It’s been nearly 40 years since Marvel Comics and Hanna-Barbera teamed to bring Fantastic Four from page to screen for the first time. Now that the superhero quartet is hotter than ever thanks to a hit live-action feature, Reed Richards, Susan Storm, Johnny Storm and Ben Grimm are back with an all-new animated series that debuts on Saturday, Sept. 2, at 8 p.m. on Cartoon Network.
Based on characters created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, the new Fantastic Four toon series is produced in France by Moonscoop (formerly Antefilms, creators of Code Lyoko). Cartoon Network has secured exclusive domestic rights to the 26-episode, half-hour show that continues the adventures of a group of astronauts who develop special abilities after being exposed to cosmic radiation.
Leading the team is Reed Richards, who becomes Mr. Fantastic when he discovers he has the ability to stretch his body. His wife, Sue Richards, gains the power to make herself invisible, thus becoming Invisible Woman, while her younger brother, Johnny Storm, becomes known as the Human Torch for obvious reasons. Finally, pilot Ben Grimm is turned into a super-strong rock creature known simply as Thing. Together, the genetic misfits use their unique powers to help the world battle multiple threats, including their equally powerful enemy, Doctor Doom.
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