The Thing: The King of Yancy Street

Part of THE THING

Illustrated by Justin Mason
Cover Design or Artwork by Nick Bradshaw
Paperback
$17.99 US
On sale Jan 20, 2026 | 120 Pages | 9781302964917

Ben Grimm, aka the Thing - the Fantastic Four's resident big orange rocky strongman - flies solo in this thrilling adventure that sees him unravel a mystery with ties to his past!

Ben Grimm may be the Fantastic Four’s strongest member — but once upon a time, he was just a scrawny kid from Yancy Street. When an unexpected visitor from his past sends him on a search for a missing child, the Thing must unravel the mystery — even if that means becoming a wanted man! Get ready to see the Ever-Lovin’ Blue-Eyed Thing vs. every super-powered criminal and bounty hunter in New York City! 

COLLECTING: The Thing (2025) 1-5
Tony Fleecs is a prolific, critically acclaimed comic book creator. He is the writer and artist of In My Lifetime, an autobiographical comic book. First published in 2006, ‘Lifetime was an immediate critical success, featured twice in Wizard Magazine, in the Comic Buyer’s Guide and on the Ain’t-It-Cool-News. Fleecs' licensed comic book work has sold hundreds of thousands of copies in the United States and has been translated and reprinted all over the world. Tony's creator owned work includes In My Lifetime (2006) Jeff Steinberg: Champion of Earth (2016,) and the forthcoming, Time Shopper (2021) and Stray Dogs (2021.) He has worked on such titles as Star Wars, Avengers, Batman, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Transformers and My Little Pony. His breakout hit collaboration with Trish Forstner—Stray Dogs—has sold nearly 1 million copies across all formats.

The cult hit Agents of Atlas helped artist Leonard Kirk cultivate a rabid fan base, but he was guaranteed pop-culture immortality following years of work on multiple Star Trek tie-ins. His collaboration with industry legend Peter David in a years-long stint on Supergirl and his role as penciler on Detective Comics during DC’s One Year Later initiative further cemented his reputation in the industry, leading to a critically acclaimed run on Captain Britain and MI13. His other Marvel credits include another collaboration with David on X-Factor, as well as runs on Fantastic Four, Squadron Supreme and All-New Wolverine.

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Ben Grimm, aka the Thing - the Fantastic Four's resident big orange rocky strongman - flies solo in this thrilling adventure that sees him unravel a mystery with ties to his past!

Ben Grimm may be the Fantastic Four’s strongest member — but once upon a time, he was just a scrawny kid from Yancy Street. When an unexpected visitor from his past sends him on a search for a missing child, the Thing must unravel the mystery — even if that means becoming a wanted man! Get ready to see the Ever-Lovin’ Blue-Eyed Thing vs. every super-powered criminal and bounty hunter in New York City! 

COLLECTING: The Thing (2025) 1-5

Author

Tony Fleecs is a prolific, critically acclaimed comic book creator. He is the writer and artist of In My Lifetime, an autobiographical comic book. First published in 2006, ‘Lifetime was an immediate critical success, featured twice in Wizard Magazine, in the Comic Buyer’s Guide and on the Ain’t-It-Cool-News. Fleecs' licensed comic book work has sold hundreds of thousands of copies in the United States and has been translated and reprinted all over the world. Tony's creator owned work includes In My Lifetime (2006) Jeff Steinberg: Champion of Earth (2016,) and the forthcoming, Time Shopper (2021) and Stray Dogs (2021.) He has worked on such titles as Star Wars, Avengers, Batman, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Transformers and My Little Pony. His breakout hit collaboration with Trish Forstner—Stray Dogs—has sold nearly 1 million copies across all formats.

The cult hit Agents of Atlas helped artist Leonard Kirk cultivate a rabid fan base, but he was guaranteed pop-culture immortality following years of work on multiple Star Trek tie-ins. His collaboration with industry legend Peter David in a years-long stint on Supergirl and his role as penciler on Detective Comics during DC’s One Year Later initiative further cemented his reputation in the industry, leading to a critically acclaimed run on Captain Britain and MI13. His other Marvel credits include another collaboration with David on X-Factor, as well as runs on Fantastic Four, Squadron Supreme and All-New Wolverine.

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