With Fantastic Four: First Steps opening this weekend on July 26, 2025, let’s make sense of this super family for newcomers heading to the theater—it's a fun way to get ready for the adventure! The ...

Back in the ’60s, Stan Lee and Jack Kirby were working together on several series at once. The duo not only produced their opus, Fantastic Four, but also The Mighty Thor, X-Men, Avengers, and others.

The Fantastic Four: First Steps’ title is amusingly misleading, given that Matt Shakman’s spectacular isn’t Marvel’s maiden attempt at bringing its iconic family of superheroes to cinematic life. Alas ...

It seems the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the Fantastic Four needed one another. The creation of Marvel greats Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, the latter quartet of heroes — Reed Richards/Mister Fantastic, ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." "MAYBE YOU SHOULD try superheroes.” Those were the words that publisher Martin Goodman told his nephew-in ...

Disney’s purchase of Twentieth Century Fox a number of years ago meant the Marvel Cinematic Universe would be adding a billion new characters. Most, including myself, have taken that to mean we’re ...

Imagine it: It’s 1978 and kids and comic book fans of all ages are excited to get a new animated series about Marvel’s First Family, the Fantastic Four. The opening credits set the stage, as narration ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook The decision to keep Reed Richards’ (Pedro Pascal) stretching to a minimum reads — to me at least ...

The Fantastic Four: First Steps finally did right by Marvel's First Family on screen, but it would be wrong to say that there weren't some nitpicks. Chief among them was the portrayal of Mister ...

Disney’s purchase of Twentieth Century Fox a number of years ago meant the Marvel Cinematic Universe would be adding a billion new characters. Most, including myself, have taken that to mean we’re ...