I'm not doing well...

[johnnystorm]

Bummer .

[The Toyroom]

So the Torch got killed off?

[david_b]

Is that who Marvel killed..?

Idiots.

[MIB41]

Here's the link... Looks like the artwork died with him.

http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&sourc...K_bhWg&cad=rja

[The Bat]

Another death as a publicity stunt. I wonder how long he'll stay dead.

[ctc]

Hmmmm....

Don't worry. You'll be back. Possibly with godlike powers.

Don C.

[EMCE Hammer]

As long as you live on in the Super Hero Squad cartoon my kids will be happy. Flame on you crazy diamond.........

[Earth 2 Chris]

I think Johnny is the only FF member who hasn't been dead, right?

My son would be bummed, if he didn't know the comics don't really matter anymore. Nothing in them has any lasting effect beyond 5 years tops now. Johnny is his favorite.

Chris

[samurainoir]

I think Johnny is the only FF member who hasn't been dead, right?

Yup. It was obviously his turn to be dead. Particularly since they pulled the Death of Invisible Woman TWICE in the past couple of years, and Ben Grimm died during Mark Waid and Mike Weiringo's run within the past decade.

And everyone remembers the Death of Mr Fantastic, mostly because of Invisible Woman's peek-a-boo outfit.


Johnny Storm meanwhile continues to hang out with Aunt May, Ms Lion and the rest of the Amazing Friends in the Ultimate Universe (although The Thing is purple and not rocky and oh yeah, Reed Richards is the new Big Bad/Dr Doom).

[samurainoir]

video spoilers...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8It0...layer_embedded

[The Toyroom]

I think the biggest effect this will have on the Marvel Universe is no more Statue of Liberty gab sessions with the Torch and Spidey....

[The Toyroom]

Although I've been enjoying Jonathan Hickman's run on FF and before him Mark Millar, I gotta say the last time I REALLY and TRULY looked forward to an issue of Fantastic Four was during John Byrne's run some umpteenth years ago. So I guess Marvel HAS to do SOMETHING to generate some buzz, albeit temporary, for what was once "The World's Greatest Comics Magazine"

[samurainoir]

[The Toyroom]

^ In hindsight I guess Johnny should've gone "nova"

[The Toyroom]

It's things like this that make me jaded about these deaths...you just know he'll be back...

From Newsarama:

Now, if I were a betting man, I’d tell you that the new series launching in March with FF #1 has about 11-12 issues in it. Why? Well, 12 issues of FF would then hit to a lovely Fantastic Four #600 (say with a big return?), that’s why.

Only Uncle Ben, Jor-El, Lara and the Waynes appear to stay dead...and the jury is actually still out on Thomas Wayne if you follow any of Grant Morrison's Bat-crap. Oh yeah, and apparently Martha Wayne is a crack-ho.