Warning: Contains potential spoilers forFantastic Four #27!
As theFantastic Fourseries continues tohighlight the next generation of Marvel’s First Family, I’m intrigued by how it could shake up the status of theSkrullsin the universe. The alien species are still often portrayed as intergalactic threats, and although the shapeshifting Skrulls have produced other Marvel superheroes, it seems that the Thing’s adopted daughter could help their status evolve in the Marvel Universe.
In the preview forFantastic Four #27– written by Ryan North, with art by Steven Cummings –Nicki Masters-Grimm is tired of hearing anti-shapeshifter rhetoric and takes action to make a difference. With Reed, Sue, Johnny, and Ben preparing forthe upcomingOne World Under Doomcrossover event, I never anticipated the team’s four kids having their own adventures.
In a fun scene, Niki helps her brother Jo-Venn, using her powers to impersonate their dad and get him out of trouble at school. Determined to prove that her abilities aren’t inherently bad, the Skrull child embarks on an exciting new quest.
The Thing’s Skrull Daughter Takes The Spotlight In A Surprising New Adventure That Already Has Me Hooked
Fantastic Four #27– Written By Ryan North; Art By Steven Cummings; Color By Jesus Aburtov; Lettering By VC’s Joe Caramagna
As the latest issue ofFantastic Fourofficially allows N’Kalla, aka Nicki Masters-Grimm, to lead her own comic adventure,I’m looking forward to the creative team further developing her character and her new mission as a Skrull advocate. N’Kalla and her Kree brother were introduced in 2020’sEmpyrecrossover event, where they were adopted by the Thing and Alicia Masters after years representing their alien species as child soldiers in a bitter rivalry. Despite their intriguing backstory, the Masters-Grimm kids haven’t made much of an impression on me since their debut, but I thinkFantastic Four#27 could change that.
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The new issue’s preview shows the discrimination Nicki experiences as a Skrull at school, both in class and on the playground, with shapeshifters being generally portrayed as evil and threatening. When Nicki wants to show the world that being a Skrull doesn’t make her a monster, I’m seriously rooting for her to prove everyone who thinks so wrong. Using her shapeshifting powers to helpher fellow children of the Fantastic Fourwith tasks like renting age-inappropriate movies may not do the trick, but her heart is in the right place, and I’m looking forward to seeing how her advocacy evolves.
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Nicki and Jo-Venn were introduced duringEmpyre, which finally saw the end to the war between the Kree and Skrulls, and it seems to me thattheiradopted sibling relationship in the Fantastic Four familyis another important step forward for relations between both alien species.The intergalactic conflict was the source of many villainous Skrulls’ evil actions, and the end of the war has mostly seen the end of Skrull-based stories. However, as Nicki sets out to prove that her species doesn’t make her a monster, I’m ready to see her reinvigorate the Skrulls’ standing in the Marvel Universe.
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Since they debuted as villains way back in Lee and Kirby’sFantastic Four #2, and subsequently went on to start aSecret Invasionamong other diabolical plots, there have still been a few exciting Skrull characters that went on to become full-fledged Marvel superheroes. Perhaps themost well-known is the Young Avenger, Hulkling, who became Emperor of the Kree and Skrull alliance duringEmpyre. I believe that Nicki could be the first great Skrull hero in Marvel Comics since Hulkling, perhaps even surpassing his popularity with her place as the Thing’s daughter and a member of the Fantastic Four family.
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The Fantastic Four will have a busy year ahead, with an impending MCU debut and an entire crossover event revolving around their primary antagonist, Doctor Doom. While the family takes over Marvel in 2025,I’d love it if Nicki and the rest of the kids, including Jo-Venn, Franklin, and Valeria, were featured more prominently in their stories. Withthe Thing specifically set to go through changesthat could totally alter the character’s Marvel trajectory, I think it would be really cool and interesting to see his Skrull daughter take on a more active role in their superhero adventures moving forward.
Though I totally didn’t expect the Fantastic Four to put a spotlight on Nicki Masters-Grimm in this way, I’m excited for her to shake up the Marvel Universe as a new hero representing the Skrulls.
The Nicki-centered story inFantastic Four#27 could change the dynamics of the team, their family, and be the biggest step forward for Skrulls since the end of 2020’sEmpyre. As the young girl and daughter of lovable heroes takes action to counteract the discrimination she faces as an alien shapeshifter, I think her quest to change the species’ status quo could be seriously inspiring. Though I totally didn’t expect theFantastic Fourto put a spotlighton Nicki Masters-Grimm in this way, I’m excited for her to shake up the Marvel Universe as a new hero representing theSkrulls.
Fantastic Four #27will be available July 02, 2025 from Marvel Comics.
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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…
