The Incomparable, number 795, December 2025.

Welcome back, everybody, to The Incomparable.

I am your host, Jason Snell.

In this episode, we are talking about a Marvel movie, but wait, it's a Marvel movie in which there are no references to any other Marvel movies, which is

super rare, but it happened. It's now available everywhere in the world on, as far as I know,

the world and elsewhere. On Disney Plus. It is the Fantastic Four first steps from

2025, a movie that leads into many franchise opportunities, but does not lead out of them,

which is like I'm just saying, I kind of like that there was no homework required for this one.

It is the story of the first family of Marvel Comics who have been in many

movies worse than this one. Let me introduce my panelists to talk about the Fantastic Four.

Chip Sutterth is here. Hi, Chip. Hi, Chip. Hi, Jason. Does the end credit, the Fantastic

Four will appear in blank count as a reference.

I don't know, but I'm going to call you Mr. Fantastic.

Erica Ensign is here.

She can be our invisible woman, but please speak during the podcast.

Hello.

I can still talk on an invisible, right? That, that'll be your new title. This movie is my, this movie is my introduction to the Fantastic Four, so I don't know the details. Have you seen The Incredibles? No. Well, we're just going to say no. Okay. I mean, because the Incredibles is a riff on the Fantastic Four. Anyway, thank you for being here.

And now, Flame on, it is the Human Torch, Moises, Chouillon.

Hello.

Hello there, Jason.

I'm just down here in Times Square, munching on a hot dog over pronouncing my R. Oh, are you Mark Gaitis?

I want to make sure that my American accent is convincing, so you don't think that I'm

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