The series ended with the following issue and was relaunched as simply FF. In the storyline 'Three', which concluded in Fantastic Four #587, the Human Torch appeared to die stopping a horde of monsters from the other-dimensional Negative Zone. In 2009, Hickman began his run on Fantastic Four with the Dark Reign: Fantastic Four limited series, illustrated by Sean Chen, taking over the series proper with issue #570, drawn by Dale Eaglesham. Ringuet, A Red Mass for Mars with artist Ryan Bodenheim and The Red Wing with Nick Pitarra.

During this period, he continued to publish various creator-owned projects through Image: Transhuman with artist J. limited series which detailed the secret history of the eponymous spy organization operating within the Marvel Universe. The following year, Hickman wrote the S.H.I.E.L.D. Soon after, he was invited to write for Marvel, and, in 2009, Hickman launched his first ongoing series Secret Warriors which followed Nick Fury and a group of superpowered operatives as they undertook espionage operations in the wake of the company-wide crossover storyline ' Secret Invasion'. Between 20, Hickman published his debut comic book series The Nightly News and Pax Romana, both of which he wrote, drew, colored and lettered, through Image.

Career īefore breaking into comics, Hickman worked in the fields of Web and CD-ROM development and later, advertising. After high school, Hickman earned a degree in Architecture. He graduated from South Florence High School in Florence, South Carolina. Jonathan Hickman was born and raised in South Carolina. Between 20, Hickman worked on ' Dawn of X', a relaunch of various X-Men-related titles for which he provided the core storyline and concepts. limited series, the creation of the Fantastic Four spin-off title FF, as well as two crossover limited series, Infinity and Secret Wars, both of which acted as centerpieces for the eponymous company-wide crossover storylines.

Hickman's other notable work at Marvel includes the S.H.I.E.L.D. Jonathan Hickman is an American comic book writer and artist, best known for his creator-owned series The Nightly News, The Manhattan Projects and East of West, as well as his lengthy stints as a writer on Marvel's Fantastic Four, The Avengers and The New Avengers.

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