Two plus two equals…

WARNING: Speculation and potential spoilers contained below!

Still here? Good – but don’t say I didn’t warn you.

Way back in the dawn of time, just before Civil War started, Wizard ran a quiz type thing where they asked questions (such as ‘who will replace 2 members of the Fantastic Four?’) and gave a list of possible answers.

In the case of the FF question, it was She-Hulk & Hawkeye, Luke Cage & Jessica Jones, Black Panther & Storm or Silver Surfer & Galactus.

Then, back in April this post claimed that BP & Storm would be part of the new FF with Reed and Ben .

Last week, Alex Alonso said that BP & Storm would find a new home and that their family would grow.

Now, Marvel’s February solicits state that Black Panther #26 (contents classified) will be entitled ‘Two plus Two’.

So I think we can safely say that Black Panther and Storm will be half the new Fantastic Four, under Dwayne McDuffie’s direction. As long as editorial don’t let Reggie Hudlin’s continuity-mangling carry over into the book, I don’t really have much of a problem with that despite finding Storm one of the most annoying characters in comics.

I do wonder, however, who the other half of the new FF will be…Sue and Johnny are currently on the run and part of the anti-reg resistance so if they are half the team, the team seems likely to be based outside the US – although Alonso’s comment that BP & Storm will find a new home makes Wakanda seem unlikely.

But if Reed is on the team it suggests (a) that he’ll get over his current guilt, (b) that the pro-Reg side will win (and since Spider-Man will be a fugitive according to solicits, I find that increasingly likely) and (c) that Ben comes back, if half the team is indeed to be half the original team.

I don’t know about you, but the prospect of and FF made up of T’Challa, Reed, Ororo and Ben doesn’t exactly thrill me with anticipation, even though I can live with it.

It makes me keener than ever to know what’s going on with the anti-reg people post CW, though…and I can’t help but think it’s tied into Dan Slott’s new project…

Tags: Black Panther, Civil War, Fantastic Four, Marvel

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