10 Disturbing Times Superheroes Lost It
2. The Fantastic Four Bash Galactus's Head In - Fantastic Four: Grand Design
Fantastic Four: Grand Design is indie comics creator Tom Scioli's re-telling of the entire saga of Marvel's First Family. However, as the comic continues, FF fans may notice that Scioli has taken a few creative liberties in order to fit the decades-spanning narrative into two single issues.
For example, this version of events sees the Invisible Woman become the Queen of Atlantis after she leaves Mister Fantastic for Prince Namor. We also see the Thing gaining possession of the Thing Ring (previously only seen in Fred & Barney Meet The Thing), which allows him to switch between his human form and his rocky self. One of the most enjoyable additions is Black Panther's team of Panther Rangers, made up of the Pink, Yellow, Green, and Blue Panthers. If that sounds familiar to you, you can imagine what happens when they combine their Zord-like Panther vehicles.
After Reed Richards is transformed into Azureed and forced to work as Galactus's herald, he betrays the Devourer of Worlds in an attempt to save Earth. For his efforts, Azureed is burnt to a crisp and Galactus promises to destroy his home planet.
This is where we see the difference between the original Fantastic Four and Scioli's version. While the classic team used their brains to defeat the almighty alien, Grand Design's Thing and Human Torch defeat him by violently bashing his brain in. In a splash of bloody and fiery violence that gleefully comes out of nowhere, Galactus is ultimately beaten by a good ol' fashioned clobberin'.