The Implausible 4: First Steps was an thrilling Marvel Cinematic Universe film, however not an ideal one, and the franchise’s new confirmed prequel will assist repair its greatest downside. The Implausible 4 heroes will return quickly to the MCU, with the group set to play a key function in Avengers: Dooomsday’s story. In spite of everything, Reed Richards and Physician Doom are rivals.
Within the MCU, Robert Downey Jr.’s Physician Doom debuted in a cameo function in The Implausible 4: First Steps’ post-credits scene. Earlier than the group returns to proceed Doom and Franklin Richards’ assembly, followers will be capable of take a peek on the Implausible 4’s previous within the MCU film timeline, as a prequel will launch in 2026.
The MCU’s Implausible 4 Are Getting A Prequel In 2026
As a substitute of a brand new film or TV present, the MCU’s Implausible 4 prequel comes within the type of an official comedian e-book. Implausible 4: First Foes #1 might be launched on March 4, 2026, in response to Marvel Comics. The sequence is about to comply with the MCU model of the Implausible 4 early within the heroes’ careers.
The MCU Implausible 4 might be going up in opposition to a villain that was solely teased in The Implausible 4: First Steps, the Mad Thinker. Implausible 4: First Foes will launch 4 points, one every quarter, increasing the world of the MCU film to reinforce the Implausible 4’s backstory. The prequel comedian is penned by Dan Slott, with artwork by Mark Buckingham.
How The Implausible 4 Prequel Fixes First Steps’ Greatest Drawback
The Implausible 4: First Steps is a contemporary entry within the MCU because of the way it takes place fully in a unique universe. Whereas there are numerous parts that work within the Marvel film, I consider the perfect a part of the venture was its world-building.
The retro-futuristic Sixties design makes the Implausible 4’s New York Metropolis actually stand out from every little thing we’ve seen within the MCU. That world-building was aided by a chat present part to begin the movie, which replayed key occasions within the Implausible 4’s journey, teasing villains, and setting the tone for the film.
I am satisfied that section ought to have been longer, and never doing so stays The Implausible 4: First Steps’ greatest downside. An extended intro that confirmed the Implausible 4 truly participating a number of villains from the comics, with extra items of this new MCU world revealed, would have enhanced the group’s historical past and the movie’s world-building. Fortunately, the Implausible 4 prequel is doing simply that.