I have been working with the Fantastic Four for going on forty-plus years.
(originally fromFantastic Fourno.
126, September 1972).
© Abrams ComicsArt
This book and record from 1974 established the preeminent Marvel group to me.
It was a great entry to their dynamic qualities of characterization and constant infighting.
If that sounds like very littleit was then, too.
© Abrams ComicArt
That was the hard part of having parents born in the 1920s; inflation hadnt caught up with them.
I quickly understood the unique value of Jacks style and character interpretation.
Along with my story pitch were portraits of Marvel characters who I felt were truly innovative creations in comics.
© Abrams ComicArt
A portrait called Etc.
This issue ofMarvelsfeaturing the Fantastic Four garnered the biggest reaction for the whole series.
We reunited the FF team and dealt with the highly tragic hand we had created for them.
© Abrams ComicArt
The cover for that book was my first for a Fantastic Fourspecific comic.
The expanded edition ofFantastic Four: Full Circlewill release next week on October 29, 2024.
Want more io9 news?
© Abrams ComicArt
News from the future, delivered to your present.
© Abrams ComicArts
