconic atomic building block comes inMarvel Legacy#1 .

It ’s revealed that the book ’s unseen storyteller is in reality their daughter , Valeria Richards . At nowadays , she and her crony Franklin are surround the untold realms alongside their parents . However , Valeria ’s tale also uncover her desire to return home , which so happens to co-occur with her thoughts on manifesting reality through thoughts … something not out of the question for the nipper of Mr. and Ms. Fantastic . Naturally , wherever she and her brother travel , so do their parents . If Valeria can point the family towards their domicile planet , a Fantastic Four reunion is almost inevitable in the not too distant future .

Four Once More?

In the Marvel Universe , dead is rarely dead and famous heroes rarely stay out of photographic print for long ( witness Wolverine ’s Renaissance ' ) . With theLegacyinitiative upraise a number of classic heroes , it would be shocking if Marvel ’s first Silver Age - succeeder did n’t make an appearance . Plus , the Fantastic Four have seen a comeback to the pop civilisation conversation as of tardy .

Recently , Stan Lee reassuredfans that Marvel Studios is taste to reclaim the film rightfulness ( even thoughKevin Feige insiststhey are n’t ) . In addition , the upcoming Chip Zdarsky - pen Two - In - One , title “ Fate of the Four , ” will see the Human Torch and Thing embark upon an intergalactic seeking to uncover the whereabouts of Sue , Reed , and their clan – thanks to some aid from a purportedly reformed Victor Von Doom . In addition , rumors about a Mark Millar - basedchildren - well-disposed moviecentered on the Richards family , as well as aDr . Doom - focus filmin development . As the dissatisfactory 2015 motion-picture show finally blow over from computer storage , the prison term seems right for a reunion , at least in the comic book of account realm .

So how will the Fantastic Four recurrence ? Perhaps theLegacy - wake up Celestial and its reference to “ cite the final innkeeper ” bid up a cosmic crisis on Earth that requires the full assembled quadruplet . Not to mention the Richards certainly make out their fair percentage of exceedingly powerful cosmic entities like Galactus ( who was even Franklin Richard ’s harbinger for a second ) , the Beyonder , and Molecule Man among others . Plus , Franklin himself is an omega - stratum variation who ’s currently conceive the multiverse into world , with the help of dear former daddy . It would n’t take much pull for him to heave them back home .

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The most likely scenario : Valeria ’s homesickness synchs them up with Johnny and Ben ’s lookup , leading to a return . No matter how it go on , the Fantastic Four looks like on a hit course with the pages of Marvel . And fans are just about quick , too .