Fantastic Four Vol 1 588

Alternate Covers: Textless Second Printing Variant Solicited Second Printing Variant Fantastic Four Vol 1 #588 Published Released April, 2011 February 23, 2011 Editor-in-Chief Joe Quesada Cover Artist Alan Davis Mark Farmer Javier Rodriguez "Three Epilogue: Month of Mourning" Writer Jonathan Hickman Penciler Nick Dragotta Inker Nick Dragotta Colourist Paul Mounts Letterer Rus Wooton Editor Tom Brevoort "Uncles" Writer Jonathan Hickman Penciler Mark Brooks Inker Mark Brooks Colourist Paul Mounts Letterer Rus Wooton Editor Tom Brevoort Previous Issue Next Issue Fantastic Four #587 FF #1

Franklin Richards	I think I could have stopped Uncle Johnny from dying.
Spider-Man	I know I could've stopped my uncle from dying.
Franklin Richards	Really?
Spider-Man	Really.
Franklin Richards	...Why didn't you?
Spider-Man	Because I was young. Because I didn't understand how important every single decision we make is... Because I had to learn that when you have gifts like ours, you don't think about yourself first -- you think about how lucky you are to have them, and how much other people need help... It's what my uncle would've wanted from me, and it's what your Uncle Johnny would want from you... Understand?

Appearing in "Three Epilogue: Month of Mourning"

Featured Characters:

• Fantastic Four (Disbands)
  •  Mr. Fantastic 
  •  Invisible Woman 
  •  Thing 

Supporting Characters:

• Future Foundation
  •  Franklin Richards
  •  Val Richards 
  •  Alex Power 
  •  Leech 
  •  Artie Maddicks 
  •  Bentley Thirty-Two 
  •  Dragon Man 
  •  Turg 
  •  Tong 
  •  Korr 
  •  Mik 
  •  Vil 
  •  Wu 
•  Nathaniel Richards 

Antagonists:

•  Annihilus 
•  Kristoff Vernard 
•  Doctor Doom 
• Servo-Guards

Mourners:

•  Thor / Don Blake 
•  Hulk 
•  Spider-Man
• Avengers
  •  Iron Man 
  •  Captain America 
  •  Hawkeye 
  •  Wolverine 
  •  Spider-Woman 
• X-Men
  •  Cyclops 
  •  Emma Frost 
  •  Sub-Mariner 
  •  Storm 
  •  Psylocke 
• New Avengers
  •  Luke Cage 
  •  Iron Fist 
  •  Ms. Marvel 
  •  Jessica Jones-Cage 
• Secret Avengers
  •  Commander Steve Rogers 
  •  Beast 
•  She-Hulk 
•  Black Panther 
•  Vision 
•  Nick Fury 
•  Danielle Cage 

Other Appearances:

•  Boris
  • Johnny Storm (Appears on a computer screen, TV, or hologram only)

Locations:

• Earth
  • New York City
    • Manhattan
      • Baxter Building
  • Latveria
    • Doomstadt
      • Castle Doom
• Negative Zone

Items:

• Mjolnir
• Captain America's Shield
• Captain America's Uniform
• Winter Soldier's Bionic Arm
• Bleeding Edge Armor
• Hawkeye's Bow
• Ultimate Nullifier
• Doctor Doom's Armor
• Cyclops' Visor
• Spider-Man's Web-Shooters

Vehicles:

• Quinjet
• Fantasti-Car
  
  

Synopsis for "Three Epilogue: Month of Mourning"

John Storm is dead.

Ben Grimm and the children of the Future Foundation in shock. Arrival of Avengers, responding to distress beacon. Return of Reed and Sue from their seperate missions. Shock. Anger. Family grief.

Removal. Crowd. Men in masks in formal suits. Murmured commiseration. Stunned acceptance.

Funeral. Family at graveside. Silence. Statue.

John Storm is dead.

Future Foundation classroom. Valeria Richards brainstorming. Potential replacements for the Human Torch, Power Man, She-Hulk, Wyatt Wingfoot, Spider-Man... Eraser. Valeria Richards brainstorming. Kill Annihilus.

Reed Richards' lab. Reed Richards. Negative Zone portal. Hope. Activation, iris out... Young Annihilus. Uniform scrap. Malicious glee. Expansive gestures. Rage, building, building... falling. Iris in. Deactivation.

Sue Storm. Alone.

Latveria. Coronation. Kristoff Vernard, more machine now than man. Triumphal stride. Glance to balcony. Doctor Doom, sullen.

Reed Richards' office. Problem list. Annihilation Wave, crusading Universal Inhumans, mad Celestials. Franklin becoming overpowered. Continuining the work of the Council. Indecision.

Reed Richards' lab, enter owner. Move things around, reveal hidden compartment containing Ultimate Nullifier. Contemplation.

Decision.

Swirly thing, arrival. Nathaniel Richards.

Desert. Ben Grimm, approached by two scientist with message from Reed Richard. Anger. Denial. Insistent scientists. Rage. Response: metamorphosis and revelation. Violence, followed by tears. Empathy.

John Storm is dead.

Now the Fantastic Four must carry on.

Appearing in "Uncles"

Featured Characters:

•  Franklin Richards 
• Spider-Man 

Other Characters:

• Johnny Storm (Mentioned)
• Uncle Ben (Mentioned)

Locations:

• New York City
  • Manhattan
    • Baxter Building

Items:

• Spider-Man's Web-Shooters
  
  

Synopsis for "Uncles"

Franklin Richards is alone in the roof of the Baxter Building mourning his uncle Johnny Storm. Spider-Man arrives and invites him for lunch. After they eat a hot dog (that Franklin paid 'cause Spidey was out of money), Franklin talks about the guilt he feels for not saving his uncle. Spider-Man tells him about how he also could've saved his uncle from dying, but didn't do it because he was still too young and had a lot of things to learn. He reminds Franklin that eventually the feelings of guilt and the nightmares will disappear and be replaced by the loving memories of Johnny. Then, Spider-Man takes Franklin back home while in the background, in the sky, Ben Parker and Johnny Storm smile as their nephews head to Baxter Building.

Solicit Synopsis

Following the death of Jonathan Storm, we spend a month seeing how the remaining members of the Fantastic Four, the extended family, other heroes, and prominent villains react to the loss of this legendary hero. It's the epilogue to THREE: A Month of Mourning. PLUS: The Amazing Spider-Man consoles Franklin Richards in a second all-new tale!

Notes

Continuity Notes

• The conversation between Annihilus and Mister Fantastic is expanded upon in Fantastic Four #600.

• Spider-Man tells Franklin about his Uncle Ben, whose death was first depicted back in Aamzing Fantasty #15.

Publication Notes

• This story is reprinted in Fantastic Four: Jonathan Hickman Vol. 4.

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