The Fantastic Four is coming to an end to be replaced with....The Future Foundation! The recent death of Johnny Storm sets up a new direction for Reed Richards and the other former members of the Fantastic Four. The Future Foundation seem to be a larger group. In addition, the roster has some superstar characters. I think the new title will bring a lot of attention to classic and new characters alike. I know that many people questioned the value of killing Johnny Storm. Fantastic Four 587 was the best selling comic in the last six month, so Marvel got exactly what it wanted. Still, fans and critics had every right to gripe. The value of any death (whether the character stays dead or not) is reflected in those characters left behind and the where the story goes in the future. I was curious how FF writer Jonathan Hickman would set up the death and who would die. Anyone familiar with Hickman's work knows that he is a careful plotter with fantastic scope that draws on art, lit...
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