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Warning : incorporate potential spoilers forFantastic Four # 22 !
Alex Ross ’ latestFantastic Fourcover subjugate Reed Richards to intense soundbox revulsion , as part of the title ’s tie - in to Marvel ’s massive vampire crossoverBlood Hunt . The creepy-crawly art could make the most hardened horror expert ’s cutis crawl , and is just a taste of what ’s to come from summertime 2024 ’s ultra - violent event series . Desperate and surrounded , Mr. Fantastic expect to observe a cure before he gets literally eaten alive .
Setting a dreaded tone , Ross ’s petrifying screen graphics for Fantastic Four ’s lamia crossover teases Reed Richards ’ last campaign against a horde of the undead , who have fully closed in on him . However , it seems that the creatures have trouble biting through the plasticity of Reed ’s tegument .
Fantastic Four # 22 ( 2024 )
Release Date :
July 24 , 2024
Writer :
Ryan North
Artist :
Ivan Fiorelli
Cover Artist :
Alex Ross
Variant Covers :
Sergio Davila ; Steve McNiven ; Ethan Young
BLOOD hunting TIE - IN : ONE LAST HOPE ! • Alicia Masters and Reed Richards – and the survivor of New York – are lost , alone against the vampire threat , and Reed ’s exhausted . • But they still require to live on – and fend off being turned into undead blood parasites . • Reed has one last despairing hope , and it ’s not guaranteed to work – but there is at least a probability … if he can survive long enough to prove it ! • This conclusion to our BLOOD HUNT tie - in ends in a twist that you will NOT want to miss ! PLUS : PART 3 OF DEADPOOL / WOLVERINE : WEAPON X - TRACTION !
The scenario is horrendous in its dark intimacy , asthe bloodsuckers pull on Mr. Fantastic ’s pelt , stretch out it away from his face , stretched by their penetrating teeth . If nothing else , Ross ’ cover provesno Marvel paladin is safe duringBlood Hunt .
Marvel ’s forthcoming BLOOD Leigh Hunt event will see the Avengers square off against vampires , and a new covering fire shows just what they are up against .
Though the Fantastic Four are n’t unknown to body repulsion , the grisly cover for their tie-up - ins toBlood Hunthint that Marvel ’s First Family could be facing their most dreadful adventure yet .
Alex Ross Delivers BLOOD HUNT’S Most Evocative Imagery Yet
Just A Taste
Though the Fantastic Four are n’t strangers to body horror , thegrisly cover for their tie beam - ins toBlood Hunthint that Marvel ’s First Family could be look their most fearsome adventure yet . contribute into the event , the team is already fractured , with Reed Richards and Alicia Masters finding themselves in a New York museum before the vampire war start , while the others defend their family in Arizona . culminate inFantastic Four#22 , Reed will perilously essay to bring around the vampiric infection at the heart of the event , as he and his family are hunted by the menacing puppet .
While his cover forFantastic Four#22 features firm and visceral repugnance visuals , Ross previously delivered another spine - cool coverfor the series withFantastic Four#10 . Taking a more sci - fi twist thanBlood Hunt ’s gothic creature horror , the team were envisioned as monstrously distorted variant of themselves . That depiction hark back the eubstance horror concepts root in the characters ’ lore , astheir fantastic ability can have scandalise and grotesque effectson their body , as vessels of magnate . However , Blood Huntposition their business leader as a last - ditch effort against the bloodthirsty monster they would otherwise fall prey to .
Even if the Fantastic Four surviveBlood Huntphysically whole , Reed ’s predicament , instance in Ross ’ cover art , is sure to haunt him indefinitely move forwards .
Marvel’s Red Band Horror Event Reaches Its Climax In July 2024
The disturbing picture of vampiric violence against Mr. Fantastic only scratch the control surface of the repulsion that Marvel has to offer in itsBlood Huntstoryline . While theFantastic Fourcover will appear out in the open for anybody to see , Marvel has promisedred banding versions ofBlood Hunt ’s main exit , which will be polybagged to harbor innocent eye from the comics ’ graphical subject . It ’s difficult to tell just how denotative the R - rated editions could get , as the cover forFantastic Four # 22already pushes the boundaries of creepiness that will be on display .
Marvel ’s foray into explicit mental object wo n’t stop with the vampire crossover , as they ’ve announcedWerewolf by Nightwill also receive a reddened band series . Given Alex Ross ' stunningFantastic Four#22cover , a full - R - rated version of the family team would be a fascinating plus to their lore . TheFantastic Four # 22solicitation predict a shocking bend , as Reed Richards searches for the vampire contagion ’s therapeutic , leave the fate of the team a mystery . Even if theFantastic FoursurviveBlood Huntphysically unharmed , Reed ’s predicament , illustrated in Ross ’ cover version prowess , is trusted to haunt him indefinitely moving forward .
Fantastic Four # 22will be uncommitted July 24 , 2024 from Marvel Comics .
