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
Welcome to New York. Here, burning figures roam the streets, men in brightly coloured costumes scale the glass and concrete walls, and creatures from space threaten to devour our world. This is the Marvel Universe, where the ordinary and fantastic interact daily. This is the world of MARVELS....
Fantastic Four. 1, The fall of the Fantastic Four
Robinson, James Dale
Paper Book
As the Fantastic Four embark on a strange mission, they aren't at beginnings, but an end! Marvel's first family heads towards their darkest hour, who is behind their downfall? Manhattan is under attack from a corrupted universe, to defeat it; the Human Torch must make a terrible sacrifice! With one...
Fantastic Four. 3, Back in blue
Robinson, James Dale.
Paper Book
Jailed for murder, the Thing finds an unlikely ally while fighting a rogues' gallery of powerhouse villains in prison! Meanwhile, with the information he's learned, Johnny Storm's best friend Wyatt Wingfoot is in grave danger, hunted by a mysteriously familiar bowman! Who can help Wyatt in his hour...
Fantastic Four. 4, The end is Fourever
Robinson, James Dale
Paper Book
The internet-wrecking end of the Fantastic Four is here! The team meets the All-New Invaders as the hunt for Reed Richards and the missing Future Foundation kids continues! Meanwhile, the mastermind behind everything unveils his plan... but how does young Franklin Richards factor in? With the...
Secret Wars
Hickman, Jonathan
Ebook
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,...
Marvel Two-in-One. [1], The Thing and the Human Torch., Fate of the Four
Zdarsky, Chip
Paper Book
A classic title from Marvel's storied history is back at last - and it's going to be fantastic! With their family gone, Johnny Storm and Ben Grimm reunite in a bid to find their new place in the Marvel Universe. But something is very wrong with the Human Torch, and only the Thing can help him! Yet...
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...
Fantastic Four. Full circle
Ross, Alex
Paper Book
An all-new Marvel Comics graphic novel starring the Fantastic Four, written and illustrated by renowned artist Alex RossIt's a rainy night in Manhattan and not a creature is stirring except for . . . Ben Grimm. When an intruder suddenly appears inside the Baxter Building, the Fantastic Four--Mister...
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...
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,...
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! Now, Rocket has grabbed the reins as team leader - backed up by Drax, Venom, Groot, Kitty Pryde and brand-new Guardian Ben Grimm, the ever-lovin' blue eyed Thing! But what could put the team into the...
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
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!...
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....
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...
Inhuman. Volume 1, Genesis
Soule, Charles
Ebook
All-new Inhumans. Vol. 1, Global outreach
Asmus, James
Ebook
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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