News has broken that Michael B. Jordan (Chronicle) is being considered to play Johnny Storm (The Human Torch) in the upcoming Fantastic Four reboot. Naturally, comic book fans across the Internet are furious, because they’ve had it with all the reboots and just want to preserve the magic of the 2005 original — oh, wait, no. They’re angry because Michael B. Jordan is black. And in the comics, Johnny Storm is white.

But these Fantastic Four fans aren’t mad because they’re racist (they insist). No, their reasons are much more complicated, because …

iamthespacecadet:

albinwonderland:

themarysue:

xenaandjones:

Yes.

MOHAWK STORM

GOOD COSTUMES (SO FAR)

SISTERS OUT DOING IT FOR THEMSELVES

STICK IT IN

I don’t want to have to start reading marvel

but this is like

HEY U WANT ALL UR CHILDHOOD HEROES IN ONE BOOK BEING COOL TOGETHER IN A WAY THAT DOESN’T LOOK LIKE IT’S BEING REDUCED TO BABYSITTERS CLUB????

and yes

sigh

I do

(Source: lotusmist)