"Fantastic Four: True Story"

I heard back today from Paul Cornell, writer of the upcoming "Fantastic Four: True Story." Since he lives in the U.K., I went the e-mail interview route instead of by phone.

The Marvel miniseries finds the FF interacting with figures from classic literature. But it's not a dry "Fantastic Four meets Classics Illustrated," Cornell assures.

"If you're after audacious fun on a widescreen, with a love of the FF and a love of fiction, give this a go," he wrote. "It gets quite grim and gritty as we go, but there's always a joy to it, I think."

More on "True Story" in a future Comics Fan.