Fantastic Four: Life Story

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Nrama: Marvel says this will present their story in a "radical new way". Do you think what you're doing is radical - and if so, can you give an example of that? Dies Differently in Adaptation: Johnny Storm sacrifices himself in the '80s to save New York from a nuclear missile, while his mainstream counterpart died closing the gate to the Negative Zone before returning to life. Reed finds himself on the receiving end of this at the end of issue #2, after Sue divorces him and starts up a relationship with Namor. The Ageless: The Thing still looks the same age even as his teammates and the other heroes and villains get older.

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Historical Domain Character: John F. Kennedy, Richard Nixon and the Beatles appear in the first issue of the series. Ronald Regan dominates issue three. Written by acclaimed writer Mark Russell ( Second Coming, Wonder Twins) and drawn by Sean Izaakse ( Fantastic Four, Avengers No Road Home) , FANTASTIC FOUR: LIFE STORY will be written in the same approach as Chip Zdarsky and Mark Bagley’s hit series, SPIDER-MAN: LIFE STORY. FANTASTIC FOUR: LIFE STORY will tell the entire history of the Fantastic Four from beginning to end, set against the key events of the decades through which their stories were published. What I’ve always loved about the Fantastic Four is how it reduces the cosmic struggle of human survival to the scale of a family squabble while treating personal relationships as a matter of truly galactic importance,” Russell said in a press release sent to AIPT. “Weaving their story and their world into our story and what’s happened in our world over the last sixty years was an important reminder to me of how smart it is to approach life like that.” In keeping with Marvel's previous Spider-Man: Life Story limited series, Fantastic Four: Life Story will start in the '60s and follow the team on a chronological history through the subsequent decades, up to the present day. Dr. Doom was one of the Fantastic Four's earliest villains making his first appearance in issue 5, here he doesn't show up until over a decade after the FF's debut.Nice Job Fixing It, Villain: Issue 3 in spades. Doom and the Mad Thinker's act of attempting to destroy the Earth via nuclear war causes both the US and Russia to freak out at how close they came to the end and discuss nuclear disarmament. As well, Namor's callous dismissal of Franklin's fate causes Sue to abandon him and return to the Fantastic Four. Richard Nixon shows up in the middle of the book to hear Reed's concerns but rejects them due to his own concerns for the Vietnam War.

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What I’ve always loved about the Fantastic Four is how it reduces the cosmic struggle of human survival to the scale of a family squabble while treating personal relationships as a matter of truly galactic importance,” Russell said. “Weaving their story and their world into our story and what’s happened in our world over the last sixty years was an important reminder to me of how smart it is to approach life like that.”In the tradition of SPIDER-MAN: LIFE STORY, and in celebration of the FF’s 60th Anniversary, comes this series setting the lives of the fabulous foursome in real time across the years! So being able to show them age in real-time, let their relationships meaningfully evolve over six issues, gives their story an extra dimension, I think. The Meddling Kids Are Useless: All the old heroes come out of retirement to aid the young ones against the Doombots. And yet, victory comes from the Mad Thinker, who helps Reed to retrieve the turnoff codes. Adapted Out: Due to the nature of the story with the characters aging in real time, Valeria Richards is never born. Valeria was not born and introduced into the comics until the late 90s. By this point, both Reed and Sue would be pushing their 60s, so while it would be possible for Valeria to be born, it would be improbable.