The Fantastic Four: First Steps - Review

About this episode

The episode reviews Marvel's The Fantastic Four: First Steps and discusses its implications for the MCU.

After 17 years, Marvel’s first family has finally made their MCU debut! Based on the beloved characters created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, the much anticipated The Fantastic Four: First Steps is currently playing in theatres, and Let Me Know How It Is has their review. Listen to Frank, Clifton, and Zack as they discuss everything about the film: from the cast, to the film’s look, to new takes on long time comic staples like the Thing and Silver Surfer, we get into it all. And of course we will speculate and theorize about what impact and implications The Fantastic Four: First Steps will have on the greater MCU. Be aware, this is a spoiler-filled review. You can find episode notes, along with all of our past episodes, at letmeknowhowitis.com You can find us on Bluesky and Threads And we always love to hear your thoughts and topic suggestions.

People in this episode

Hosts: Frank, Clifton, Zack

Topics covered

• Marvel
• The Fantastic Four
• film review
• MCU implications
• animation
• comic adaptations

Keywords

• Fantastic Four
• MCU
• film review
• Stan Lee
• Jack Kirby
• Thing
• Silver Surfer
• animation
• comic book movies

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Marvel, MCU

Books & works: The Fantastic Four: First Steps

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