Fantastic Four 2 Taken Straight From the Pages?
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True Believers were somewhat disheartened by the script work for the initial Fantastic Four movie. There were certainly some great moments in the film, but overall we felt it could have been (and really should have been) much better. We've been promised a stronger showing for the second film in the franchise, and we cling to that promise in a desperate hope for the Fantastic Four movie we've always wanted. And if recent rumors are to be believed, the script/plot for the second film is already off to a VERY strong start -- a start fully capable of igniting hope in all our hearts.Here's the deal; Marvel is reportedly working off a script based very heavily upon the (very) classic "The Coming of Galactus" story arc which ran through The Fantastic Four issues 48-50. The story was penned by Stan Lee himself, with the inking (and story) aid of Marvel godfather Jack Kirby, creator of many fantastic Reed Richard machines. The story is a particularly famous and beloved one, and tells the tale of the world-eater Galactus coming to earth with his Herald the Silver Surfer. For True Believers, "The Coming of Galactus" is practically holy scripture. If the script stays true to the pages, we could be looking at a golden movie here, folks.
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7-04-2006 @ 1:18PM
Eric Hartman said...
Regarding the "Coming of Galactus" storyline...I read that Avi Arad had said that neither Galactus nor the Silver Surfer (a part rumored to be in talks for Vin Diesel) would appear in an FF film because Avi wanted the Surfer to have his own movie. That film would tell us the origin of Norrin Radd, which, of course, would include our planet eating friend Galactus. IF the script writer(s) and director can stay true (for the most part, since we know this is the movies and comic books never translate exactly to the silver screen) to the original story line crafted by Kirby, then I would agree that we may fin ally have the FF movie we are all looking to see (unlike the Corbin version).
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7-05-2006 @ 11:59AM
Dr. Mitch Jomsky said...
Mark Beall reports "The story was penned by Stan Lee himself, with the inking (and story) aid of Marvel godfather Jack Kirby, creator of many fantastic Reed Richard machines. "
Mark, this is far from factual. Stan Lee AND Jack Kirby were both involved in the creation of the Fantastic Four and especially the Galactus trilogy. Jack Kirby did so much more than aid Stan Lee and create machines for Reed Richards. In what Stan Lee describes as "The Marvel Method" Lee and Kirby discussed the plot, Kirby did pencil layouts and details with his margin notes, Stan then did the dialogue for the word balloons, the story was lettered and then the whole thing was inked or embellished (the use of India ink over the penciled work enabled the pages to be printed and colored with more detail) by Joe Sinnott. By the way, in Stan Lee's own words in his book "Origins of Marvel Comics" he credits Kirby with the sole creation of the Silver Surfer.
The downplaying of Jack Kirby's role in the creation of the Marvel Universe is much too commonplace to allow for the continuance of this misinformation and needs to be corrected. I hope this doesn't sound like pettiness, but accurate reporting and fact checking should be properly utilized, otherwise this false information continues to be assumed as factual and the lie is promulgated. Calling Jack Kirby the "Marvel Godfather" is insulting since he was it's legitimate parent! Referring to Jack Kirby and Stan Lee as Co-Creators would be more acceptable and accurate, in my opinion.
Regards,
Dr. Mitch Jomsky
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