The MCU’s Improbable 4 are Getting a Prequel Comedian

Come July, the Fantastic Four are taking their First Steps to theaters in almost a decade, and alongside the way in which, they’ll step into comics.

On Friday, Marvel introduced the MCU model of the First Household will take to the web page in a one-shot story from author Matt Fraction and artist Mark Buckingham. The comedian, which hits shops on July 2, will cowl the group’s origin story and present how they went public, in flip making them international celebrities and the one superheroes of their universe available to avoid wasting Earth from Galactus and the Silver Surfer.

Longtime MCU followers could keep in mind there was tie-in comics that helped set the stage for then-upcoming motion pictures like Black Panther and Avengers: Infinity War. In case you haven’t been maintaining, they’re truly nonetheless round, to an extent: Section 4 and 5 motion pictures like Black Widow and Eternals each acquired prelude or tie-in comics—the latter was on Webtoon, but it surely arguably counts—and Your Pleasant Neighborhood Spider-Man had a prequel miniseries which not too long ago wrapped.

Nonetheless, there’s some significance right here to the Improbable 4’s comedian, since Marvel is leaning into this being a giant deal. In-universe, it’s meant to have fun the group’s fourth anniversary since they debuted, and it’s been “approved” by the Future Basis, which is run by Sue Storm (Vanessa Kirby). Utilizing a comic book to promote the concept they’ve been round for years and have a historical past is an impressed alternative that’ll hopefully make the Improbable 4: First Steps film really feel extra alive when it releases on July 25.

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