Fantastic Four #12 (738)

The cover of this 2026 Marvel issue casts the Fantastic Four in a striking Roman imperial tableau — one figure seated on a throne draped in crimson and white, crowned with laurel, while another stands tall behind him clutching a golden scepter and holding a flame aloft between classical stone columns. The mood is grand and deliberately theatrical, evoking empire and ceremony in a way that feels both playful and genuinely menacing. With Ryan North, Boutin, LaPointe, and Delgado on the creative team, Fantastic Four #12 looks like an intriguing detour into unexpected territory for Marvel's First Family.