Fantastic Four's Strangest Marriage Literally Saved Thing's Life
Warning: contains spoilers for Fantastic Four #41!
The beloved Thing of the Fantastic Four has his latest brush with death in the pages of Fantastic Four #41, and his marriage is the only thing preventing him from shuffling off the mortal coil for good. Benjamin Grimm has seen his share of danger, even before joining Marvel's First Family, but the new Reckoning War crossover event is the team's grandest and most high-stakes adventure yet, with the fate of the universe at stake. In a titanic battle between aliens and cosmic creatures beyond human understanding, leave it to the most human of customs to save the day.
The Reckoning War begins when the Watcher observes various planets armed with Watcher technology. This culminates in a Badoon ship obliterating Earth's moon, and pieces of the satellite rain down on the planet below. After the Fantastic Four deal with the deadly debris, they journey into space to confront the Reckoning species — but they must first journey into the space of the Shi'ar Empire along with She-Hulk and protect the M'Krann Crystal, the nexus of all reality.
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The Thing spots the warrior Rapture and the two fight, but Rapture can easily best the Thing's fighting style (which mostly consists of head-on charges and includes no defense regarding enemies with swords). Rapture brings her blade down against the Thing's outstretched hand — and though parts of his rocky skin have peeled away, he isn't dead (to his astonishment). He notices his wedding ring took the attack that was meant for him. «Alicia» he can only say as Rapture attacks a second time; Ben is only saved thanks to Reed's timely intervention.
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