admonition : Contains spoilers forFantastic Four # 24!Mister Fantasticis no stranger to amazing uncovering , and theFantastic Fourhave spent decennary produce the unbelievable into the achievable . Once in a while , something truly remarkable still manage to storm even Reed Richards , like a previously nameless and nous - bogglingly flying form of travel . Upon key out a living pilot in one of the " OMG Particles " crash into the Earth , the Fantastic Four uncover a species traveling beyond lightspeed inside protons .

wonderful Four#24 by Ryan North and Carlos Gómez at lastsolves the mystery of the OMG Particlesbombarding the Earth when the team finds an extraterrestrial being named Zrixa . The " particle " are actually protons containing member of Zrixa ’s species who used the improvised ship to escape their habitation planet situated billion of easy - years aside from Earth .

Whilethe Fantastic Four has encounteredall manner of unusual occurrences and anomalies in both distance and time , Zrixa ’s people accomplished something dumbfounding by completing " a journey of jillion of eld " in only seconds . It came at a awful cost , but the construct is easy one of the fastest way to travel through the Marvel Universe .

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The Fantastic Four Discover a Lightspeed Proton Travel

The Fantastic Four includes some of Marvel ’s most advanced superheroes . The squad is practically overflowing with brain , andMister Fantastic is typically ableto turn their best ideas into practical , real - world inventions that get as tight to " magic " as science can manage . Yet even Reed had n’t conceived of the character of traveling Zrixa had light upon , all made possible by a particular molecule house within her major planet ’s sunshine . It allowed her species to shrink enough togo inside a proton and launch off their planet at something close to the speed of visible light , realise abyssal distances so quick that their body would n’t age .

It ’s arduous to imagine Reed and the F4 totally set back the idea that contains so much potential .

Unfortunately for Zrixa ’s hoi polloi , there was a disastrous flaw attached to proton change of location . As Zrixa harvested more of the particles , their sun dimmed and was finally carry off , dooming their people . Moreover , once inside the proton , any escaping original had no way to control or steer their improvised " ship . " It ’s far from a perfect concept , both for selfish and scientific reasons . Yetit ’s concentrated to imagine Reed and the F4completely shelving the idea that contains so much potential difference . With the right tweaking and engineering , proton travel could reach the door to so much good - as long as it remain in the correct hand .

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Lightspeed Proton Travel Is as Dangerous as It Is Exceptional

Will It Be Misused by Other Marvel Characters?

As with any potent idea , proton traveling has the potential to be misuse , as Zrixa demonstrated . However , perfecting the idea would allow the Fantastic Four to respond to disasters in a literal jiffy . If something bump on the other side of the galaxy , they ’d have the substance to aid without question . Proton traveling could cede the right-hand hoi polloi a near - infinite electrical capacity to do goodness across the universe , but it could put an adequate amount of power into the wrong paw . For now , Reed Richardsand theFantastic Fourhave single knowledge of lightspeed proton travel , the newfangled fastest way to traverse blank space and metre .

Fantastic Four#24is available now from Marvel Comics .

FANTASTIC FOUR # 24 ( 2024 )

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" WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THE FANTASTIC FOUR ? " It ’s the get-go of a new era for the Fantastic Four … and they ’re already in a ton of trouble . Something has gone terribly incorrect in New York , and the Thing and Alicia are traveling across America to escape it ! But when they terminate in a small Ithiel Town for the Nox and wake up the aurora before they get in , they rule themselves catch in a time grummet that ’s been going on since before they were born … That ’s been going on since before they were born …

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Reed Richars, Human Torch, and the F4 speak to the octopus-like alien Zrixa about Proton Travel.

“WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THE FANTASTIC FOUR?” It’s the start of a new era for the Fantastic Four…and they’re already in a ton of trouble. Something has gone terribly wrong in New York, and the Thing and Alicia are traveling across America to escape it! But when they stop in a small town for the night and wake up the morning before they arrived, they find themselves caught in a time loop that’s been going on since before they were born… That’s been going on since before they were born…

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Reed Richards and the alien Zrixa float in darkness as the stars and universe disappear.

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“WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THE FANTASTIC FOUR?” It’s the start of a new era for the Fantastic Four…and they’re already in a ton of trouble. Something has gone terribly wrong in New York, and the Thing and Alicia are traveling across America to escape it! But when they stop in a small town for the night and wake up the morning before they arrived, they find themselves caught in a time loop that’s been going on since before they were born… That’s been going on since before they were born…

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