This December, Marvel Comics expands the history of Fantastic Four: First Steps with FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST FOES – THE WIZARD #1 by Fabian Nicieza and Mark Buckingham, the latest comic book one-shot set within the world of the film!
New York, NY— September 14, 2026 — Even before they stood between Earth and Galactus in Marvel Studios’ The Fantastic Four: First Steps, the Fantastic Four introduced in the blockbuster film were already legendary super heroes, idolized by the inhabitants of their world! This last year, Marvel Comics proudly presented some of their thrilling early adventures in special FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST FOES one-shots. Now, the series reaches its epic finale this December in FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST FOES – THE WIZARD #1 by superstar writer Fabian Niceiza and returning artist Mark Buckingham.
Set within the world of the blockbuster film, FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST FOES has expanded on the history of Marvel Studios’ First Family by revealing their earliest clashes with some of their most notorious adversaries. The last of the one-shots promises to be its most revelatory to date with the introduction of one of the team’s oldest foes, The Wizard, along with his team of sinister Fantastic Four counterparts known as the Frightful Four.
Bentley Wittman is too great a genius to be ignored! He deserves all the accolades given to the Fantastic Four, and he will prove his intellectual superiority by embarrassing them and stealing the globally renowned monument to science — the Baxter Building! And to accomplish that amazing feat, the Wingless Wizard will create…the Frightful Four!
Looking back on his time drawing all five one-shots set in the world of the film, Buckingham shared, “How fortunate I am to have enjoyed so many Fantastic creative firsts on First Steps and First Foes! My first opportunities to work with the amazing writers Matt Fraction, Charles Soule, Greg Pak, (not forgetting a chance to reunite with Dan Slott), and now the wonderful Fabian Nicieza! Add to that the honour of being the first artist on this first-of-its-kind direct crossover between Marvel Studios and Marvel Comics, with boundless enthusiasm and support from Grant Curtis, Matt Shakman, and the wholeThe Fantastic Four: First Steps team! On top of all that I am getting to revisit and reimagine the first adventures of my comic book first love, truly the world’s greatest comic magazine, the Fantastic Four! For this final instalment, Fabian and I bring you not just the Wizard but a whole quartet of Frightful villains to test our fantastic first family to their absolute limits! I can’t wait for you all to read it!”
“Getting to write the Fantastic Four is something I haven’t done often enough in my career, so I relish every chance I can get, and getting to expand on the First Steps film made it twice as much fun,” Nicieza said. “I loved everything about the movie, so getting to work with Mark to reimagine the Wizard and the Frightful Four is pretty much everything that makes these kinds of projects a crunchy continuity candy treat!”
Check out Phil Noto’s cover and preorder FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST FOES – THE WIZARD #1 at your local comic shop today!
FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST FOES – THE WIZARD #1
Cover by FABIAN NICIEZA
Art by MARK BUCKINGHAM
Cover A by PHIL NOTO
Cover B by BETSY COLA
Cover C by MARK BUCKINGHAM
On Sale 12/9
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