#70 – Ben Grimm

70 Ben Grimm Today we talk about Ben Grimm, the most recognizable of the Fantastic Four--The Thing--and Reed Richards's friend who jokingly said he would fly a rocket and then ended up getting completely transformed by ~cosmic radiation~. Media specifically mentioned in today's episode: -I Only Listen To The Mountain Goats -Yancy Street Gang messing with Ben -JOHNNY NEEDS AIR FOR HIS FLAME -Secret Wars (this is the Battleworld stuff) but Ben continues to be on Battleworld starting at The Thing (1984) #11 -Winter Soldier (2018) #1 -Batman Vol 8: Cold Days -The Tony/Pepper for the That, But Lesbians Zine -Heroes in Crisis #8 -Check Please! -Ngozi's Boostle Work -SyFy article where Ngozi mentions a DC collab that didn't work out Thanks to Victoria Watkins for our icon! Support Capes and Japes by: Checking out our Patreon or donating to the Tip jar Find out more on the Capes and Japes website.