Fantastic Four: Antithesis # 1 2020 VF/NM

Fantastic Four: Antithesis # 1 August 26, 2020 is the first issue of a four-part miniseries that serves as a historic collaboration between writer Mark Waid and legendary artist Neal Adams. This was the first full-length Fantastic Four story ever illustrated by Adams. 

The story is set "in the past" (relative to the current Marvel timeline) and begins with the team handling a typical cosmic crisis: 

• The Meteor Crisis: An unstoppable meteor erupted from hyperspace at near-relativistic speed, aimed directly at Manhattan. Using their combined powers—specifically Reed's ingenuity and Sue's force field—the team managed to deflect the object away from the city.
• A Beaten Herald: Upon reaching the impact site, they discovered the meteor was actually the Silver Surfer, who was severely beaten.
• The Death of Galactus: The Surfer delivered an ominous message: Galactus is dead. He had come to Earth for help after a mysterious new threat slaughtered the Devourer of Worlds.
• The Enemy: This issue sets up the search for a new cosmic villain known as Antithesis, the Negative Zone equivalent of Galactus. 

• Writer: Mark Waid.
• Artist: Neal Adams (his final major work for Marvel before his passing in 2022).
• Inker: Mark Farmer.
• Colorist: Laura Martin. 

• Classic Feel: The series was designed to emulate the "larger-than-life" sci-fi action of the original Stan Lee and Jack Kirby era.
• Continuity: While standalone, it appears to fit chronologically into the era following Waid's previous run with artist Mike Wieringo.