The Fantastic Forum seems to serve as a sort of alternate United Nations, with Reed promising to share his technology with all the world in exchange for them giving up their armies. (Doctor Doom’s Latveria,

As Reed, Pascal is convincing as the world’s smartest man who is nevertheless overwhelmed by the irrational flood of thoughts and emotions that accompany fatherhood. As written, Sue is a somewhat thankless character, but Kirby manages to add depth to the Invisible Woman with subtle performance choices.

First Steps has managed to introduce the crowd into the Marvel Cinematic Universe without the baggage of itself in a retro futuristic fashion.