The Press Release:
In 2024, Marvel Comics is proudly bringing back GIANT-SIZE comics—more monumental and earth-shaking than ever before! Honoring the 50th anniversary of the epic Giant-Size storytelling of 1970s, these new Giant-Size issues will be home to pivotal status quo shifts, exciting first appearances, and dramatic developments! Following Miles Morales and Dylan Brock’s showdown in January’s GIANT-SIZE SPIDER-MAN #1 by Cody Ziglar and Iban Coello, superstar writer Fabian Nicieza and acclaimed artist Creees Lee continue the Giant-Size milestone celebration in February with GIANT-SIZE FANTASTIC FOUR #1.
GIANT-SIZE FANTASTIC FOUR #1 will pack startling revelations about the past and set up an wildly uncertain future as the Fantastic Four discover a hidden secret about Atlantis in the form of NATLUS! Awakened after thousands of years, be there when this ancient ruler re-stakes his claim on the throne of Atlantis!
IMPERIUS REX! Namor is imprisoned, serving out his sentence as the disgraced King of Atlantis! So when a new yet ancient threat arises from the sea, who better to leap into the fray than Marvel’s First Family: the FANTASTIC FOUR! Embark on a GIANT-SIZE deep dive into some of Atlantis’ most dangerous history…and the present that can scarcely hope to contain it!
“As a 12-year-old who bought — and still has — the original Giant-Size Fantastic Four run which featured great Marvel creators of the ‘70s like Roy Thomas, Gerry Conway, Len Wein, Marv Wolfman, Chris Claremont, John Buscema, Rich Buckler, and more, it was a thrill to write this issue!” Nicieza said. “I tried to follow in the footsteps of those issues by creating something big and new. I came up with a character whose name and history will have Sub-Mariner fans either chuckling and saying, ‘why did no one ever think of that?’ or they’ll want to drown me! I’m excited to see which it will be!”
GIANT-SIZE FANTASTIC FOUR #1 will also include a reprinting of FANTASTIC FOUR #33, a classic issue from Stan Lee and Jack Kirby featuring betrayal, action and high drama – in the Atlantean style! Get your first look at Natlus on Bryan Hitch’s cover below and stay tuned for more GIANT-SIZE announcements in the months ahead! For more information, visit Marvel.com.
GIANT-SIZE FANTASTIC FOUR #1: Written by FABIAN NICIEZA; Art by CREEES LEE; Cover by BRYAN HITCH
On Sale 2/28
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PiercingMetal Thoughts: So while I’ve pointed out a whole lot of times about my slowing down the collecting and being more interested in selling off a lot of my collection, I am a first-issue purchaser and just love adding those to the mix. This is especially the case when there is a one-shot that features a team like the Fantastic Four and with a creative team like Nicieza and Lee. Back in my heyday of collecting, I was reading the “Fantastic Four” rather religiously and though I’ve fallen behind on their most recent adventures, I like hearty releases like this one. The original Giant-Size titles were a treat for all the fans back then and its nice to see them being revisited once more. Let’s hope this is something that the House Of Ideas keeps in play for longer than the anniversary. I’m excited for the new story and of course the classic addition of the Lee and Kirby tale. What do you readers think about this one? Will you be heading to the comic store to reserve yourself a copy? Chime in down below in the comments section and I will see you next time. I should also point out that we will be wandering the awesome Anime NYC convention in the coming days and hope you’ll be among the Manga Masses that we shall see. Keep safe out there.
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