'The Fantastic Four: First Steps' Pays Tribute to the Team's First Appearance With In-Universe Comic Book

In a first for the MCU, the Marvel Comics and Marvel Studios divisions are working together on a new comic based directly in the world of one of their upcoming movies. Per Deadline, they're prepping a one-shot for The Fantastic Four: First Steps that is designed to be an in-universe artifact from the First Family's alternative 1960s, published by Future Foundation. It was made with the collaboration of the filmmakers, including production designer Kasra Farahani, with Marvel Comics veterans Matt Fraction and Mark Buckingham, both of whom have worked on past Fantastic Four comics, penning the story and illustrating, respectively, while Phil Noto created the cover art. The comic will be released on July 2, just weeks before the film hits theaters.