IRON MAN Artist Adi Granov Reveals His Take On Marvel's First Family In THE FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS

IRON MAN Artist Adi Granov Reveals His Take On Marvel's First Family In THE FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS

Comic book artist Adi Granov, who has worked on several MCU films, has shared his take on The Fantastic Four: First Steps' leads for the Marvel Snap game. As you might imagine, they look...fantastic.

By JoshWilding - Jun 09, 2025 06:06 PM EST
Filed Under: Fantastic Four

Artist Adi Granov is best known for his work on The Invincible Iron Man, a comic book series that informed how the character looked in the MCU. In fact, Granov was enlisted to work on that and several other Marvel Studios titles, including The Avengers

Now, he's been enlisted for the Marvel Snap video game, revealing his take on The Fantastic Four: First Steps' Mister Fantastic, Invisible Woman, Human Torch, and The Thing. 

We don't know which artists designed the team's MCU costumes, though it's possible Granov worked on the reboot (Galactus, at least, looks like he has Granov's fingerprints on him). Regardless, his interpretation of Marvel's First Family is phenomenal. 

During a recent interview with Collider, producer Grant Curtis likened The Fantastic Four: First Steps to his time working with Sam Raimi on the Spider-Man movies. 

"One of the beauties of that and that I see in Matt Shakman is Sam always went back to the source material and said, 'There's a reason why Peter Parker and Spider-Man has been so popular for so long,' and we have nothing to do with that 50 plus years at that time," he explained. "And Matt always looked at it the same way."

"There's a reason this IP has been popular for 60 years. Let’s embrace it. Let's not run from it. Let's challenge our screenwriters to tell the coolest Galactus story," Curtis added.

Director Matt Shakman was also on hand and shared his take on what sets the Fantastic Four apart from other heroic teams. "They're Marvel's first family, and unlike Star Trek or The Avengers or X-Men, which is a found family, this is a true family. This is a husband and a wife, this is about a brother and a sister."

"This is about old friends and an honorary uncle and eventually about children," the filmmaker continued, "and that makes them different in the comic book world, and that's what makes them special and what we're trying to bring to life here."

Everyone involved with the movie is saying the right thing, and it feels like the Fantastic Four is in safe hands. While Marvel Studios needs the movie to be a hit after Captain America: Brave New World and Thunderbolts*, the team will return in Avengers: Doomsday, whatever happens.

Check out Granov's take on The Fantastic Four: First Steps' leads below.

image host
image host
image host
image host

Set against the vibrant backdrop of a 1960s-inspired, retro-futuristic world, Marvel Studios' The Fantastic Four: First Steps introduces Marvel’s First Family—Reed Richards/Mister Fantastic (Pedro Pascal), Sue Storm/Invisible Woman (Vanessa Kirby), Johnny Storm/Human Torch (Joseph Quinn) and Ben Grimm/The Thing (Ebon Moss-Bachrach) as they face their most daunting challenge yet.

Forced to balance their roles as heroes with the strength of their family bond, they must defend Earth from a ravenous space god called Galactus (Ralph Ineson) and his enigmatic Herald, Silver Surfer (Julia Garner). And if Galactus’ plan to devour the entire planet and everyone on it weren’t bad enough, it suddenly gets very personal.

Paul Walter Hauser, John Malkovich, and Natasha Lyonne have been cast in mystery roles. Robert Downey Jr.'s Doctor Doom is rumoured to appear, though that's surely a given with Avengers: Doomsday on the way.

Director Matt Shakman worked with both Avatar: The Way of Water co-writer Josh Friedman and WandaVision's Cam Squires on The Fantastic Four: First Steps' screenplay, with Eric Pearson (Black Widow) later coming on board for a final polish.

The movie is set to be released in theaters on July 25, 2025.

THE FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS Producer Appears To Confirm That Sue Storm Will Be The Team's Leader
Related:

THE FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS Producer Appears To Confirm That Sue Storm Will Be The Team's Leader

Fans Have Spotted What Could Be A Key Connection Between THE FANTASTIC FOUR And LOKI's TVA - Possible SPOILERS
Recommended For You:

Fans Have Spotted What Could Be A Key Connection Between THE FANTASTIC FOUR And LOKI's TVA - Possible SPOILERS

DISCLAIMER: As a user generated site and platform, ComicBookMovie.com is protected under the DMCA (Digital Millenium Copyright Act) and "Safe Harbor" provisions.

This post was submitted by a user who has agreed to our Terms of Service and Community Guidelines. ComicBookMovie.com will disable users who knowingly commit plagiarism, piracy, trademark or copyright infringement. Please CONTACT US for expeditious removal of copyrighted/trademarked content. CLICK HERE to learn more about our copyright and trademark policies.

Note that ComicBookMovie.com, and/or the user who contributed this post, may earn commissions or revenue through clicks or purchases made through any third-party links contained within the content above.

Latverian
Latverian - 6/9/2025, 6:19 PM
I need those on A3+, minimum.
Fogs
Fogs - 6/9/2025, 6:34 PM
I really like how the onscreen "flamed on" Johnny looks like Alex Ross' Marvels version.
JurassicClunge
JurassicClunge - 6/9/2025, 6:41 PM
Señor fantástico ❤️
ObserverIO
ObserverIO - 6/9/2025, 6:52 PM
First of all Grant Curtis is so on point here.

And second of all Shakman says "Eventually about children"! That plural pretty much confirms plans for Valeria.
JFerguson
JFerguson - 6/9/2025, 7:03 PM
Still don’t get why reed doesn’t have the white collar like everyone else
MyCoolYoung
MyCoolYoung - 6/9/2025, 7:24 PM
@JFerguson - his collar kept stretching
HashTagSwagg
HashTagSwagg - 6/9/2025, 7:30 PM
@JFerguson - My theory:

User Comment Image


When you line them up in this order, you'll notice the white from the shoulders to the neck recedes depending on the characters rank within the team. Johnny being the young brash one is obviously the bottom, Ben is third because Sue is sleeping with the boss so naturally she's promoted above Ben and Reed isn't the leader anymore in this universe so this design concept doesn't make any sense.

This guy had the better theory



Feralwookiee
Feralwookiee - 6/9/2025, 8:31 PM
@HashTagSwagg - Uh, Sue IS the boss. She's got Reed cucked and Johnny and Ben are her bulls.

FACTS.
ModHaterSLADE
ModHaterSLADE - 6/9/2025, 7:23 PM
Now that's some great art.
SuperiorHeckler
SuperiorHeckler - 6/9/2025, 7:33 PM
YIKES! 😲 Even for the sake of promotional-art, they aren't allowed to portray Reed's stretching ability in any obvious way.
Vigor
Vigor - 6/9/2025, 7:36 PM
"There's a reason this IP has been popular for 60 years. Let’s embrace it. Let's not run from it. Let's challenge our screenwriters to tell the coolest Galactus story"


That should inspire confidence on this movie
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 6/9/2025, 7:44 PM
@Vigor - yep

It would be interesting hear what Shakman thinks are the reasons besides the family relationships and dynamics that they have endured in his mind?

That’s definitely a big if not the biggest reason but I think it might change to some extent from person to person.
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 6/9/2025, 7:41 PM
Nice , they all look good…

I especially like the lines on Johnny’s suit making the black lines he has in certain artist’s takes on the character.

User Comment Image

Anyway , those comments are pretty great and make me have even more faith in Shakman and the film overall!!.
Feralwookiee
Feralwookiee - 6/9/2025, 8:28 PM
Wtf is with Sue's flat fingers? 😳
http://imgbox.com/U9cgmXoU

I know that she's the leader of the team in the MCU and Reed will be a bumbling idiot, but did they give her his stretch powers too?

Please log in to post comments.

Don't have an account?
Please Register.

View Recorder