Good grief, you can bet I AM looking forward to March! It’s freezing cold around here! But there’s plenty to look forward to beyond just the pleasant spring weather. A new start for the Fantastic Four, er, I mean FF; the beginning of Marvel’s next big event; a new series for one of Spidey’s nastiest enemies; the return of a fan-favorite publisher under the Marvel banner; and much more!

FF #1

Written by Jonathan Hickman
Pencils by Steve Epting

It’s the fantastic first issue of FF! A bold new direction for Marvel’s First Family featuring new members, old friends, older enemies and uneasy alliances that will send shockwaves through the Marvel Universe. With stunning art work by Steve Epting and Paul Mounts, please join writer, Jonathan Hickman, on the second massive arc in the bold new direction for the ‘World’s Greatest Comic Magazine.’

Not sure what to say about this one, aside from GET IT! It’s a new day for the team. Issue #588 will be the last one of the previous incarnation (don’t worry, I’m sure they’ll pick that numbering back up at some point) and this issue is the first of the new series. I guess by this time one of them is dead, so really I’m not sure what the second "F" in "FF" stands for. Should’t it be "FT"? Unless of course someone else joins the team! Or maybe even two someones! Hey, they could become the Fantastic Five you know.

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