Breaking convention with other comic archetypes, the members squabbled, held grudges both deep and petty, and eschewed anonymity or secret identities in favor of celebrity status. Since the 1961 introduction, the Fantastic Four has been portrayed as a somewhat dysfunctional, yet loving, family. The four characters traditionally associated with the Fantastic Four, who gained superpowers after exposure to cosmic rays during a scientific mission to outer space, are: Mister Fantastic (Reed Richards), a scientific genius and the leader of the group, who can stretch his body into incredible lengths and shapes the Invisible Woman (Susan "Sue" Storm), who eventually married Reed, who can render herself invisible and project powerful invisible force fields and blasts the Human Torch (Johnny Storm), Sue's younger brother, who can generate flames, surround himself with them and fly and the monstrous Thing (Ben Grimm), their grumpy but benevolent friend, a former college football star, Reed's college roommate and a good pilot, who possesses tremendous superhuman strength, durability and endurance due to his stone-like flesh. It was the first superhero team created by artist/co-plotter Jack Kirby and editor/co-plotter Stan Lee, who developed a collaborative approach to creating comics with this title. 1961), helping usher in a new level of realism in the medium. The team debuted in The Fantastic Four #1 ( cover dated Nov. So, I agree: it’s a pity that it has changed and that the current authors don’t respect them as characters.The Fantastic Four is a fictional superhero team appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The characters were used to service the story rather than the story servicing the characters.Magneto has been many things along the years: hero, criminal, fool, wiseman… His image is blurred, so an author can use in any way that suits him without it looking too odd.īut until now, the X-men have stayed, more or less, true to themselves… He brought Kitty along so she could influence Franklin and bypass his parents. Ororo and Susan have been portrayed as having a close, friendly relationship - yet here she's used more as Xavier's bodyguard. Xavier floating in from on high like some overlord deity is NOT an Xavier seeking a respectful dialogue. Suiting MY agenda? Magneto is hardly an "ally" to anyone but himself so I don't see how bringing him along was anything but to antagonize. The characters were used to service the story rather than the story servicing the characters. My "agenda", as you put it, is to see stories built around the characters and not to see characters built to suit a story. So this is just about suiting your agenda? Got it.Suiting MY agenda? Magneto is hardly an "ally" to anyone but himself so I don't see how bringing him along was anything but to antagonize.
so they’re “allies” when Xavier retaliates but are “showing in force” when they bring the FF’s closest friends. What does that have to do with the Fantastic Four attacking him on sovereign soil? And that’s not even taking in the fact that Magnetos teamed up with the FF beforehand. Now Hickman in his run is centering around Cyclops in a lead role, dropping bombs on the F4, and overseeing a mini by Zdarsky where the X-Men score one over the FF.
Hickman in his run on FF and New Avengers/Avengers and Secret Wars, had God Doom defeat a Phoenix powered Cyclops.
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So this series wasn't motivated by any ill feelings on the part of either writer towards either the X-Men or the Fantastic Four. Zdarsky also wrote Xavier briefly in his INVADERS run. Chip Zdarsky wrote the Fantastic Four in Marvel Two-in-One. Hickman wrote an epic run on the Fantastic Four in the early 2010s and made them at the center of the biggest comic event of the 2010s - Secret Wars 2015. Does Hickman have the authority to dictate how other franchises are portrayed when dealing with the X-men?įirstly, people here seem to forget that Jonathan Hickman, and likewise the series writer Chip Zdarsky, have written the Fantastic Four, and written them well. They just seem to winning everything at the expense of others who are being cast in a bad light. The FF were portrayed in such a bad light here and the X-men walk away smiling like the cat who ate the canary.
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