Warning: Spoilers for Fantastic Four #31TheFantastic Fourare gearing up for a major upheaval to their classic roster as they become the “Fantastic Two”, losing two beloved heroes in the process. Now, two unexpected replacements may be entering the fray to take their predecessors' place, Reed Richards and Invisible Woman are about to meet their match as the final two members of the Fantastic Four.
Marvel Comics has unveiled a first look atFantastic Four#31 by Ryan North and Cory Smith, a tie-in for theOne World Under Doomevent. Doctor Doom’s world domination is underway, and he is enacting revenge against the Fantastic Four by taking away their powers.
FANTASTIC FOUR #31 (2025)
April 30th, 2025
Cover Artist:
Joshua Cassara
FANTASTIC TWO! As Ben recovers from what Doom has done to him, the Fantastic Four learn they’re losing their powers at the one time they need them the most desperately! If they can’t reverse the effect, they may be lost forever – and Doom will be unstoppable. But the family has an idea of how to get them back – and to do it safely. They need only recreate the circumstances that first gave them their powers. But when safety doesn’t get them results, there is a more desperate path available to the Four – and they take it. It all comes down to this! A young woman. Her kid brother. The man she loves. His only friend… and a desperate launch into space.
Themembers of the Fantastic Fourare falling one by one, with the Thing being the first to crumble, and the Human Torch seems to be the next on the chopping block.Reed Richards and Invisible Woman are the team’s last hope, but they aren’t alone, as the cover art suggests that they will soon face alternate versions of themselves.
Fantastic Four Introduces Gender-Swapped Variants of Mister Fantastic and Sue Storm
With Human Torch and the Thing Gone, The Fantastic Four Face a New Threat
As thebattle against Doctor Doomrages on across the Marvel Universe, every hero is on the front lines, and there are no heroes with more stake in this conflict than the Fantastic Four. The long-brewing conflict between Marvel’s First Family and Doom has reached a breaking point withDoom’s ascent to Sorcerer Supreme, and he’s using his newfound magical upgrade to weaken his rivals in a way he never could before.Starting with the Thing and the Human Torch, Doctor Doom is taking away the Fantastic Four’s powers, and they’ll need replacements to carry on as a team.
Fantastic Four Already Confirmed the Franchise’s Most Essential Hero (& It’s Not Reed Richards)
The death of a key Fantastic Four hero proves they’re the team’s most valuable member instead of Reed Richards, as the others fall apart without them.
The cover forFantastic Four#31 hints at who the original Fantastic Four members' replacements could be, depicting gender-swapped variants of Mister Fantastic and Invisible Woman.A female Reed Richards uses her ownstretching powersagainst 616’s Reed, while Sue Storm contends with a male version of herself who shares herinvisibility. It remains to be seen what their dynamic with the Fantastic Four will turn out to be, but whatever the outcome, Reed and Sue are in for a groundbreaking encounter that could alter the structure of their team moving forward.
The Fantastic Four Will Soon Lose Yet Another Hero From Its Roster
Will Marvel’s First Family Survive Doctor Doom’s Marvel Takeover?
The Fantastic Four will already be reduced to the Fantastic Three afterDoom strips the Thing of his powersin North and Smith’sFantastic Four#30, but the team will be downsized even further not long after that devastating loss. As the Thing and the Human Torch are benched, it will be up to Reed Richards and Sue Storm to salvage what’s left of their team and restore their powers before they’re gone for good. Time will tell whether theFantastic Fourwill return to their former glory, or if their lore-changing replacements are here to stay as they become powerless.
Fantastic Four#31is available April 30th, 2025 from Marvel Comics!
Fantastic Four (2022)
“WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THE FANTASTIC FOUR?” It’s the start of a new era for the Fantastic Four…and they’re already in a ton of trouble. Something has gone terribly wrong in New York, and the Thing and Alicia are traveling across America to escape it! But when they stop in a small town for the night and wake up the morning before they arrived, they find themselves caught in a time loop that’s been going on since before they were born… That’s been going on since before they were born…
