Inspiratonal Character - Ultimate Thing

The Thing has always been a particular favouratie Marvel hero of mine, but my love for the character jumped when reading the ultimate version of the character. The Thing has always been depressed with his ugly appearance, but new stories seem to be emerging taking this in a much more adult and relatable context, especially in the Ultimate Universe. For example, in Ultimate Fantastic Four # 59 in a flash back to just after he has been transformed, The Thing can be seen attempting to self harm but failing because of his indestructible skin. I feel this gave the character a more gritty depth readers could see, making him seem far more human and real.


In the Ultimate X-men/ Fantastic Four Annual Volume 1 The X-men and Fantastic Four travel into the future, where Ben (The Thing) and Firestar are together, so Ben spends 2 whole issues flirting back and forth with her only for Johnny (The Human Torch) to ask her out at the end and for her to say yes. This also gave The Thing a more relatable side as though he has always been self conscious about his appearance the way the page is pannelled and the expression on Ben's face really shows his disappointment at rejection, something I'm sure everyone has felt.

The Thing I'm sure will continue to  grow and have his character shown in various ways but as of so far Ultimate Thing has captured him the best in my opinion.