‘Fantastic Four’ is Crucial for MCU’s Phase Six
With the restructuring seeing the highly-anticipated film kick off the Marvel era, we discuss why Fantastic Four is crucial to the success of Phase Six.
Throughout Marvel history, there is a pantheon of heroes who have all established very unique connections with comic book fans for generations.
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Whether it be Peter Parker’s Spider-Man and the complete redesign of what a superhero could be, or the revolutionary Avengers team that presented a completely new version of a superhero team, there is no shortage of icons present within Marvel history.
But one of the most unique, long-lasting, and beloved heroes to ever come out of the publication is Marvel’s first family, the Fantastic Four.
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It was a dynamic rarely seen in the world of comic books prior to their arrival, as the team was true, in every sense of the word, and for better or worse, a family.
They would fight crime and protect the earth from intergalactic threats, all while facing issues that most of us with family can relate to.
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The team has always been vitally important to Marvel comics, and that is an importance that is now being transitioned to another avenue of the Marvel Universe, as The Fantastic Four are crucial for the MCU’s Phase Six.
Marvel has been in a state of flux in recent years, following the events of Avengers: Endgame, it feels as though the MCU is caught in a transitionary state.
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The Fantastic Four is the next phase of the MCU, with these four characters primed to fill the void left by massive Marvel entities like Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, and a Sony-owned Spider-Man.
This is a project that is absolutely vital to the continuation and evolution of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, as Marvel has no choice but to make good on the legacy of these heroes.
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And if they do, they will be set with another decade of some of the best characters in the genre, and the most important heroes in the MCU.
