Who Do You Want To Write And Draw A New Fantastic Four Title

[Rincewind]

With all the rumors of Disney buying out Twentieth Century Fox, there are several threads that discuss the affect this would have on the movies. Instead, I want to talk about the affect on the comics.

As everyone knows, the Fantastic Four title ended in 2015 just as Secret Wars had all titles ending. Fantastic Four did not come back after the story, due to poor sales or the wrath of Isaac Perlmutter or other factors.

Since the acquisition of Fox would lead to the return of the film rights, Perlmutter would presumably no longer veto the comic and reader interest is sure to be heightened due to their lengthy absence. So, a new Fantastic Four title could be soon arriving.

Assuming we get a new FF monthly title, who do you want as the creative team?

I would prefer an old school back to basic approach. My first choice would be Karl Kesel writing and art by Tom Grummett. Kesel has never been the regular writer for FF, but he has written annuals, fill ins, a Human Torch series, FF 2099, and an Amalgam one shot mashup with the Challengers of the Unknown. It's obvious he has love and deep knowledge of the characters.

Also Kesel and Grummett have had long runs on Adventures of Superman and Superboy. They work great together, and Grummett has a style similar to John Byrne, who drew one of the definitive runs of FF.

If Marvel doesn't want to go old school, then Al Ewing would be the best choice to me.

Thought? Opinions?

[gurkle]

I would agree with the choice of Kesel. He's clearly one of the biggest FF fans and authorities in the comic book world but he never gets the chance to write them except as a fill-in for some other writer.

The reason he's never gotten the regular gig is that he's not a big enough star as a writer, but how many writers does Marvel even have any more whose name can sell a comic book? Better to pick the writer who loves the family the most.

[KurtW95]

A comics veteran or bring back Hickman or Robinson. Kesel is a very good idea. No YA authors. Please no YA authors.

[Michael Watkins]

Nick Spencer and Steve McNiven

[Marvel/DC Fan]

Jim Starlin and Alan Davis

[Cloudman]

Alan Davis would easily be my first choice on art, but Aaron Kuder would also do a great job. Marvel really has no shortage of talented artists, even if they sometimes hire sub-par ones for certain books.

Writing-wise, the only person Marvel currently have who might be fit to write FF would be Ewing.

[KurtW95]

Nick Spencer and Steve McNiven

No thanks on Spencer. I’d rather them not become the Fantastic Fourth Reich. McNiven would be good though.

[Mike_Murdock]

I swore we had a thread maybe a month ago. I believe I had two choices.

The first was Aaron and Ribic.

The other was Al Ewing and Daniel Acuna.

[Michael Watkins]

No thanks on Spencer. I’d rather them not become the Fantastic Fourth Reich. McNiven would be good though.

you must not have read any of his other books. it's like thinking that every Bendis book is going to include Skrulls; just because he wrote Secret Invasion.

[Hypestyle]

writer- Christopher Priest
artist- Olivier Coipel

[Iron Maiden]

writer- Christopher Priest
artist- Olivier Coipel

Agree on the writer but didn't Copiel sign with DC? I like the suggestion of Tom Grummett earlier. He did the Fantastic Four "Nuff Said" issue some years back were all the comics that month were to be "silent", no dialogue or captions. I was able to buy the ending splash page from him.

[Hypestyle]

Agree on the writer but didn't Copiel sign with DC? I like the suggestion of Tom Grummett earlier. He did the Fantastic Four "Nuff Said" issue some years back were all the comics that month were to be "silent", no dialogue or captions. I was able to buy the ending splash page from him.

Coipel bolted to DC? Wow. Oh well.

Grummett is cool, I haven't noticed any work of his in recent years, he's got a solid style.

[Nick Miller]

Priest and Grummett did a Deathstroke story in the current Holiday Specual