Johnston, Rich (November 1, 2013). "Mike Costa Going Solo On God Is Dead". Bleeding Cool. Archived from the original on November 2, 2013. He has also designed covers for Virgin Comics, most significantly Andy Diggle's Guy Ritchie's Gamekeeper and Garth Ennis' Seven Brothers. He also wrote "The Core" for Top Cow's Pilot Season in 2008. Secret Wars (2015): The finale of his dual Avengers run and the basis for a linewide crossover, this series recounts the creation of a patchwork world made of alternate Marvel worlds and the eventual war between the government of this "Battleworld" and those who remember a world before. After the FF defeated a group of Skrulls, Reed gave them the option of returning to their homeworld in defeat, which would be a guaranteed death for failure, or take the form of terrestrial animals and have their memories erased so they'd forget being Skrulls. They were transformed into cows. This had unintended consequences later, as the Skrull-cows intermingled with other cows, creating hybrids, and were also put in the milking line and some sent straight to the slaughterhouse, where they entered the national food supply. 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.

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For Johnny's power source in creating flame. Occasionally justified by him feeling tired or very hungry after using extremely hot flames. And then there's the part about his body and his powers both needing oxygen to function. There have been times when he's been trapped in airtight spaces, causing him to pass out when his flame powers used up all the oxygen. Death Is Cheap: Happens quite often. Every one of the main four has been "dead" before at least once. And Franklin and Valeria at the start of Secret Wars 2015. Naturally, they all got better. Valeria has the record of staying dead the longest, 18 years in real life from her miscarriage's issue to her reintroduction into 616. President Evil: Doctor Doom, who seized control of the Ruritania-esque Eastern European nation of Latveria.Canon Immigrant: Several robots based on HERBIE from The Fantastic Four (1978) have shown up from time to time.

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The Richards family and the Future Foundation were absent from the Marvel universe in the three years of publication after Secret Wars (2015). Then came Dan Slott's run. Fire/Water Juxtaposition: The Sub-Mariner's rivalry with the first Human Torch carries over into his characterization in this series, where he's a proud, stoic monarch who serves as a frequent dramatic foil to the compassionate, fun-loving daredevil Johnny Storm. Collects Heroes Reborn: The Return #1-4; Heroes Reborn: Doomsday, Ashema, Masters Of Evil, Rebel, Remnants, Young Allies And Doom. The flagship title continues to be Fantastic Four but recently the series spun off another book FF, meaning Future Foundation. In addition, Marvel Two-in-One a team-up series featuring The Thing and other heroes ran regularly in The '70s and even when the the core title was cancelled between 2015-2018, this team-up title was revived by Chip Zdarsky as part of Marvel Legacy. Originally a temporary replacement for the regular Fantastic Four book, the Foundation is a scientific organization working for the betterment of mankind. The book features Reed and Sue's children, Franklin and Valeria; and notably includes Spider-Man and Doctor Doom as members. With the Marvel NOW! relaunch the new volume of the Future Foundation stars Scott Lang, She-Hulk, Medusa and Johnny Storm's current girlfriend, Darla Deering, while the main family is on an intergalactic vacation. The series ended in 2015 with issue #645. However some characters appeared in other titles separately. In the aftermath of Secret Wars (2015), Johnny Storm appeared in Uncanny Inhumans and Uncanny Avengers and the Thing joined the Guardians of the Galaxy. As for Reed and Sue Richards, they went off with their kids rebuilding The Multiverse, which was destroyed in the lead-up to Secret Wars. In 2017, Johnny and Ben reunited in Marvel 2-in-One and began searching for their missing family, leading into the team finally returning in 2018 after a three-year (real-time) absence. Future Foundation continues the adventures of the titular Foundation in the multiverse without them. Secret Wars! Takes place between #264 & #265. Marvel Universe’s greatest heroes and villains are set against one another by the mysterious and all-powerful Beyonder. It’s a 12-issue miniseries collected in Secret Wars Omnibus.

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Deception Non-Compliance: In one issue, Reed Richards is going along seemingly willingly with a Skrull Sue imposter. When he passes by the robot secretary the FF used at the time, he tells her to "tell it to the Marines," which she looks up in an idiom database and discovers it means he's lying. Marrying the Mark: In a plot to destroy the Fantastic Four, the Skrulls sent Lyja to impersonate Alicia Masters. She got close to Johnny Storm and ended up falling in love with him for real before marrying him. This event has since become a Running Gag in the Fantastic Four books ("remember that time Johnny married a Skrull?") Reed Richards: I've done it! I'm drifting into a world of limitless dimensions! It's the Crossroads of Infinity — The junction to everywhere!

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Traditionally, the Fantastic Four are Reed Richards (Mister Fantastic), scientific genius and leader; Susan “Sue” Storm (Invisible Woman), Reed’s partner and co-leader; Johnny Storm (The Human Torch), Sue’s little brother; and Ben Grimm (The Thing), pilot and best friend. They all gained superpowers following exposure to cosmic rays during a scientific mission to outer space. Meta Fiction: The Fantastic Four: True Story miniseries involves the four exploring the Ideaverse after everyone becomes inexplicably adverse to fiction. The ideaverse is a metaphysical plane where all fictional characters reside, where inhabitants are shaped by the perceptions of readers and readers are shaped by them once there. The problem turned out to be an author recalling Nightmare enough to recount him as a novel. Thus rendered as a fictional character, he becomes like an invasive species and creates an army of monsters pushing further into older stories corrupting the whole thing inside out. The four are perceived by Dante Alighieri as American comic book superheroes to their surprise. The Nightly News: A sniper starts targeting reporters which turns out to be the first shot in a war between the media and a mysterious, cult-like terrorist cell.

Last-Name Basis: The Thing seems to be on a permanent last-name basis with Bruce Banner (possibly having to do with his main rival being Bruce's alter-ego, and when he gets sufficiently pissed at Reed he'll start referring to him exclusively as "Richards". Genius Bruiser/ Gentle Giant: The ever-lovin', blue-eyed Thing, Ben Grimm, although his smarts are usually overshadowed by super-genius Reed. Ben lampshades this as he assembles a cosmic ray device, musing that he's watched Reed long enough to play Mad Scientist himself. There is also the fact that Grimm was a highly qualified test pilot before he became The Thing; no mean feat brain-wise. Origins Episode: Mixed with Villain Episode, the second Fantastic Four annual is all about Doom's Start of Darkness. Eisner Awards Nominations". San Diego Comic-Con International. 2021. Archived from the original on June 9, 2021.

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Science Hero's Babe Assistant: Sue was basically this for Dr. Reed Richards. While not the only non-scientist on the team, she existed primarily to need rescuing and be ignored by Reed in favor of whatever experiment he was obsessed with at that moment. This was before taking so many levels in badass she's now one of the most powerful characters in the Marvel universe. Promotion to Parent: After Susan and Johnny's father, Franklin Storm, turned to gambling and ended up being sent to prison for manslaughter, Sue was responsible for raising Johnny. To the point where Johnny has stated that he doesn't even remember his mother, and believes his father to be dead. Comic-Book Time: Perhaps more visibly in force here than in any other comic. Franklin was born in 1968, and had yet to reach puberty for many decades of comics despite the fact that he really ought to be older than many, many Marvel Comics characters that are older than him despite having been born decades later. Best reflected in the fact that Kitty Pryde in one issue of Uncanny X-Men mused about offering to babysit Franklin to work off unwitting vandalism to the Fantastic Four's lab ( It Makes Sense in Context). Going by her introduction year of 1980, and her stated age at the time of 13, she's actually only one year older than Franklin (to be 13 in 1980 meant she was born in 1967). However, as of Dan Slott's run (which began in 2018), Franklin has finally grown enough to be a teenager. The Human Torch (Jonathan "Johnny" Lowell Spencer Storm), who can cover his body in flames and fly, as and when he chooses to "Flame on". His plots often span millennia across parallel timelines with some method of transit jumping protagonists all over and between them while usually working against immortals living through them.Schedeen, Jesse (February 23, 2010). "The Secret Masters of the Marvel Universe". IGN. Archived from the original on November 10, 2013 . Retrieved April 8, 2010. Meylikhov, Matthew (July 17, 2012). "Dustin Weaver Explains "Whatever Happened To Shield?" ". Multiversity Comics. Archived from the original on August 11, 2013.