The Fantastic Four are considered the “First Family” of Marvel Comics, namely due to their bringing about the company’s dominance during the Silver Age of Comics. The team is now set to have a new movie adaptation set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, with said movie rebooting them on the big screen once more. Strangely enough, this movie is apparently pulling from some rather recent comic books.Director Matt Shakman has noted that the most recent Fantastic Four stories will be as much of an influence on the new movie as their classic comics are. This is likely to surprise even the franchise’s fans, but it makes sense for a lot of different reasons. Not only does adapting the Ryan North run on F4 provide for more “grounded” stories as the team debuts in the MCU, but it also saves more iconic stories for later movies, giving them time for a proper build-up.Instead of tackling the team’s usually magnanimous scope, North’s stories go in a much different direction. Since the previous run literally ended with the F4 dealing with the concept of the multiverse, the new series utilized more grounded concepts, albeit with a familiar science fiction veneer. An example includes Ben Grimm and Alicia Masters being stuck in a time loop. Most notably, the series began not with the team together and on a united front, but separated. This saw Ben/Alicia, Reed/Sue and Johnny all stuck in different problems, with each testing them in unique ways. So far, it’s been an excellent way to rejuvenate the comic book’s concept while exploring the iconic characters. It’s also an excellent way to dial back the overly grand nature of the team’s stories, which can sometimes lead to the loss of a sense of scale. That’s true not only in the comics, but especially in the movies, which is why this run inspiring the next Fantastic Four film is such a good thing.
The Fantastic Four are considered the “First Family” of Marvel Comics, namely due to their bringing about the company’s dominance during the Silver Age of Comics. The team is now set to have a new movie adaptation set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, with said movie rebooting them on the big screen once more. Strangely enough, this movie is apparently pulling from some rather recent comic books.
Director Matt Shakman has noted that the most recent Fantastic Four stories will be as much of an influence on the new movie as their classic comics are. This is likely to surprise even the franchise’s fans, but it makes sense for a lot of different reasons. Not only does adapting the Ryan North run on F4 provide for more “grounded” stories as the team debuts in the MCU, but it also saves more iconic stories for later movies, giving them time for a proper build-up.
Instead of tackling the team’s usually magnanimous scope, North’s stories go in a much different direction. Since the previous run literally ended with the F4 dealing with the concept of the multiverse, the new series utilized more grounded concepts, albeit with a familiar science fiction veneer. An example includes Ben Grimm and Alicia Masters being stuck in a time loop. Most notably, the series began not with the team together and on a united front, but separated. This saw Ben/Alicia, Reed/Sue and Johnny all stuck in different problems, with each testing them in unique ways. So far, it’s been an excellent way to rejuvenate the comic book’s concept while exploring the iconic characters. It’s also an excellent way to dial back the overly grand nature of the team’s stories, which can sometimes lead to the loss of a sense of scale. That’s true not only in the comics, but especially in the movies, which is why this run inspiring the next Fantastic Four film is such a good thing.
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