Well, apparently this wasn’t supposed to be announced until 9am tomorrow but USA Today couldn’t hold in their excitement.
Illustrated by Mike Allred (Madman) in his trademark pop-art style, FF will get a new look and a new replacement Fantastic Four squad, with Ant-Man heading up Reed’s Future Foundation and teaming with She-Hulk, the Inhumans’ Medusa and Miss Thing, an all-new female character clad in a Thing suit of armor
So, which Ant-Man is that? Well it’s the recently back from the dead (see: Childrens Crusade) Scott Lang! It appears we were right when we guessed both Ant-Man and FF a few days ago? Apparently this team was chosen by the Fantastic Four themselves. This definitely looks to be one of the most interesting of the Marvel NOW! titles. Why do I say that?Well, here’s a little of what you should be expecting from this and Fantastic Four which will be linked with one another.
They’ll be gone for a year — which will only be four minutes in regular Earth time — and while there will be continuing plot threads, each issue will be a new adventure and new situation.
“This is the place to be wildly inventive, and I would like to put as many things down on the page as humanly possible and offer up another dose next issue.”
The Big Bang happened in less than a second, though, so four minutes is an eternity for the big brain of Reed Richards. He makes it a point for them to choose the people they want to carry on their legacy just in case something goes awry since the Earth will still need protection.
Ant-Man and his group stand guard for the four minutes, but nothing happens. Three weeks later, a one-eyed, one-legged, long-haired, half-insane, bearded Johnny Storm walks through the time gateway, shuts it behind him and says, “We can never open this door again.”