Julia Garner‘s performance as Silver Surfer in the recently released The Fantastic Four: First Steps is receiving praise from fans around the world. Garner takes on the role of Shalla-Bal’s version of the character in the movie,

Not only is it perfectly fine that the MCU's Silver Surfer is a woman, but it's actually the perfect decision for the story told in "Fantastic Four: First Steps."

She falls in love with Norrin Radd, who is the original Silver Surfer in the comics. He is turned into the cosmic power being after offering to become Galactus' herald, in return for sparing Shalla-Bal's home planet. Footage from First Steps sees that Shalla-Bal has seems to be the one who has taken on this mantle instead.