The much-anticipated film The Fantastic Four: The First Steps trailer was unveiled recently and fans are all hyped up and excited. However, Julia Garner’s role as silver surfer has created quite a buzz. With this gender swapping for certain character has become a hot topic for discussion.

In Marvel's comic book canon, the Silver Surfer has traditionally been depicted as a male character named Norrin Radd. He was created by Jack Kirby in 1966 and first appeared in Fantastic Four #48. Norrin Radd becomes the Silver Surfer after offering to serve Galactus in exchange for sparing his home planet.