Capes On The Couch - Where Comics Need Counseling

Anthony & Doc examine the Maker (aka Ultimate Reed Richards). What differentiates him from his 616 counterpart? What can heartbreak do to a super genius? All this, plus Doc's most inventive treatment idea yet - listen now! SHOW NOTES: Intro Shoutout to Cheers to Comics – Brian Wayne talks all things comics Listener Survey Background (04:00) Ultimate Reed Richards created by Brian Michael Bendis, Mark Millar, and Adam Kubert in Ultimate Fantastic Four #1 (February 2004) Based on an updated version of the Earth-616 Mister Fantastic Reed Richards was a child genius recruited to the Baxter Building program with other brilliant young minds, including Ben Grimm, Sue Storm, and her brother Johnny While attempting to teleport matter through the N-Zone, the experiment goes wrong and Reed gains the ability to stretch himself to incredible lengths He and the rest of the Fantastic Four are heroes until the Ultimatum event, where Magneto’s attempt to destroy the world results in the deaths of dozen