Posted By Dan Greenfield on May 10, 2024 | 3 comments

With nearly 300 new pages!

We’ve long had a thing for Alex Ross’ Fantastic Four: Full Circle graphic novel. Back in 2018, we broke the news that Ross had once pitched a Fantastic Four reboot that was rejected (!).

Then in 2022, Full Circle, a standalone graphic novel, was published by Marvel Arts — a partnership between Marvel Comics and Abrams ComicArts.

It was gorgeous. It was critically acclaimed. It shoulda won the Eisner.

But now comes this bit of recent fancy news: Marvel Arts will be releasing the brand, spankin’ new Fantastic Four: Full Circle Expanded Edition — a hardcover in classic treasury size, with almost 300 pages of new material. Wowza.

Dig the official description from online listings:

FANTASTIC FOUR: FULL CIRCLE (EXPANDED EDITION)

An oversized, expanded edition of Fantastic Four: Full Circle—the award-winning national bestseller, named Graphic Novel of the Year by the National Cartoonists Society and the Washington Post—with 288 pages of new material, including commentary and unpublished preparatory material from Alex Ross

The critically acclaimed, award-winning national bestseller—the first original graphic novel on the Marvel Arts list—now in an oversized, deluxe expanded edition.

This new edition has 288 additional pages of jaw-dropping bonus material from Ross (the original graphic novel was 64 pages), as he walks readers through his process and vision for the making of the book School Library Journal called a “pop art masterpiece.” Showcasing early visual concepts through final art, Ross takes readers behind-the-scenes, revealing for the first time his proposal, thumbnails, sketches, inks, and color guides.

The book also includes commentary from Ross as well as reprints of the classic Marvel comic from Stan Lee and Jack Kirby that inspired Fantastic Four: Full Circle—Fantastic Four #51—and the subsequent run of covers from 2023 which Alex Ross created for Marvel Comics, featuring the Fantastic Four in costumes designed for Fantastic Four: Full Circle.

An essential addition to any Alex Ross fan’s bookshelf, Fantastic Four: Full Circle (Expanded Edition) is a comprehensive look at the creative process of one of the most acclaimed and influential artists of our time.

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A few thoughts:

— The 352-page hardcover lists for $65 and is due Oct. 1, 2024.

— The dimensions? 10.5″ x 13.5″. Makes sense because Ross has long been on record that the treasury edition is his favorite format.

— You can pre-order here should you be so inclined.

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