The Fantastic Four: First Steps
There is an issue of bronze age Marvel “What if?” that asked the question, “What if Sue Richards had died?” Spoiler alert for The Fantastic Four: First Steps. In that issue, Sue Richards died giving birth to her son. Her death drove Mr. Fantastic crazy that he decided to kill the villain who had a hand in her death — a villain clueless as to his participation, Annihulus. It was a good read. I remember it to this day. I had thought of this as I had watched Fantastic Four.
While it was a big hit at the start, I believe it fell off quickly. It should’ve had been better with Galactus. It could’ve been better with Namor in love with Sue Storm. Yes. In that “What if?” issue, it was Namor who recognized the despair in Reed Richards. He was the one to attempted to save him. I thought more of this tossed off issue than the film.
Yet, I am not so intrigued for where Marvel’s cinematic universe goes next. As I said, I am bored of superheroes.
3 of 5 stars.
