Fantastic Four #588—The Final Issue

When someone who can change reality with less than a thought says he 'keeps having bad thoughts', it's time to panic.

In March Marvel is rolling a new book that is just titled FF, Hickman’s run on FF has been amazing. Shortly after he took over the book he said he wanted to get the comic back to being about a family again, that not only had the FF but the entire marvel universe had become Reed centric.       

Maybe after Spider-Man gives Franklin a talk about power and responsibility, He will swing Franklin back home and Franklin will convince his parents to get Spidey as the replacement!! Here's hoping for that!!!

Just replace Johnny with Jim Hammond and you have your Human Torch back!

" @SUPER_ADAPTOID said:

" I hope Franklin develops his powers and takes up the spot but to me it doesnt really matter as I believe Johnny will be back in a few issues. "

me too ;) "

I hope they bring Johnny back...as a villain.  That'd be AWESOME!

" I hope Franklin develops his powers and takes up the spot but to me it doesnt really matter as I believe Johnny will be back in a few issues. "

I hope Franklin develops his powers and takes up the spot but to me it doesnt really matter as I believe Johnny will be back in a few issues.

Totally not happy about Johnny getting killed

Marvel, please stop killing people.

 @TheMadMonkey said:
" Johnny isn't dead. Hickman left it wide open to bring him back. When we last see Johnny, the Negative Zone hoards have descended upon him.  Then the portal closes before we can see what happens next. The easiest thing to do was say that Johnny waited until the last possible second and went super-nova on them. "
 
I have to agree.  Johnny was overwhelmed, not decapitated. He was not ripped in half like Ares or Vision. He was not impaled on Bastion's arm. Johnny had at least one more supernova left in him. Closing the gate to save his family was a noble act, but not a final act.
 
Annihilus has better things to do Reed Richards' brother-in-law that let his minions eat him. He could be traded for something... like a cosmic control rod.  I see a field trip to the Negative Zone in the FF's future.

Spiderman drops Franklin ridding the world of an omega class mutant saying something like, "Didn't you get the memo 'No more mutants'"
 
I can't wait to read this issue whether he (Johnny) died or not the fallout will be crazy!

liking the art....cant wait to read this

Original post has been updated with some comic pages if you haven't seen them yet.

Seeing Fr@nklin s@y th@t "Uncle Johnny died" god d@mmit, te@ring up once more lol. 
 
He went out with honor fighting to keep his f@mily safe. I just remember Bens f@ce, omg so s@d

Johnny isn't dead. 
Hickman left it wide open to bring him back. 
When we last see Johnny, the Negative Zone hoards have descended upon him.  Then the portal closes before we can see what happens next. 
The easiest thing to do was say that Johnny waited until the last possible second and went super-nova on them.  And now, after crispifying the monsters, he's stranded in the Zone and potentially powerless. 
It would only make sense for Reed and crew to go back and see if they can recover whatever, they assume, is left of Johnny.  Upon re-opening the portal, they find him sitting in the middle of a pile of ashes with a huge smile on his face...saying, "What took you guys so long?" (or something like that). 
If that doesn't grab you as a possible way to bring Johnny back, just remember...Marvel is planning to reboot the movie franchise.  There's no way they'd do a Fantastic Four movie without the Human Torch.  They might get away with it in a cartoon (and they did...WAAAAYYYY back), but not in a live-action feature film.

Fantastic Four has been part of my reading for nearly 25 years. It has not always been good. So ending this title is a sore spot for me. Johnny dead... as far as i go it really isnt an issue. He was the only one whos loss is not going to shake the world. At one time or another they have been replaced for better or worse.  
Happy ? no .. interested....maybe. Angry?  yep

Doctor Doom should be the fourth XD, as Namor is with X-men.

Franklin will develop his powers and becomes the fourth member... :)

Spider-Man shows up to console Franklin Richards, according to a solicit I had read for #588.  As for Valeria, it said nothing about her.  The last picture in the teaser image is what has ME curious.  Is that Reed?  If not, who the hell is it?

They should get Batman.

It shouldn't last!!! Fantastic Four would’ve reach’d #600 soon. I think they’ll do the FF thing for 11 issues (about a year) then come back with #600. And as for the images, Spider-Man talking to Franklin makes complete sense with the effect Peter’s uncle passing had on his life (in and out of his costume). Valeria whipping away the list of potential members might show the fact that she has to deal this on an emotional level and not just an intellectual one. And finally, the list points out that this has really hit the family and they WILL NOT be taken by surprise again with any threat and might even represent a change in strategy to possibly become more preemptive concerning threats.

The repercussions should be as powerful to read as the "death" issue was.
 
Reed not only has to deal with Johnny's loss but now must 'solve everything'.

they should go get Iceman.  That could actually work.

Spider-Man wants to join, so he talks with the F4. That really is obvious with Spider-man on the picture. I wonder if Spider-man remembers that the F4 are non-profitable (hopefully) and it looks like he's also in his original suit. Maybe he lost his job (again).

It's only a matter of time before he comes back from the dead, they never stay dead for long in comics.

"Will Spiderman succeed in pushing Franklin off the roof?! Will Sue ever find out how to properly spell She-Hulk? find out in the final issue of Fantastic Four!"

This makes me more excited for the next issue then I was and I thought that was impossible. 

They should call themselves the "Terrific Three" now...

"@DEGRAAF: It's Probably She-Hulk, Storm, Black Panther and Wyatt Wingfoot. They were all members of the Fantastic Four at one point or another. "

 Alex Power led the "Power Pack" team, which Franklin was a member when he was younger.  Super kids. Valeria was right to cross him off the list.

see spidey's creeping in already!!!

what a burn...