Warning : Contains potential pillager forFantastic Four # 30 !

AsDoctor Doomtakes over the Marvel Universe in 2025 ’s major crossover upshot , The Fantastic Fourwill have a devastating blow that totally eliminates one beloved member of the team . The Thingwill undergo another shocking transformation whileDoom ’s sovereignty as Sorcerer Supremecontinues to unfold , leave the iconic superhero family reeling , as their super - strong powerhouse and the heart of the team is de - powered and defeated .

As announced by Marvel , Fantastic Four#30 – written by Ryan North with art by Cory Smith – teases the " Fantastic Three , " as Ben Grimm is depicted reverting to his human form . With Ben struggling to deal with the loss of his identity as the Thing at the worst possible time , he and Alicia Masters will take the spotlight while Reed , Sue , and Johnny proceed to fight Doom .

Doctor Doom, arms folded, cape billowing, against a red and yellow backdrop.

FANTASTIC FOUR # 30 ( 2025 )

Release Date :

March 26 , 2025

Wolverine shouting and Spider-Man swinging by a web in Fantastic Four

Writers :

Ryan North

creative person :

A man with nuclear explosions going off behind him in The Far Side.

Cory Smith

Cover Artist :

Joshua Cassara

One World Under Doom #2 Cover by Ben Harvey cropped - Reed and Sue watch in fear as The Thing is engulfed in energy

FANTASTIC THREE ! After Ben Grimm has suffer a terrible ( and very public ) kill at the hands of Doom , he ’s leave fall behind , adrift – and more vulnerable than he has been in years . And when a trip to New York goes wrong and his circumstances suddenly turn from unsound to bad , Ben has never been more vulnerable – and before long takes a shocking shortcut he wo n’t be capable to undo ! This is one Thing and Alicia story you wo n’t shortly forget !

Whilethe upcomingOne World Under Doomeventsees the legendary supervillain completely dominating the Marvel Universe , his approach on The Thing is a jaw - cast developing that promises major consequences for the serial .

Clobberin’ Time Is Over: The Thing Loses His Powers, Turning The Fantastic Four Into A Trio During Doom’s Takeover

Fantastic Four#30 – Written By Ryan North; Art By Cory Smith; Main Cover By Joshua Cassara; Variant Cover by Rod Reis

Doom ’s actions against the affair could also be seen asa sign of respect from the scoundrel , but Marvel seems to be tease apart that this is a truly brutal and deplorable defeat for the gruff but loveable Cuban sandwich . The Thing has both been retrovert to his human form and taken time off from the Fantastic Four before , but his red ink when Emperor Doom takes over the Marvel Universe prepare things more complicated . When Ben ’s need most to champion the world against the villain he and his squad have it away well , his sudden powerlessness puts everyone but Doom at a major disadvantage .

How has Doctor Doom , Marvel ’s biggest supervillain , wangle to convince every government in the existence to go along with his global mastery ?

Though Ben Grimm struggled with his rocky formin many previousFantastic Fourcomics , the contemporary iteration of the fibre has totally embraced his position as the Thing , intend there ’s really no top to his human form returning . Since the initial description even tease that he ’ll take a “ shocking cutoff , ” there ’s no tell what lengths Ben will go to be less vulnerable in the fight against Doom . With his loving married woman – an honorary member of the team herself – Alicia , the matter will be forced to obtain a new way to support his family , as his brute specialty is take from him .

Fantastic Four #30 Cover by Joshua Cassara - Doom de-powers The Thing, with human Ben Grimm laying on orange rocks

Art by Nick Bradshaw

One World Under Doom’s Shocking Fantastic Four Development Highlights Ben Grimm’s Importance In The Marvel Universe

The Thing Has A Busy Year Ahead

beforehand of their introduction in the MCU inThe Fantastic Four : First Steps , both the squad andtheir most well - consort villain , Doctor Doom , are being highlight throughout Marvel Comics . Ben Grimm will be have the self-aggrandising thrust from the publisher , with many upcoming variant masking dedicated to the case ’s innovation and story , as well asa new solo comic volume serial , The Thing . Though he will be suffering a remarkable licking in the Page ofFantastic Four , the destruction his de - powering causes will further accent how integral The Thing is to both his squad and the Marvel Universe at big .

The Thing ’s defeat at the script ofDoctor Doomis position to have major consequences for theFantastic Four , and the side effect could be in truth innovative .

With his definitive orange tree rocks in a pile around Ben Grimm ’s human body on Joshua Cassara ’s covert forFantastic Four#30 , the iconic case experiences a major reversal just as his bighearted terror gains more power . With Grimm out of the blue taken off the board , it remains to be go out how his three fellow hero will fare as a trinity during the scoundrel ’s takeover . The Thing ’s frustration at the hands ofDoctor Doomis set to have major import for theFantastic Four , and the fallout could be genuinely groundbreaking for Marvel lore .

The Thing punching up out of a pile of supervillains on the cropped cover to The Thing (2025) #1

Art by Nick Bradshaw

Source : Marvel

Fantastic Four#30will be available March 26 , 2025 from Marvel Comics .

TheFantastic Fouris a superhero franchise revolve about on Marvel Comics ' first menage of superheroes . Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby , the squad made its laughable book debut in 1961 and quickly became a cornerstone of Marvel ’s achiever . The franchise follows four cosmonaut — Reed Richards , Susan Storm , Johnny Storm , and Ben Grimm — who benefit world power after being exposed to cosmic radiation . Over the year , Fantastic Fourhas been adapt into several live - natural action motion picture , animated series , and video games . The films have seen multiple reboots , with varying level of success , and are now place to be integrate into the Marvel Cinematic Universe ( MCU ) , with a new plastic film slat for sack in 2025 .

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