Fantastic Four #540

In "Some Words Can Never Be Taken Back," the Fantastic Four fracture under the weight of the Superhuman Registration Act, as Sue Storm defies Reed’s orders to help Wildstreak escape, igniting a fierce rift between them. With the Thing abandoning the team and Reed turning to Tony Stark and Peter Parker to inspect a new prison in the Negative Zone, the family and the team are pulled apart by ideology and loyalty. Written by J. Michael Straczynski and illustrated by Mike McKone, with inks by Andy Lanning and Cam Smith, and colors by Paul Mounts, the issue’s stark emotional core is captured in Adi Granov’s striking cover.