I haven't been following the FF for a while. I was reading an article about the current writer and they mentioned something about Ben not really being the Thing? I've been looking and I can't find anything more specific.

Are you sure you aren't confusing Fantastic Four with Ultimate Mystery? in the Ultimate line of comics Ben Grimm just lost his rockines and turned into a normal dude who radiates purple energy when he wants to kick booty.

Or something about the F3 thing coming up where someone (probably Ben) is going to die in the 616 universe(normal continuity)...

Not really sure what you are getting after.

Why can't it be Reed for once?

Out of all the FF members, he deserves to go "missing" for a while.

He already did. Back in the 90's during Tom DeFalco and Paul Ryan's FF run, Reed was considered dead/MIA for quite awhile. Sue was basically in charge and Llyja was part of the team. It also featured the villain Hyperstorm(son of Franklin Richards and Rachel Summers), rogue Watcher, Aaron, Sue in a very nice and skimpy outfit due to her being increasingly influenced by her Malice persona and several other bits.

Understandable, but he needs to try again.

Reed also lost his powers for a while in the 70s and was essentially out of action.

Why does everyone think Thing is going to die?

They're going to cure him. That's why he's not going to be the Thing.

More than likely.

So did Ben. A few times now he's lost his powers. Even made a joke about it in an issue of She-Hulk.

I just meant there was another time when Reed was the "odd man out." THough he wasn't replaced, and did go on missions and such, until he broke up the team (for the umpteenth time).

I hope not. He's finally an Avenger again. That's too cool to mess with. So I guess it makes perfect Marvel sense.

It's a plot point in FF. Pretty sure it's happening.

I don't see it sticking, ya know, cause it's comics, but it should be fun for a while.

hes just able to now change back to human 2 weeks a year, this happened a couple issues ago. i think when human torch fought arcade. thats the only "big" news thats happened with thing. as far as who dies? probably torch.

What was revealed about the Thing in FF?

His love for showtunes?