ComingSoon can exclusively reveal Alex Ross artwork featured in the expanded edition of Fantastic Four: Full Circle.
Fantastic Four: Full Circle was published in August 2022. Written and illustrated by Ross, the 64-page graphic novel reintroduces a classic Stan Lee and Jack Kirby storyline for a new generation of readers.
Later this month, Abrams ComicArts will publish an expanded edition of Fantastic Four: Full Circle that features over 250 new pages of bonus material. Included in the expanded edition are pages showing Ross’ early sketches for logo designs and updated Fantastic Four costumes.
Check out the exclusive Fantastic Four: Full Circle (Expanded Edition) pages below:
What else is featured in Fantastic Four: Full Circle (Expanded Edition)?
“The oversized, new edition of Fantastic Four: Full Circle boasts 288 additional pages of jaw-dropping bonus material from Ross as he walks readers through his creative process and vision for the making of the book School Library Journal called a ‘pop art masterpiece.’ Showcasing early visual concepts through final art, Ross takes readers behind the scenes, revealing for the first time his proposal, thumbnails, sketches, inks, color guides, models, and preliminary artwork, the majority of which have never been published before,” a description of the novel’s expanded edition reads.
Additionally, the graphic novel features commentary from Ross regarding his affection for the Fantastic Four and his creative process, reprints of Ross’ Marvel Comics Fantastic Four covers from 2023 and 2024, and a reprint of Lee and Kirby’s “This Man . . . This Monster!” storyline, which was originally published in June 1966.
“It’s a rainy night in Manhattan and not a creature is stirring except for . . . Ben Grimm,” a description of Fantastic Four: Full Circle’s story reads. “When an intruder suddenly appears inside the Baxter Building, the Fantastic Four—Mister Fantastic (Reed Richards), the Invisible Woman (Susan Storm Richards), the Human Torch (Johnny Storm), and the Thing (Ben Grimm)—find themselves surrounded by a swarm of invading parasites. These carrion creatures composed of Negative Energy come to Earth using a human host as a delivery system. But for what purpose? And who is behind this untimely invasion? The Fantastic Four have no choice but to journey into the Negative Zone, an alien universe composed entirely of anti-matter, risking not just their own lives but the fate of the cosmos!”
Fantastic Four: Full Circle (Expanded Edition) will be available to purchase in bookstores on October 29, 2024, and in comic shops the following day, October 30, 2024. Click here for pre-order information.