The Fantastic Four: First Steps’ Little Robot H.E.R.B.I.E. Revealed at NYCC Along With Fresh Looks at Red Hulk and Daredevil
Marvel is kicking off New York Comic Con (NYCC) 2024 with sneak peeks at upcoming Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) projects like The Fantastic Four: First Steps, Daredevil: Born Again, and Captain America: Brave New World.
Attendees at the New York-based convention have been greeted with artwork that features a number of important faces from the MCU. Some faces included in the image are Agatha Harkness, who is currently in the middle of gracing Disney+ audiences with her show, Agatha All Along, and a fiery Johnny Storm. However, it’s the keen-eyed fans who have noticed that the art comes with a first live-action look at The Fantastic Four’s Humanoid Experimental Robot B-Type Integrated Electronics a.k.a. H.E.R.B.I.E. and Harrison Ford’s Red Hulk. You can see all of this and more in the image below.
Hulk can be seen front and center and look just as angry as one might expect. Although we’ve seen glimpses of the creature in some footage before, this NYCC art might be our best view of him yet. H.E.R.B.I.E is a bit easier to miss, as he can be seen in the bottom left corner of the “A” in Marvel. The Fantastic Four’s cute little robot friend had previously made an appearance in the cast reveal art published earlier this year, but this live-action sneak peek gives us a better look at some of the details, including the bright-blue team logo placed on his chest.
A drawing of what appears to be Charlie Cox’s Daredevil can also be seen in the beginning of the art, but it’s not quite clear if the actor will sport this all-red costume when his new show premieres next year. While some set images from the Disney+ series have revealed a look that falls more in line with the original Netflix Daredevil show, the MCU version of Matt Murdock has been known to wear different outfits from time to time.
These are early looks at some of the biggest MCU projects to date, but we’ve still got some waiting to do before we see everything Marvel has been cooking up. First up on the calendar is Captain America: Brave New World, which will unveil Ford’s Red Hulk when it premieres February 14, 2025. Daredevil is expected to swing in sometime in March 2025, too, with Fantastic Four set to introduce Marvel’s superhero family on July 25, 2025. There’s also Thunderbolts*, which is primed to come to theaters May 2, 2025.
Outside of Agatha All Along and July’s Deadpool and Wolverine, the MCU is taking a bit of a break at the moment. This somewhat narrower stream of content falls in line with past comments from Marvel movie head Kevin Feige, who said that audiences can expect fewer movies and shows per year than what they had received in the past. For more on everything Marvel has planned, you can look at the full slate here.
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