The Fantastic Four Join Marvel Rivals to Help Fight… Dracula?!

By Zoey Willshire | January 6 2025 | Media Tie-In

 

Marvel Rivals has taken the gaming world by storm! The multiplayer shooter was released in December as a free-to-play game on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S. It hit massive immediate success, reaching 10 million players worldwide within 72 hours. It has since retained 90% of its player base since launch, and with more content coming soon and frequently, that number is likely to remain high.

Today, Marvel released the trailer for their next four playable characters, the Fantastic Four: Mr. Fantastic, The Invisible Woman, The Thing, and the Human Torch. All four characters will join Marvel Rivals as part of the first full season, SEASON 1: ETERNAL NIGHT FALLS, which will begin on January 10th, at 1 AM PST. Read the full description for the season below, which involves the legendary vampire Dracula teaming up with Dr. Doom to disrupt the moon’s orbit:

“Darkness engulfs New York as the Timestream Entanglement leaves Doctor Strange trapped in the Entangled Astral Plane, scattering the Darkhold pages. Dracula and Doctor Doom disrupt the moon’s orbit, plunging the city into eternal night and unleashing an army of vampiric creatures. With the world on the brink, the Fantastic Four join forces with iconic Marvel heroes, standing together in the epic battle to break the mystical darkness with science. Ignite the battle against Dracula with the Fantastic Four in Marvel Rivals!”

We recommend browsing the below list of recommended Fantastic Four and Dracula titles from Marvel:

9781302913366
Collects Fantastic Four (1998) #570-578, Dark Reign: Fantastic Four #1-5 and material from Dark Reign: The Cabal. Legendary writer Jonathan Hickman's sprawling, landmark run begins here! Dark Reign strikes Marvel's first family in an explosive way - with H.A.M.M.E.R. agents attacking the Baxter Building! But as Reed Richards builds a bridge across the Multiverse to learn how to solve everything, he finds more than he bargained for. What is the Council? The FF deal with the Wizard and the Mole Man; a familiar visitor arrives from the future with a mysterious message; and the team journeys deep beneath the Earth, under the sea and to the moon - where they learn a startling secret about the history of the Inhumans. It's superior super-hero storytelling as only Jonathan Hickman can deliver it!
On sale Aug 21, 2018
FOC Jul 02, 2018
Paperback
384 Pages
Marvel Universe

9781302929794
See the FF on the big screen in FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS, in theaters July 25th, 2025!The stories that built the Marvel Universe, from the brilliant minds of legendary creators - now available in an accessible new format the whole family can enjoy! While testing an experimental spacecraft, scientist Reed Richards, pilot Ben Grimm and siblings Sue and Johnny Storm were bombarded by mysterious cosmic rays. Upon their return to Earth, they found that they'd gained fantastic new abilities! From the boundless imaginations of Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, witness Mister Fantastic, the Thing, the Invisible Girl and the Human Torch overcome their differences and band together as the Fantastic Four - and thrill to their first battles with the Mole Man, the Skrulls, the Puppet Master, the Sub-Mariner and Doctor Doom! Discover why they call it "the World's Greatest Comic Magazine!" Collects FANTASTIC FOUR (1961) #1-10.
On sale Jul 13, 2021
FOC May 24, 2021
Paperback
256 Pages
Outreach/New Reader
Age 10-14 years

9781302932633
The World's Greatest Comic Magazine gets a fresh start with superstar writer Ryan North!
On sale Jul 11, 2023
FOC May 01, 2023
Paperback
152 Pages
Marvel Universe

9781302950415
One of the most impactful and iconic stories ever done by Stan Lee & Jack Kirby,
On sale Apr 04, 2023
FOC Jan 23, 2023
Paperback
448 Pages
Marvel Universe

9781302963477
An icon of horror rises again as the blockbuster event BLOOD HUNT rages on!
On sale Nov 19, 2024
FOC Sep 09, 2024
Paperback
160 Pages
Marvel Universe

9781302955465
Marv Wolfman’s complex, long-form plotting on TOMB OF DRACULA was years ahead of its time. On the art side, Gene Colan and Tom Palmer’s visuals were arguably the final word on Dracula. So what do they have in store for us? An absolute Marvel Masterworks! Quincy Harker and his vampire hunters thought they had put an end to the Lord of Vampires — but no! Dracula’s evil has survived…and has split our heroes apart. All the threads come together as Dracula enacts his revenge, but Dr. Sun may have different plans. Meanwhile, in the shadows lurks Deacon Frost! And Blade pursues the Legion of the Damned in his complete ’70s solo stories. Also featuring Dracula’s final Giant-Size issues — including John Byrne’s first Marvel story! Collecting TOMB OF DRACULA (1972) #31-40, GIANT-SIZE DRACULA #4-5, and material from VAMPIRE TALES (1973) #8-9, and MARVEL PREVIEW #3 and #8.
On sale Oct 15, 2024
FOC May 06, 2024
Hardcover
392 Pages
Marvel Universe