Marvel Comics is Taking The Fantastic Four's Return Very Seriously

TheFantastic Fourare finallyreturning to wonder Comicsin August , and the publishing company is going all - out for the release ofFantastic Four # 1with launch party nationwide at participating retail merchant . The unexampled series was harbinger sooner this year , and will be written by Dan Slott with artwork by Sarah Pichelli . It marks the conclusion of three long time with noFantastic Fourcomics being published - and it ’s belike no co-occurrence that Marvel ’s First Family is revert just as Marvel Studios parent company Disney snags the Fantastic Four motion-picture show rights .

Constantin Film obtained the picture rights to the Fantastic Four in 1986 , finally sign a dispersion deal with twentieth Century Fox that led to the release ofFantastic Four(2005),Fantastic Four : Rise of the Silver Surfer(2007 ) , andFantastic Four(2015 ) . In 2015 Marvel Comics canceled all Fantastic Four books , and it was more or less an open secret that the move was intended to sabotage Fox ’s in - yield Fantastic Four picture show reboot by read the characters out of the current comics landscape .

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Now , however , the situation is very dissimilar . Disney has been given approval for a$71 billion acquisition of Fox , which means that the Fantastic Four are now under the same umbrella as the Marvel Cinematic Universe . And now that the prodigal son ( and daughter ) have returned , Fantastic Four # 1 ’s launch is being give the rockstar treatment by Marvel Comics . Not only has the publisher partner with funny book retailers to organise countrywide launch parties with free giveaways and an exclusive variant cover , there will also be a prime time TV spot to advertise the new Scripture serial publication .

Although Marvel Studiosdoesn’t have any prompt plansto incorporate the Fantastic Four or the Adam - military personnel into the MCU , it seems inevitable that they ’ll eventually be bring into the sheepcote . Marvel Entertainment CEO Ike Perlmutter is rumored to be the principal drive force between Marvel Comics giving Fox ’s Marvel properties the cold shoulder - a plan that take theInhumansbeing pushed intemperately in both the comics and in their own television set show . In the backwash of the Marvel - Disney slew , it ’s likely that we’llsee the Inhumans left behindas Marvel gets fully behind the X - serviceman again .

The full press release from Marvel Comics follows :

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This summer , Marvel invites you to observe the introduction of FANTASTIC FOUR # 1 , 57 year to the day of the month of the First Family ’s original introduction ! To lionize this exciting occasion , Marvel will partner with participating retail stores to host FANTASTIC FOUR # 1 LAUNCH PARTIES .

Retailers can take to view as their launch parties on Wednesday , 8/8 , or they can hold their launch party during a special midnight discharge . In addition to exclusive strain covers , free windowpane clings , and a JULY 2018 SPOTLIGHT FREE PREVIEWS issue which will have a trailer of FANTASTIC FOUR # 1 , participate retail stores will receive exciting promotional items .

In gain , retail merchant and reader are advised to be lookout for a nationwide TV place that will air in prime metre the weekend come after the release of FANTASTIC FOUR # 1 on August 8th !

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