Geekscape Comics: Matt Fraction And Mike Allred CONFIRMED On ‘FF’!

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.”