Last year’s “Secret Wars” was the ultimate Fantastic Four story in more ways than one: it centered on the epic battle between the FF’s Reed Richards and classic nemesis Victor von Doom, but it also has the sad distinction of being Marvel’s last Fantastic Four story, at least for the time being.
Since the end of “Secret Wars,” the Fantastic Four have been missing from the Marvel Universe. True, there’s an in-universe story to explain their absence — Reed and the family are off exploring the newly-reconstructed multiverse, while Ben and Johnny have signed up with the Guardians of the Galaxy and Inhumans, respectively. But their absence hasn’t gone unnoticed, and as the Marvel Universe grows and changes, its First Family remains MIA.
One year after the All-New, All-Different Marvel relaunch seems the perfect time to bring the Fantastic Four back, just in time for Marvel NOW! and the changes it brings. With that in mind, CBR brings you 10 reasons why Marvel NOW! needs the Fantastic Four.
Read the 10 reasons here.