Fantastic Four: Reed Richards' Darkest Variant Doesn't Belong to Marvel
Of all the characters in the Marvel universe, it seems that Reed Richards of the Fantastic Four has more variants than most. In all universes, he is either the embodiment of heroism or villainy. But one of the worst ones who thinks he's a hero doesn't even belong to Marvel.
Though readers might associate Mr. Fantastic with being a good guy, it's no understatement to say that he's one of Marvel's most morally ambiguous heroes. Most recently Reed Richards lied and told the Thing his children died so that his ostensible «best friend» would fight harder. There is also the Maker, a version of Reed who went completely evil. Despite all of that though, the most despicable take on Reed isn't actually Reed at all.
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In many ways the series Black Science uses the Fantastic Four as a template for its plot. The story focuses on a scientist by the name of Grant McKay who dedicates his life to building a machine called the Pillar. With a team that includes his two children, McKay uses the Pillar to travel to alternate dimensions. The hope is that if everything is possible across the multiverse, which they call the Eververse, then there should be cures for diseases that McKay can use to better mankind. Unfortunately, the machine does nothing but send them into danger and peril. The problem is that McKay's family is nothing like the Fantastic Four and McKay is nothing like the father figure and husband Reed Richards can be. The series, which is published by Image, written by Rick Remender, and illustrated by Matteo Scalera, focuses on McKay's faults. He smokes marijuana, resents his family for wanting to spend time with him, and even cheats on his wife with his
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