WARNING: The following contains spoilers for X-Men/Fantastic Four #3 by Chip Zdarsky, Terry Dodson, Rachel Dodson, Ransom Getty, Laura Martin, Andrew Crossley, Peter Pantazis and VC's Joe Caramagna, on sale now.

Mister Fantastic has always been the strong, patriarchal force at the head of the Fantastic Four. He's the decision-maker, the doer and the one who has final say when it comes to his family's actions and choices -- at least, most of the time. In X-Men/Fantastic Four #3, Franklin Richards -- Marvel's most powerful mutant -- stands up to his father and it's a really big deal.

The disagreement between Reed and Franklin has been the main tension at the center of Chip Zdarsky and Terry Dodson's X-Men/Fantastic Four series. The heart of the matter is that Franklin has a place on Krakoa, as a mutant; however, he's also a member of the Fantastic Four and the Richards family, which means his home is on Yancy Street.

To complicate matters further, Franklin is slowly losing his incredible powers. It's a problem which Reed is unable (or possibly unwilling) to solve, but the mutants claim they can rectify the issue. X-Men/Fantastic Four weaves these conflicts in with the far more universal struggle of a teenager grasping at the illusory sense of freedom and autonomy from their parents.

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In Issue 2, Franklin and Valeria stowed away onboard Kate Pryde's ship -- after Franklin discovered his father implanted him with a device which would render him incapable of passing through the Krakoan gates -- thinking they were bound for Krakoa. Instead, the Richards children and Marauders docked at the shores of Doom Island, an island hidden from the world and run by Doctor Doom. Doom offers aid to Franklin in curing whatever is causing his loss of powers, an offer which Fraklin takes.

The Fantastic Four arrive on the island with the X-Men in tow in issue #3 and Reed demands Franklin and Valeria return to New York with him immediately. Franklin finally stands up to his father and says he won't be ordered around because he is not a child -- and unlike Johnny and Ben, he doesn't have to defer to Reed on everything.

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Franklin stands up to Mister Fantastic in X-Men/Fantastic Four #3

It's about time Franklin asserted himself in his relationship with his father. After all, Franklin once made Galactus his herald and has power on the level or above that of the Beyonders. Allowing his father to boss him around, even if he was de-aged by his recent space adventures, doesn't really seem fitting. For crying out loud, the kid has the ability to create universe with his bare hands.

It makes sense for Franklin as a cosmically powerful entity to have some say in where he goes and what he does on a personal level, too. Reed just messed with his son's physiology so he no longer registers as a mutant, but it isn't the first time Reed has done some wild things to Franklin. There was the time that he injected nano-machines into both of his children -- without consulting them or anyone else -- so he could track them. Another example is when Franklin's mutant ability began to manifest, so Reed zapped him with a "coma ray" so they could prevent him from losing control completely.

Mister Fantastic may be the smartest man alive, but he's also someone who acts quickly, unilaterally and sometimes at a detriment to those around him. It's about time someone stood up to him -- especially his own son.

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