She-Hulkgets a remarkable rocky redesign in a new variant cover design that combines her gamma-powered form withThe Thingfrom the Fantastic Four. The two heroes have been friends for decades, and nownew cover art by Luciano Vecchio provides the perfect blend of the two of Marvel’s biggest brawlers, mixing cosmic rock texture with She-Hulk’s immense strength to create a design that rivalsMarvel’s most powerful heroes.
As announced by Marvel,Fantastic Four#27– written by Ryan North with art by Iban Coello – will feature Vecchio’s She-Hulk/Thing amalgamation cover. It comes as part of the wider series of Thing variant covers Marvel will release over the next several months.
Hulk-smashing through the Thing’s orange rocks, the double-transformed version of Jennifer Walters in the variant sports a similar textured form in her traditional shade of green. Vecchio’s design of the fascinating combination makes a strong case for it officially appearing in the universe.
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Fantastic Four#27 – Variant Cover By Luchiano Vecchio
Though many Marvel characters are featured as part of the variant series celebrating the Thing,She-Hulk holds a special connection with Grimm and his team. When Ben left the Fantastic Four afterSecret Warsin 1984,She-Hulk filled in as his alternate. Vecchio’s Thing/She-Hulk variant is a brilliant combination of the two, showcasing the parallels between the two heroes, as they both have taken the role of the main muscle over the years. Though She-Hulk left the Four when Ben returned from his superhero sabbatical, she’s been a close friend and ally of the team since.
Vecchio’s Thing/She-Hulk variant is a brilliant combination of the two, showcasing the parallels between the two heroes
She-Hulk’s tenure on the super-team lasted years, spanning fromFantastic Four#265-#300 before she rejoined the Avengers and Ben took his place back with Marvel’s First Family.Her iconic stint with the Fantastic Four has been a memorable aspect of the Jennifer Walters character, with her appearing in various future stories with the group and its individual members in comics and beyond. As one ofthe Four’s strongest members of all time, She-Hulk built lasting friendships and is thought to be a lifelong honorable member, also being part of Matt Fraction and Mike Allred’sFantastic Fouras late as 2012-2014.
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Combining She-Hulk and the Thing highlights the two characters as one of Marvel’s most underrated duos. Even before Jennifer Waltersjoined the Fantastic Four, she was well acquainted with, and had previously teamed up with Ben Grimm. InMarvel Two-In-One#88, the strong duo with gamma and cosmic-rock powers officially joined forces to take down a villain with just one comic appearance ever, the Negator. ThoughAlicia Masters was in the pictureat this point, She-Hulk and the Thing even shared some attraction and flirtation in their first team-up comic together.
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The two muscle-bound heroes have been solidified as just remaining good friends and peers over the years, and have maintained this friendship for over four decades since meeting in 1982. Twenty years later, they reunited for another adventure, taking on the Roxxon Corporation in a one-shot titledThing & She-Hulk: The Long Nightby Todd DeZago, Bryan Hitch, and Ivan Reis. Flash forward another two decades to the recentShe-Hulk (2022)#4 by Rainbow Rowell and Luca Maresca, which saw Ben and Jen get together for coffee and a fight club, with a stunning cover featuring the two by Jen Bartel.
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The Thing will take over twelve covers in total for the upcoming variant series celebrating the ever-lovin’ blue-eyed hero running from November until the last She-Hulk variant forFantastic Fouris released in December.Ben Grimm’s unlucky rough rock-formhas been transferred to various unexpected Marvel heroes, including a Gwen Stacy variant by Todd Nauck forSpider-Gwen: The Ghost Spider #7. With the character’s status rising over the next year with a major new movie and Thing-based comic saga,he deserves his place in the sun as one of the Fantastic Four’s best and one of Marvel’s most lovable heroes.
The She-Hulk/Thing is a stunning and bold invention that could really be introduced in Marvel lore, as other variant series have previously led to real change in the Universe.
Jen Walters and Ben Grimm’s mighty friendship makes them one of the publisher’s most colorful and powerful duos, and the new variant cover highlights what would be the perfect amalgamated character. Though sort ofsimilar to Sharon Ventura’s She-Thing, the She-Hulk/Thing is a stunning and bold invention that could really be introduced in Marvel lore, as other variant series have previously led to real change in the Universe. Vecchio’s super combination betweenThe ThingandShe-Hulkas some of Marvel’s strongest heroes created for the variant officially highlights the ideal powerhouse for the Fantastic Four.
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Luciano Vecchio’sFantastic Four #27The Thing! Variant Coverwill be available July 19, 2025 from Marvel Comics.
Fantastic Four
TheFantastic Fouris a superhero franchise centered on Marvel Comics' first family of superheroes. Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, the team made its comic book debut in 1961 and quickly became a cornerstone of Marvel’s success. The franchise follows four astronauts—Reed Richards, Susan Storm, Johnny Storm, and Ben Grimm—who gain superpowers after being exposed to cosmic radiation. Over the years,Fantastic Fourhas been adapted into several live-action films, animated series, and video games. The films have seen multiple reboots, with varying levels of success, and are now set to be integrated into the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), with a new film slated for release in 2025.
