Features an exclusive foreword by Fantastic Four: First Steps director Matt Shakman reflecting
on how Jonathan Hickman's visionary run shaped his understanding of Marvel's First Family and
helped inspire the upcoming film. Includes a brand-new introduction by author Jonathan
Hickman. Presented in a newly designed book-format edition. Fantastic Four: First Steps in
theaters July 25 2025 Jonathan Hickman ( Secret Wars East of West ) transforms the
Fantastic Four shifting them from a superhero family to a future-shaping think tank the
Future Foundation. SOLVE EVERYTHING Superstar writer
Jonathan Hickman revamps and redefines Marvel’s First Family in a sweeping and epic saga that
crosses time space and reality — but still finds its themes in family. And it all begins when
Mister Fantastic decides to solve everything! A series of amazing revelations come together in
quick succession: The Old Kingdom of Atlantis is discovered under thick Antarctic ice. Alien
“Inhumans” from throughout the galaxy converge on Earth. A race of super-intelligent
underground dwellers takes possession of a high-tech laboratory. And a religious cult in
Manhattan threatens to cause an interdimensional invasion. Fate will play an awful hand in
tying these disparate events together in a gripping drama that tests the fortitude of Marvel’s
First Family like never before. COLLECTING: Material from Fantastic Four (1998) 570-588
