Ultimate Fantastic Four
| Ultimate Fantastic Four | |
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Cover to Ultimate Fantastic Four #39
Art by Salvador Larroca |
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| Schedule | Monthly |
| Format | Ongoing series |
| Genre | |
| Publication date | February 2004 – February 2009 |
| Number of issues | 60 |
| Main character(s) |
Reed Richards Susan Storm Johnny Storm Benjamin Grimm |
| Creative team | |
| Writer(s) |
Brian Michael Bendis and Mark Millar (#1–6) Warren Ellis (#7–18) Mike Carey (#19–20, 33–57, Ultimate X4 #1–2, Annual 2) Mark Millar (#21–32, Annual 1) Joe Pokaski (#58–60, FF/X-Men Annual #1–2, Ultimate Requiem) |
| Penciller(s) |
Adam Kubert (#1–6, 13–18) Stuart Immonen (#7–12, Annual 2) Jae Lee (#19–20, Annual 1) Greg Land (#21–32) Frazer Irving (Annual 2) Pasqual Ferry (#33–38, 42–46, Ultimate X4 #1–2) Leinil Francis Yu (Ultimate X4 #2) Scott Kolins (#39–41) Mark Brooks (#39–41, 47–49) Tyler Kirkham (#50–60) Eric Nguyen (FF/X-Men Annual #1) Dan Panosian (FF/X-Men Annual #2) Robert Atkins (Ultimate Requiem) |
| Creator(s) |
Brian Michael Bendis Mark Millar Adam Kubert (based upon the original characters by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby) |
Ultimate Fantastic Four is a superhero comic book series published by Marvel Comics. The series is a modernized re-imagining of Marvel's long-running Fantastic Four comic book franchise as part of its Ultimate Marvel imprint. The Ultimate Fantastic Four team exists alongside other revamped Marvel characters in Ultimate Marvel titles including Ultimate Spider-Man, Ultimate X-Men, and The Ultimates.
While the characters may bear resemblance to their normal Marvel Universe counterparts, they differ in many aspects. The origin of their powers is different and the team is much younger. The series revolves around the adventures of Reed Richards, Ben Grimm, and siblings Susan and Johnny Storm, who get engulfed in a malfunctioned teleporter experiment and get superpowers: Reed can stretch, Susan projects force fields and makes herself invisible, Johnny becomes a human torch and Ben is a super strong stone giant. The series takes place in contemporary New York.
The title was created by Brian Michael Bendis, Mark Millar and Adam Kubert. The series debuted in early 2004, and had a monthly publishing schedule. Issue #60, the last of the series, was written by Joe Pokaski and drawn by Tyler Kirkham and was followed by a series epilogue in Ultimate Fantastic Four: Requiem.
Ultimate Fantastic Four was the fifth continuing series of the Ultimate Marvel series, after Ultimate Spider-Man, Ultimate X-Men and The Ultimates and Ultimate Marvel Team-Up. The first writers assigned by project leader Bill Jemas were Mark Millar (The Ultimates, Ultimate X-Men) and Brian Michael Bendis (Ultimate Spider-Man, Ultimate X-Men), who had both previously written comics in the Ultimate Marvel universe. Grant Morrison was involved in conceptualizing Ultimate Fantastic Four and was at one point set to write the series. However, he departed from Marvel for an exclusivity contract with DC Comics before this could be finalized. Bryan Hitch designed the costumes for the characters, thus explaining their aesthetic resemblance to the costumes worn by the protagonists of The Ultimates.
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