Fantastic Four: Who is the One that will Make Four Three?

Last week kicked off the “3” story arc in Fantastic Four in which one of our beloved First Family of Marvel Comics may eventually meet his or her maker. Sad. Okay, so let’s look at some pros and cons.

Reed Richards, Mr. Fantastic
Reason to Live: Reed shows up all over the Marvel U to stand there in a lab coat, describe what mysterious disease/phenomenon is dooming a character, then explain there is nothing he can do about it. Nevertheless his presence always adds a nice cohesiveness to the books.
Reason to Die: His character can be pretty boring unless playing up his idiosyncrasies.

Johnny Storm, Human Torch
Reason to Live: He’s always been one of the more charismatic characters in comics. Johnny’s sarcastic wit can be counted on for a few laughs.
Reason to Die: Let’s face it, his power ain’t so hot. He turns into fire, can throw fire, and makes fire cages. I would hate to be falling from a building only to see a ball of flames headed towards me.

Ben Grimm, The Thing
Reason to Live: There is no more beloved character on this team than Benjamin J. Grimm. He’s got a great catchphrase (“It’s Clobberin’ Time”), he speaks like a stereotypical New Yorker, and he’s one of Marvel’s powerhouse heroes.
Reason to Die: I won’t even go there.

Susan Storm, The Invisible Woman
Reason to Live: She’s got two kids. C’mon!
Reason to Die: I could not tell you a single thing about this character’s personality other than she gives the impression of being a good mother. Her ability to create force fields and stuff is cool, but nobody else can see it—this seems like it would be more problematic than it appears in the comics.

Sue Storm wins the Dead Pool!