The Wellington Comic Lover’s Guide to... The Fantastic Four

During an expedition in space, four astronauts - scientist Reed Richards, pilot Ben Grimm, student Sue Storm and her kid brother Johnny - were bombarded by cosmic rays. After returning to Earth, the team discovered they had gained superpowers: Reed could stretch his body to incredible lengths, Ben became a super-strong being made of rock, Sue was now able to turn invisible and create force fields, and Johnny could ignite his body into flame and fly.

Dubbing themselves Mr. Fantastic, The Thing, the Invisible Woman, and the Human Torch (respectively), the quartet now explore the cosmos and fight incredible villains together as the Fantastic Four!

Updated July 16, 2025
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Marvels
Busiek, Kurt
Paper Book
Within the Marvel Universe, heroes soar high in the skies, ready to battle the villains who threaten their world. Yet living in the shadow of these extraordinary icons are ordinary men and women who view the 'Marvels' with a mixture of fear, disbelief, envy and admiration. Among them is Phil Sheldon...
History of the Marvel Universe
Waid, Mark
Paper Book
The Marvel Universe is a sprawling, interconnected web of rich history... and now, it's all coming together! Writer Mark Waid and artist Javier Rodriguez chronicle the definitive history of the Marvel Universe from its very beginnings to the modern day - and perhaps beyond! And woven through the...
Fantastic Four: Antithesis
Adams, Neal
Paper Book
Legendary artist Neal Adams illustrates his first ever full-length Fantastic Four story - and FF legend Mark Waid is back to join him! An unstoppable meteor of unknown origin has just erupted from hyperspace - and unless the Fantastic Four can keep it from hitting Manhattan, millions will die! But...
Fantastic Four
Hickman, Jonathan.
Paper Book
It's adventure, it's family, it's tough questions in dark times. See what happens when Reed Richards tries to solve everything in this Fantastic Four story from Jonathan Hickman.
Fantastic Four. [Vol. 2], Prime elements
Hickman, Jonathan.
Paper Book
Jonathan Hickman and Dale Eaglesham's critically acclaimed run continues in Prime Elements, a story that kicks off the new world-spanning adventures of the Fantastic Four. Featuring the return of the Mole Man, the architecture of the underworld, and the smartest Moloid you'll ever meet. Watch as the...
Fantastic Four. Vol. three, The Future Foundation
Hickman, Jonathan.
Paper Book
Faced with the death of imagination and growing pandemic of tomorrow fear, Reed Richards takes the future of discovery into his own hands. Think the world is a bad place, everything is going to hell, and the end times are surely around the corner? Try reading the World's Greatest Comic Magazine....
Future Foundation
Whitley, Jeremy
Paper Book
From the pages of Fantastic Four, the next generation of Imaginauts! When the Richards family was called back to Earth to be the FF again, they left behind the Future Foundation - a think tank of the most brilliant young minds in the universe - with one mission: to find the pieces of their friend...
Secret Wars
Hickman, Jonathan
Paper Book
The interdimensional Incursions have eliminated each and every dimension one by one - and now, despite the best efforts of the scientists, sages and superhumans of both dimensions, the Marvel Universe and Ultimate Universe have collided with one another... and been destroyed! Now, all that exists in...
Daredevil. Vol. 1, Know fear
Zdarsky, Chip
Paper Book
Matt Murdock has clawed his way through physical therapy, but his near death experience that nearly left him crippled has left its mark on him. Reacquainted with pain and fear, the devil is back in hell's kitchen, but is the man who returned to the rooftops the same man who fell off them? Find out,...
Fantastic Four. Vol. 1, Fourever
Slott, Dan
Paper Book
The world's greatest comic magazine is back! Since the end of Secret Wars, there's been a gap in the Marvel Universe. A void no other team can fill. And it's time for the world to move on. But can it? A life-changing decision by the Thing! A momentous declaration by the Human Torch! A clarion call...
Fantastic Four. Vol. 2, Mr. and Mrs. Grimm
Simone, Gail
Paper Book
It's the wedding that's been years in the making - and you're all invited! Finally, Ben and Alicia say 'I do!' No bait. No switch. Not a dream. Not a hoax. And we swear, not a single Skrull around. This is really happening! From the book that brought you the first, best and longest running super...
Fantastic Four. Vol. 3, The herald of doom
Slott, Dan
Paper Book
Herald of Doom! Galactus has returned to devour the Earth... and only one man can save us: Doctor Doom! And where is that agitator, Reed Richards and his meddlesome family? What are they doing? They're locked in battle against the brave new hero of the Latverian people, Victorious! Collecting:...
Fantastic Four. Vol. 4, Thing vs. Immortal Hulk
Slott, Dan
Paper Book
Newlyweds Ben Grimm and Alicia Masters are off on their dream honeymoon at last! It's a remote tropical paradise... until someone decides to crash it. Or should we say... smash it?! One of the great rivalries in comics is renewed for the modern era - but Ben Grimm has never faced a Bruce Banner...
Fantastic Four. Vol. 5, Point of origin
Slott, Dan
Paper Book
One of Reed Richards' biggest regrets leads to a voyage to the one place in the universe the Fantastic Four have never been. Get ready for a bold new chapter into the heart (and the start) of the Marvel Universe... and it all begins here! Don't you dare miss this one! Collecting: Fantastic Four...
Fantastic Four. Vol. 6, Empyre
Slott, Dan
Paper Book
Empyre rocks the world of the Fantastic Four! First, the Mole Man and his biggest monsters return to the surface, with all their righteous wrath aimed at one man: Wyatt Wingfoot! Can the Human Torch and Sky possibly save him? Y'know, this really would've been a good time to have brought all of the...
Fantastic Four. Vol. 7, The forever gate
Slott, Dan
Paper Book
A brand-new era for the Fantastic Four begins here and now! New Artist! New villains! New uniforms! And a new, major, permanent status quo change for Marvel's First Family! But who is the mysterious figure called the Helmsman? Is he here to save our reality or destroy it? Plus, why is Victorious in...
Fantastic Four by Dan Slott Vol. 8 : The Bride of Doom
Silva, R. B.
Paper Book
Marvel's First Family are at each other's throats! As the Earth-ending threat of the King in Black rages on, half of the Fantastic Four have been Knullified - and are out to destroy their friends and family! And as if that weren't enough, an ancient force has reemerged in the Multiverse. Who - or...
Fantastic Four Vol. 9 : Eternal Flame
Leon, Nico
Paper Book
Celebrating 60 years of the Fantastic Four! The team has survived the events of 'The Bride of Doom' and 'Death in 4 Dimensions,' but the fallout of their actions still hangs heavily over Marvel's first family. Everything they've been through in recent months has led to one inescapable conclusion....
The unbeatable Squirrel Girl. Vol. 1, Squirrel power
North, Ryan
Paper Book
Wolverine, Deadpool, Doctor Doom, Thanos: There's one hero that's beaten them all-and now she's got her own ongoing series! (Not that she's bragging.) That's right, by popular demand, it's Squirrel Girl! (She's also starting college this semester.) It's the start of a brand-new set of adventures...
How to invent everything : a survival guide for the stranded time traveler
North, Ryan
Paper Book
An NPR Best Book of 2018 "How to Invent Everything is such a cool book. It's essential reading for anyone who needs to duplicate an industrial civilization quickly." --Randall Munroe, xkcd creator and New York Times-bestselling author of What If? The...
Fantastic Four. 1234
Morrison, Grant
Paper Book
Reed Richards. Sue Richards. Benjamin Grimm. Johnny Storm. They rocketed into outer space aboard an experimental starship, the first humans to attempt interstellar travel. But a freak encounter with cosmic radiation altered their lives forever, granting each amazing abilities! Now, Marvel's First...
Fantastic Four. Full circle
Ross, Alex
Paper Book
An original Marvel Comics graphic novel starring the Fantastic Four, written and illustrated by renowned, multi-award-winning artist Alex Ross. NATIONAL BESTSELLER * A BEST GRAPHIC NOVEL OF THE YEAR (WASHINGTON POST) ...
Fantastic Four : world's greatest
Millar, Mark.
Paper Book
Who is Mrs. Fantastic and how will her return into Reed's life rock comicdom's first family? Also, get ready to meet the Invisible Woman's brand-new super-team
Fantastic Four. The prodigal sun
David, Peter
Paper Book
Who is the mysterious alien Prodigal and why is he in the Savage Land? As he attempts to return home he will cross paths with the Fantastic Four, the Silver Surfer and the new Guardians of the Galaxy! Collecting: Fantastic Four: Prodigal Sun 1, Guardians of The Galaxy: Prodigal Sun 1, Silver Surfer:...
Invisible Woman. Partners in crime
Waid, Mark
Paper Book
Fresh from the pages of Fantastic Four, Susan Storm Richards stars in her own limited series - for the very first time! Secrets about her past are revealed that will shake readers' perceptions of the Invisible Woman forevermore! Years ago, Sue undertook an espionage mission for S.H.I.E.L.D. - and...
New Fantastic Four. Hell in a handbasket
David, Peter
Paper Book
Spider-Man! Ghost Rider! Wolverine! The Hulk! When these unlikely heroes first banded together to briefly become the new Fantastic Four, they made Marvel history. Now this fan-favourite team returns in an all-new adventure! Set shortly after the events of the group's first appearance, brace yourself...
Venom : the complete collection. Volume 2
Remender, Rick
Paper Book
When a portal to Hell opens in the middle of Las Vegas, Venom must join Red Hulk, Ghost Rider and X-23 on a crusade to stop the spread of Hell on Earth. Can these tarnished heroes wrestle free of their own personal demons and band together to save the world in its darkest hour? Then, Venom faces a...
Ghost Rider : four on the floor
Smith, Felipe
Paper Book
The return of Robbie Reyes! And it's hell on wheels as the Ghost Rider makes his roaring return! When a mysterious object from space crash-lands in southern California, some of the brightest minds in the Marvel Universe are drawn to Robbie's backyard - including Amadeus Cho, the Totally Awesome Hulk...
Secret wars
Shooter, Jim.
Paper Book
Drawn from Earth across the stars, the Marvel Universe's greatest villains and heroes are set against one another by the mysterious and unbelievably powerful Beyonder, with the winner promised the ultimate prize. But as battle lines are drawn, new alliances forged and old enemies clash, one among...
New Avengers Illuminati
Bendis, Brian Michael.
Paper Book
Collects New Avengers- Illuminati #1-5. The Illuminati. An elite group of the planet's most powerful guardians to face its greatest threats. Join Iron Man, Professor X, Black Bolt, the Sub-Mariner and Mr. Fantastic as they take on the threats no one else can handle - and learn of secrets that will...
Civil war : a Marvel Comics event
Millar, Mark.
Paper Book
Collects Civil War (2006) #1-7. Whose side are you on? A conflict is brewing that threatens to pit friend against friend, brother against brother and all it will take is a single misstep to cost thousands their lives and ignite the fuse! As the war claims its first victims, no one is safe as teams,...
Civil war - Fantastic Four
Straczynski, J. Michael
Paper Book
One member of the Fantastic Four lies hospitalized, a casualty of the Civil War that has fragmented the superhuman community! Another member of the team is secretly helping the opposition. It had to happen: Amid the tumult and tensions, the Fantastic Four break up! Who will toe the line, who will...
Secret invasion
Bendis, Brian Michael.
Paper Book
Who do you trust? The shape-shifting alien race known as the Skrulls has secretly infiltrated every super-powered organization on Earth with one goal- full-scale invasion! Now, the invasion is here! The Marvel Universe is in shambles. The Skrull Empire's plan has birthed itself into perfection. It...
Guardians of the galaxy 1, Emperor Quill
Bendis, Brian Michael
Paper Book
Peter Quill has abandoned the Guardians and his role as Star-Lord to be Emperor of the Spartax. Rocket didn't wait a single minute to take the reins and become team leader of Drax, Venom, Groot, Kitty Pryde (A.K.A. Star-Lady?!?!) and new Guardian Ben Grimm, the ever-lovin' Thing! Collecting:...
The uncanny Avengers : lost future
Duggan, Gerry
Paper Book
New team, same mission. Steve Rogers has formed a new Avengers unity squad compromised of humans, mutants and...Inhumans? The Uncanny Avengers fight a world gone mad.
X-Men/Fantastic Four. the world has changed4X
Zdarsky, Chip
Paper Book
Krakoa. Every known mutant lives there... except for one. But now it's time for Franklin Richards to come home. It's the X-Men vs. the Fantastic Four, and nothing will ever be the same. Collecting: X-Men/Fantastic Four (2020) 1-4
Doctor Doom: Books of Doom
Brubaker, Ed.
Paper Book
The full origins of Marvel's most iconic and enduring villain, Doctor Doom, are revealed - as told by Doctor Doom himself! Doom was recently revealed to be portrayed by Robert Downey Jr in the upcoming Avengers Doomsday film! From the black steppes of Eastern Europe, to the college campuses of New...
Avengers. Vol. 1Time runs out
Hickman, Jonathan
Paper Book
Time Runs Out! For Earth's Mightiest Heroes and the Illuminati, it has all been building to this. Following the startling events of Original Sin and the revelations as to what the Illuminati have been up to all this time, this cataclysmic saga jumps forward to the day of the Final Incursion. See...
Avengers 2 Time runs out
Hickman, Jonathan
Paper Book
The Avengers are fragmented! While one group seeks out the Illuminati for a confrontation, another takes the fight to the new Cabal! What has become of Tony Stark...to say nothing of Doctor Strange.! Collecting: Avengers 38-39, New Avengers 26-28
Avengers Volume three Time runs out
Hickman, Jonathan
Paper Book
After two years of carefully crafting his cataclysmic saga, writer Jonathan Hickman jumps ahead eight months to the grand finale, the honest-to-goodness immediate future of the Marvel Universe. and the day of the Final Incursion! After the revelation of the Illuminati's desperate, world-destroying...
Avengers Volume four Time runs out
Hickman, Jonathan
Paper Book
For Earth's Mightiest Heroes and the Illuminati, it all ends here! After two years of carefully crafting his cataclysmic saga, writer Jonathan Hickman jumps ahead eight months to the grand finale, the honest-to-goodness immediate future of the Marvel Universe... and the day of the Final Incursion!...
Infamous Iron Man. Infamous
Bendis, Brian Michael
Paper Book
There's a new Iron Man in town, and his name is...Victor Von Doom! The greatest villain of the Marvel Universe is no stranger to armor, but now he's trying something new on for size. And where Tony Stark failed, Doom will succeed. But what is Doom's master plan? As the secrets that propel Victor's...
Infamous Iron Man. Vol. 2, The absolution of doom
Bendis, Brian Michael
Paper Book
Think you've seen Victor von Doom versus Reed Richards battle before? Well, you've never seen anything like this! The Reed Richards from a dead reality calls himself 'The Maker' -and his ultimate plans for this world are far more insane than anything Doctor Doom has ever attempted! Now Doom, as the...
Doctor Doom : 1, Pottersville
Cantwell, Christopher.
Paper Book
From Christopher Cantwell (Halt and Catch Fire, She Could Fly) comes... Doctor Doom. Victor Von Doom - scientist, sorcerer, disfigured face, twisted soul - has been spending much of his time warning against a trillion-dollar global effort to create the first 'artificial' black hole. Wrestling with...
Doctor Doom. Vol. 2, Bedford Falls
Cantwell, Christopher
Paper Book
After uncovering the Symkarian plot against him, Doctor Doom seeks an 'insurance policy' that will ensure his reign over Latveria forever! But before Doom returns to his homeland to wage a one-man war on those who usurped his throne, he must embark on a covert mission to find a secret and powerful...
The new Avengers A.I.M. Vol. 1, Everything is new
Ewing, Al
Paper Book
Everything is new. In the wake of Secret Wars, the old order changeth - and Bobby DaCosta, Sunspot, is just the man to changeth it. Welcome to Avengers Idea Mechanics - a super-scientific global rescue squad of tomorrow's heroes... today! America doesn't want them! S.H.I.E.L.D. doesn't know what to...
The Ultimates 2. Vol. 2, Eternity War
Ewing, Al
Paper Book
Secret Empire wreaks havoc on the Ultimates! As Steve Rogers makes his move, the team fi nd themselves on the wrong side of his plans. With an existential threat in control of Earth, Galactus might be the planet's last hope...but the Lifebringer has problems of his own! COLLECTING: ULTIMATES 2 (2016...
Venom. Vol. 2, The abyss
Cates, Donny
Paper Book
The blockbuster hit of summer 2018 continues! Eddie Brock's alien symbiote has been disobeying its human host but the reason why only leads to new questions about the creature and its other-worldly origins! Collecting: Venom (2018) 7-12
Venom. Vol. 3, Absolute Carnage
Cates, Donny
Paper Book
Absolute Carnage rocks the world of Venom! With the serial-killer symbiote Carnage on the loose, Venom must protect his son, Dylan... at all costs! But as longtime Venomaniacs know, they aren't the only two symbiotes around... and that only means that the bodies are piling higher than ever before!...
Ultimate invasion
Hickman, Jonathan
Paper Book
Revered writer Jonathan Hickman brings forth the creation of an all-new Marvel Universe! The Illuminati, a secret group of the smartest heroes in Marvel, must form once again to stop the Maker from his plans to destroy - or perhaps rebuild - the universe, with Miles Morales at the center of it all!...
Ultimates. Vol. 1, Fix the world
Camp, Deniz
Paper Book
As the new Ultimate Universe continues to unfold, its mightiest heroes gather to from a new superhero team - the ULTIMATES! Six months ago, Tony Stark, a.k.a. Iron Lad, sent Peter Parker a radioactive spider to set him back on the course to become Spider-Man. Since then, Stark, Captain America, Doom...
Meet the Skrulls
Thompson, Robbie
Paper Book
The Warners are your typical family. Dad works at Stark. Mom works in a Senator's office. Jennifer and Alice are students at Stamford High School. The only thing that makes them different is that they're shapeshifting Skrulls and have infiltrated our society to pave the way for a Skrull invasion....
Invaders. Vol. 1, War ghosts
Zdarsky, Chip
Paper Book
The greatest generation of Marvel heroes is back - to stop one of their own! In commemoration of Marvel's 80th anniversary and springing from events in the pages of Avengers and Defenders: The Best Defense, the Marvel Universe's first super-team is back! Captain America. The Human Torch. The Winter...
The defenders. The best defense
Ewing, Al
Paper Book
An unsolvable murder. An aquatic doorway to nothingness. A wanderer at the end of time. And a cosmic train of planetary proportions. Four seemingly-unrelated events that will require the powers and insights of the members of the greatest Non-Team of them all, the original Defenders, to connect the...
King in black. Namor
Busiek, Kurt
Paper Book
An untold tale of the young Sub-Mariner - and the dark, chilling birth of one of Atlantis' greatest villains! The players: Namor, Lady Dorma of Atlantis, the outsider Attuma - all still in their teen years - and the Swift Riders, the Atlantean Empire's greatest heroes. It begins with alliances and...
All-new Inhumans. Vol. 2, Skyspears
Asmus, James
Paper Book
Crystal and her All-New crew head to China to uncover the truth about the mysterious monoliths known as the Skyspears. But one of them will turn Crys from the group's fearless leader to their most fearsome foe! Good thing there's a Spidey in their midst to help the Inhumans out. But will even the...
Royals : Beyond inhuman
Ewing, Al
Paper Book
A myth from the future. A quest to the stars. A legend written across galaxies. Guided by the other-dimensional Kree warrior called Marvel Boy, the Inhuman Royal Family departs on an odyssey across all creation! Their mission: to search for lost secrets - and the last hope of their people! The...
Black Bolt. Vol. 1, Hard time
Ahmed, Saladin.
Paper Book
The silent king of the Inhumans stars in his fi rst-ever solo series! But it begins with Black Bolt...imprisoned?! Where exactly is he? Why has he been jailed? And who could be powerful enough to hold the uncanny Black Bolt? The answers to both will shock you -and Black Bolt as well! For if he is to...
Black Bolt. Vol. 2, Home free
Ahmed, Saladin
Paper Book
Black Bolt and his unlikely allies are finally free from their strange captivity, but their escape came at a high cost. Now, the Midnight King returns to Earth with a heavy heart and a new companion: the telepathic alien Blinky, a child with nowhere left to go! But the journey home is long and full...

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