- Marvel has introduced a comic-book tie-in for The Fantastic Four: First Steps
- The prequel story reveals how lengthy Marvel’s First Family has had their superpowers for
- A brand new Lego leak has additionally revealed a primary full have a look at the film’s villain, Galactus
Marvel has introduced a comic-book prequel to The Fantastic Four: First Steps – and it reveals some essential lore in regards to the iconic quartet forward of their Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) debut.
Per Marvel.com, the literary tie-in will likely be launched on July 2, i.e., simply three weeks earlier than The Fantastic Four’s subsequent big-screen adaptation takes flight in theaters globally.
The comedian e-book, which has been penned by Matt Fraction and drawn by Mark Buckingham, additionally represents a primary for the comedian large. Indeed, this marks the primary time that Marvel Studios and Marvel Comics have collaborated on any literary tie-in for an MCU challenge.
First Steps‘ comedian precursor incorporates a callback to Marvel’s First Family’s debut on the web page, too. Its Phil Noto-designed cowl artwork is a near-identical reproduction of the group’s first-ever comedian – The Fantastic Four #1, which was launched in November 1961 – that exhibits the long-lasting quartet battling Giganto.
That is not probably the most fascinating tidbit hidden inside this one-shot comedian’s pages, although. The prequel story reconfirms that First Steps will not be an origins story, because it reveals that the superteam could have been working as heroes of their universe for 4 years by the point the Marvel Phase 6 movie begins.
For those that may not understand it, the comedian e-book additionally doubles down on the truth that First Steps will not be set within the MCU. Some followers already knew this following the revealing of a Fantastic Four poster in February 2024 and Marvel teasing some key story particulars in regards to the flick final April. In June of final yr, Marvel President Kevin Feige confirmed that First Steps can be a interval piece, too, with the film being set on a parallel dimension’s Earth within the Sixties.
A Galactus-sized leak or a mini spoiler?
Potentially huge spoilers observe for The Fantastic Four: First Steps.
That wasn’t the one information regarding The Fantastic Four over the weekend (April 26-27).
On Saturday, one eagle-eyed fan snapped two photographs of a First Steps Lego set that exposed the primary full have a look at the MCU film’s villain Galactus, who’ll be voiced by The Office UK star Ralph Ineson.
76316 Randomly seems on the cabinets in Tbilisi, Sakartvelo (credit score: gionoir) from r/Legoleak
The images had been uploaded to the Lego Leak Reddit web page by lunaym_moscor, who credit a Georgia-based fan identified on-line as gionoir with taking them.
The official field artwork exhibits the titular group battling the cosmic entity on the streets of New York City, and suggests Marvel has retained Galactus’ iconic look from the comics. It appears that doubtlessly disgruntled Marvel followers will not have something to complain about in terms of Galactus’ design in Marvel’s cinematic juggernaut, then.
As I wrote earlier, that is the primary correct look we have obtained, albeit in Lego type, of Galactus. The Fantastic Four: First Steps‘ first teaser and First Steps‘ official trailer have solely teased what the planet-devouring extraterrestrial will appear to be.
However, with certainly one of 2025’s most anticipated new films solely months away from being launched, leaks like this are inevitable as bodily shops begin to inventory their cabinets with toys forward of the movie’s launch.
The Fantastic Four: First Steps will likely be launched worldwide on Friday, July 25. While we wait, examine every part we all know to date in my devoted hub on The Fantastic Four: First Steps.
