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
Marvel Comics brings back Busiek and Ross's fully painted retelling of key moments in the birth of the Marvel Universe, as seen through the eyes of an innocent bystander.
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. 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...
Fantastic Four. Vol. 6, Foundation
Hickman, Jonathan.
Paper Book
Jonathan Hickman's groundbreaking run comes to an explosive end. First, explore the future and the past: Witness the Fantastic Four of the year 3030 and learn the secret history of Marvel's first family. Then, follow the team on a journey through an alien landscape as a life hangs in the balance....
Fantastic Four. Volume 2, Road trip
Fraction, Matt.
Paper Book
The Fantastic Four's road trip through time and space continues. On an alien world, the team encounters a thousand-year-old prophecy...is the Invisible Woman a long-awaited intergalactic messiah? Then, the F4 sightsee in ancient Rome and dine with Caesar on the Ides of March. Did somebody say, 'pass...
Secret Wars
Hickman, Jonathan
Paper Book
The Marvel multiverse is collapsing! Universes are colliding and realities are being wiped out! Earth 616 is destroyed as it merges with numerous other alternative Earths, creating... Battleworld! Who will survive?!! What will survive?!! Collecting Secret Wars #1-9 and material from Free comic Book...
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...
Marvel 2-In-One Vol. 2: Next of Kin
Zdarsky, Chip
Paper Book
Powerless and lost, Ben Grimm and Johnny Storm must fight for their survival in a savage wasteland ruled by the Spider! But will this dreaded enemy destroy them - or will the shocking revelations they face do it first? Then, it's a new life in a new town on a strange world. Everything has changed...
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...
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...
Illuminati
Bendis, Brian Michael
Paper Book
The Illuminati is a secret organization comprised of several of the world's most powerful heroes: Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme; Black Bolt, king of the Inhumans, Charles Xavier, founder of the X-Men and mutant-rights activist; Reed Richards, founding member of the Fantastic Four; Namor the Sub...
Guardians of the galaxy 1, Emperor Quill
Bendis, Brian Michael
Paper Book
Back protectin' the universe from the scum of the cosmos! 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...
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 armour, but now he's trying something new on for size. And where Tony Stark failed, Doom will succeed. As the secrets that propel Victor's new quest as a hero start to...
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...
Venom. Vol. 2, The abyss
Cates, Donny
Paper Book
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.
All-new Inhumans. Vol. 1, Global outreach
Asmus, James
Paper Book
As the Terrigen Clouds continue to spread across the world, they leave in their wake the ruined lives of the Inhumanized. Now Crystal - Inhuman princess and former elemental Avenger leads her own team tasked to help as many of these NuHumans as possible. But Medusa's sister has her work cut out for...
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...
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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