New Miniseries Celebrates Lives and Times of Marvel's First Family

Cover art by Matteo Scalera

While DC is having its Summer of Superman to coincide with the new Superman movie, Marvel is aiming its spotlight on the Fantastic Four... who also happen to have a movie coming out in July.

Fantastic Four: First Steps welcomes the greatest superhero family in comics to the Marvel Cinematic Universe and ahead of that a celebratory new four-issue miniseries is being launched called Fantastic Four Fanfare.

"...while the team embark on captivating new adventures in Ryan North's current comic book run and play a pivotal role in the upcoming One World Under Doom event, fans can also look forward to timeless tales set across Fantastic Four history in Fantastic Four Fanfare... launching this April.

"Fantastic Four Fanfare invites some of the most influential FF storytellers, including Jonathan Hickman, Mark Waid, Dan Slott, Alan Davis, J. Michael Straczynski, Chip Zdarsky, Mike Allred, Mark Bagley and more, to tell new stories that capture the spirit and heart of the super hero team that started it all!

Each issue will spotlight a different member of the team in spectacular tales that are perfect for longtime fans and new readers alike.

"Here’s what to expect in the book’s inaugural outing:

• Mark Waid and Ramon Rosanas depict an escalating prank war between the Human Torch and the Thing!
• Alan Davis sends the team into hazards deep underground!
• Andrew Wheeler and Sara Pichelli reveal what happens when the Mole Man interrupts Johnny Storm’s star-making turn on reality television!"

With new movies pushing both my all-time favourite comic book team, the Fantastic Four, and my favourite DC hero, Superman, to the fore this Summer, my bank balance will soon realise it's clobberin' time!