You should read the Fantastic Four Comics before the MCU film

We won't know what The Fantastic Four: First steps It is really over until it comes to cinemas this July. Or … we won't? I am Polygon's comic expert from Polygon and I am ready to place some bets.

I may not know the action by Marvel Studios' Big Swing in Marvel's first family, but I bet, I can predict which comics it is based on, only from the characters in the film and the mood of the trailer. If you are a screenwriter, director, production designer or actor who is looking for inspiration after inspiration for your period for your period Fantastic Four film with Galactus, the Silver Surfer and whoever plays John Malkovich as the books that you are most likely to look at.

When I'm wrong, we will see you in July with an update and an apology. Even in the worst case, I still recommended some very good comics. So here is my bet: if you want to read something to get up to date beforehand Fantastic four: First steps If it comes out, read these books and in this order.

To read Fantastic four: life story from the writer Mark Russell and the artist Sean Izaakse, Francesco Manna, Carlos Magno, Zé Carlos and Angel and Unzueta.

This self-contained alternative universe mini series is not the largest star in the Fantastic Four foundation, but it has a period of time that I cannot imagine to be unnoticed by the crew from the crew First steps. Life story Manages the traditional idea that long-lasting superhero comics exist in An eternal now -Wae Reed Richards has been around 40 years old for 60 years-and placed the original history of Fantastic Four in the same decade as Fantastic four #1 came out. His characters grow and change in “real time”

Even more pertly, Life story Shows a version of the origin history of Fantastic Four, in which Reed Richards and Galactus indicate the moment in which the Four received its strength. Reed comes back to earth, which is obsessed from preparing for a world -joyful period that nobody else believes in. This is a hook of action that would be very useful for a screenwriter First steps Seems to be.

The best way to read Fantastic four: life story Is through that A hard or digital copy. But their cheapest option – and this applies to everything in this article – will be to fall 9.99 US dollars in a month of Marvel Unlimited.

To read Fantastic four #570-572 by the writer Jonathan Hickman and the artist Dale Eaglesham.

Jonathan Hickmans 2009-2012 run on the Fantastic Four (via the series about the series Dark reign: Fantastic fourPresent Fantastic fourAnd Ff) is the defining four history of modernity without competition. It plays with ideas that are already transformed into the Marvel Cinematic universe, and finally closes in the same place in which the MCU rests – – Secret wars.

For our purposes and your pleasure, I have presented it on a three-IS arch that can be read satisfactory, a large element for world education that I would not have surprised in the MCU at all, and serves as a distillation of Reed Richard's character to the most basic and overflowing elements. Describing the action would be spoiled to spoil the whole thing, but it is sufficient to say: it would be incredible if the people behind it Fantastic four: First steps Had not searched for this comic for inspiration for Reed, unless the plot of the film as a whole.

This distribution of comics is contained in the first volumes of Marvels Hickman/Fantastic Four collections and omnibuses (often under the title Fantastic four: solve everything), but these have not been reprinted for some time and in retail for large amounts of money in retail. A new collection comes out in June (you can pre -order Your local comic shopPresent Amazonor Bookstoreetc.), but at the moment it is best to read these problems on Marvel Unlimited.

To read Fantastic four #48-50 by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby.

It may seem strange to drop 48 editions into the original Fantastic four Series more than with their origin. But Stan Lee and Jack Kirby invented superheroes while they went, and it took a while to refine what they did to get to the Fantastic Fours that are the most similar to what we have today. In issue 48, Kirby has settled into his character designs, Lee has settled in his character dynamics and put together a story that has a direct line Fantastic four: First steps: The first phenomena of Galactus and the silver surfer.

This three -part story is a shop window of the cooperation between Kirby and Lees. There are strong examples of Kirby's cosmic illustration from outside and the pillars of Marvel's comic revolution in narrative: strange enemies, unpredictable adventures and romantic twists of the soap opera. No, really, although it is the first encounter of the Fantastic Four with Galactus, there is still still two different Separations and a whole meeting with romance are in just three editions.

This bow also provides an contained story – the surfer and galactus – and at the same time conveys the unique narrative structure of these old comics. Lee and Kirby's problems begin with conclusions and solve everything that has been set up in the comic of the last month. Then hire a new challenge, weave yourself in various subordinates and finally ramp up the tension and end with another open and tempting cliffhanger. It is very easy to see how these two masters of Pulp Adventure engage and save the reader about the next episode, although the broadness of their storytelling is no longer in style.

Marvel has a collection with these problems that is not difficult to find by individual dealers (from retailers (AmazonPresent BookstoreYour LCS), but you will still reset them more than a single month Marvel Unlimited.

To read Secret wars By Jonathan Hickman and Esad Ribic.

It's hard to speak Secret wars without sounding exaggeration. Whether Marvel Studios manages to create her upper one or not Avengers: Secret Warss Film in a hit, the Miniseries 2015 will still be one of the best – if not The Best – Crossover event Comics ever made.

The actual act of Secret wars -The multiverse, which is finalized Fantastic four: First steps. However, it also seems indifferent that the film would have been made on this comic without an eye. Not with First steps soak up Avengers: DoomsdayWhat will be high Avengers: Secret WarssWith precious films between them.

There are paperback editions of the series at reasonable prices (AmazonPresent BookstoreOr buy it locally!), But if it doesn't matter to read digitally (say it with me), it is even cheaper to read you on Marvel Unlimited.