The Fantastic Four: First Steps follows Marvel's First Family during a pivotal time in their lives: The pregnancy and birth of Reed and Sue's baby son, Franklin. That also coincided with the most significant challenge the Four had yet faced: Their planet served up as a snack for the intimidating Galactus.

First Steps, shed light on why his movie’s ending doesn’t align with the post-credits scene of Thunderbolts*. Notably, the mid and post-credits scenes in the Marvel Cinematic Universe are often used to establish an overarching storyline that spans across the franchise.

Fantastic Four: First Steps lands in theaters today, July 24th for early previews and releases wide on Friday July 25th. It’s directed by Matt Shakman and currently holds an 87% Rotten Tomatoes score – just a few points higher than Superman ( another superhero movie I was mostly disappointed by this year ).