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Fox’s Marvel projects “are being evaluated” by Disney and Marvel

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With The Walt Disney Company’s acquisition of 20th Century Fox completing last month, Marvel Studios regained the rights to its various X-Men and Fantastic Four characters, meaning that the Marvel Cinematic Universe now has full access to (almost) all of the publisher’s inventory of superheroes and supervillains. As yet, there’s been no indication as to […]

Comic Book Review – Fantastic Four #7

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Allen Christian reviews Fantastic Four #7… Fantastic Four is a book steeped in history. Responsible for laying the foundations for the Marvel universe, both cosmically and terrestrially, it’s a book that comes with heavy expectations, and decades of baggage. Dan Slott insists on being here every month, and that counts for something. This is meat and […]

Comic Book Review – Fantastic Four #6

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Allen Christian reviews Fantastic Four #6… Dan Slott’s Fantastic Four marches on. Issue #5 ended with the revelation that Galactus has returned, and he has landed in the homeland of Doctor Doom, Latveria. This month’s issue brings that to the forefront, and it is action-packed. Unfortunately, it isn’t original. It is fun, but a lot […]

Ant-Man’s Peyton Reed describes his 60s-set Fantastic Four movie that was never made

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Peyton Reed, director of Ant-Man and Ant-Man and the Wasp, has described the plans for his unmade Fantastic Four movie. Peyton Reed has spoken before about his past plan to make a Fantastic Four movie in the early 2000s, a project that never made off the ground. The director, however, has now elaborated on what that […]

It’s Clobberin’ Time as The Thing joins Marvel Contest of Champions

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Marvel Games continues its Fantastic Four rollout today as Ben Grimm joins the roster of Kabam’s mobile fighting game Marvel Contest of Champions. Check out The Thing’s gameplay trailer, bio, stats and abilities here… SEE ALSO: The Fantastic Four arrive in Marvel Future Fight Benjamin Grimm, also known as “Thing”, served as the pilot on […]

The Fantastic Four arrive in Marvel Future Fight

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Netmarble has announced that the latest update for their super hero action RPG mobile game Marvel Future Fight will see the arrival of the Fantastic Four.  Mister Fantastic, the Invisible Woman, the Human Torch and the Thing will be joined by their arch nemesis, Doctor Doom, and his champion of Latveria, Victorious.  Check out the […]

The Fantastic Four returns to Marvel Games, new comic book variant covers revealed

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As part of Fantastic Four Week, Marvel has announced that the First Family is set for a return to Marvel video games, with with Fantastic Four content set to feature in Marvel Contest of Champions, Marvel Future Fight, Marvel Puzzle Quest and Marvel Strike Force. And to celebrate their return, Marvel will be releasing four […]

Marvel’s Kevin Feige updates on Disney’s Fox takeover

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Late last year, it was announced that The Walt Disney Company was seeking to acquire 20th Century Fox’s film and TV assets, in a deal that will have huge ramifications for the Marvel Cinematic Universe, allowing Marvel Studios to bring characters from the X-Men and Fantastic Four worlds into the fold. Despite a late effort […]