Dark Reign: Fantastic Four #1
In "The Bridge Chapter One," the Fantastic Four face an unexpected crisis as Reed Richards unveils The Bridge—a revolutionary dimensional gateway designed to peer into alternate realities. When HAMMER launches a surprise assault on the Baxter Building, cutting power and trapping Sue, Ben, and Johnny in a malfunctioning elevator, the team is suddenly pulled into a chaotic convergence of realities. Written by Jonathan Hickman and illustrated by Sean Chen, with inks by Lorenzo Ruggiero and colors by John Rauch, this pivotal issue sets the stage for a high-stakes journey across the multiverse, all anchored by Simone Bianchi’s striking cover and Andrea Silvestri’s dynamic inks.
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As the Fantastic Four prepare the Baxter Building for the arrival of Franklin and Valeria, Sue gets upset when she finds Ben and Johnny letting robots do all the work and Reed working on a new experiment. Reed presents his colleagues with The Bridge, a dimensional gateway which will allow him to look into alternate realities to discover how they have solved their problems. Reed turns The Bridge on and enters inside just as HAMMER attacks the Baxter Building and cuts the power. Sue, Ben and Johnny find themselves caught in an elevator that leads directly into a conglomeration of realities.
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