Karl Disley... my Fantastic Four Forever

Marvel Fanfare 15:

Uncle: This might be overkill.

Marvel Fanfare 15:

Uncle: Doom can have as many toy trucks as he wants. How many toy trucks do you think he has?

Marvel Fanfare 15:

Uncle: The prank that finally breaks Ben’s cool is a picture of HERBIE. This is a little mean-spirited to this guy, who obviously is just trying to do his best. So I’ll ask: what’s your favorite HERBIE moment?

@evrlvnbluidthng:  Facetiously, my favorite HERBIE moment is the cover of Fantastic Four issue 209 where he debuts as this was my first FF comic. More seriously, I always love when the little spud pops up. That includes the Franklin Richards: Son of a Genius comics and back-ups. This particular moment right here though really stands out just because of Ben’s reaction.

Marvel Fanfare 15:

Uncle: Aw, this comic really does make me love Ben and Johnny’s friendship. Thanks for sharing it with me!

@evrlvnbluidthng:  Very welcome! It’s a charming comic and it makes me truly sad that we haven’t gotten much more Ben Grimm work from Barry Windsor-Smith. That includes the fabled graphic novel he may or may not still be working on for theoretical future publication. On that note…

THE LOST BARRY WINDSOR SMITH THING COMIC:

@evrlvnbluidthng:  This is one of the few pages floating around from a graphic novel Barry Windsor-Smith has partially completed featuring Ben Grimm. What is floating around the internet suggests that it would be a deep and moving character study. It’s amazing because it helps to illustrate BWS’s versatility as an artist. He’s primarily known for “Swords & Sandals” Conan work but he can work within superhero comics equally well to comedic or dramatic effect.

THE LOST BARRY WINDSOR SMITH THING COMIC: 

@evrlvnbluidthng:  Tell me you can look at this without being moved almost to tears while still being hungry to read whatever else BWS has chosen to produce featuring Ben Grimm?

THE LOST BARRY WINDSOR SMITH THING COMIC:

@evrlvnbluidthng:  “Austin Tacious” is a bit on the nose but they can’t all be winners.