Tales of the Thing

    (Marvel, 2005)
™ and © Marvel Characters, Inc.

You’ve gotta give DC and Marvel some credit: with titles like Justice League Unlimited and Marvel Age Spider-Man, they’re trying to pull in younger readers with lighter, more kid-friendly, and—dare I even suggest it?—Silver and Bronze Age-inspired fare. This three-issue limited series by writer Brandon Thomas and artists Scott Hepburn and Michael O’Hare teams the Fantastic Four’s bashful, blue-eyed Ben Grimm with the likes of Doctor Strange, the Hulk, and the Invisible Woman in fast-paced, done-in-one adventures that are true to the essence of the characters. The Thing is still dating blind sculptress Alicia Masters in this series and grumbling about the ne’er-do-wells on Yancy Street, and there’s no fear of Identity Crisis or House of M angst and melodrama.

— Thomas Moudry
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  • 1
    #1
    May 2005
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    W: Brandon Thomas, Steve Gerber  ·  A: Scott Hepburn, Michael O’Hare
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  • 2
    #2
    Jun 2005
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    W: Brandon Thomas, Alan Kupperberg  ·  A: Michael O’Hare
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    #3
    Jul 2005
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    W: Brandon Thomas  ·  A: Michael O’Hare
    Final issue
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