You'll soon be able to buy Fantastic Four comics off a newsstand, just the way our ancestors once did

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OK, you don't have to be that old, but it's seriously been a long time

Fantastic Four Bookazine #1
(Image credit: Marvel Comics)

Marvel has been going all out in channeling Silver Age of comics for The Fantastic Four: First Steps, which takes place in the mid '60s in its own timeline. Now, Marvel Comics is going so far as to turn back the clock on how it sells comics, announcing a new Fantastic Four "bookazine" that can be purchased off of newsstands, just like way back in the old days.

What qualifies as a "newsstand?" Marvel says it'll be at "retail outlets and wherever magazines are sold."

  • Fantastic Four #60 (2002) “Inside Out” written by Mark Waid and drawn by Mike Wieringo
  • Fantastic Four #570 (2009) “Solve Everything” written by Jonathan Hickman and drawn by Dale Eaglesham
  • Fantastic Four #1 (2022) “The Last Town to the Left” written by Ryan North and drawn by Iban Coello

It also includes "an illustrated look at the origin of the Fantastic Four by renowned artist Alex Ross, behind-the-scenes sneak peeks at Marvel Studios’ The Fantastic Four: First Steps," and "interviews with Marvel Studios Executive Producer Grant Curtis and Creative Director of Visual Development Ryan Meinerding," according to the official press release.

Here's a gallery of the official covers for the "bookazine," by Phil Noto, and Arthur Adams and Christina Strain:

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Fantastic Four Bookazine #1
(Image credit: Marvel Comics)

The Fantastic Four "bookazine" is coming sooner than you might think, hitting newsstands on Friday July 4 (an atypical day, as comics usually release on Wednesdays). It will beat The Fantastic Four: First Steps by just a few weeks, as the Marvel blockbuster hits theaters on July 25. For more, check out our guides to upcoming Marvel movies and shows and how to watch the Marvel movies in order.

George Marston
George Marston
Entertainment Writer

I've been Newsarama's resident Marvel Comics expert and general comic book historian since 2011, and now I'm the Entertainment Writer at GamesRadar+. I've also been the on-site reporter at most major comic conventions such as Comic-Con International: San Diego, New York Comic Con, and C2E2. Outside of comic journalism, I am the artist of many weird pictures, and the guitarist of many heavy riffs. (They/Them)

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