The Fantastic Four: New Look at MCU Movie’s Herbie Revealed at NYCC

A new look at The Fantastic Four: First Steps’ H.E.R.B.I.E., which stands for Humanoid Experimental Robot B-Type Integrated Electronics, has been unveiled at New York Comic Con.

The Fantastic Four: First Steps is scheduled to be released in United States theaters in July 2025. The film will formally introduce H.E.R.B.I.E. — who was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby and was originally introduced in a 1978 episode of The New Fantastic Four before the character made their official comics debut in 1979’s Fantastic Four #209 — into the MCU.

The Marvel Studios booth at the 2024 New York Comic Con features a mural filled with characters from recent and upcoming projects created by the studio. Along with Kathryn Hahn’s Agatha Harkness and Harrison Ford’s Red Hulk, the mural features a new look at H.E.R.B.I.E., who appears inside the “A” of “MARVEL.”

What will H.E.R.B.I.E. look like in the MCU’s The Fantastic Four: First Steps?

View the mural below, via an X post from DiscussingFilm:

You can also see a closer look at H.E.R.B.I.E. in the mural, via another X post from DiscussingFilm, here:

The original artwork shared by Marvel Studios for The Fantastic Four: First Steps sees H.E.R.B.I.E. hanging out alongside Ben Grimm, Johnny Storm, Sue Storm, and Reed Richards.

It is not yet known who is voicing H.E.R.B.I.E. or how big of a role the character will have in The Fantastic Four: The First Steps. Paul Walter Hauser, John Malkovich, and Natasha Lyonne have all been cast in undisclosed roles in the film, meaning it could potentially be one of them or a new cast member who has not yet been announced.

The cast of the movie also includes Pedro Pascal as Reed Richards/Mister Fantastic, Vanessa Kirby as Sue Storm/Invisible Woman, Joseph Quinn as Johnny Storm/Human Torch, Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Ben Grimm/the Thing, Julia Garner as Shalla-Bal/Silver Surfer, and Ralph Ineson as Galactus.

Directed by Matt Shakman, The Fantastic Four: First Steps will be released on July 25, 2025, from Marvel.

Brandon Schreur

Brandon Schreur has been writing about comics, movies, television shows, and all things pop culture for roughly five years. He's a lifelong cinephile who spends way, way too much money buying Blu-rays and trade paperbacks. You can find him on twitter at @brandonschreur.