Ben Grimm has a long and illustrious career as ... Ben sits in a bar, and the Sandman enters. It seems the two will fight for a moment, but Marco starts telling Ben his story.

There was a time when Ben Grimm would have gladly given up being the ever-loving, blue-eyed Thing. And yet, the heart and soul of the Fantastic Four eventually found peace with his new form.

The next day, Ben Grimm grabs a taxi to The Raft, the supervillain prison on Ryker’s Island. He’s there to see his father-in-law, Phillip Masters, aka Puppet Master. Ben wants Puppet Master to ...