Okay, here’s The Thing: Tony Fleecs and Leonard Kirk are tackling a new, five issue limited series starring the Ever Lovin’ Blue-Eyed Thing, clobbering its way into stores from Marvel next year.
“What I love about Ben Grimm is that he’s just a regular hardworking guy–who happens to have super powers,” Fleecs said via press release provided to Comic Book Club. “He’s Jack Kirby. He’s not easily impressed by all of the outlandish, cosmic stuff constantly going on around him. The fun thing about this book is trying to figure out– ‘okay, then what WOULD surprise the Thing? What WOULD catch him off guard?’ In that spirit, we’re throwing every villain in the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe at him. Trying to pit him against some opponents that you wouldn’t expect. We’ve got Leonard Kirk drawing The Thing! Believe me, you’re gonna see ol’ Benjy clobber some guys he’s never clobbered before.”
In the series, Ben tries to take down a criminal conspiracy that has ties to Yancy Street. And along the way, he’ll battle everyone from Bullseye to the Juggernaut.
Added Kirk, “It’s been a decade since my run on Fantastic Four and I am thrilled as punch (pun intended) to be working on this series with everyone’s favorite orange, pugilistic paragon of heroism, Ben Grimm. The villains he goes up against range from the, let’s just say, less than serious, to the absolutely iconic, and I am very much looking forward to drawing all of them. The first issue has already been a fun romp and I know I will love the rest.”
You can check out the synopsis for the series, as well as covers by Nick Bradshaw and Greg Land, below. The Thing #1 hits stores on March 5.
THE THING CLOBBERS THE MARVEL UNIVERSE!
Ben Grimm may be the strongest member of the Fantastic Four, but once upon a time, he was just a scrawny kid from Yancy Street. When an unexpected visitor from his past sends him on a search for a missing child, the Thing must unravel the mystery even if that means becoming a wanted man! Get ready to see the Ever-Lovin’ Blue-Eyed Thing versus every super-powered criminal and bounty hunter in New York City! Fleecs and Kirk give a glimpse into the history of the Thing that reminds you why Ben Grimm is the heart of the Marvel Universe…and why you don’t want to let him hear you say that!
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