It’s not the superhero movies of July this year, or July this year. Marvel Studios has tried his hand in the Fantastic Four movies of Matt Shakman’s Fantastic Four: First Steps Out Out Out and is taking part in the game at the end of the month.
The trailer looks interesting to me. Their medieval retro future aesthetic reminded me a bit before the nuclear bombs fell on fallout. I think it’s a wise decision to make Fantastic Four an outdated piece. Even if it raises questions about their location in the wider MCU. They seem to draw inspiration from many aspects of the comic, but the forefront and most importantly, is the arrival of Galactus, one of the most famous stories in the history of Marvel comics.
“We have to forget about him on the Skyway! The danger is Galactos! He is the ultimate danger, so perhaps the final danger!”
It was originally published in Fantastic Four #48-50 “The Commange of Galactus” by Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, Joe Sinnott, Artie Simek and Sam Rosen. The story threatened the planet with destruction and presented Galactus’ hunger for energy as an all-consuming force.
Serial storytelling from this fantastic era of 4 is on display here because the story doesn’t necessarily start beautifully. For example, No. 48 opens beyond the continuous arc through a continuous arc before the arrival of Galactus begins in earnest, trapping a large shelter from humanity. Although the enormous danger of Galactus is quickly hit by the Watchers (though they look like the intersection of Dom De Louise and Marlon Brando in the hopes of protecting the Earth). What I find particularly interesting is that the story is huge, dealing with the quest for the universe from a human torch and the battle with Garactus, but as the Silver Surfer finds his own sympathy through the crash landing at Alicia Masters apartment, he returns to human drama. The development will then be fed into the next story in #51, the same iconic story “This Man…This Monster.”
Jack Kirby’s artwork is incredible. Here, the action, the blast and design are incredible, from the characters featured in Galactus, Silver Surfer and the Punisher of Galactus to the various technical wonders he creates. This was also at a time when I was experimenting with the highly detailed mechanical drawing collage shown here on one of the Watcher devices. The weight of the Kirby line is stored in Joe Sinnott ink. And the question about how big Galactus is actually is, as he doesn’t seem that big in his initial appearance (what appears to fluctuate over time). A great moment in key colours to keep art pop. Unfortunately, colorists are not trusted, but many sources seem to praise Stan Goldberg. The solid lettering from Artie Simek and Sam Rosen captured the vastness of Galactus.
“How can a man of silver convince his master? Galactus is not evil! He is beyond good…or evil! He does what he has to do…
“The Arriving of The Galactus” by Lee, Kirby, Sinnott, Simek and Rosen remains the high water mark with an already amazing original run from Lee and Kirby on the Fantastic Four. The stakes rose, and the four faced an interstellar threat that seemed impossible. Introducing the tragic hero of the Silver Surfer and one of the Marvel Universe’s biggest antagonists in Galactus.
It is still unclear how this story adaptation will unfold in Fantastic Four: First Step film. Perhaps just to emphasize this as an alternative world, but it should be fun to find.
The Big Concept of Classic Comics: Fantastic Four – The Arrival of Galactus
Fantastic Four – “The Arriving of Galactus”
Author: Stan Lee
Pensyler: Jack Kirby
Inker: Joe Sinnott
Colorist: Stan Goldberg (? – Uncredited)
Letters: Artie Simek & Sam Rosen
Publisher: Marvel Comics
Release date: December 9, 1965 – February 10, 1966 (original issue)
Fantastic Four Omnibus – Volume 2, Marvel Masterworks: Fantastic Four – Volume 5, Fantastic Four Epic Collection – Volume 3: The Coming of Galactas, Marvel Visionary: Jack Kirby, Fantastic Four: Penguin Classics
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