This May, Ben Grimm clobbers his way through Marvel’s greatest supervillains in THE THING, a five-issue limited series written by Tony Fleecs (Venom War: Wolverine) and drawn by Justin Mason (Spider-Punk). The saga follows Ben as he steps away from the Fantastic Four to take down a criminal conspiracy with mysterious ties to his childhood on Yancy Street, pitting him against a who’s who of classic Marvel villains from the deadly Bullseye to the unstoppable Juggernaut! Arriving just ahead of Marvel Studios’ The Fantastic Four: First Steps this July and perfect for newcomers and True Believers alike, THE THING delivers a timeless, action-packed adventure starring one of Marvel’s most beloved icons. Today, fans can check out all four covers for the debut issue along with a sneak peek at Mason’s interior artwork. Following his acclaimed work on Sentinels, Mason masterfully depicts the dynamic of Marvel’s First Family as they wrap up their latest cosmic conflict before honing in on Ben’s heavy heart as this personal mission stirs up old memories.
Ben Grimm may be the strongest member of the Fantastic Four, but once upon a time, he was just a scrawny kid from Yancy Street. When an unexpected visitor from his past sends him on a search for a missing child, the Thing must unravel the mystery even if that means becoming a wanted man! Get ready to see the Ever-Lovin’ Blue-Eyed Thing versus every super-powered criminal and bounty hunter in New York City!
“The fun thing about this book is trying to figure out-- 'okay, then what WOULD surprise the Thing? What WOULD catch him off guard?' In that spirit, we're throwing every villain in the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe at him. Trying to pit him against some opponents that you wouldn't expect,” Fleecs teased.
Preorder THE THING #1 at your local comic shop today!
THE THING #1 (OF 5) – 75960621235400111
Written by TONY FLEECS
Art by JUSTIN MASON
Cover by NICK BRADSHAW
Variant Cover by MARCO CHECCHETTO – 75960621235400116
Variant Cover by GREG LAND – 75960621235400121
Virgin Variant Cover by GREG LAND – 75960621235400117
Windowshades Variant Cover by BEN SU – 75960621235400131
On Sale 5/21
I guess they gotta keep those trademarks active, eh?I guess the Thing is back to being the rocky "teddy bear" again---or has been for years now. They kinda drained him of the monster aspect a long time ago, and never replaced it with anything else. The only other gimmicks seem to be separating him from the FF, or turning him back to human form. Has there been anything else???I wonder out loud if Marvel Two-In-One is a better vehicle for him because he can remain the constant and the guest-stars provide the variety. Mind you M-TiO was a pretty interesting title for a while.....
AndyL -
2025-02-27 @ 4:12 pm
On 12/6/2024 at 10:27 AM, Hogun said:2025 will be a great year for Fantastic Four fans. We got a new movie coming out that will FINALLY do them justice since the Tim Story films. Marvel is bringing back the first family to the forefront and I'm ready for it!
LOL. Remember back in the day when Disney/Marvel were trying to effectively memory hole both the FF and X-Men because they couldn't get the rights back from Fox? And they constantly denied it and gave us all the typical Disney gaslighting excuses like "oh we just think these properties have run their course and it's an aging concept and it's time to embrace newer and different ideas and blah blah blah blah"? Suddenly it's FF all time and over time and now they are such a "tradition and rich history of Marvel". SMH.
I am actually excited about this series. Thing is by far one of my favorite characters. His entire Monster on the outside but this sensitive insecure guy on the inside is a concept I've always been partial to. They haven't always done him right. Especially the more modern writers but maybe when they have time to focus on him as a singular character rather than in a team setting these guys will get it together and do him justice. I'm in from the start but as usual once it starts to go off the rails which happens more and more these days I'll bow out.
Wonder if there will be a Human Torch mini given he also had some solo stories
Hogun -
2024-12-06 @ 4:27 pm
2025 will be a great year for Fantastic Four fans. We got a new movie coming out that will FINALLY do them justice since the Tim Story films. Marvel is bringing back the first family to the forefront and I'm ready for it!
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