Future Foundation

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Future Foundation
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Textless FF #1 variant cover by Daniel Acuña
Publication information
Publisher Marvel Comics
First appearance Fantastic Four #579 (July 2010)
Created by Jonathan Hickman (writer)
Neil Edwards (artist)
Steve Epting (artist)
In-story information
Base(s) Baxter Building
Mobile
Member(s)Current members: [1]
Bentley 23
Dragon Man
Korr
Leech
Artie Maddicks
Mik
Onome
Alex Power
Julie Power
Tong
Turg
Vil
Wu
Former members:
Adolf
Ahura
Ant-Man
Doctor Doom
Human Torch
Invisible Woman
Luna
Medusa
Mister Fantastic
Franklin Richards
(future)
Miss. Thing
Nathaniel Richards
She-Hulk
Valeria Richards
Valeria Richards (future)
Spider-Man
Thing

The Future Foundation is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Jonathan Hickman, the team first appeared in Fantastic Four #579 (July 2010) and stars in the series FF, written by Hickman and illustrated by Steve Epting. The Future Foundation is a philanthropic organization created by Mister Fantastic dedicated to better serve humanity's future.

Contents

Publication history

Jonathan Hickman published FF in May 2011 with various artists assisting him. The volume ran for 23 issues.

As part of Marvel NOW!, FF was relaunched with creative team of Matt Fraction and Mike Allred in November 2012 and ended with issue #16 in January 2014.

A new volume of Future Foundation was released by writer Jeremy Whitley in 2019, but was soon canceled after five issues due to low sales.

Fictional history

After becoming discouraged by how Earth's scientists view science and its applications, Mister Fantastic forms a new group dedicated to create a better future for all of humanity. Following the death of the Human Torch, Mister Fantastic plans to mold the young and great minds he has gathered into a team that will form solutions to the world's problems. [2]

Zero-G (Alex Power); Dragon Man; evolved Moloids Tong, Turg, Mik, and Korr; and Bentley 23 (a clone of the Wizard) are the first recruits to the organization. [3] Artie Maddicks then joins the Future Foundation, [4] as does Leech. [5]

The organization next gains Mister Fantastic's father Nathaniel Richards [6] followed by Uhari co-heirs Vii and Wuu. Spider-Man joins the team as well at a final request from Human Torch.

Members

The Future Foundation consists of a combat team along with a science team, with some members being part of both groups. Other groups include a replacement group for the core members of the original Fantastic Four as well as a temporary supervillain group.

The Future Foundation

Current members

  • Alex Power
  • Julie Power
  • Leech
  • Artie Maddicks
  • Bentley-23 - A clone of the Wizard
  • Dragon Man
  • Onome - The daughter of one of Wakanda's greatest engineers
  • Vil - The female co-heir to the Uhari throne
  • Wu - The male co-heir to the Uhari throne
  • Mik - An evolved Moloid who identifies itself as a male
  • Korr - An evolved Moloid who identified itself as a male
  • Turg - An evolved Moloid who identified itself as a male
  • Tong - An evolved Moloid who formerly identified itself as a male and now identifies as female

Former members

Council of Doom

The following supervillain geniuses were recruited by Mister Fantastic and Doctor Doom to deal with the alternate Mister Fantastics:

Other versions

Ultimate Marvel

The Future Foundation appears in a self-titled Ultimate Marvel series, written by Joshua Hale Fialkov and drawn by Mario Guevra. [7] This version of the organization consists of Susan Storm, Falcon, Iron Man, Danny Ketch / Machine Man, and Phil Coulson. Additionally, a group of genetically-engineered humans created by the Maker called the "Children of Tomorrow" appear in Ultimate Comics: The Ultimates . [8] [9]

Secret Wars (2015)

A variation of the Future Foundation, referred to simply as the "Foundation", appears in Secret Wars . This version of the organization was established in the Battleworld domain of Doomstadt and consists of Valeria Richards, Dragon Man, Bentley-32, Minister Alex Powers, Psycho-Man, Nostradamus, and Nikola Tesla / Night Machine. [10]

In other media

Television

Spider-Man's Future Foundation uniform appears in Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man . This version was developed by Oscorp. [11]

Film

The Future Foundation appears in The Fantastic Four: First Steps . [12] [13]

Video games

Collected editions

TitleMaterial collectedPublication dateISBN
FF by Jonathan Hickman - Vol. 1: TomorrowFF #1-5September 7, 2011 978-0785151449
FF by Jonathan Hickman - Vol. 2: Three KingsFF #6-11February 8, 2012 978-0785157694
FF by Jonathan Hickman - Vol 3: All Hope Lies in DoomFF #12-16July 11, 2012 978-0785163121
FF by Jonathan Hickman - Vol. 4: The Roommate ExperimentFF #17-23December 5, 2012 978-0785163145
Fantastic Four by Jonathan Hickman: The Complete Collection Vol. 2FF #1-5, Fantastic Four #579-588September 10, 2019 978-1302919634
Fantastic Four by Jonathan Hickman: The Complete Collection Vol. 3FF #6-16, Fantastic Four #600-604December 1, 2020 978-1302926687
Fantastic Four By Jonathan Hickman: The Complete Collection Vol. 4FF #17-23, Fantastic Four #605-611, 605.1August 2, 2022 978-1302933586
Fantastic Four by Jonathan Hickman Omnibus Vol. 1FF #1-5, Dark Reign: Fantastic Four #1-5, Fantastic Four #570-588, material from Dark Reign: The CabalOctober 15, 2013 978-1302932404
Fantastic Four By Jonathan Hickman Omnibus Vol. 2FF #6-23, Fantastic Four #600-611, 605.1November 25, 2014 978-1302933845
Fantastic Four Vol. 1: New Departures, New ArrivalsFF (vol. 2) #1-3, Fantastic Four (vol. 4) #1-3, material from Marvel Point One #1April 16, 2013 978-0785166597
FF Vol. 1: Fantastic FauxFF (vol. 2) #4-8July 30, 2013 978-0785166634
FF Vol. 2: Family FreakoutFF (vol. 2) #9-16March 25, 2014 978-0785166641
Fantastic Four by Matt Fraction OmnibusFF (vol. 2) #1-16, Fantastic Four (vol. 4) #1-16, 5AU, material from Marvel Point One #1February 17, 2015 978-0785191100
Future FoundationFuture Foundation #1-5, material from Fantastic Four (vol. 6) #12February 18, 2020 978-1302920982

References

  1. ↑ Future Foundation vol. 1 (2019) #1
  2. ↑ Fantastic Four #579 (July 2010)
  3. ↑ Fantastic Four #580 (August 2010)
  4. ↑ Fantastic Four #585 (January 2011)
  5. ↑ Fantastic Four #586 (February 2011)
  6. ↑ Fantastic Four #588 (April 2011)
  7. ↑ "ULTIMATE FF: Fialkov Charts Future of Marvel's Ultimate Universe". Archived from the original on January 14, 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
  8. ↑ Ultimate Fallout #4 (October 2011)
  9. ↑ Ultimate Comics: The Ultimates #2 (November 2011)
  10. ↑ Secret Wars #4 (September 2015)
  11. ↑ Fink, Richard (5 February 2025). "Every Suit in 'Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man,' Explained". movieweb. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
  12. ↑ Scarnato, Ryan (February 6, 2025). "The Future Foundation in The Fantastic Four: First Steps, Explained". CBR. Retrieved February 7, 2025.
  13. ↑ Marvel Studios [@MarvelStudios] (February 3, 2025). "The Future Foundation invites you to take your first steps into a fantastic new era. Launch coverage begins at 7AM ET / 4️⃣AM PT" (Tweet). Retrieved February 7, 2025– via Twitter.
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