diff --git "a/curated/story_arcs.txt" "b/curated/story_arcs.txt" --- "a/curated/story_arcs.txt" +++ "b/curated/story_arcs.txt" @@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ First appearance: Amazing Spider-Man Vol 2 595 Created by: Joe Kelly; Phil Jimenez Species / origin: Spider-Man realizes that all of his viciousness and rage aimed at J. Jonah Jameson's rise to political power along with the new Vulture stems from his real problem: Norman Osborn. He's never been able to stop his old foe indefinitely, but this time he's pulling out all the stops. However Norman's never been more powerful and has his own plans to fulfill. Plans involving his son... Reality: Earth-616 +History: +Chapter 1; Peter Parker and Harry Osborn spend some quality time at Central Park, with Harry deciding to go talk to a couple of nearby women. Harry starts by telling them that Pete's painfully shy, forcing Peter to introduce himself and come up with a pickup line that turns the two off. He then misleads them into thinking he lost a bet with Peter just now, and they really are shallow, inclining the girls to give them their numbers.; Peter inquires to why Harry's so happy, considering the past two months that he's been having such problems. Harry states that that period of darkness was all in the past, he wasn't him himself and now he's taking life on life's terms one day at a time. Just then the Avenger's Jet flies overhead, and Harry says to let his father have the skies with his Avengers: We'll do just fine here in the real world.; Afterward Peter bursts into the Offices of Front Line, demanding who will be with him in destroying Osborn's good name. Ben Urich asks what Peter could have against Osborn; He replies that his jail term is commuted under sealed executive order so as to run the Thunderbolts, his promotion to head of H.A.M.M.E.R. without oversight by the Senate or Congress and how he hijacked the Avengers, setting up shop in New York for all to see, not to mention the countless acts committed as the Green Goblin.; Ben Urich reminds him the golden rule is "proof before print." Osborn's records are sealed, the Thunderbolts protected by both the Patriot and Superhuman Registration Acts; Osborn's in power because the people gave it to him. Peter calls him scared, to which Ben states that if he does find legitimate evidence that he'll print it with his own blood. Norah Winters thinks Peter overreacted about Osborn, which piques her curiosity on the subject.; Spidey sits atop a building with Wolverine, discussing how he plans to break into Avengers Tower and stop Osborn once and for all. Logan reminds him that they've gone that route already with more muscle, however Peter feels responsible for it all. He had a chance to kill him more than once, to which Logan asks whether he wants the man out of power or dead. Peter can't think of an answer just yet, and Logan assures him that the best way to fight men like Osborn is with patience every time. However the last thing Logan tells him is that if and when Norman does slip up, to end it, permanently. Spider-Man agrees.; At Gracie Mansion Harry, Peter and Jonah are all preparing for Aunt May's big wedding to Jay Jameson Sr. After some choice remarks from Peter about the two being family now, Jameson takes him aside to tell him his disgust about the wedding. Peter tells Jonah that despite their seething dislike for each other, the couple is pretty happy, and that's all that matters. The butler informs Jonah that the final guest has arrived, none other than Norman Osborn himself.; The entire dinner table wants Norman gone (except for Jonah who invited him,) and May tells Jay that she's feeling under the weather, but Jonah insists the two stay. Norman says its fine considering his past with May might make her feel uncomfortable, however Jay remarks that its really because Norman's a thug that hides behind the American flag (to Peter's delight.) Norman says Jay's disdain does not surprise him considering the elder was honorably discharged. Harry demands to know why Norman came, and he reveals that he only came to see his son. He wants Harry to work for the Avengers and to give him a chance to prove its a New Day. Harry laughs at his father's offer, departing shortly after with a grin on his face. At his apartment he is confronted by Lily Hollister dressed up as Menace, attacking him due to the Goblin serum. She reveals something that shocks Harry but cannot be seen.; When Norman Osborn discusses his son with Ms. Hand in his limousine the roof is ripped off by a web, and Norman is carried away by Spider-Man. Norman expresses disappointment that he missed exactly when Spider-Man went insane. Spidey throws him clear into a statue, resolving that now isn't the time to talk since talking doesn't work with him. He tried that. He proceeds to beat him, stating that the family business is closed. Harry Osborn is no longer his son and as far as Norman's concerned he does not exist (all the while he knocks Norman around New York.) Norman warns Spidey that he can do whatever he wants, and surprisingly answers his phone before Spidey can end their fight permanently. The man on the phone is Harry, who just accepted his offer to work for the Avengers. Norman laughs maniacally as Spider-Man storms off, enraged.; The last panel shows Harry and a pregnant Lily, stating that he'll build his father's trust, and protect their family, their son, by whatever it takes.; Chapter 2; On television Norman is seen alongside Dark Spider-Man and the rest of his Dark Avengers, proudly accepting Harry into their ranks. Peter demands to know why Harry's making such a crazy decision, asking exactly what Norman's blackmailing him with. Harry states his feelings towards his father haven't changed and "It is what it is," but Peter asks if that's what he'll say once he starts using again. Before Harry can retort out of anger Peter tells him to look him in the eye and truly say that his sobriety won't be jeopardized, because Norman destroys everything he touches. Harry tells him he's a good friend, but he needs to stay out of his family's business and trust him to save everyone.; Spider-Man web-slings across New York, oblivious to a nearby burning building, trying to let go of his thoughts about Harry joining Norman. He also tries to unsuccessfully forget that Harry wore his Green Goblin costume only a few months ago. Just then he finally notices the fire and jumps in to help.; Meanwhile Norman shows Harry the schematics to Avengers Tower, calling it his playground but reminds him that there are some things about both H.A.M.M.E.R. and the Avengers that he's not privy to yet. That day will come, but today he needs to only mark his territory and set up his apartment there, considering he's "essential personnel." When Harry inquires where Lily is, Norman says she's not there and she's not interested in the Avengers. After the two enter the elevator Norah Winters flirts with an employee, who just happens to see Osborn once a day; Norah says they're going to be special friends.; At Forest Hills, Aunt May and Jameson Sr. talk to Peter about Harry, with May stating its Harry's mistake to make. When she leaves the room Jameson Sr. tells Peter that he did actually go AWOL. Jay was in Korea, and had a pregnant wife at home, but not even the U.S. army could keep him from seeing her when he was needed. Jay's wife died just after Jameson Jr. was born due to complications, and of course he was labeled AWOL but he wouldn't have had it any other way considering he got to see her one last time. He leaves Peter saying to follow his gut because forever is a long time to regret a mistake.; In Avengers Tower, Harry has to be inoculated by a medical employee, because there are certain pathogens at risk in the building. While this happens Lily watches from a monitor somewhere in the tower, happy he made it. Peter visits Gwen Stacy's grave for advice before he heads to the Tower. Norah spots him with two coffees and reveals that she's going undercover into Osborn's operations. Peter warns her that its dangerous but realizes that "a job in the Avengers" is genius. Norah shrugs off his pleads and plans to proceed with her story, storming off.; A civilian points out the Avengers are here including Hawkeye and "the real Spider-Man", angering Peter. Later that night at King's Point, Gargan tells a hooker that she smells good when she asks for drugs. When he pulls out some cash she decides to sit with him, and all the while Gargan admires her smell until he states the smell is bone marrow. Gargan becomes Venom, proclaiming how great it feels to stretch and not have his body disguised telling the woman how she's helping them. Hawkeye stands nearby amusing himself by killing mice with coins. Before Venom can devour her brains, Spider-Man attacks him using a Brown Noise Generator, and despite Venom's screams for Hawkeye to help him Invisible Woman contains him with a force field, blocking out the noise. Spidey throws him into a holding cell and Invisible Woman gives him a black costume designed by Reed. Susan doesn't try to talk Peter out of what he's going to do, but assures him that Reed's inventions always work.; Harry manages to disable the camera watching him using a remote device, hoping he gets to Lily's room in time. Hawkeye arrives with Venom (Peter in disguise.) Daken notices the smell of blood on Venom (Peter), which doesn't surprise anyone there. Norman then demands them to be silent as he begins to reveal the project planned for Harry, his "American Son."; Chapter 3; At Avengers Tower, Norman leads the team to a guarded room which needs to be unlocked by sampling Osborn's blood. Osborn states that the public or sheep have asked him for heroes, so he created his own Avengers, however he still hasn't given them the right one yet. The public needs a homegrown red white and blue hero, an "American Son." Norman's Son. The group is shown a set of red, white and blue armor based on Tony Stark's technology.; While the Iron Patriot represents America's strength it does not symbolize its heart as Captain America did. The current Captain America isn't a team player, so Norman decided they're going to make their own. He then releases a test subject that has been horribly disfigured by chemical treatments (as Osborn states the Super-Soldier Serum "doesn't play nice with Goblin Juice") and it lunges at Osborn. Peter stops the beast before it can do harm, asking Osborn how he can do this to his son. He says the monsters have bred miracles and the formula is finally stabilized. Once Harry's properly motivated he will rise to the challenge.; Elsewhere in the tower Harry prepares to break into Norman's office, armed with an electric glove, to find a cure for the Goblin Formula. Before he can act a pair of yellow eyes appear behind him and a hand drags him into the shadows.; At Forest Hills Aunt May stays up long into the night planning for the wedding, and Jay asks if he can help her "relax." May wants to continue her work but a power outage proves otherwise. Just outside their home an Ock-Bot can be seen from a nearby lamppost. These bots are shown in many different areas around New York. A final panel shows tentacles, with Octavius' reflection from a group of monitors watching the city. Otto contemplates doing something either terrible or great, eventually deciding great...; Lily kisses Harry somewhere atop the Avengers Tower asking how he broke in. Harry kept the old tech-scrambling gadgets and weapons from his criminal career, but never knew they'd come in handy. Lily expresses concern about what'll happen once Norman finds out what he's done but Harry assures her he'll handle him. He tells her that he can cure her, which will solve their problems since the only reason Norman wants her is Menace. He's certain his father has some kind of cure lying around to neutralize people like her, and when she's cured the three of them (including their son) can run away: He'll cure her or die trying. Lily gives him a security card that allows access to the more restricted levels of the building. She mentions level 25 would be a good start so to hurry because whatever is happening to her could be affecting the baby.; Norman asks Gargan (Peter) to patrol Level 25, since he wants to test the new facility. While in the elevator Spidey worries what could happen if Harry actually wants the job with Norman. Without warning as the elevator door opens he's suddenly attacked by Daken, Norman's new Wolverine.; Daken informs him that his smell tipped him off, because he's "too clean" to be Gargan. Spidey maneuvers out of the elevator and fires globs of webbing, which miss leaving him wide open since he can't see where he went; the mutant's just as fast as his father. Daken slashes Spidey in the back, making him wonder why he can't fight properly. He reveals that he's releasing pheromones which distort the wallcrawler's visual acuity & depth perception. Spidey web-zips upward to escape but crashes into an electric generator.; Peter can't believe he can't tag this "slimy wolverine wannabe," but the pheromones are overwhelming, and Daken proceeds to beat him without his claws, letting his guard down. Spider-Man remembers his last fight with the new Vulture, leaving the fight up to his spider-sense by closing his eyes and focusing. Taunting his opponent Spidey immediately gains the advantage, zoning out the pheromones and pummeling Daken, incapacitating him by throwing him into the electric generator.; Harry walks in asking what Spider-Man's doing there, and he replies that he needs to find a place to stash Daken. Harry warns him to escape but before Spidey can tell Harry about Norman's project he bursts into the room alongside Ms. Marvel and Hawkeye. "Venom" tells Norman that his other sensed movement in the ducts, and that Daken took Harry from his bed. Norman asks Harry if this is true, and he surprisingly tells him it isn't, stating that that's not "his Spider-Man." Peter is shot in both legs by Hawkeye immediately after.; It turns out Norman knew that Spider-Man was disguised as Gargan the second he entered the building. Spider-Man tells Harry once more not to buy what his father's selling, so Norman brutally hits him stating that Harry is his. Hawkeye asks if Osborn will just let him escape again, but he actually has a different plan this time. Norman proceeds to shoot Peter point blank in the head.; Chapter 4; In Avengers Tower, Harry looks out the window when his father (in a blood stained shirt) tells him how he's finally proud of him for turning against Spider-Man. Norman reveals his plans for Harry to be the American Son, assuring him that arrangements will be made to see Lily and that Spider-Man will not live.; Spider-Man managed to survive the head-shot thanks to the unstable molecules comprising his mask, however this does not save him from being tortured by Norman's machines. Hawkeye has already tried acid, lasers, sonics and of course ballistic trauma, but he has yet to make progress removing the mask. ============================================================ @@ -16,6 +18,8 @@ Full name: Always on my Mind First appearance: Incredible Hulk Vol 2 24 Created by: Paul Jenkins; John Romita Jr. Reality: Earth-616 +History: +Bruce Banner, alias the Hulk, goes after Abomination, to get revenge on him for murdering Bruce's wife, Betty Ross. ============================================================ @@ -26,6 +30,8 @@ Full name: Among Us Stalk The Sentinels! First appearance: X-Men Vol 1 14 Created by: Stan Lee; Jack Kirby Reality: Earth-616 +History: +In the first X-Men/Sentinels confrontation, Dr. Bolivar Trask create the Sentinels, robots designed to eliminate the mutant problem. However, the Sentinels logic is that the only way to protect mankind is to conquer it, so they kidnap Trask and try to make him create more Sentinels to conquer to world! Can the X-Men stop them in time? ============================================================ @@ -46,6 +52,8 @@ Other aliases: Svartalfheim Civil War First appearance: Thor: God of Thunder Vol 1 13 Created by: Jason Aaron; Ron Garney Reality: Earth-616 +History: +Backgrounds; At some point in the past, Malekith the Accursed had a Dark Elf slip a spell into Thor's mead in Asgard, bugging him and allowing Malekith to follow his moves.; Malekith was succeeded by Queen Alflyse to lead Svartalfheim.; At some point, Malekith was sentenced to eternity by Odin due to his repeated attempts to terrorize the Nine Worlds, and was imprisoned into the Hall of Nastrond, in Hel within the realm of Niffleheim.; The Great Niffleheim Escape; After acquiring a potion able to hide from Hela and her Valkyries, and killing the wizard who had brewed it, a group of Dark Elves loyal to Malekith went to Niffleheim and Hel, and infiltrated Nastrond Prison. Scumtongue and the other warriors battled the giant spiders guards while their comrades looked for their king. As they were discovered by all of the spiders, Sourfoot found the pit where Malekith was kept and offered his body as a ladder for him to flee.; Once out, Malekith decided to eat the hearts of all of the spiders. At the end of the fight, only Scumtongue was left standing. The duo then retreated to Svartalfheim.; The Svartalfheim Massacre; There, and with more loyalists to Malekith, they soon attacked a village, slaughtering every man, woman and children of the Dove Gut Tribe, as a way to return its strength to his people, gone weak under the rule of Alflyse.; While feasting at Asgardia for Volstagg's election as senator of the Congress of Worlds, a Dark Elf was suddenly affected by visions of the massacre, Thor, Sif and the Warriors Three rushed to Svartalfheim, only to witness the slaughter.; Malekith revealed himself, with last villager Waziria as hostage. At that point, Volstagg, as senator at the Congress, advised to tread carefully given the delicate context, constating that this conflict was Svartalfheim Civil War.; Threatened, Malekith diverted the Asgardians by cutting off Waziria's arm and disappeared along with his troop, unleashing the Wild Hunt upon his own people wherever they would be in the Nine Realms.; ====Alflyse's reaction====; While Malekith slaughtered at least one more village, Alflyse came to the Skornheim Mountains of Nidavellir, escorted by Lord Swarmsuckle, to be protected by the Dwarf King. In exchange, she promised mining right to Svartalfheim's eastern spires.; Meanwhile, Sir Wormsong, the greatest swordsman in Svartalfheim was sent to challenge Malekith at his camp at the Bloodmuck Swamp. Malekith accepted the challenge (refusing being a shameful act) but, bested, managed to defeat Wormsong using magic.; The League of Realms; While the Congress of Worlds agreed to act, they refused to let an Asgardian force track Malekith, and convened that a composite group would be assembled: The League of Realms. The group was composed of Sir Ivory Honeyshot of the Light Elves of Alfheim, Screwbeard of the Dynamite Dwarves of Nidavellir, Oggmunder Dragglevadd Vinnsuvius XVII/"Oggy" of the Longstomp Tribe from the Hills of Jotunheim, emmisary of the Mountain Giants, and Ud the Troll, official ambassador for the Kingdom of the Trolls. All sworn a sacred oath to bring peace to Realms.; As Thor had assembled a pack of Asgardians (including Sif, Fandral and Hogun), he was stopped by Volstagg and Freyja and his troop was dismissed and the League was presented to him.; Lady Waziria joined the group, in order to avenge her tribe, at all the members' defiance and disapproval.; The League was sent to Nidavellir as Alflyse had informed the Congress of her position and requested protection. Thanks to the bug inside Thor, Malekith knew where to strike, always aware of Thor's doings.; Arriving to the Skornheim Mountains, the team found Malekith, Scumtongue and their men slaughtering Dark Elves and Dwarves alike. The mission was a fiasco as Alflyse and her men were all beheaded and Malekith's troops managed to escape. The League was confronted to its first dissensions, whom Thor quickly put an end to, reminding his teammates of their oath.; The Queen dead, the shade of civil war, ruin and chaos grew darker over Svartalfheim, enforcing the division of the population in little groups scattered in the Realms and consumed by tribal rivalries and feuds.; The Council of the Unhallowed, the Dark Elf tribal council, went into hiding in Midgard, and were asked by Thor at some point to debate his proposal of uniting behind an unique leader.; Alfheim, Jotunheim, Vanaheim; The League eventually managed to catch back Malekith's riders in Alfheim, causing severe losses among their ranks and save the Dark Elves refugees, while Malekith escaped once more. Despite this success, the League remained fragile, leading Thor to try to unite them at a tavern, closely followed by Malekith.; Three days later, the League arrived at Jotunheim, where a group of Dark Elves hided somewhere in the Brown Alps among the Mountain Giants, and timely stopped the beginning attack of the Wild Hunt Riders. Oggy was killed in the battle by Malekith, but as the Accursed retreated in Frost Giant territory, where Scumtongue blew a horn to call them, the League was unable to avenge him, as such action would have been seen as an act of war.; After laughing to Thor's threat, Malekith and the Giants retreated, leaving the League to bury Oggy.; They then went to Vanaheim, finding yet another group of Dark Elves slaughtered, but this time from an intestine fight. There, the League suspected a traitor among their ranks, informing Malekith from within. Suspecting Waziria (like all the League), Thor faked to execute Ud, causing the League to disband, save for the Dark Elf who stood with the Asgardian.; Final Battle on Midgard and Settlements on Asgardia; The pair then went to New York City, met with Sir Canker, official herald of the Council of the Unhallowed, and entered their secret hiding. Discovering the debate and its protocols (councilmen stabbing and insulting each other), Thor interrupted and asked for open election to find a ruler to unite the clan, but was ignored by the Council. Malekith soon arrived, and a brawl started between Thor and Waziria, enraged to be accused of being the League's traitor. She unleashed her powers, revealing Thor's bug.; The League, including Ud, returned as planned, and a fight broke, with the councilmen targeted directly by Malekith. As Thor defeated him and the councilmen surrounded him, the Council decided to make of Malekith their King.; Back on Asgardia, that decision was settled, at many's rage and disgust. As Malekith was still sentenced to return to Nastrond, he invoked his royal right to call a proxy, and Waziria volunteered to take his place, in order to ensure Svartalfheim's peace.; Finally, Scumtongue was made senator at the Congress of Worlds.; Aftermaths; Ivory Honeyshot comforted Thor, recalling him that they had together built the first step of brotherhood and peace between the Realms.; Later, Malekith went to Muspelheim along with a Frost Giant, intending to form a League of Realms of their own. ============================================================ @@ -76,6 +84,8 @@ Full name: And Lo There Came... A POISON! First appearance: Monsters Unleashed Vol 3 7 Created by: Cullen Bunn; Andrea Broccardo Reality: Earth-616 +History: +Monsters from another reality manipulate Kid Kaiju's abilities from across dimensions and force him to summon an alternate Fin Fang Foom to the Savage Land, who easily fights his way past Kid Kaiju's monsters: Mekara, Aegis, Hi-Vo, Slizzik, and Scragg, as Kid Kaiju is doubtful of their abilities. Choosing instead to fight fire with fire, or Foom with Foom, the Prime Fin Fang Foom is summoned to fight off the Poison Fin Fang Foom.; Prime Foom is unable to defeat Poison Foom alone, but uses a psychic link to inspire Kei, and by extension his monsters, to ultimately defeat the Poison, killing him. ============================================================ @@ -88,6 +98,8 @@ Created by: Roy Thomas; Tim Conrad Reality: Earth-616 Notes: Almuric was written by Robert E. Howard. It was originally serialized in three parts in the magazine Weird Tales beginning in May 1939.; The novel was first published in book form in 1964 by Ace Books.; The story was adapted Marvel Comics in an eponymous four-parts story, spanning from Epic Illustrated Vol 1 2 to 5 (from Summer, 1980, to April, 1981). Trivia: Many names are shared by Almuric and other creations of Robert E. Howard's creations (including Conan):; The name "Almuric" was part of an incantation during the Hyborian Age.; "Thak" is frequently invoked by the Guras but is also an ape-man during the Hyborian Age.; "Koth" is a city on Almuric, but also a nation in the Hyborian Age.; "Zal" is also a character in the Hyborian Age.; The name of the Hyborian age character Thugra Khotan correspond to the name of a city of Almuric ("Thugra") and the name of the denizens of Koth ("Kothan(s)").; "Bragi" is also the name of an Aesir featured in the Valley of the Worm. +History: +...; ... ============================================================ @@ -120,6 +132,8 @@ First appearance: Venom Vol 4 9 Created by: Donny Cates; Ryan Stegman Reality: Earth-616 Trivia: "The Abyss" was originally going to be the first arc of Donny Cates' run on Venom Vol 4, and would have begun with Eddie in a self-imposed exile. However, C.B. Cebulski advised him to reorganize the arcs so that "Rex" was first. +History: +Arriving in San Francisco, Eddie Brock tries to reconnect with his estranged father, Carl Brock, out of desperation and loneliness. He is rejected and forced to flee when the Venom symbiote -- which has disguised itself as a dog -- lashes out, but discovers he has a nine year-old half-brother named Dylan Brock. Later, Dylan seeks out Eddie and reveals that Carl is physically abusive towards him. Eddie tells Dylan about himself and agrees to help, but has a hallucination of Knull and passes out, vomiting blood. Eddie is hospitalized and The Maker arrives to analyze him, theorizing that his cancer has returned. However, in a mental confrontation with the symbiote, Eddie realizes that he'd never had a sister or an uncle, and that he'd never had cancer prior to bonding to the Venom symbiote, which had faked being braindead to gaslight him out of fear he would reject it. Eddie realizes that Dylan is in-fact his son -- unwittingly conceived when he and Anne were simultaneously bonded to the Venom symbiote -- and furiously separates from the symbiote with the help of the Maker, though he is knocked unconscious. Seeking to redeem itself, the Venom symbiote saves Dylan from Carl and delivers him to Eddie, before striking off on its own so that it can no longer destroy their lives. ============================================================ @@ -130,6 +144,8 @@ Full name: Alpha First appearance: Amazing Spider-Man Vol 2 692 Created by: Dan Slott; Humberto Ramos Reality: Earth-616 +History: +Peter gives a demonstration of the newly discovered Parker particles to the students of his old high school. Tiberius Stone, however, causes an accident that gives one of the students Andy Maguire superpowers.; The boy could become the most powerful being in the world over time and at the request of Mister Fantastic, Spider-Man begins to train him.; Unfortunately Andy sees in his power more than anything else that allows him to have fun and gain fame and wealth and uses it in such an irresponsible way that Peter takes it away from him. ============================================================ @@ -211,6 +227,8 @@ Full name: ...As Dreams Are Made On... First appearance: Webspinners: Tales of Spider-Man Vol 1 1 Created by: J.M. DeMatteis; Michael Zulli Reality: Earth-616 +History: +Peter Parker recounts a formative period in his life while facing one of his most elaborate foes: Mysterio. As Peter navigates college life, memories of loss and love, and the consequences of his heroic deeds, he must also stop Quentin Beck from manipulating reality itself. ============================================================ @@ -222,6 +240,8 @@ First appearance: Avengers Vol 8 33 Created by: Jason Aaron; Javier Garrón Species / origin: Khonshu tries in madness to conquer Earth to prevent Mephisto's dark machinations Reality: Earth-616 +History: +Told from the eyes of Moon Knight (Marc Spector), Khonshu's learning of Mephisto's dark machinations leads to the moon god to systematically separate the Avengers, with Moon Knight enacting his will. Moon Knight defeats various Avengers, taking the powers of the Ghost Rider, Doctor Strange, the Phoenix, the Iron Fist, and Thor's hammer. The Cult of Khonshu fights the Avengers trying to free an imprisoned Black Panther, while Iron Man and Captain Marvel protect baby Starbrand from Khonshu's grasp. Concurrently, Marc Spector struggles morally justifying his enacting Khonshu's will against those he called friends for the greater good in stopping Mephisto.; The Avengers are ultimately successful in pushing back against Khonshu's encroachment as Moon Knight finally resolves that his patron god is in the wrong, taking the Phoenix and Mjolnir to knock back Khonshu to Earth. Black Panther takes some of the stolen powers to rally his fellow Avengers and arrest the mad moon god. Defeated, Khonshu is imprisoned by the Aesir, but while Mephisto is dead, the Phoenix is again freed upon the Earth and the X-Men sense its impending return.; While Moon Knight proved an obstacle, Black Panther still invited him back to the Avengers given his defeat of the team. He refuses, finding them distracted on mortal matters while Mephisto's schemes fester, so he returns to street-level vigilantism. Examining the remains of the variants of Mephisto, Iron Man frightfully realizes Moon Knight and Khonshu were right as Mephisto was waging an inter-dimensional war they knew nothing about. ============================================================ @@ -240,6 +260,8 @@ Page: Accused Full name: Accused First appearance: Captain Marvel Vol 11 18 Reality: Earth-616 +History: +In the throes of war, Carol finds herself with a bold new role – and a brand-new weapon – the Universal Weapon, in fact. When a Kree soldier bombs a unified city of the Empire, Emperor Hulkling sends his new Accuser to bring down the swift and necessary hammer of justice. But what at first seems like a relatively simple directive will end up challenging Carol on a personal level she had never imagined. ============================================================ @@ -435,6 +457,8 @@ Full name: 24/7 First appearance: Amazing Spider-Man Vol 2 592 Created by: Mark Waid; Mike McKone; Barry Kitson Reality: Earth-616 +History: +J. Jonah Jameson is now mayor of New York City, and Spider-Man tries in vain to make peace with him, so for the pure pleasure of annoying him the spider decides to be a superhero twenty-four hours a day, but in addition to the new mayor he has to deal with the new Vulture and Aunt May's relationship with Jonah's father. ============================================================ @@ -456,6 +480,8 @@ First appearance: Savage Sword of Conan Vol 1 46 Reality: Earth-616 Notes: Other stories which follow the same concept and could qualify for this series include:; "The Blood of the Dragons" (Conan the Barbarian Vol 1 12; "Sorcerer's Summit" (Savage Sword of Conan Vol 1 8; "In the Desert of Dreams" (Savage Sword of Conan Vol 1 67 Trivia: ============================================================ @@ -4014,6 +4228,8 @@ Full name: Home of the Brave First appearance: Captain America Vol 9 695 Created by: Mark Waid; Chris Samnee Reality: Earth-616 +History: +Steve Rogers is back in action in the red-white-and-blue! Steve begins a journey across America to restore his tarnished reputation and the dangers he encounters along the way are unlike any he’s faced before! ============================================================ @@ -4024,6 +4240,8 @@ Full name: The Graveyard Shift First appearance: Amazing Spider-Man Vol 3 16 Created by: Dan Slott; Humberto Ramos Reality: Earth-616 +History: +Parker Industries and Alchemax compete to win the contract to build the new super prison. Mark Raxton and Tiberius Stone, then hire the Ghost to sabotage Parker Industries. Meanwhile, the Black Cat is determined to take revenge on those who bought her things auctioned off after her arrest, namely an acquaintance of hers named Regina and May and Jay. Peter must therefore protect his company and his family. ============================================================ @@ -4036,6 +4254,8 @@ First appearance: Amazing Spider-Man Vol 5 8 Created by: Nick Spencer; Humberto Ramos Reality: Earth-616 Notes: Peter had previously revealed his identity to Felicia in Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man Vol 1 87; however, like everyone else, she had forgotten because of the pact made by Peter with Mephisto in Amazing Spider-Man Vol 2 545. +History: +The new leader of the Thieves Guild decided that, with being regarded as myth, the time came for her organization to be publicly infamous once more. To demonstrate their danger, they rob various New York City superheroes of their gadgets and equipment. However, the Black Cat opposed this plan of action, and decided to help Spider-Man find the missing items.; Although the duo succeeded, Felicia later confessed that she could not remember Spider-Man's true identity. After explaining the cause being a spell, and feeling guilty for causing such pain in Felicia, Peter unmasked himself to allow her to remember and cancel the spell upon her. Originally horrified when first knowing him once upon a time, Felicia tearfully hugged him. ============================================================ @@ -4056,6 +4276,8 @@ Full name: Gwenom First appearance: Spider-Gwen Vol 2 25 Created by: Jason Latour; Robbi Rodriguez Reality: Earth-65 +History: +Bonding to the Venom symbiote, Gwen Stacy embraces her dark side after seeing her father has been beaten into a coma by Aleksei Sytsevich on the order of Matt Murdock. Rampaging through New York's seedy underbelly, Venom is given Aleksei's location by Otomo of the Hand and sets out to kill him, but their battle is interrupted when Frank Castle kills Aleksei himself.; Despairing at how the Venom symbiote is corrupting her, Venom breaks into the S.H.I.E.L.D. Correctional Facility and confronts Cindy Moon, demanding to know why she made the mutant spider that had bitten her. Cindy reveals to Gwen that the negative emotions consuming her aren't the symbiote's but her own, advising that she let go of her rage and hatred towards Murdock. On her way out, however, Gwen sees Felicia Hardy has been thrown in prison for opposing Murdock. Meanwhile, the Mary Janes search for their missing friend, and Captain America is dispatched to put a stop to Venom.; Hunting Richie Rogers - the corrupt cop who'd let Aleksei into George Stacy's cell, Venom tries to kill him but is stopped by Castle - who proposes an alliance to take down Murdock. Disgusted by the realization that she's becoming just as ruthless as Castle, Venom refuses and gives Richie a chance to turn himself in. Instead, Richie contacts Murdock and is captured by the Hand. Approaching Ben Parker as he helps the Mary Janes hand out missing person fliers, Venom reveals her identity to him.; Gathering her friends, Gwen reveals that she is Spider-Woman to them and apologizes for keeping her vigilantism a secret, declaring her intent to kill Murdock in order to stop him from hurting anyone else. The Mary Janes are horrified and try to dissuade her, but Ben Parker furiously urges her to go through with it to atone for her role his nephew's death and to avenge her father's coma. Meanwhile, Murdock reveals to Richie how he became a member of the Hand and the reason for his obsession with corrupting Spider-Woman before killing him.; Not waiting for Venom, Castle attacks Murdock's headquarters and slaughters the ninja guarding him. Murdock - against Otomo's advice - fights Castle until Venom arrives, furious at Castle trying to steal her revenge again. As Venom and Castle fight over which of them gets to kill Murdock, Captain America intervenes and knocks Castle out. Captain America's attempt to console Venom only makes her angrier, and Venom knocks her out before attempting to kill Murdock. As Murdock gloats that he's finally succeeded in corrupting her, Venom relents before being sucked through a portal by her Dimensional Travel Watch. Watching these events, the Watchers Utau and Utaa grow concerned that the developments in Earth-65 will jeopardize the idyllic status of Earth-8 and set out to investigate what happened to Gwen when she vanishes. ============================================================ @@ -4077,6 +4299,8 @@ First appearance: Amazing Spider-Man Vol 2 634 Created by: Joe Kelly; Michael Lark Reality: Earth-616 Notes: } +History: +The Grim Hunt is the story arc that comes after Gauntlet. The supposed wife and daughter of the late Kraven the Hunter watch on the sidelines and slowly manipulate Spider-Man's world. ============================================================ @@ -4087,6 +4311,8 @@ Full name: Herald of Doom First appearance: Fantastic Four Vol 6 6 Created by: Dan Slott; Aaron Kuder Reality: Earth-616 +History: +Galactus is back to Earth! And now to save the planet from the Devourer of Worlds, the Fantastic Four will have to unite with his worst enemy: Victor von Doom, the Doctor Doom! But what plans Doom have for Galactus? ============================================================ @@ -4166,6 +4392,8 @@ Full name: Great Fear First appearance: Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme Vol 1 38 Created by: Roy Thomas; Dann Thomas; R.J.M. Lofficier Reality: Earth-616 +History: +Doctor Strange battles against the Fear Lords. ============================================================ @@ -4195,6 +4423,8 @@ Full name: Holiest of Holies First appearance: Black Cat Vol 1 2 Created by: Jed MacKay, Travel Foreman, Brian Reber, Michael Dowling Reality: Earth-616 +History: +The Black Fox is preparing the biggest theft ever as his latest job, but the plan has many stages and the first is to rob Doctor Strange. The assignment is entrusted to his favorite pupil: Felicia Hardy. ============================================================ @@ -4399,6 +4629,8 @@ Full name: Hell Hath No Fury First appearance: Red She-Hulk Vol 1 58 Created by: Jeff Parker; Carlo Pagulayan; Wellington Alves Reality: Earth-616 +History: +General Reginald Fortean launches Project Echelon, a government-backed super-soldier initiative created from research taken from Dr. June Covington’s laboratories, unveiling the enhanced operatives Echelon One, Two, and Three to federal officials. The presentation is violently interrupted by Betty Ross as the Red She-Hulk, who attacks the project after learning it is moving forward despite her father Thunderbolt Ross having previously rejected similar ideas. Although she defeats the Echelon operatives, the government approves the program’s expansion.; As Betty continues sabotaging Echelon facilities, she kills enhanced convict Vic Corsico during a confrontation, drawing the attention of the Avengers and Machine Man. While pursued across the United States, Betty repeatedly insists that Project Echelon will eventually bring about humanity’s destruction. Her actions lead her back to Eleanor Bennett, an autistic girl connected to the Terranometer, an ancient planetary superstructure tied to the Brotherhood of the Shield and a manifestation of Nikola Tesla.; Through visions granted by Eleanor and the Terranometer, Betty witnesses a future where Project Echelon exterminates Earth’s superhuman population before turning against humanity itself in a catastrophic war. Machine Man gradually comes to believe her warnings after encountering Tesla and learning about the Terranometer’s ability to predict historical events.; Betty and X-51 eventually join forces and infiltrate Echelon facilities in Puerto Rico, battling the growing army of enhanced soldiers while Fortean deploys increasingly advanced countermeasures, including his Redeemer armor and specialized operatives such as Devereaux and Martens. During these battles, Betty temporarily loses control and transforms into a savage Hulk-like state, deepening her fear that she may become like Bruce Banner.; After escaping another military assault, Betty and Machine Man attempt to locate Eleanor again, only to discover her home destroyed by fire. Hunted by the military and abandoned by the Avengers after Betty’s identity becomes public knowledge, the pair continue their search while Jennifer Walters arrives to investigate the aftermath of the conflict. ============================================================ @@ -4407,6 +4639,8 @@ Kind: story arc Page: Hero of the People First appearance: Webspinners: Tales of Spider-Man Vol 1 17 Reality: Earth-616 +History: +Spidey joins forces with mercenary Silver Sable! But why is the wall-crawler involved in some international intrigue? ============================================================ @@ -4427,6 +4661,8 @@ Full name: Hide in Plain Sight First appearance: Incredible Hulk Vol 2 55 Created by: Bruce Jones; Leandro Fernández Reality: Earth-616 +History: +While attempting to disappear into New York City, Bruce Banner becomes entangled in a series of mysterious attacks linked to Pamela Grayson, whose best friend Judy Laughton apparently committed suicide after working at a secret prison holding the Absorbing Man. Dr. David Zhan discovers that the imprisoned Carl Creel has evolved his powers, allowing him to project his consciousness into other people and manipulate them from afar. As Creel uses innocent civilians to force Banner into becoming the Hulk, Bruce and Pamela uncover the connection between the strange incidents and the hidden prison beneath an abandoned cemetery in New Jersey. Holding the life of a possessed little girl hostage, Creel compels Banner to infiltrate the facility and free his physical body. Once reunited with it, the Absorbing Man battles the Hulk in a desperate confrontation that engulfs the entire complex. Following Dr. Zhan's final clue, Pamela exploits the villain's dependence on living minds, trapping his consciousness inside the dead scientist's body while his own physical form disintegrates. Although believed destroyed, Creel ultimately survives by transferring his mind into the body of a newborn child, ensuring that his threat lives on. ============================================================ @@ -4438,6 +4674,8 @@ First appearance: Infinity Crusade Vol 1 1 Reality: Earth-616 Notes: Infinity Crusade Trivia: This event is the third part in a trilogy of events, with the other two parts being Infinity Gauntlet and Infinity War. +History: +Infinity Crusade started when the Goddess gathering 30 Cosmic Containment Units and merging them into the Cosmic Egg, an artifact capable of fulfilling her wishes. The Goddess uses the Cosmic Egg to create a planet, Paradise Omega, as her base of operations. The Goddess then recruited many superheroes to her side. The heroes she chose were either religious, spiritual or had a (near-)death experience. The Goddess told the heroes that she wished to banish all evil from the universe and that the heroes needed to defend her while she was meditating within the Cosmic Egg. The heroes swore allegiance to the Goddess, some seemingly brainwashed, though a few heroes had their doubts. Moondragon became the leader of the Goddess' troops.; Meanwhile Mister Fantastic, the Vision and Iron Man investigate the disappearance of their friends and allies and the sudden conversion of all criminals on Earth. When Aurora, one of the superheroes left on Earth, goes through her personality change to the religious Jeanne-Marie Beaubier, she also was called by the Goddess. The three superheroes followed Aurora and discovered the Goddess and Planet Omega. Moondragon and her allies turned out to be hostile and the trio retreated. Back on Earth, the gathered superheroes called a meeting to decide what to do about the Goddess. An attempt by Professor X to contact Moondragon ended with a telepathic attack, leaving him in a coma and the heroes of Earth determined to stop the Goddess.; At the same time, Adam Warlock had discovered the truth about the Goddess; she was his "good" side, just like the Magus had been his "evil" side. Adam Warlock saved Thanos, who had been attacked by the Goddess. Mephisto appeared to them and offered his knowledge in exchange for one of the Goddess' Cosmic Containment Units. Armed with Mephisto's information, Adam Warlock and Thanos planned to defeat the Goddess. Thanos sought contact with Earth's heroes and assisted them in their assault on Paradise Omega. He also recruited the Silver Surfer, who had been one of the Goddess' followers, but turned against her when he noticed that he was being manipulated.; The Silver Surfer absorbed dangerous amounts of energy from a sun and sped towards the Paradise Omega at speeds even uncontrollable for himself. He had moved slightly off course, but Hulk and Drax used their phenomenal strength to redirect his course, and he subsequently destroyed Paradise Omega's defense system, allowing the heroes of Earth to pass. Thor, one of the Goddess' followers, destroyed their spacecrafts, forcing the heroes to disembark in escape pods. Landing in various spots on Paradise Omega, the heroes rushed to their goals. They were confronted with the brainwashed heroes and multiple fights broke out. The Goddess' followers were especially brutal and almost killed some of the non-converted.; Thanos boosted his own telepathic powers with the comatose Professor X's and decided to attack the Goddess' directly, but the Goddess triggered her plan: the destruction of all evil from the universe with cleansing; which meant the destruction of all life, because sentient life couldn't exist without good and evil.; Every possible dimension is affected, including the one that the very reader of the comic book is in. One page of issue 6 shows the point of view of the reader actually reading said page, then bursting into flames. The comic book is shown aflame also.; However, it was all just a trick crafted by Warlock, as he has caused the illusion of the destruction of all existence moments before it would have actually happened. It is later explained that those affected perceived the moment as a passing flight of fancy, a momentary nightmare or other rationalizations.; Thanos, Warlock and a restored Professor X work together against the Goddess and finally absorb her soul into the Soulgem. Thanos returns the heroes to Earth and destroyed the Cosmic Egg and Paradise Omega, but takes a single Cosmic Containment Unit for Mephisto. Many of Earth's heroes blame Adam Warlock for the Goddess' actions. Meanwhile Thanos hands Mephisto his payment, but tricks the devil by giving him a non-functional Cosmic Containment Unit. ============================================================ @@ -4449,6 +4687,8 @@ First appearance: Infinity War Vol 1 1 Reality: Earth-616 Notes: What The--?! Vol 1 20 parodies the Infinity War saga with the "Infinity Wart" saga, through a four-story comic-book that crossovers with itself. Trivia: This event is the second part in a trilogy of events, with the first part being Infinity Gauntlet and the third part being Infinity Crusade. +History: +The Infinity War was a six-issue mini-series, crossing into numerous other series, including Captain America, Daredevil, Fantastic Four, Spider-Man, and even the comedy series What The...?!; The Magus develops a plan to gain absolute power over the Marvel Universe. Operating out a far-off reality, he acquires "cosmic containment units", items similar to the Cosmic Cube, along with demonic doppelgangers of Earth's heroes and villains. The Magus' power renders Eternity catatonic and keeps himself well hidden. After a confrontation with Magus, Thanos sought help from Warlock's Infinity Watch.; The Magus sends doppelgangers after some of Earth's heroes. Reed Richards and Iron Man are defeated and replaced. Reed's double assembles many of Earth's heroes, intending to destroy them with a gamma bomb. His plan fails, thanks to the heightened senses of Wolverine and Daredevil, as well as Invisible Woman's force fields. Another confrontation with Thanos led to further confusion and general chaos.; The heroes decide to split their forces, with a team remaining on Earth while another team travels to the far reaches of space. The Earth team is again attacked by doppelgangers, many heroes are subsumed and taken over. The traveling heroes fight with Thanos and the Infinity Watch, believing them to be the enemy.; Galactus arrives to join in the efforts against the Magus. It is decided that the Infinity Gauntlet would help, but the Gauntlet has been rendered powerless by The Living Tribunal, at the request of Eternity. Galactus and the warrior-woman Gamora leave in an effort to revive Eternity and reactivate the Gauntlet. Just after they leave, Warlock and the glove itself are kidnapped by Magus and the Thanos duplicate. The original Thanos then sends Quasar on a mission to destroy the Magus using the Ultimate Nullifier.; Doctor Doom and his ally Kang, both of whom plan to betray the other, invade Magus' stronghold and damage the control console for the Cosmic Cubes. The Magus races to the Cubes to use them directly, only to find them stolen. He falls victim to an attack by Doom, who demands that the Magus turn over the Gauntlet. Just then, Galactus succeeds in his attempt to reactivate the Gauntlet. The Magus swiftly becomes omnipotent, imprisoning Doctor Doom and nullifying Quasar from existence.; The remaining heroes stormed Magus' fortress as a distraction, fighting an army of doppelgangers. Many fell and are absorbed. Thanos, in a reversal, absorbs his own double and then attacks Magus. The battle ends with Magus as the victor. Adam Warlock confronts Magus, revealing that the Reality Gem in the Gauntlet was a fake. Warlock uses this distraction to re-establish his unique bond with the Infinity Gems and usurp control from Magus. Warlock banishes the Magus to the world within the Soul Gem, living as a spirit unseen and untouched by the other spirits.; The Living Tribunal decrees the Gauntlet can never be used as a unified object again. The cosmic containment units were not to be found at all, seemingly stolen by Warlock's good half; a female entity later revealed to be The Goddess. She would cause the Infinity Crusade. ============================================================ @@ -4460,6 +4700,8 @@ First appearance: Punisher Vol 7 1 Created by: Garth Ennis; Lewis LaRosa Reality: Earth-200111 Trivia: In the Beginning originally intended to be part of the Earth-616 continuity and was referenced in Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Book of the Dead 2004 Vol 1 1 +History: +Frank Castle, after watching his family die in the crossfire of a Mafia battle, becomes The Punisher, a vigilante intent on cleaning up the street with his vast array of firepower.; Nearly 30 years into his mission he comes to the attention of CIA officer Robert Bethell who's setting up an "outside the law" strike force to hunt down America's enemies. After the Punisher strikes at the Mafia, his former partner Linus "Microchip" Lieberman, helps Bethell capture him so they can attempt to recruit him for the team, which he refuses. The Mafia's attempt to retaliate against the vigilante end up freeing him, after which he sets up a bunker for a final stand off against them both. ============================================================ @@ -4473,6 +4715,8 @@ Created by: Jim Starlin; George Pérez; Ron Lim Reality: Earth-616 Notes: Thanos's attempts to wield the Infinity Gauntlet were stated to be cosmic level threats.; The event became known as the "Infinity Gauntlet Affair" or "The Case of Thanos v The Universe", and was cited in the Bailey Briggs Murder Trial in order to allow a ghost to take the stand in court, considering everyone, even apart from the superhuman community, might rejoin the living after their death. Trivia: This event is the first part in a trilogy of events, with the other two parts being "Infinity War" and "Infinity Crusade".; Due to its popularity, "The Infinity Gauntlet" has been adapted multiple times in Marvel video games, animated shows, and live-action films. Most notably, the Marvel Cinematic Universe films Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame loosely adapted the story as the culmination of all their films up to that point, collectively called "The Infinity Saga". +History: +After being resurrected by Death, Thanos acquires the six Infinity Gems and kills half the life in the universe in her honor with the Infinity Gauntlet. Adam Warlock leads Earth's Mightiest Heroes against the Mad Titan. ============================================================ @@ -4483,6 +4727,8 @@ Full name: If This Be My Destiny...! First appearance: Amazing Spider-Man Vol 1 31 Created by: Stan Lee; Steve Ditko Reality: Earth-616 +History: +While starting college, Peter Parker and Spider-Man are in a race against the clock to find a serum that was taken by the mysterious Master Planner that can save a dying Aunt May. Meanwhile, Peter tries avoiding Betty after revealing that Ned proposed to her. ============================================================ @@ -4493,6 +4739,8 @@ Full name: Hunt for Xavier First appearance: Uncanny X-Men Vol 1 362 Created by: Steve Seagle; Joe Kelly; Chris Bachalo; Adam Kubert; Leinil Francis Yu Reality: Earth-616 +History: +The X-Men attempt to find the location of Professor Xavier, who has been missing ever since the authorities arrested him in the wake of the Onslaught disaster. Their quest for him leads them once again into the path of Cerebro, the mutant detecting device used by the X-Men which has now gained sentient life. This time, it has gained a new form, as opposed to mimicking Charles Xavier and creating a team of fake X-Men. Cerebro has begun kidnapping mutants left and right to "catalogue" them and has begun targeting members of the newly reformed Brotherhood of Evil Mutants, who reveal to have Xavier as their prisoner/reluctant mentor.; The X-Men split in two as they are joined by the young mutant Nina, who was Xavier's fellow prisoner during his time in jail. As they find out the location of Cerebro's lair, Cerebro says his plan is to catalog (IE digitalize and store) all humans on Earth, hence bringing about a perverted version of a mutant utopia for Xavier.; While the X-Men distract Cerebro and his drone units, Nina restores Xavier's mental powers (which were deactivated by Onslaught), and together, they force Cerebro to mind-link with all of humanity. Experiencing all the individual souls of humanity causes Cerebro to stop his evil scheme and literally fade away into oblivion. Xavier agrees to return home with the X-Men, reuniting the team with their mentor. ============================================================ @@ -4503,6 +4751,8 @@ Full name: Infinity Quest First appearance: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 5 146 Created by: Duggan; To; Herring Reality: Earth-616 +History: +The Guardians’ hunt for the infinity stones begins! ============================================================ @@ -4533,6 +4783,8 @@ First appearance: Amazing Spider-Man Vol 2 634 Created by: J.M. DeMatteis; Max Fiumara Reality: Earth-616 Notes: This story takes place at the same time as the Grim Hunt.; } +History: +Kaine is hired to take out Kraven the Hunter and accepts in the hopes that he will kill him, wanting to go out with a real fight. ============================================================ @@ -4544,6 +4796,8 @@ First appearance: Amazing Spider-Man Vol 5 16 Created by: Nick Spencer; Ryan Ottley; Humberto Ramos Reality: Earth-616 Notes: This arc is not to be confused with the Wolverine's story arc. +History: +Kraven the Hunter is back on the attack: after having forced the High Evolutionary, to clone him in order to have a worthy heir, he is ready to eliminate all those who according to him act dishonorably, poachers and all criminals who have animal-inspired powers. Kraven traps them in Central Park and after surrounding the park with a force field, forces them to kill each other. Obviously Spider-Man is the most coveted prey, and to lure him into a trap the hunter uses exceptional baits: Felicia Hardy and Billy Connors.; There is only one way to break the force field and stop the massacre: kill Kraven, but the spider decides not to do it and talking to the hunter makes him understand the value of mercy, so Kraven frees the prisoners and pretending to be Spider-Man pushes his clone to kill him, thus returning to eternal peace. ============================================================ @@ -4621,6 +4875,8 @@ Full name: Identity Crisis First appearance: Amazing Spider-Man Vol 1 433 Created by: Todd Dezago; Howard Mackie; Tom DeFalco; J. M. DeMatteis Reality: Earth-616 +History: +Hunted by the law after Norman Osborn makes him look like a killer, Spider-Man creates four new identities so he can continue to operate and clear his name: Prodigy, Ricochet, Red Hornet, and Dusk. Eventually, he convinces the public of his innocence and returns to operating as Spider-Man. ============================================================ @@ -4671,6 +4927,8 @@ Created by: Jed MacKay; Alessandro Cappuccio; Rachelle Rosenberg Species / origin: Moon Knight's stalker finally shows himself, ready to kill the hero himself. Reality: Earth-616 Notes: This arc also addresses Moon Knight's Dissociative Identity Disorder, citing his past mistakes and personal regrets as reasons why he developed his disorder. +History: +While Marc Spector struggles to rationalize his Moon Knight identity, given his losses and Khonshu's failed global conquest, he is hounded by an unseen stalker intent on "proving" he is a fake and kill him. ============================================================ @@ -4767,6 +5025,8 @@ Full name: Hulk Planet First appearance: Hulk Vol 5 9 Created by: Donny Cates; Ryan Ottley Reality: Earth-616 +History: +While traveling through the Arterial Dimension Between-Space, Bruce Banner, in control over the Hulk, discovered a planet affected by gamma radiation and terraformed by beings with Hulk-like strength. After landing on the planet, he discovered the planet inhabited by Hulk-like gamma mutates that knew about the Hulk and worshiped him as a god. Banner was met by the planet's ruler Monolith who told him about the history of her planet and learned that the inhabitants were descendants of gamma mutates banished from Earth-122. They set up a civilization hat became more advanced after having their intelligence augmented by gamma radiation sent to them by Banner by accident.; Banner proved himself to the planet's inhabitants after participating in their Godball ritual. Banner planned to leave as he fears destroying the planet if he stayed any longer. However, the Titan persona had infiltrated his mindscape and killed off his crew of personalities. Titan then locked Banner in the space where he kept the Hulk. While this happened, Monolith began removing the cybernetics that allowed Banner to control the Hulk so Banner would be eliminated and the Hulk could rule her planet. Titan tried to anger Hulk to gain power, but Banner convinced Hulk to resist Titan's attempts. When Titan cranked the machine that angered Hulk to dangerous, unheard levels, Hulk unleashed a gargantuan blast of energy.; The blast devastated the planet and killed many of its inhabitants. Meanwhile, Doc Sasquatch and Doctor Strange went to Wundagore Mountain where Project A.R.K. was located to aid Banner. Strange used astral projection to safely travel through the portal and managed to locate Banner, but by now, the Titan persona was in control and wreaking havoc. Strange infiltrated Banner's mindscape to help, but Titan forced him out. Strange recognized the changes to Banner's mindscape as D'Spayre's doing and went to retrieve the demon. The survivors of the energy blast tried fighting Titan, but he could absorb their gamma energy, allowing him to inflict fatal injuries. Monolith told the survivors to flee while she fought Titan alone. As Monolith fought Titan, Strange arrived with D'Spayre and forced him to reverse the changes he did to Banner's mindscape. D'Spayre also revealed that he altered Banner's mindscape in the service of an unknown party. However, Titan remained in control and grabbed Strange's astral form, forcing his physical form and Samson through the portal.; Monolith absorbed much of Titan's gamma energy and fired it as an energy blast Titan into outer space, but Titan just absorbed the energy and returned to the planet's surface. Strange and Samson arrived on the planet in time to aid in the fight against Titan. Samson provided some of his gamma energy to Monolith to help her fight against Titan while Strange dealt with D'Spayre. When Titan proved to be too powerful, Strange and Monolith planned to evacuate the planet but were cornered by Titan. That was when Banner motivated the Hulk into fighting back against Titan, defeating the evil persona and returning control of Banner's body to Banner. Banner returned to Earth where he was exonerated of his crimes in El Paso and on the unnamed planet but also lost his ability to control his mindscape. Meanwhile, the power provided to D'Spayre to alter Banner's mindscape was retrieved by its owner, a seemingly baby version of the Leader. ============================================================ @@ -4824,6 +5084,8 @@ Created by: Robert E. Howard; Roy Thomas Reality: Earth-616 Notes: "The Hyborian Age" was a pseudo-historical essay written by Robert E. Howard, and first published in The Phantagraph in February-November 1936.; "The Hyborian Age" was adapted three times:; It was first adapted in the black-and-white magazine Savage Sword of Conan, as a 6-part series from Savage Sword of Conan Vol 1 7 to 17 (August, 1975 to February, 1977), written by Roy Thomas and penciled by Walt Simonson.; It was later adapted in colored yet abridged versions, covering the first three chapters (covered in the first adaptation in Savage Sword of Conan Vol 1 7, 8 and 12), up to the Age of Conan, on two occasions:; Conan the Barbarian Vol 1 87 (June, 1978), written by Roy Thomas and penciled by Ernie Chan.; Conan the Adventurer Vol 1 5 (October, 1994), written by Roy Thomas and penciled by Audwyn Newman. Trivia: The essay fully ignores Acheron and its Fall save for mentioning that the Stygians were repelled from Shem and beyond the Styx, despite Robert E. Howard having created Acheron soon before, in "The Hour of Conan"/"Conan the Conqueror" (Weird Tales; December, 1935 to April, 1936). +History: +The rise and fall of the Hyborian Age, going from a brief introduction to the Thurian continent before the Great Cataclysm, going through the building of new nations in the Cataclysm's aftermath and into in the major events that brought the end of the Hyborian Kingdoms until the final Cataclysm. The essay also briefly evocates the filiation between the Hyborian Age peoples and their historical descendants. ============================================================ @@ -4874,6 +5136,8 @@ Full name: Infinity Score First appearance: Black Cat Vol 2 8 Created by: Jed MacKay, Carlos Villa, Brian Reber, Ferran Delgado Reality: Earth-616 +History: +Felicia Hardy is preparing for the biggest coup of her life: the theft of the Infinity Stones. And behind this there is not greed or the desire for power, but love. She needs those stones to help her mother recover from cancer. ============================================================ @@ -4924,6 +5188,8 @@ Full name: How I Won the War First appearance: Punisher War Journal Vol 2 1 Created by: Matt Fraction; Ariel Olivetti Reality: Earth-616 +History: +Set during the events of Civil War, the series follows the Punisher as he relentlessly targets dangerous criminals while drawing the attention of S.H.I.E.L.D. and G.W. Bridge. Investigating the source of advanced equipment being supplied to super-villains, Frank uncovers a trail leading to Stuart Clarke and the Tinkerer, ultimately rescuing Spider-Man from Jack O' Lantern and the Jester. Captain America reluctantly brings the Punisher into the anti-Registration resistance, where Frank proves he can operate alongside the team without using lethal force. However, the alliance collapses when the Punisher summarily executes two super-villains newly recruited by Captain America, prompting a savage beating and his immediate expulsion from the group. Flashbacks to Camp Lejeune reveal Frank's longstanding admiration for Captain America and explain why he refuses to strike back even while being beaten. After recovering under Stuart Clarke's care, the Punisher returns to his one-man war on crime, brutally confronting Rhino to remind the criminal underworld that he is back in action, while the increasingly obsessed G.W. Bridge abandons S.H.I.E.L.D. procedure to continue his relentless hunt for Frank Castle. ============================================================ @@ -4933,6 +5199,8 @@ Page: Judgement War Full name: Judgement War First appearance: X-Factor Vol 1 43 Reality: Earth-616 +History: +X-Factor (Cyclops, Jean Grey, Beast, Iceman, and Archangel) are kidnapped and brought to a planet where individuals are revered by how close their physical body is to perfection. Jean, who is flawless, is held in high reverence by the society. The Celestials are currently judging this world and its fate hangs in the balance. ============================================================ @@ -4943,6 +5211,8 @@ Full name: Kitchen Irish First appearance: Punisher Vol 7 7 Created by: Garth Ennis; Leandro Fernandez Reality: Earth-200111 +History: +After a Hell's Kitchen bar is blown up, which the Punisher happens to be in, he is drawn into a gang war between four Irish gangs vying for $10000000 supposedly left behind by Nesbitt, a former gang leader who made all of their lives hell during his life. Competing for the money are the Westies, the River Rats, Finn Cooley, and Maginty. The last of whom, a literal black Irishman, is particularly ruthless, kidnapping the Westies leader to send parts of him to his gang to scare them. Each gang was given part of a code, forcing them to cooperate to retrieve the money.; Finn Cooley, meanwhile, is being hunted down by MI6 assassin Yorkie Mitchell, who also wants to get his nephew, Peter, to allow his young partner, Andy Lorimer, to seek revenge for the death of his father. Since they can't get US Government sanctioning, they enlist the Punisher in their quest.; After battling each other through the Kitchen only to have the majority of their people wiped out or quit on them, the gang leaders agree to a truce and go for the money together. When they get to the where the money should be, they discover a final insult from Nesbitt wired to a bomb, killing them all, while the Punisher, Mitchell and Lorimer get away, allowing Lorimer to avenge his murdered father before leaving the US. ============================================================ @@ -4963,6 +5233,8 @@ Full name: Lacuna (Story Arc) First appearance: X-Force Vol 1 121 Created by: Peter Milligan; Mike Allred Reality: Earth-616 +History: +X-Force are hounded by a powerful mutant known as Lacuna who wishes to join their team. ============================================================ @@ -4974,6 +5246,8 @@ Other aliases: Fearful Symmetry First appearance: Web of Spider-Man Vol 1 31 Created by: J.M. DeMatteis; Mike Zeck Reality: Earth-616 +History: +Kraven embraces his more bestial side and tries to kill Spider-Man, so that he can take his place and prove that he's better. He doesn't actually kill him, but buries him alive.; At the same time, Vermin leaves the sewers and starts eating people in the city. Kraven, dressed as Spider-Man, fights with him to prove that he can beat him without the help of Captain America, who helped the real Spider-Man beat him the first time he faced him. He does win the fight and locks Vermin in a cage.; After two weeks stuck in a coffin, Spider-Man woke up and found Kraven. Kraven unleashed Vermin, who attacked Spider-Man, but soon ran back into the sewers. Spider-Man hunted him and managed to beat him. Then, Kraven confesses to everything and kills himself. ============================================================ @@ -5034,6 +5308,8 @@ Full name: Killed, Not Dead First appearance: Vengeance of the Moon Knight Vol 1 7 Created by: Gregg Hurwitz Reality: Earth-616 +History: +Deadpool is hired to kill Herman Goncharenko, but he meets heavy resistance from Moon Knight. ============================================================ @@ -5065,6 +5341,8 @@ First appearance: Black Panther Vol 6 166 Created by: Ta-Nehisi Coates; Leonard Kirk Species / origin: Part of the Avengers of the New World storyline Reality: Earth-616 +History: +Black Panther's greatest foe, Ulysses Klaw, is back and ready for war! Can T’Challa defeat the man who killed his father all while his country struggles to its feet? And as war looms, Wakanda's gods have disappeared. Enter the Originators! The former gods are back, but what are their intentions for a land that has forgotten them? ============================================================ @@ -5185,6 +5463,8 @@ Full name: The Last Avenger First appearance: Captain Marvel Vol 11 12 Created by: Kelly Thompson; Lee Garbett Reality: Earth-616 +History: +Captain Marvel is forcibly recruited by Vox Supreme to do the impossible: kill her friends in the Avengers in 24 hours or multiple Kree refugee camps on Earth will be destroyed. ============================================================ @@ -5196,6 +5476,8 @@ Created by: Nick Spencer; Matthew Rosenberg; Patrick Gleason; Federico Vicentini Species / origin: After months of scheming, the demon Kindred finally confronts Spider-Man to reveal his true name Reality: Earth-616 Trivia: This story is also lead up for the Sinister War as Kindred's endgame. +History: +After the choices made by Peter Parker during his campaign against the returned Sin-Eater, his choice to leave Norman Osborn for the villain helps Kindred step out into the open to make his move against the web-head, aiming to take him to a dark corner of his soul. With Sin-Eater successful, Kindred takes all the demonic sins collected to possess the Order of the Web for their alliance with Peter and holding his totem. Seeking help from Doctor Strange, the veteran sorcerer finds a dark imprint in Peter and cannot help him directly, forcing Black Cat to steal an artifact and force Peter to directly find Kindred. But with a losing battle and his friends destroying themselves and New York, Peter's self-sacrifice leads to Kindred revealing himself as Harry Osborn and leaves an impact on Spider-Man's life.; Concurrently, Mary Jane returns from filming only to be caught in the crossfire of Kindred's fury, and recruited by Norman Osborn to save Peter and Harry, the latter having a plan to destroy New York to torment Peter. Once The Order of the Web are free, they're assisted by Doctor Strange and Black Cat, pushing their own limits to the edge to find Kindred also and face-off against Sin-Eater endowed with Morlun's powers. Although victorious, they're forced into Kindred's dinner party, the demon's mentality divulged, and his thought process explaining his wrath on Peter. In a major twist, all are saved by Norman Osborn with aid by Wilson Fisk, imprisoning Kindred in Darkforce at Ravencroft where Norman fails at all turns to revive Kindred's humanity.; Subsequently, Peter refuses further involvement with the Osborns, while the Order of the Web review events and go out to capture Ravencroft's escaped inmates. As Carlie Cooper covers up Peter's connections to the corpses at Kindred's party, her discovery of an extra body is silenced and she is captured by one of Kindred's centipedes. Lost and devastated, Peter receives a private therapy session from Mary Jane to regain his hope, while she learns from Mysterio that the truth of Kindred is too much for her. Finding the source of the damage upon Peter's soul, Doctor Strange confronts Mephisto deducing the demon's direct influence. ============================================================ @@ -5227,6 +5509,8 @@ Species / origin: Fisk has a bounty on Fred Meyers for the Tablet, while Fred an Reality: Earth-616 Notes: Part of this story arc is meant to be a B-plot with Robbie Robertson and Tombstone coming to blows over what happens to their children, Randy and Janice. Trivia: The undertones of this arc directly tie back into Nick Spencer's previous run in Superior Foes of Spider-Man Vol 1. +History: +With the Tablet of Death and Entropy and with Kindred imprisoned, Fisk tasked New York's crime lords with a bounty on Boomerang for possession of the Lifeline Tablet. During this time, Peter Parker got a new job, earning a new suit which enhanced his strength and speed. Under this new employ, Spider-Man live-streamed his crime-fighting to the digital platform TNM, which helped his public image. Meanwhile, Robbie and Tombstone learned of Randy and Janice's romance, to which the two fathers formed an unlikely alliance to protect their children.; As the Tablet hunt reached its climax, the betrayal of Boomerang for the last fragment struck Spider-Man hard, revealing the friendship with Peter Parker was just a long con. With the Tablets together, Fisk readied the power of a one-time flawless resurrection to revive his wife, Vanessa. But after coming to an epiphany, Fisk instead brought an unexpected surprise to the New York underworld - the revival of his son: Richard Fisk, The Rose. ============================================================ @@ -5248,6 +5532,8 @@ First appearance: Moon Knight Vol 9 11 Created by: Jed MacKay; Alessandro Cappuccio Species / origin: Zodiac's hate for Moon Knight's new mission has culminated in a planned endeavor to kill everyone Marc cares for, all in Zodiac's insane desire of returning the Fist of Khonshu to his former violent glory. Reality: Earth-616 +History: +TBA ============================================================ @@ -5403,6 +5689,8 @@ Other aliases: War of Seven Kings; War of the Seven Kings World War Sea First appearance: Namor Vol 2 1 Created by: Jason Aaron; Paul Davidson; Alex Lins Reality: Earth-616 +History: +After Namor abdicated from the throne of Atlantis, seven pretenders arose to lay claim to it, escalating into a full blown civil war of the undersea, leaving Atlantis abandoned and Lemuria in ruins, and impacting the affairs of the surface world.; Following a failed attempt at Namor's life by King Attuma's assassins, and as the surface world prepare a fleet with genocidal intents, Stingray (Walter Newell) managed to have Namor freed for a few days, for him to put an hold to the infighting before the fleets of the surface would launch their assault.; As he successively meet with the pretenders to the throne, Namor learns more about the past of Atlantis, his own wrong-doings towards Atlantis and all the dwellers of the depths, and try to atone and apply the lessons learned from his errors, while struggling with opponents pursuing the same destructive path he had followed over and over.; History; Backgrounds; After yet another campaign against the surface-dwellers, Namor abdicated the throne of Atlantis, surrendered to the surface justice, and was imprisoned at the Sea Cage Prison in the Sea of Set (Southern Ocean).; Seven pretenders rose to claim kingship of Atlantis:; King Attuma, of the Skarka Tribe,; The Set-worshiping warlords of Lemuria,; Valko, backed by the Science Lords or Scientists Supreme of Old Atlantis,; Abbot Uriah and the Octomagi,; King Kailani of the Secret Seas (including her home of the Great Underwater Atoll of Maluhia, the cenote city of Talokan, and other communities in the Gomti River, at Atlit Yam and at Yonaguni), sponsor of the disenfranchised and who intended to rule as the one true king of all the seven-hundred seas,; The Beast King or King in Coral, who spoke for all creatures of the sea denied a voice, and victims of the wars of the Atlanteans, and united the Faceless Ones, Seaweed Men, Elder Whales, and other great beasts of the Deep,; The Lord of Orphans or Orphan King, a skeleton leading the Army of Risen Dead, an army of ghosts including Princess Fen and Emperor Thakorr, and represented by the Children of War, orphaned Atlantean youths.; To assert their claims, all factions coveted the Trident of Neptune.; War; Soon, Atlantis lied abandoned and Lemuria lied in ruins, while the tribes of the undersea world scattered, leading to a dramatic escalation of tribal warfare, left unchecked by the power structure vacuum.; The people were starving, as consequence of the War. Skarka bandits plagued on Atlanteans, stealing and brutalizing them, while Orka salvaged a sunken S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier, turning it into a vessel he used to hunt sea creatures and provide meat for the people.; The surface world soon intended to intervene, as the civil war perturbed shipping lanes, fisheries, deep-sea drilling operations and cruise lines. As the worlds leading oceanographer, Stingray (Walter Newell) assisted to diplomatic meetings where he argued for diplomacy and humanitarian aid. While he was told his concerns were taken under consideration, Stingray also witnessed ships being fitted Carbonadium nets and nuclear-powered harpoons.; Attuma's assassination of Namor; Attuma ordered an assassination against Namor at the Sea Cage Prison, sending Skarka tribesmen along with mercenaries King Crab and Manowar to attack the prison. They were defeated by Namor, who survived the assassins' poison thanks to he timely arrival of Stingray.; After this event, Stingray managed to have Namor to be given four days of freedom, in order for him to put a stop to the war. Initially refusing, Namor was convinced by Stingray that his past experiences and the lessons learned from his own errors could bring a resolution. Stingray offered to accompany Namor, who declined.; Namor's and Attuma's Crimson Swim; Namor first tracked down the Skarka, following their scent and meeting with a victim of them in the Skarka Sea, at the rim of Attumacht Trench, before descending into Hellfall Deep. Namor arrived as Attuma announced the news of the assassination attempt failure. While Attuma ordered his followers to scour the oceans and find Namor, the former king presented himself and challenged Attuma to swim the Crimson Swim, a Skarka custom of inebriated duel (allowing Namor the time to gather more information on the war), and easily defeated Attuma.; Namor ordered the Skarka to return home and stop their attacks, but the Skarka, refused to recognize Namor. Facing this refusal, and identifying a Skarka that had robbed an old Atlantean Namor had met earlier, Namor single-handedly decimated Attuma's army.; Namor's capture by King Kailani; Intending to parlay with the Skarka warriors of the Chasm, King Kailani and her warriors of the Secret Seas arrived at Hellfall Deep only to witness the Namor resting among the corpses. Namor collapsed and was captured by Kailani's warriors, despite her advisors' intent to slay him, and brought aboard her battle ark. As Namor tried to convince Kailani to stop the fighting, the forces of the Beast King attacked, with the Octo-Shackles (octopuses used as handcuffs by the warriors of the Secret Seas turned on them, and the battle ark was invaded by more octopuses along with a Seaweed Man. As Neptune talked to Namor, urging for killing and decreeing he had to be the Last King of Atlantis, Namor soon realized the errors of his way towards the Seaweed Men as well, and broke out the fight, but was taken away by the Elder, an Elder Whale that brought him safely through the depths and before the Beast King. ============================================================ @@ -5433,6 +5721,8 @@ Full name: Love & War First appearance: Incredible Hercules Vol 1 121 Created by: Greg Pak; Fred van Lente; Clayton Henry Reality: Earth-616; Earth-902124; Earth-93027; Earth-90324; Earth-92124 +History: +Hercules hooks up with Namora while the Amazons attempt to recreate reality using the Omphalos. ============================================================ @@ -5463,6 +5753,8 @@ Other aliases: Spider-Man: Year One First appearance: Amazing Spider-Man Vol 3 1 Created by: Dan Slott; Ramón Pérez Reality: Earth-616 +History: +In the early days of Spider-Man's activity, a boy named Clayton Cole became a fan of his and wanting to imitate him he built himself a costume and sonic weapons becoming Clash the sultan of sound. Unfortunately Clash wanting to show off and become famous ended up endangering the innocent and Spider-Man had to stop him. Clash proved hard to beat for young Peter who almost thought he was no longer Spider-Man, recovering when Aunt May reminded him of Uncle Ben's teachings. ============================================================ @@ -5473,6 +5765,8 @@ Full name: Madbomb First appearance: Captain America Vol 1 193 Created by: Jack Kirby Reality: Earth-616 +History: +Captain America and the Falcon embark on a vast, desperate search for the most malignant conspirators in our history - and their insidious creation: the Madbomb! ============================================================ @@ -5493,6 +5787,8 @@ Full name: Loki: Sorcerer Supreme First appearance: Doctor Strange Vol 4 381 Created by: Donny Cates; Gabriel Hernandez Walta Reality: Earth-616 +History: +After a magic tournament, the Vishanti declare that Loki is the new Sorcerer Supreme, leaving Doctor Strange almost powerless and working as a veternarian. ============================================================ @@ -5503,6 +5799,8 @@ Full name: Learning Curve First appearance: Monsters Unleashed Vol 3 9 Created by: Justin Jordan; Francesco Gaston; Sebastián Carrillo; Alex Arizmendi; Alberto Alberquerque Reality: Earth-616 +History: +A series of one-shot adventures where Kid Kaiju teams up with his individual monsters and learns about them.; He works with The Mighty Scragg to peacefully negotiate with Pym Particle-enhanced bees, letting them stay with the monsters on Mu.; Aegis helps him rescue Elsa Bloodstone from Happyology and defeat the Dread Uluath, leading Elsa to realize she needn't train Kei anymore.; Mekara is teleported with Kei to the Moon by Lockjaw and Karnak to talk with a Technarch and Mekara's parental attitude allows "Egg" to also move to Mu.; Kei then goes to his friend Moon Girl to have translators built for Hi-Vo and Slizzik, but their meet-up is interrupted by the misguided new hero, Miss Mech.; Having witnessed Kei in action, his parents allow him to continue pursuing his heroic goals. ============================================================ @@ -5553,6 +5851,8 @@ First appearance: Amazing Spider-Man Vol 5 11 Created by: Nick Spencer; Ryan Ottley Reality: Earth-616 Trivia: This narrative arc focuses on J.Jonah Jameson, and his relationship with Spider-Man, just like the previous narrative arc focused on the Black Cat and her relationship with Spider-Man. +History: +Whether he is his worst detractor or his biggest supporter, J.Jonah Jameson always manages to get Spider-Man into trouble. In this case: by pretending he'll give him a prize from Kingpin, and exposes him to the revenge of a man believing in Jonah's old articles, convinced that Spidey had ruined his family. Despite Jonah telling him the truth, he could not make him give up on his fixation. Fortunately Spider-Man defeats him, and heartens Jameson by telling him that he had also done good things in past years, prompting Jonah to refuse the prize by Fisk. ============================================================ @@ -5797,6 +6097,8 @@ Page: Manchester Gods (Story Arc) Full name: Manchester Gods First appearance: Journey Into Mystery Vol 4 639 Reality: Earth-616 +History: +Civil war breaks out among the Manchester Gods in the North of Otherworld, the British subconscious! It’s a civil war that Asgardia refuses to interfere in — publicly, that is. Behind the scenes, Loki is a one-man intervention force. As Otherworld burns, can the Knights of the Round Table, Merlyn, King Arthur and even Captain Britain himself resist the power of the infernal, industrial North? Plus: The double-dealing Loki takes on a secret mission for Hela, goddess of the Underworld. But what does Hela want with the Holy Grail?! Then, Thor finds himself caught in an eternal war-game between two cosmic entities, and Oblivion readies himself to take the prize: the universe itself! Can even Galactus and the Silver Surfer tip the balance? ============================================================ @@ -5846,6 +6148,8 @@ Full name: Light the Night First appearance: Spider-Man Vol 1 38 Created by: J.M. DeMatteis, Klaus Janson Reality: Earth-616 +History: +Electro is reduced to using his powers to work in a circus and wanting to do something important, he returns to New York and absorbs the energy of the entire city. However, this causes it to overload and risks exploding and destroying half of New York, but luckily Spider-Man manages to help it redistribute the energy, avoiding disaster. ============================================================ @@ -5856,6 +6160,8 @@ Full name: Madrox Family & Fantastic Four Team-Up First appearance: X-Men Unlimited Infinity Comic Vol 1 92 Created by: Jason Loo Reality: Earth-616 +History: +During a visit from the Fantastic Four, Lord Blastaar and the Blast-Rockers Empire abducted Davey Miller. Using the Forever Ship, the two families travel to space to confront Captain Mad Rocks and rescue Davey. ============================================================ @@ -5916,6 +6222,8 @@ Full name: Latverian Prometheus First appearance: Thor Vol 3 604 Created by: Kieron Gillen; Billy Tan Reality: Earth-616 +History: +Following Bill's death, Kelda travels to Latveria seeking vengeance against Doctor Doom, only to fall into his trap and become another victim of his experiments on Asgardians. As Heimdall summons the scattered Asgardians to war, Balder leads an assault on Castle Doom after learning that Doom, aided by Loki's schemes, has been harvesting the life force of captured Asgardians to power his creations. Inside the fortress, the invaders are horrified to find their fallen comrades transformed into cybernetic servants and are forced to battle them. Thor finally joins the conflict, confronting Doom and uncovering his attempt to replicate the power of the Destroyer armor through stolen Asgardian essence. While Balder retrieves Kelda's heart and grants mercy to the enslaved Asgardians, Thor destroys Doom's armored creation, though the Latverian monarch escapes before he can be captured. Loki restores Kelda to life, but her grief over Bill remains, and the Asgardians return home. In the aftermath, Doom secretly continues his alliance with Loki while pursuing new experiments, as Balder reflects on the failures that allowed the tragedy in Latveria to unfold. ============================================================ @@ -5926,6 +6234,8 @@ Full name: Muir Island Saga First appearance: Uncanny X-Men Vol 1 278 Created by: Chris Claremont; Fabian Nicieza Reality: Earth-616 +History: +The Shadow King attempts to free himself from the Astral Plane and enter the physical world to take it over. He takes mental control of the inhabitants of the Mutant Research Center on Muir Island and several X-Men who show up to help. Several are freed by Forge, and Professor Xavier calls for help from X-Factor.; X-Factor and the freed X-Men battle the controlled X-Men and Muir Islanders, and the Shadow King is eventually defeated when a Forge frees Psylocke, who plunges her psychic blade into Polaris's head and disrupts the Shadow King's link to the physical world.; Impact; The series had several lasting results for the X-Men family of characters:; The original X-Factor rejoined the X-Men, and Val Cooper organized a new X-Factor.; Muir Island was destroyed and the Muir Islanders disbanded.; Polaris lost her super-strength powers but regained her magnetic powers.; Xavier was forced back into his wheelchair. ============================================================ @@ -5939,6 +6249,8 @@ Species / origin: Prior to this arc, Norman Osborn had been the Green Goblin, bu Reality: Earth-616 Notes: This story arc was the marker of the end of the Silver Age of the Comic Book industry, and the beginning of the Bronze-Age, since up until then it was unthinkable to kill the hero's love interest, leaving people in shock.; At first it was planned for Aunt May to die, but it was changed, since if Aunt May would have died it would make Spider-Man feel free and grown up. It was then discussed to kill either Mary Jane or Gwen, and it was decided that Gwen would die, since Mary Jane was more of a comical character, and Gwen and Peter were a perfect couple, but taking the relationship to the next level would "betray everything Spider-Man was about", the personal tragedy and anguish of the character to which Conway thought were the root of Spider-Man, in his opinion. Trivia: The idea of killing Peter's love interest was derived from Terry and Pirates series where the main character's love interest also died.; When the love interests of superheroes died, it was often referred as the "Gwen Stacy Syndrome".; The Night Gwen Stacy Died was loosely adapted in films, Spider-Man (2002 film) and The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (film).; In Spider-Man, Green Goblin kidnaps Spider-Man's love interest and throws her off a bridge, though the love interest is Mary Jane and Spider-Man successfully saves her. Then, in the following battle, the Green Goblin is impaled by his own glider like in the comics.; In The Amazing Spider-Man 2, the Green Goblin is Harry Osborn instead of Norman, and Gwen Stacy falls from a clock tower instead of a bridge. Upon her death, the clock stops at 1:21, referencing the issue in which she dies.; It was also adapted into a famous fan film, The Green Goblin's Last Stand. +History: +Peter, his girlfriend Gwen Stacy, and acquaintance Mary Jane Watson visit Harry, who is in a sorry state. His father Norman is livid about Harry's condition, blames Peter, Gwen, and Mary Jane for Harry's drug abuse, and throws them out. When Norman hears that he is facing financial ruin, he suffers a breakdown, and suddenly remembers everything. Norman again becomes the Green Goblin and makes it his goal to kill Peter/Spider-Man for all the misery he imagines Spider-Man has caused him and his family.; The Green Goblin abducts Gwen and lures Spider-Man to the Brooklyn Bridge. He gloats at Peter, holding an unconscious Gwen. The two fight, and just when Spider-Man seems to get hold of Gwen, Norman hurls her off the bridge. Spider-Man shoots a web strand at her legs, and catches her. As he pulls her up, he thinks he has saved her. However, he soon realizes she is already dead. Peter is unsure whether the whiplash from her sudden stop broke her neck or if Osborn had broken it previously, but he blames himself for her death regardless. The Green Goblin escapes, and Peter cries over Gwen's corpse and swears deadly revenge.; Spider-Man tracks Green Goblin down to a warehouse where an apoplectic Peter beats Norman to a pulp. But he cannot bring himself to kill him and freezes. Norman uses the opportunity to send his glider to impale Spider-Man from behind. Warned by his spider-sense, Peter jumps away just in time, and the glider instead impales the Green Goblin and seemingly kills him.; Peter goes home, feeling washed-out, hurt, and deeply empty. When he meets Mary Jane, her sympathy is lost on him. He only sees MJ as a carefree party girl; unable to feel his pain. But then, Mary Jane also cries, and for the first time, the two characters relate. ============================================================ @@ -5959,6 +6271,8 @@ Full name: My Own Worst Enemy First appearance: Superior Spider-Man Vol 1 1 Created by: Dan Slott, Ryan Stegman, Giuseppe Camuncoli Reality: Earth-616 +History: +Dock Ock took over Spider-Man's body and decided to use it to be a better hero than him. However, his methods and his concept of justice are quite different from those of his predecessor. Otto also decides to change Peter's life by earning a doctorate in his name. ============================================================ @@ -5969,6 +6283,8 @@ Full name: Mojo Worldwide First appearance: X-Men: Gold Vol 2 13 Created by: Marc Guggenheim; Cullen Bunn; Mike Mayhew; Jorge Molina Reality: Earth-616 +History: +Mojo, the demented creature obsessed with melding deadly television shows with reality, has made Earth his focus and it’s going to take the combined might of two X-Men teams to fight back! But when threats from their past are thrown at them, how will these teams react? With Sentinels, the Brood and bad memories attacking at every opportunity, will Kitty and Jean and their teams be able to save Manhattan? Or is this the trick that will finally boost Mojo’s ratings? ============================================================ @@ -6047,6 +6363,8 @@ Page: Necessary Evil First appearance: Superior Spider-Man Vol 1 17 Created by: Dan Slott; Ryan Stegman Reality: Earth-616 +History: +In 2099 due to timeline problems, Miguel O'Hara is forced to go to the past to prevent his biological father Tyler Stone (and consequently him) from being erased from history.; In the present, Horizon undergoes a hostile takeover by Liz Allen and Tiberius Stone. Otto is not at all happy with the arrival of a new Spider-Man or the possibility that his inventions end up becoming someone else's property. Eventually Otto's pride will lead to the destruction of the Horizon and the birth of the Alchemax that Miguel hires after being stuck in the past. ============================================================ @@ -6067,6 +6385,8 @@ First appearance: Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man Vol 2 1 Created by: Tom Taylor; Juan Cabal Species / origin: The truth of some of Peter's neighbors connected to an old secret of the city Reality: Earth-616 +History: +Spider-Man discovers that one of his elderly neighbors is actually a retired mid-century superhero, while another neighbor, Leilani, is an in-hiding refugee from a mysterious people that live underground, and that she fled to the surface to escape her father, a cruel dictator of the Under York. Meanwhile, Aunt May goes to her doctor and was diagnosed with cancer, debating on what to tell Peter. ============================================================ @@ -6172,6 +6492,8 @@ Page: Media Blizzard Full name: Media Blizzard First appearance: Sensational Spider-Man Vol 1 1 Reality: Earth-616 +History: +Having assumed the role of Spider-Man, Ben Reilly creates a new costume and finds a job, in the meantime having to stop Mysterio who has founded a television network that forces people to watch via hypnosis. ============================================================ @@ -6182,6 +6504,8 @@ Full name: Brave New World First appearance: Captain Marvel Vol 11 22 Created by: Kelly Thompson; Lee Garbett; Belén Ortega Reality: Earth-20368 +History: +Stolen away to a far future, Captain Marvel faces a threat unlike any she's known and must uncover the mysteries of the apocalyptic world and its supposed haven of New Atlantis. ============================================================ @@ -6200,6 +6524,8 @@ Page: New Ways to Die Full name: New Ways to Die First appearance: Amazing Spider-Man Vol 2 568 Reality: Earth-616 +History: +Norman Osborn returns to the city to capture Spider-Man at Randall Crowne's request, bringing the Thunderbolts with him. This will allow a new meeting between Venom and Eddie Brock which will lead to big changes for the latter. Spidey will have to face his worst enemy now that he is the nation's top law enforcer. Menace is also not happy with the return of the original Goblin, as it seems that he is messing up her plans... which may be different from what they appear. ============================================================ @@ -6326,6 +6652,8 @@ Other aliases: Nefaria Protocols First appearance: Avengers Vol 3 31 Created by: Kurt Busiek; George Pérez; Fabian Nicieza; Mark Bagley Reality: Earth-616 +History: +The Avengers and the Thunderbolts attempt to contain Count Nefaria while also dealing with the mystery of the several deaths of Madame Masque and the control that Nefaria exerts over their own ionic powered members, Wonder Man and Atlas. ============================================================ @@ -6405,6 +6733,8 @@ Full name: New Avengers: Disassembled First appearance: New Avengers Vol 1 21 Created by: Brian Michael Bendis; Howard Chaykin; Leinil Yu; Olivier Coipel; Pasqual Ferry; Paul Smith; Jim Cheung Reality: Earth-616 +History: +In the wake of the Stamford disaster and the political turmoil surrounding the Superhuman Registration Act, the New Avengers begin to fracture. Captain America refuses to support government‑mandated registration and goes underground after escaping a S.H.I.E.L.D. attempt to detain him. His decision marks the first major break within the team.; As the Act approaches activation, tensions rise among the remaining Avengers. Iron Man pushes for cooperation with the government, while others—especially Luke Cage, Spider-Woman, and Spider-Man—struggle with the moral and personal consequences of choosing a side. Cage refuses to register, prompting Jessica Jones to flee to Canada with their newborn daughter for safety.; When the Act becomes law at midnight, S.H.I.E.L.D. agents attempt to arrest Cage at his Harlem home. He resists, aided by local residents and eventually by Captain America’s underground resistance. Forced into fugitive status, Cage joins Cap’s anti‑registration movement.; Meanwhile, the team’s internal fractures deepen. Spider-Woman, caught between S.H.I.E.L.D., Hydra, and her own loyalties, ultimately defects and delivers the body of Electro to Nick Fury, signaling her break from the Avengers. Sentry, overwhelmed by the pressure of the coming conflict and his own unstable psyche, withdraws from the team entirely.; By the end of the arc, the New Avengers as they once existed are effectively dismantled. Each member is pushed onto a separate path—some aligning with Iron Man’s pro‑registration faction, others joining Captain America’s resistance—setting the stage for the full-scale conflict of Civil War. ============================================================ @@ -6416,6 +6746,8 @@ First appearance: Wolverine Vol 3 66 Created by: Mark Millar; Steve McNiven; Dexter Vines Reality: Earth-807128 Trivia: This story arc was inspired by Clint Eastwood's Unforgiven, and the Mad Max franchise.; This story arc was mentioned as a joke in the video game Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3. After Hawkeye defeats Wolverine, he says "You fight like an old man, Logan."; The 2017 film Logan took influence from this story arc. This was first hinted at, during a Comic Con interview, when Hugh Jackman, who portrays Wolverine, was asked what would his next movie be about, to which he replied "Old. Man. Logan." Released set photos in June 2016 revealed Logan to be much older looking than in Days of Future Past, and his last solo movie. +History: +The narration of the story, interposed over shots of a bloody Wolverine crawling from some woodlands to a train-track, begins:; No one knows what happened on the night the heroes fell. All we know is that they disappeared and evil triumphed and the bad guys have been calling the shots ever since. What happened to Wolverine is the biggest mystery of them all. Some say they hurt him like no one ever hurt before. Others say he just grew tired of all the fighting and retired to a simpler life. Either way he hasn't raised his voice or popped his claws in fifty years. His old friends would barely recognize him now.; Fifty years later, Logan lives with his wife Maureen, his son Scotty, and daughter Jade, on a plot of land in Sacramento, what used to be California, but is now part of Hulkland. He requires money to pay his rent to the landlords of this territory: the descendants of Bruce Banner, the Hulk Gang, who are a product of years of incestuous procreation. He refuses to sell his children's toys to pay for the rent. Logan is shown as a broken old man, refusing to fight anyone and living peacefully; he realizes that he will be unable to pay the rent, and that the Hulk Gang will not accept a plea to pay double next month on its own.; The Hulk Gang arrives the next day to confront Logan on his lack of payment, and violently beat him, deriding his inability to fight back despite once having been the most violent of superheroes; though Logan entertains visions of gutting the eldest Hulk brother, Otis, he remains calm and takes his beating, to the disappointment of his son, Scott. While healing from the injuries in bed during the night - though very slowly due to his age - he is confronted by a blinded, elderly Hawkeye. In order to pay off his rent, Logan accepts a job from Hawkeye: help him navigate across the country and deliver a secret package, possibly illegal.; The next morning Logan says goodbye to his wife and children. They leave in the Spider-Buggy, a vehicle once known as the Spider-Mobile, newly customized by Hawkeye for a long trek. Hawkeye is in the driving seat; despite his being blind, the vehicle is still his, and Logan's purpose along the journey is to help him stick to the right direction.; Turning on the car's SatNav, Logan sees a map of Amerika, now a land dominated entirely by super-villains, who have renamed cities and areas for themselves, with names such as Lair of the Creel Gang, the Lizard King, Paste Pot Creek, Hammer Falls, Osborn County, The Kingdom of the Kingpin, and Doom's Lair. The route plotted for the two old men goes straight through neo-America.; They pass San Francisco, where Moloids have devastated the area. A biker gang, calling themselves the Ghost Riders, attack the two partners and try to see what Clint is carrying in the Spider-Buggy's trunk. Logan takes a beating from the gang before Hawkeye kills them all. When asked why he didn't defend himself, Logan has a brief flashback which reveals a massive beating from Sabretooth, Apocalypse, Omega Red, and Mr. Sinister. The pair then travel to Hammer Falls, formerly Las Vegas, where people gather to pray for the return of the heroes. There, an Ultron tells Clint his third wife, Tonya, who is Spider-Man's youngest child, is waiting for him: their child got the idea of assuming the mantle of Spider-Bitch and went to confront the Kingpin, where she will soon be executed.; Logan and Hawkeye head for the Kingpin's headquarters in Fisk Lake City, to rescue Spider-Bitch, who had attempted to defeat the Kingpin with the help of Daredevil and The Punisher. In an arena filled with cheering spectators, the new Kingpin, after stating that he killed Magneto, because he'd gotten too old, and took his turf, has Ashley's two friends executed by feeding them to dinosaurs.; After crashing the Spider-Buggy through the side of the building holding Spider-Bitch, Hawkeye kills all of the guards without the help of Logan. The Kingpin arrives as Hawkeye frees his daughter, but upon being freed, she slays Kingpin and turns on Hawkeye, revealing that she is in fact only interested in ruling over the Kingpin's turf. As Spider-Bitch prepares to kill Hawkeye, Logan looks on.; Having only accompanied Hawkeye with the intention of helping his family out their financial rut, and taken a vow of pacifism, thus refusing to so much as pop his claws for the last several decades, Logan reluctantly prepares to step into the conflict, saying before he does, "Damn you to Hell for making me do this, Hawkeye."; Wolverine then proceeds to drive the Spider-Buggy through the site of the brawl, grab Hawkeye, and crash out the side of the building, the two making a break for it. Spider-Bitch then orders her new minions after them, and soon, Logan and Hawkeye are being chased down by at least fifty vehicles, as well as Raptors. Before they can gain on the two heroes, the Moloids collapse the ground around them, swallowing them into the Earth.; Logan awakes a few hours later, hundreds of feet underground. Logan activates a glow-stick, and sees that the Moloids have devoured everyone except Logan and Hawkeye. He then helps Hawkeye out of an overturned Spider-Buggy, which they then get in, and use to drive up the wall and out of the chasm. They then proceed to drive cross-country, back on their route. On their way, they pass through what was formerly Wyoming and South Dakota with towns including Paste Pot Creek, now home to dinosaur imports from the Savage Land, and Electroville, where a collapsed Baxter Building lies over the gigantic skeleton of Loki, before coming to find The Red Skull, now President of the United States, has his face on Mount Rushmore, which also happens to be home to a host-less Venom Symbiote.; They make their way to former Iowa, where the two stop at a bar in Des Moines for a drink. It is here that Wolverine reveals that he's only doing this for the money to pay the rent for his family. He says he doesn't get excited by death anymore, and doesn't want to go back to the way he was - that he's afraid to. That statement triggers a flashback to Wolverine, costume torn and bloodied, standing over the dead bodies of Omega Red, Mister Sinister, and Lady Deathstrike. A man then comes over and is about to joke about the two heroes' "heart-to-heart" when Wolverine tackles him and puts his fist under his jaw, tempting him to make the joke. He then storms out of the bar, after being stopped by Hawkeye. Hawkeye, frustrated and curious, begs Logan to tell him what happened to him. Logan then agrees to tell him his story about what happened the night the heroes fell.; Wolverine then recounts to Hawkeye the tale about how a group of super villains, many of whom were already dead, seemingly invade the X-Mansion. Wolverine begins to evacuate the younger students while the rest of the X-Men had mysteriously vanished since the onslaught began. Finally the fight comes down to Wolverine and Bullseye. After finally killing him off, Bullseye is revealed to be Jubilee. Mysterio then appears, and the illusion is swept away, revealing Wolverine has slaughtered the X-Men.; Stricken with grief, Wolverine runs into the wilderness and is unable to account for his time there. He then tries to kill himself by laying his neck on the train tracks as a train approaches. The act doesn't kill Wolverine but he decides that "Wolverine" is dead, so he puts the violence of his past behind him, and goes simply by Logan. Wolverine hasn't used his claws since that night fifty years prior.; After the flashback, Wolverine and Hawkeye set out back on their journey. They come across a young boy named Dwight wearing Ant-Man's Helmet and asking for a toll of eighty cents to cross a bridge. If they don't pay he will have the ants take care of them, to which Logan replies, "Is this a joke?" Hawkeye pays the toll and tells Logan the kid was serious and that it's eighty cents well spent. As they drive over the bridge several corpses are seen under it. They continue on past a herd of dinosaurs while a Venom symbiote controlled Tyrannosaurus Rex follows behind them.; They notice the T-Rex and attempt to shoot at it while unknowingly being monitored on a security screen by Emma Frost from the Mutant Forbidden Quarter of Chicago. She sends Black Bolt to stop the Venom T-Rex with his vocal powers. After repairing the Spider-Buggy, Emma allows Logan and Hawkeye to continue with their journey.; Upon reaching their destination of New Babylon, formerly Washington, D.C., and now covered in all areas with propaganda of the Red Skull, Hawkeye reveals that the box contains ninety-nine samples of the Super-Soldier Serum to be used by members of an underground resistance to form a new group of Avengers to tackle the villains. Hawkeye's price for delivering the package is that he wants to be given one of the samples so that he can join the new Avengers. Unfortunately, the resistance movement is a hoax and the whole deal was part of a sting operation by S.H.I.E.L.D.. Logan is gunned down by the undercover S.H.I.E.L.D. operatives and Hawkeye is then killed by Tobias.; Logan is stuffed into a body bag and taken to the Red Skull's trophy room. Once inside, his wounds heal and he bursts out of the body bag and takes out Skull's goons, declaring that the Red Skull is "going down." The Red Skull seals the room, and then laughs and mocks him, pointing out that Logan has never popped his claws in fifty years. The two fight and throw each other into the trophy case, causing hero memorabilia to fall onto the floor. Red Skull grabs the Ebony Blade while Logan takes hold of Captain America's Shield. After a short duel between them, Logan gets the best of the Red Skull and pins him. After the Red Skull mocks him again, Logan decapitates him with the shield. As guards attempt to break into the room, Logan quickly dons Iron Man's Armor and escapes.; A few days later, he at last reaches his farm and meets up with his neighbor, Abe Donovan, who leads Logan to his house. Once they arrive, Donovan reveals that the Hulk Gang "got bored" and killed Logan's family while waiting for him, as Logan himself looks over their broken corpses. Donovan believes that Logan should bury his family's bodies, as he sees it as the right thing to do. Logan, however, responds by saying...; Wolverine; He then pops his claws for the first time in fifty years.; Logan takes his time slashing and gutting the Hulk Gang members one by one. The Hulk Gang turns out to be inbred cannibal grandchildren of Bruce Banner, a.k.a. Pappy Banner and Jenny Walters, who were both turned crazy by the extra radiation they were subjected to in California's nuclear blasts.; Pappy Banner; The two Hulk's who killed Logan's family were washing off the blood in their nearby watering hole, when they were sliced and diced. A handful of others were hanging out at Sonny Stark's bar, picking over the belongings Logan's family had when they died. Charlie's twin brother, Luke, is the first to die, with Logan's claws coming from the front of his forehead as if his fist was midway through his brain.; Three other members including Beau are at Heff's Mansion in Los Angeles, which has become a whore house, where they used up all the girls between the three of them. Logan proceeds to kill them too, after blowing up their cars.; At Banner's Lair, Banner and his descendant, Bobbie-Jo, feed a baby as they talk about Logan's arrival. He's right on time, when he crashes the Fantastic-Car, previously owned by the Hulk Gang, right into their trailer park encampment, decapitating some, and setting off a bomb on board to blow up the rest of them. The survivors are treated to a last meal of Logan's claws, and even Bobbi-Jo doesn't survive.; Pappy Banner emerges from his cave, seeming to have control of his Hulk strength in his human body. They fight, and Wolverine seems to gut him until the Hulk emerges once again!; Twelve hours later, Billy-Bob returns from his friend's house, with the Jim Belushi movies they sent him for, to find all of his clan wiped out except Pappy Banner and Little Baby Banner.; Pappy keels over in pain, not understanding why, since he's always cannibalized his fallen opponents in the past. Billy-Bob reminds him of Logan's healing factor, just as Logan cuts his way out of Pappy's back, killing him.; Logan; Billy-Bob nervously hands over his pants, boots, and coat in order to preserve his life, and pleads to Logan to leave Baby Bruce Banner alive.; A month later, Logan holds Maureen, Scotty, and Jade's funeral, and his neighbors attend, including Donovan. They try to talk him out of leaving, setting out to bring down the other villains one by one, but he insists there is nothing at his ranch for him anymore.; Logan; Together with his little package, Baby Banner, they ride off into the sunset. ============================================================ @@ -6426,6 +6758,8 @@ Full name: Planet Skaar First appearance: Planet Skaar Prologue Vol 1 1 Created by: Greg Pak Reality: Earth-616 +History: +After Being exiled from his home world the long thought dead son of the Hulk returns to extract vengeance on his father. ============================================================ @@ -6447,6 +6781,8 @@ First appearance: Avenging Spider-Man Vol 1 6 Created by: Greg Rucka; Mark Waid; Marco Checchetto Reality: Earth-616 Notes: These issues can be considered as a prelude of sort:; Punisher Vol 9 1; Punisher Vol 9 2; Punisher Vol 9 3; Punisher Vol 9 4; Daredevil Vol 3 4; Daredevil Vol 3 5; Daredevil Vol 3 6; Daredevil Vol 3 7; Punisher Vol 9 5; Punisher Vol 9 6; Punisher Vol 9 7; Punisher Vol 9 8; Punisher Vol 9 9; Amazing Spider-Man Vol 2 677; Daredevil Vol 3 8; Daredevil Vol 3 9; Daredevil Vol 3 10 +History: +Spider-Man, Daredevil, and the Punisher team up in order to protect the Omega Drive from the Megacrime organization. ============================================================ @@ -6457,6 +6793,8 @@ Full name: No Quarter First appearance: Thunderbolts Vol 3 1 Created by: Daniel Way, Steve Dillon, Reality: Earth-616 +History: +"No Quarter" is the first story arc in the new Thunderbolts series and a part of Marvel Now!. This story line is succeeded by Red Scare. ============================================================ @@ -6467,6 +6805,8 @@ First appearance: Amazing Spider-Man Vol 2 638 Created by: Joe Quesada; Paolo Rivera Reality: Earth-616 Notes: After the events of Spider-Island, the magical blind spot on Peter's returned secret identity is weakened as average citizens saw him using Spider Powers. +History: +His personal life in tatters, his loved ones affected, and his identity compromised to the whole world. Peter talks with Mary Jane about asking Doctor Strange to use his magic to restore his secret identity as Spider-Man. However, such an undertaking requires everyone beyond Peter to forget, so he must choose if Mary Jane should also forget him, their history, and the love they shared together. With testimonies from Tony Stark and Reed Richards, Doctor Strange agrees to help Peter regain his secret identity.; Although Strange commences, Peter chooses at the last instance to spare Mary Jane from the spell, despite her want to forget so much of the pain and hurt from the years of being in Spider-Man's life. With this new beginning, Mary Jane and Peter mutually agree to lead separate lives, to heal themselves. Having his secret identity restored, Peter Parker can live freely again while keeping his loved ones safe from Spider-Man's involvement, as both move on to new adventures. ============================================================ @@ -6477,6 +6817,8 @@ Full name: Out of Time First appearance: Captain America Vol 5 1 Created by: Ed Brubaker; Steve Epting Reality: Earth-616 +History: +A midnight call to duty brings Captain America aboard the S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier to identify the corpse of his most feared adversary: the Red Skull! The shocking murder of Cap's oldest enemy may not be the end of the Skull's plans, however, because whoever shot the Skull has stolen his final project: an unfinished Cosmic Cube with the potential power to alter reality itself. Adding to the imminent danger, a cadre of the Skull's followers has already set in motion a plan to ignite bombs in the hearts of Pennsylvania. ============================================================ @@ -6488,6 +6830,8 @@ Other aliases: The Battle for Otherworld First appearance: Uncanny X-Force Vol 1 20 Reality: Earth-616 Trivia: At some point during the battle, Saturnyne and Jamie Braddock bet Earth-235, a world of Vampires Eternals, on the timely return of Brian to repel the Goat's forces out of the Tower Omniverse. +History: +Background & early steps; Weapon Plus and Fantomex; Weapon III was a barrister and a mutant with elastic, multi-sensory skin who was recruited by Father into Weapon Plus. Enhanced, he was dispatched into the Cold War and later sent to acquire the Orbs of Necromon in Otherworld. Someone in Weapon Plus had Fantomex (Weapon XIII) to stop Weapon, leaving him to be found by Corps. James Braddock ordered the removal of his skin while keeping him alive. The skin was stole by Fantomex, who used it as sentient bullets in his adventures, while Weapon III taught his muscles to reproduce the powers of his skin.; The Corps wished Fantomex to be dead for some reasons.; X-Force; At some point, Psylocke severed her psychic link with her brother Captain Britain.; In order to stop the return of Apocalypse, X-Force attacked Clan Akkaba and discovered the mutant would-be-tyrant as an infant, who was finally assassinated by X-Forcer Fantomex.; During the fight between X-Force and Archangel, shortly after Jean Grey expanded Psylocke's psyche, Brian and Psylocke's psychic bond reconnected, letting Brian witnessed his sister' memories of the past months.; Horoam'ce and Jamie; Brian and Elizabeth Braddock's older brother, Jamie Braddock was a powerful being and a madman who eventually reformed himself and joined the Captain Britain Corps to assist his brother and Saturnyne.; Horoam'ce the Goat Devil of Self-Propagation was a goat-headed demon that bound with a human host to gain a physical presence, then seeked a populated area, infecting all in its path.; At some point in a future, Jamie made a pact with him, believing he would acquire cosmic omnipresent enlightenment. Tricked, Jamie was possessed by Horoam'ce, who then saw Tower Omniverse. Seeking to access it to spread in all times and places, he stole the Orbs of Necromon from Merlyn and a time travel pedestal, accessing a time when Merlyn and Roma were hibernating and the Corps was busy with other matters.; War; At some point, Horoam'ce started to attack the Corps, anticipating every Corps' move, with the identified goal of accessing the Tower Omniverse, a building whose doors could access every plane of existences.; Brian was unable to contact Psylocke for support, but did not ask the help of the X-Men, seeing them as a self-concerned clan. Meanwhile, the war claimed thousands of Corpsmen everyday.; At the point of Fantomex's kidnapping, there was only one propre corpsman per every ten realities.; Fantomex's trial; In order to find reinforcements and put an end to Fantomex (seen as an anomaly that shouldn't exist and allegedly did not exist in other dimensions), Brian came to the Cavern-X along with a few corpsmen, captured Fantomex and kidnapped Psylocke in her sleep.; After presenting her the situation and reuniting with her brother Jamie, whom madness she still feared, Jamie offered Psylocke to reincorporate her former body and claim back her Lady Britain title. Although he refused to acknowledge their authority, Fantomex was tried, opposing the benefits of his preemptive murder on a child to the Corps' court. Despite Fantomex's defense attorney Captain England's protests, Saturnyne found Fantomex guilty of premeditated homicide (not technically infanticide), with the sentence of eradication from existence by Retroactive Molecular Deconstruction (a process expunging the existence of the subject even from others' memories).; As Fantomex deconstruction was to be applied immediately after the trial, Psylocke claimed Lady Britain's mantle and fred an already incapacitated Fantomex, forcing their way out from her brothers and other Corpsmen.; X-Force's arrival; Teleported by Gateway, X-Force accessed Otherworld only to find themselves immediately helping the Corps against the Goat and its armies. Wolverine was soon overpowered by the Orb of Metallum, but was saved by Nightcrawler who managed to have the Orb destroyed by a Goat's giant soldier's blow, and then recovered Deadpool (beheaded at the moment he arrived on Otherworld).; Although the Corps' forces were decimated in the battle (save for a corpsman who teleported back to the Starlight Citadel to report on the Goat's progress), and the Goat now controlled everything beyond the Great Rift and the Wailing Mists, Nightcrawler's feats forced him to change his plans and to retreat to the East, heading for the village of South Woode where were stationed Meggan (fore-knowing he would encounter X-Force there).; Despite Brian's protests, he was denied the right to move himself to South Woode by Saturnyne. They were all informed by the previous battle survivor that the Goat was in possession of the Orbs of Necromon. X-Force was soon rejoined by Meggan and her troops.; The Lords of Sorrow, Skinless Man; As Fantomex was delirious, Psylocke brought her to the Forest of Sorrows, within the Pyramid of the Ogre Mage Krokwel, where the Ancient Lords of the Thousand Sorrows' Master Krokwel, a mage formerly ejected from the Corps by James Braddockand Merlyn due to his particular use of magic. In exchange for Fantomex's healing, Psylocke offered that Krokwel's exile would be lifted. As the Lord of Sorrow considered there was not much left to do, Psylocke begged him, Krokwel found one costly thing that could make him help them : her sorrow and her capacity to ever feel any of it again.; While Captain England and the Braddock brothers checked that Orbs were still in the Corps' possession in the Citadel, it was attacked by the dead Corpsmen supposed to guard it.; As Meggan and X-Force reached Davis Creek, Otherworld general Widget tended to the wounded Deadpool while Meggan led a brigade against the Goat and its Dragon Monolith, barring the way to the Starlight Citadel.; At that point, the Goat allied itself with the Skinless Man, sending him upon Fantomex and Psylocke.; Krokwel managed to restore Fantomex, and promised them transportation to the Earth portal. He also gave Psylocke a sample of poison, insisting on the benefits of suicide over survival into the Goat's custody.; Nightcrawler soon found similarity between Otherworld's and his own universe's humans' situations, and Wolverine reluctantly agreed that X-Force remained and helped them, despite considering they were all going to die. Under Meggan's instructions, Wolverine and Deadpool were to go the Temple of Horoam'ce through the Cavern of the Insect Nobles. Meggan and Nightcrawler were soon attacked by the Goat's Dragons, and Widget was sent to Brian for reinforcements.; At the same time, Fantomex and Psylocke on the back of Krokwel's mummified dragon, reached the Northern Earth Portal, only to be stopped by the Skinless Man who killed their dragon, then removed Fantomex's skinface in return for his own mutilation. Psylocke managed to took down the Skinless Man by using Krokwel's poison, but he escaped. Fantomex recovered and Psylocke telepathically witnessed the situation of their teammates.; Final fights; Deadpool and Wolverine managed to infiltrate the Goat's temple in order to assassinate him, but were easily overpowered.; As Nightcrawler and Meggan were overrun as well, Widget returned timely with Brian, saving them but leaving the Citadel and the Tower Omniverse to be breached by the Goat's forces. The three heroes then returned to stop the incursion.; Cloaking themselves as Merlyn and Roma, Fantomex and Psylocke tried to broke the Goat by throwing him into an illusion of the Siege Perilous, but Horoam'ce saw through the trickery.; The Goat entered the Tower Omniverse, declared himself the Omnigod and began to spread to the countless realities of the Omniverse as countless Goats. At that point, Psylocke telepathically informed Brian of the true nature of the Goat, a future version of Jamie controlled by Horoam'ce, and as Jamie was trying to stop the Goats and Brian couldn't force himself to kill him, Psylocke took control of him and killed Jamie, ending the line of the future Goat and stopping the incursion.; Uncanny X-Force Vol 1 23; Aftermaths; Confronting Brian with Jaime lying dead in his arms, Psylocke accused him of having refused to make the kill and forced her hand, in order to remain « the good guy ».; Tending to the funeral three days later, Fantomex offered his condolences to Brian, despite his open towards Fantomex, whom he thought was about to gloat on the fact that his way, preemptive murder of innocents, was efficient into saving countless lives.; Brian and Elizabeth were unable to speak to each other, a greater breach now existing between them.; Elizabeth's sacrifice soon led her out of the team, and using her weaknesses, was driven crazy by the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants posing as Charles Xavier, Angel and Jamie.; The Skinless Man himself returned to Earth-616 to kill his ex-wife, and soon afterwards joined Daken's Brotherhood, formed to take down X-Force. ============================================================ @@ -6499,6 +6843,8 @@ First appearance: Amazing Spider-Man Vol 4 25 Created by: Dan Slott; Stuart Immonen Reality: Earth-616 Notes: Madame Web had told Spider-Man that Silver Sable was still alive already in Amazing Spider-Man Vol 2 690. +History: +Angered by the upheaval in his life unleashed by the Jackal, Spider-Man begins a merciless hunt for Norman Osborn around the world following the information given to him by the Kingpin. Thanks to the revived Silver Sable, the heroes manage to destroy the dictatorship imposed in Symkaria by Osborn and Countess Katarina Karkov. S.H.I.E.L.D. however decides to break off relations with Parker Industries. ============================================================ @@ -6510,6 +6856,8 @@ Other aliases: Poison X First appearance: X-Men: Blue Annual Vol 1 1 Created by: Cullen Bunn; Edgar Salazar Reality: Earth-616 +History: +In the far reaches of space, the Poisons attack the Marvel Universe – but who exactly are these new enemies, and what destruction are they planning to unleash on Earth? This is just the beginning of Poisons diabolical plot to overthrow the Marvel Universe… and it requires an unexpected team-up! This January, the Children of the Atom will join forces with Eddie Brock for a 6-part crossover that begins in X-MEN BLUE ANNUAL Vol 1 1!; First seen in VENOMVERSE, the Poisons pose a threat that can only be stopped by the X-Men – and Venom. When the X-Men drag Venom into space for help, it turns out that they’re going to need to save the universe from something a little scarier than their own troubles, and Eddie Brock and his faithful Symbiote might be the only thing that can help stop it! ============================================================ @@ -6520,6 +6868,8 @@ Full name: Orphans of X First appearance: All-New Wolverine Vol 1 25 Created by: Tom Taylor; Juan Cabal; Leonard Kirk Reality: Earth-616 +History: +Laura Kinney and her sister Gabby team up with her half-brother Daken against the mysterious Orphans of X, who seek the powerful Muramasa Blade to kill people with similar abilities to Logan. ============================================================ @@ -6531,6 +6881,8 @@ First appearance: Champions Vol 2 19 Created by: Jim Zub; Sean Izaakse Reality: Earth-616 Notes: Chronologically, Northern Lights takes place before Avengers: No Surrender, Return to Planet Hulk, and World War Hulk II. +History: +With new members Ironheart and The Wasp in tow, the Champions head north to investigate a G.I.R.L beacon gone offline. Instead, they find themselves in the hands of the Master of the World. Meanwhile, behind the scenes, a girl named Amka discovers Sila, a spirit of the North who is pivotal to the Master's plans. ============================================================ @@ -6541,6 +6893,8 @@ Full name: Parker Luck First appearance: Amazing Spider-Man Vol 3 1 Created by: Dan Slott; Humberto Ramos Reality: Earth-616 +History: +Peter has finally managed to get his body back after Otto Octavius took over and used it for a year and now he has to face all the changes Doc Ock made in his life: what is now his girlfriend Anna Maria Marconi, his company Parker Industries, the fact that Electro's powers have gotten out of control due to Octavius's experiments and the Black Cat who hates him. Plus, Spider-Man has to deal with the shocking revelation that the spider that bit him and gave him the powers did the same to someone else. Despite this, as always Peter does not lose heart and immediately decides to use the resources of his company, to cure Electro. ============================================================ @@ -6561,6 +6915,8 @@ Full name: Oversight First appearance: Venom Vol 4 7 Created by: Donny Cates; Iban Coello Reality: Earth-616 +History: +After the defeat of Knull, Eddie Brock awakens as a prisoner of a mysterious organization and with significant gaps in his memory. Worse, he's informed by the Maker that the Venom Symbiote's consciousness and personality were destroyed, leaving him utterly alone and confused. ============================================================ @@ -6571,6 +6927,8 @@ Full name: No Turning Back First appearance: Amazing Spider-Man Vol 2 688 Created by: Dan Slott; Giuseppe Camuncoli Reality: Earth-616 +History: +Morbius is certain that he has found a way to heal Lizard and later himself. Spider-Man after an initial hesitation decides to help him. Unfortunately the cure brings back Connors' body, but not his mind and Lizard manages to retransform and transform the Horizon Labs staff.; Spider-Man eventually manages to defeat him and attempts to heal him again with the reverse effect: Connors' mind in Lizard's body. Curt, however, thinking he deserves prison, decides not to say anything to anyone. ============================================================ @@ -6612,6 +6970,8 @@ Species / origin: After a war and personal devastation, Peter and Mary Jane brac Reality: Earth-616 Notes: In J. Michael Straczynski's original script, Mephisto's deal involved Peter helping Harry get through rehab which along with undoing the marriage would've also undone the events of The Night Gwen Stacy Died, The Revenge of the Green Goblin, and Sins Past as Norman wouldn't have killed Gwen and as a result Peter would still be together with her. This script was rejected by Joe Quesada, and was changed to just undo the marriage. Trivia: The majority comic's critics regard this plot as the worst story in the Spider-Man's franchise due to Marvel's decision to abruptly end Peter and Mary Jane's marriage for no solid reason other than to keep Peter "young" and "reliable", although the artwork did receive praise.; This story was the basis for the another story in Daredevil Annual Vol 6 1.; The events of this plot were partially undone during Nick Spencer's run of Amazing Spider-Man Vol 5, where the conclusion of the overall Kindred Saga revealed Mephisto's true reason for undoing the Parkers' marriage: He confessed to being haunted by visions of his inevitable reign over the Earth being thwarted by the heroic efforts of either Peter Parker or his daughter Spider-Girl. He manipulated events to prevent at least one version of this future from happening. However, this fear about the uncertainty of his future ended up causing the devil once again to conspire to corrupt Peter's soul in order to snatch it away and ensure that nothing could impede his reign, something that ultimately led to his machinations being discovered by Doctor Strange, who in turn managed to free Peter from his deal with the devil after beating Mephisto in his games of chance.; Strange's speech after discovering Mephisto's motivations also reiterates that the devil's machinations may have really only postponed the couple's daughter's birth.; During Zeb Wells's run of Amazing Spider-Man Vol 6, editor Nick Lowe responded to numerous fan requests to undo "One More Day." In issue #35, when a fan asked if they get a lot of hate mail for the storyline, Lowe claimed, "We get fan mail, but we certainly don't get a lot of mail about 'One More Day'. That came out fifteen years ago... Most months, we don't get any letters about "One More Day". When we do a story with Peter and MJ, we sometimes get a dozen emails from fans who want them married again, like you. We get more letters from people talking about other things altogether!" In issue #38, he responds to a fan complaint about their relationship with, "I wouldn't hold your breath for 'One More Day' to be undone anytime soon. I'll never say never, of course, because life is life." +History: +May Parker is dying from a bullet wound caused by a shot fired by Kingpin's assassin, actually intended for her nephew Peter Parker. The latter, now desperate, is forced to ask for help from Tony Stark in order to be able to pay for treatment, despite the fact that their relationship has deteriorated hopelessly after the Civil War. Once Tony gives Peter the money through Jarvis, Peter asks Dr. Strange for a consultation; Strange says that he can't do anything to save the woman. He helps Peter to contact the greatest minds in the universe at the same time point (including Doctor Doom, the High Evolutionary, Mister Fantastic, Doctor Octopus and Morbius) but no one able to do anything to save the old lady. At that point, Peter tries to go back in time, casting a spell he had seen in the home of Strange, without his consent, but accomplished nothing beyond hurting himself. The sorcerer heals him and brings him back, encouraging him to surrender and stay close to his aunt in his last days. On the way back to the hospital, he meets a little girl, who claims to have the solution to his problems.; Peter tries to talk to the child, but she runs away. Running after her, Peter meets several men and a woman dressed in red, who informs him that she has just met her alternative versions from universes in which Peter never became Spider-Man. The woman then turns into Mephisto, who proposes to seal a pact with him, claiming to be the only one able to save May. As payment, Mephisto does not want Peter's soul, but his happiness: marriage with Mary Jane. Mephisto will feed on the desperation that the two will feel for lost love. Despair, however, that they will only feel on an unconscious level, since they will not remember that they have never married or that they have made the deal. The demon grants the two until the following midnight to accept his proposal or not.; Peter and Mary Jane accept the pact, after a troubled and painful discussion. Mary Jane then whispers a mysterious offer to Mephisto, in exchange for making the world forget the identity of Spider-Man. The demon consents to the request, but first unveils the identity of the child Peter meets: she is the daughter that the two will never have, never having married. He then cancels their marriage, the memories of it, and makes Spider-Man's identity secret again.; Peter wakes up alone, in the room where he lived as a boy, in the house of Aunt May, who now enjoys good health. The boy, after greeting her, goes to a party, which is also attended by Mary Jane, organized for the return of "Harry Osborn" from Europe, where all the guests raise their glasses and toast to a brand new day. ============================================================ @@ -6702,6 +7062,8 @@ Full name: Old Woman Laura First appearance: All-New Wolverine Vol 1 33 Created by: Tom Taylor; Ramon Rosanas Reality: Earth-18366 +History: +OLD WOMAN LAURA BEGINS!; In the not-too-distant future, the world is a utopia where heroes have succeeded in bringing peace worldwide. At the head of this utopia is none other than Laura Kinney, who’s passed on her mantle of Wolverine and is living her best life as Madripoor’s benevolent queen. But a long simmering evil will force Laura, out of retirement and back into the blue-and-yellow. This final journey will take everything Laura has to give… maybe even her life. ============================================================ @@ -6712,6 +7074,8 @@ Full name: The One that Got Away First appearance: Carnage Vol 2 1 Created by: Gerry Conway; Mike Perkins Reality: Earth-616 +History: +Attempting to lure Carnage into an ambush, the F.B.I.'s Anti-Symbiote Task Force - led by Special Agent Claire Dixon - recruits Eddie Brock, the host of the Toxin symbiote; John Jameson, possessor of the Godstone; and Manuela Calderon, the sole survivor of Cletus Kasady's first killing spree. Setting a trap at Grey Ridge Mine, the Task Force is betrayed by Grey Ridge Investments' managing director Barry Gleason, who was secretly a member of the Cult of the Darkhold. Triggering a cave-in in an attempt to kill the members of the task force, Gleason escorts Carnage to a temple to the eldritch god Chthon deep below the mine. There, Carnage learns that he is prophesized by the Darkhold to bring about Chthon's awakening; but when the cultists try to sacrifice him the Carnage symbiote is augmented by the Darkhold's eldritch magic.; Eddie persuades Manuela to unleash the Toxin symbiote and saves the others from the cave-in. While Toxin fights Carnage in the Chthonic Temple, Gleason escapes with the Darkhold. Manuela, Dixon, and Jameson return to the command center and Dixon orders the mine be collapsed; almost burying Toxin alive. Carnage escapes and hunts down Gleason, taking the Darkhold and torturing him for information on it. ============================================================ @@ -6722,6 +7086,8 @@ Full name: Perceptions First appearance: Spider-Man Vol 1 8 Created by: Todd McFarlane Reality: Earth-616 +History: +When Spider-Man is sent to investigate reports of a Wendigo killing young boys in British Columbia, he ends up teaming up with Wolverine to unmask the real culprit. ============================================================ @@ -6741,6 +7107,8 @@ Full name: No One Dies First appearance: Amazing Spider-Man Vol 2 655 Created by: Dan Slott; Marcos Martín Reality: Earth-616 +History: +Peter is deeply troubled by Marla's death and has a nightmare in which he sees everyone he has seen die. Despite this, he remains convinced that killing his enemies is not the answer, and decides that from now on no one will die in his presence.; This resolution coincides with the arrival of a crazed criminal with no regard for human life, Massacre, who has lived up to his name since his first fight with Spider-Man. Deprived of the spider sense, Peter must use his scientific prowess by creating a new armor that allows him to defeat Massacre ============================================================ @@ -6818,6 +7186,8 @@ Full name: Paradise Lost First appearance: X-Men Unlimited Infinity Comic Vol 1 17 Created by: Fabian Nicieza; Matt Horak Reality: Earth-616 +History: +Professor X recruits Juggernaut and his Unstoppables to rescue a mutant being illegally detained by Absolution Solutions. However, when Deadpool teams up with Juggernaut, they realize The Warden is planning to attack Krakoa and only they can stop him. ============================================================ @@ -6837,6 +7207,8 @@ Full name: Pools of Blood First appearance: Deadpool Vol 9 11 Created by: Cody Ziglar; Andrea Di Vito; Luigi Zagaria Trivia: } +History: +This February, get ready for a showdown between Spider-Man and Deadpool! Only this time, Wade Wilson isn’t targeting his buddy Peter Parker, but the next generation’s web-slinger, Miles Morales! Witness this dynamic duo’s first major storyline together in "Pools of Blood," a new crossover coming to the pages of both DEADPOOL and MILES MORALES: SPIDER-MAN.; "Pools of Blood" will be written by the current scribe of both series, Cody Ziglar, and feature art by returning DEADPOOL artist Andrea Di Vito along with returning MILES MORALES: SPIDER-MAN artist Luigi Zagaria. The four-part saga will unfold February to March in DEADPOOL #11-12 and MILES MORALES: SPIDER-MAN #30-31.; Following a vampire transformation and a soul-risking battle in Wakanda, Miles swings into one of his deadliest confrontations ever as he finds himself hunted not by one Merc with a Mouth but TWO mercs with mouth?!; Wade’s daughter, Ellie, recently took over the Deadpool mantle in the wake of her father’s death. Now that he’s back, she’s not stepping down. It’s the birth of Deadpool & Daughter, but will they see eye-to-eye on their controversial first big mission? Or will hunting down the young hero cost the pair their new partnership? ============================================================ @@ -6847,6 +7219,8 @@ Full name: Orientation Day First appearance: Avengers Academy: Marvel's Voices Infinity Comic Vol 1 1 Created by: Anthony Oliveira Reality: Earth-616 +History: +Kid Juggernaut arrives for his first day at the newly reopened Avengers Academy, but things quickly get out of hand when the villainous Swarm manages to sneak in. ============================================================ @@ -6875,6 +7249,8 @@ Kind: story arc Page: No More First appearance: Peter Parker: The Spectacular Spider-Man Vol 1 304 Reality: Earth-616 +History: +AMAZING FANTASY Continues! PETER PARKER and allies TERESA PARKER and J. JONAH JAMESON may have saved the past from the Tinkerer’s nefarious scheme — but they’ve returned to a future they never knew! ============================================================ @@ -6893,6 +7269,8 @@ Full name: Planet of Fear First appearance: Hulk Vol 2 37 Created by: Jeff Parker; Elena Casagrande Reality: Earth-616 +History: +A wave of panic sweeps across the world after mysterious objects fall from the sky, while the Red Hulk returns to New York City as the Avengers face a growing crisis. Meanwhile, MODOK Superior seeks to eliminate Thaddeus Ross, only to find himself confronted with the transformed Thing, empowered by the Hammer of Angrir. As Black Fog attempts to kill the incapacitated Red Hulk, MODOK intervenes, recognizing the assassin as the mysterious figure who had been tracking Ross. The arrival of the Thule Society's forces turns New York into a battlefield, prompting MODOK and Zero/One to temporarily join forces against the invaders. Their alliance proves effective, despite their mutual distrust and very different agendas. Elsewhere, the Red Hulk is hurled across the country by the Thing and eventually crashes in Vermont, where he is found by Annie. With the city under attack and several factions pursuing their own objectives, the true nature of the mysterious invasion begins to emerge. ============================================================ @@ -6903,6 +7281,8 @@ Full name: Omegex First appearance: Hulk Vol 2 39 Created by: Jeff Parker; Gabriel Hardman Reality: Earth-616 +History: +Following his battle with the Thing, the Red Hulk retreats to the old Ross family farm, where he is suddenly attacked by Omegex, a robot programmed to destroy him. The battle eventually reaches Boston, with Black Fog and General Fortean joining the fight without being able to stop the machine. Zero/One decides to study Ross's mind in an attempt to understand his attachment to his humanity, taking him through key moments of his life from childhood to his transformation into the Red Hulk. Ross shows her how his experiences, relationships, losses, and failures gave meaning to his life, while Zero/One continues to view them as evidence of humanity's weakness. During their journey through his memories, Zero/One also learns about the nanite bombs implanted in Ross by Fortean and removes them from his body. Returning to the present, the Red Hulk faces Omegex again as the robot locks onto his true energy signature, while Zero/One, Annie, and the Watchers observe the confrontation. With his strength exhausted, Ross chooses to face death as a human and reverts to his original form. The change causes Omegex to believe that it has completed its mission, causing the robot to dissolve. After surviving, Ross asks Zero/One whether his memories have shown her the value of humanity, but she considers his case an exception and remains unconvinced. Meanwhile, Uatu reveals that he set the events in motion in order to prevent a potentially greater loss of life, manipulating Omegex without directly violating the Watchers' code of non-interference. ============================================================ @@ -6933,6 +7313,8 @@ Full name: Red-Headed Stranger First appearance: Amazing Spider-Man Vol 2 601 Created by: Mark Waid, Mario Alberti Reality: Earth-616 +History: +Mary Jane returns, and so does the Chameleon. ============================================================ @@ -6943,6 +7325,8 @@ Full name: Prime Elements First appearance: Fantastic Four Vol 3 575 Created by: Jonathan Hickman; Dale Eaglesham Reality: Earth-616 +History: +The Fantastic Four encounter several allies and threats, leading to the rise of Four Cities a future Franklin Richards warned them about. ============================================================ @@ -6963,6 +7347,8 @@ Full name: Rebirth of Thanos First appearance: Silver Surfer Vol 3 34 Created by: Jim Starlin; Ron Lim Reality: Earth-616 +History: +Death, believing that there is a universe imbalance, resurrects Thanos to correct the problem. ============================================================ @@ -6973,6 +7359,8 @@ Full name: Quest for the Shield First appearance: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 1 1 Created by: Jim Valentino Reality: Earth-691 +History: +Following clues left in the Book of Antag, both the Guardians of the Galaxy and Force race to find the legendary lost shield of Captain America. ============================================================ @@ -6993,6 +7381,8 @@ Full name: Purple First appearance: Daredevil Vol 5 17 Created by: Charles Soule, Ron Garney Reality: Earth-616 +History: +Purple is the fourth named story arc in Daredevil Vol 5.; Daredevil recounts the story of how his secret identity became secret again to Father Jordan; Matt and Kirsten McDuffie find two the Purple Children, illegitimate children of the Purple Man, who tell them that their father has kidnapped the others and is using them for some sort of power-boosting machine.; This machine is strong enough to overcome Daredevil's will and, when Daredevil confronts the Purple Man, he is brought under his control. Having moved beyond making people do generally immoral things, the Purple Man asks Daredevil what exactly the worst possible thing he could do is; In Daredevil asks the Purple Man to have everybody, heroes, villains and civilians, wreak havoc upon the streets. When asked what he would do in this scenario, Daredevil simply says "nothing".; This response is not enough for the Purple Man, but he is stopped in his outrage and Daredevil rescues the Purple Children. As an act of gratitude to Daredevil, the children use their father's machine to erase the world's memory of Daredevil's identity, leaving only Father Jordan and Foggy Nelson, who Matt told soon after he realized what was happening, know who he is. ============================================================ @@ -7005,6 +7395,8 @@ Created by: Terry Kavanagh; Steven Butler; J.M. DeMatteis; Mark Bagley; Howard M Species / origin: Beginning of the Clone Saga Reality: Earth-616 Notes: This crossover began the infamous Clone Saga. +History: +At the Ravencroft Institute, two mysterious figures, Judas Traveller and Scrier, forced Reilly to fight Parker. Reilly and Parker briefly teamed up against Traveller, but Reilly was caught in an explosion and disappeared. ============================================================ @@ -7016,6 +7408,8 @@ First appearance: Amazing Spider-Man Vol 4 12 Created by: Dan Slott; Giuseppe Camuncoli Reality: Earth-616 Notes: This is the first appearance of Regent (Earth-616). +History: +Peter runs into Mary Jane at a charity event and is surprised to find that she has started working for Stark Industries. Spider-Man finds Tony even during Miles' training, and the criticisms he addresses to the web-shooters lead to a fight ... in short, however, the two heroes find themselves having to face a much more serious problem: the Regent has decided to trap all beings with superpowers in order, so that he can absorb their powers, judging himself the only one worth having. MJ decides to intervene with the Iron-Spider armor and while she and Tony keep the madman busy, Spidey frees the prisoners with Harry's help. Once released, the superheroes imprison the Regent, and Peter decides to have a party with friends and family. At the party, Jonah's father feels sick and collapses to the ground. ============================================================ @@ -7121,6 +7515,8 @@ Full name: Re-Entry First appearance: Captain Marvel Vol 11 1 Created by: Kelly Thompson; Carmen Carnero Reality: Earth-616 +History: +Carol Danvers returns to New York City just in time for the Nuclear Man to attack and trap Roosevelt Island in a radioactive bubble. In order to save the people trapped, she must lead her allies in a revolution if they want to survive. ============================================================ @@ -7309,6 +7705,8 @@ Full name: Ren Winter Sun First appearance: X-Men Unlimited Infinity Comic Vol 1 118 Created by: Steve Foxe; Steve Orlando; Phillip Sevy Reality: Earth-616 +History: +Following the end of the Genesis War and with the new year approaching, the Arakkii mutants begin to prepare for the Blood Dawn, a sacred ritualistic night-long battle. However, Sunspot is threatened by Rii the Destroyer, who views him still as Krakoan and not Arakkii. ============================================================ @@ -7319,6 +7717,8 @@ Full name: Redroot Saga First appearance: X-Men Unlimited Infinity Comic Vol 1 106 Created by: Steve Foxe; Steve Orlando; Lynne Yoshii Reality: Earth-616; Otherworld +History: +Tasked with the quest by Storm to find Redroot and bring her home to Arakko, Sunfire enters Otherworld and treks across Blightspoke. Finding Redroot imprisoned by Moira X and Orchis, Sunfire is captured before fleeing with Redroot. With Redroot embedded in his chest, Sunfire trekked across a frozen tundra until being rescued by Revelation. ============================================================ @@ -7386,6 +7786,8 @@ Full name: Prodigal First appearance: X-Men: Legacy Vol 2 1 Created by: Simon Spurrier; Tan Eng Huat Reality: Earth-616 +History: +David Haller struggles to control the countless personalities and powers within his mind while living at a commune for retired psychics in Sikkim. Following the death of his father, Charles Xavier, a psychic backlash causes David to lose control, destroying the commune and leaving him on the run from the authorities. While attempting to understand his powers, David encounters a strange creature who claims to see the future and learns that two psychic twins are being held captive in Tokyo. David travels there to rescue them, only to become involved with the Ogun Clan and the X-Men, who believe he poses a threat to the children. As David gradually gains greater control over his own personality, he learns to stop defining himself through Xavier and begins using his abilities according to his own judgment. After escaping the X-Men with the twins, David discovers that their abduction was part of a larger scheme orchestrated by Luca, the deceased brother of Blindfold, who has possessed Sojobo and intends to kill his sister. David infiltrates the Jean Grey School to help the unconscious Blindfold, discovering the traumatic history behind her powers and her brother's hatred of mutants. When Luca attempts to murder Blindfold, David intervenes, but the mysterious yellow creature within his mind repeatedly interferes with his actions. Blindfold ultimately kills Luca and reveals the truth to the X-Men, allowing David to leave peacefully. Before departing, Blindfold warns David of an approaching threat, while the creature in his mind assumes the form of Xavier and reveals that David himself may become the danger that ultimately threatens mutantkind. ============================================================ @@ -7434,6 +7836,8 @@ Kind: story arc Page: The Return of the Blonde Phantom Full name: The Return of the Blonde Phantom First appearance: Sensational She-Hulk Vol 1 21 +History: +A story arc spanning Sensational She-Hulk 21 to 23, where Louise Grant becomes the Blonde Phantom once more, with the Sensational She-Hulk and her daughter helping her, in the present and the past ============================================================ @@ -7444,6 +7848,8 @@ Full name: Return to Planet Hulk First appearance: Incredible Hulk Vol 5 709 Created by: Greg Pak; Greg Land Reality: Earth-616 +History: +When Amadeus Cho picks up a distress signal from a distant planet he’s shocked to find out it’s from Sakaar. As the Totally Awesome Hulk, he’s been trying to avert the curse of anger that haunted Bruce Banner. But Sakaar is a place for warriors and gladiators… a place where the Hulk fought brutally in the Imperial Arena… who is calling Cho for help? ============================================================ @@ -7515,6 +7921,8 @@ First appearance: Venom Vol 4 1 Created by: Donny Cates; Ryan Stegman Reality: Earth-616 Notes: "The Abyss" was originally going to be the first arc of Donny Cates' run on Venom Vol 4, and would have begun with Eddie in a self-imposed exile. However, C.B. Cebulski advised him to reorganize the arcs so that "Rex" was first. +History: +The Venom symbiote suddenly relapsing into madness leads Eddie Brock to turn to a mysterious man named Rex Strickland for help and answers. When a primordial symbiote awakens; Venom is forced to team up with Rex and Spider-Man in order to stop an ancient god of darkness from being unleashed. ============================================================ @@ -7544,6 +7952,8 @@ Page: Run, Goblin, Run First appearance: Superior Spider-Man Vol 1 15 Created by: Dan Slott; Humberto Ramos Reality: Earth-616 +History: +Spider-Man decides to annihilate the Kingpin, destroying his base in Shadowland and killing him and Hobgoblin. Fisk manages to escape, but Otto later unmasks Hobgoblin who joins the ranks of the Goblin King. ============================================================ @@ -7573,6 +7983,8 @@ Full name: The Sacred and the Profane First appearance: Valkyrie: Jane Foster Vol 1 1 Created by: Jason Aaron; Al Ewing; CAFU Reality: Earth-616 +History: +Jane Foster enters a new world of responsibilities as she accepts her new role of Valkyrie after the War of the Realms. Her first mission: recovering stolen Asgardian artifacts, including the Dragonfang sword which ends up in the hands of Bullseye. ============================================================ @@ -7612,6 +8024,8 @@ Full name: Sabretooth Reborn First appearance: Wolverine Vol 4 310 Created by: Jeph Loeb, Simone Bianchi Reality: Earth-616 +History: +Weeks earlier in New York City, Wolverine climbs the Empire State Building to free Cloak from Sabretooth, and the two survive a deadly fall before heading to Canada in search of answers. There, Logan finds Sabretooth seemingly dead, only to encounter Romulus instead, who releases Dagger before engaging him in battle. A mysterious red-haired woman intervenes, mortally wounding Romulus and directing Wolverine to the Weapon X Facility before vanishing. At the facility, Wolverine discovers dozens of Sabretooth clones suspended in tanks and fights through them, realizing none are the original, while the red-haired woman returns to aid him in destroying the complex. She later reveals herself as Remus, Romulus’s twin, and asks Logan to kill her brother, explaining that Romulus has spent centuries manipulating events and attempting to create a new species, falsely linking mutants to lupine origins and intending to use Wolverine’s DNA as the foundation for a new super-soldier empire enhanced by advanced adamantium. After a confrontation mid-flight, the two arrive in Italy, where Wolverine again faces Sabretooth and Romulus, and during the battle Romulus forces Logan to relive suppressed memories of working alongside him, Sabretooth, and Remus in seizing a Weapon X facility from Department H, reinforcing his claim of shaping Logan’s past. Refusing to accept this fate, Wolverine resists, declaring his independence as Cloak, Dagger, and Remus join the fight, turning it into a full confrontation. The battle escalates until Sabretooth activates an explosive device, forcing Cloak to evacuate the others as the blast sends Wolverine, Romulus, and Sabretooth into the water below; in the aftermath, Romulus is eventually captured and imprisoned while Sabretooth escapes, leaving Wolverine to question the truth of the memories he experienced but ultimately choosing to move forward, aware that his past may never be fully clear. ============================================================ @@ -7748,6 +8162,8 @@ Full name: Revenge of the Spider-Slayer First appearance: Amazing Spider-Man Vol 2 652 Created by: Dan Slott; Stefano Caselli Reality: Earth-616 +History: +The Spider-Slayer is well determined to take revenge on Jameson and after having gathered and empowered numerous individuals who have it with him (including MacDonald Gargan), he launches his attack on the day John leaves for space, with the aim of kill all of Jonah's loved ones. Spider-Man and the Avengers manage to stop Smythe and his swarm, but in the battle Peter loses his spider-sense and Marla Jameson sacrifices her life to save Jonah's. ============================================================ @@ -7778,6 +8194,8 @@ Full name: Scare Tactics First appearance: Spider-Woman Vol 6 12 Created by: Dennis Hallum, Veronica Fish, Rachelle Rosenberg, Travis Lanham, Devin Lewis, Allison Stock, Nick Lowe. Reality: Earth-616 +History: +Roger has fallen in love with Jess, but doesn't want to tell her because he's sure he has no chance. Being now Spider-Woman's partner, he decides to cancel his contract with the Hobgoblin and the latter attempts to kill him. Roger disappears for a while and everyone thinks he's dead, but Jess discovers as she investigates that he's still alive and understands that she loves him back. The two then battle the Hobgoblin together. ============================================================ @@ -7847,6 +8265,8 @@ Full name: Runaways First appearance: Marvel's Voices Infinity Comic Vol 1 58 Created by: Terry Blas; Bruno Oliveira Reality: Earth-616 +History: +Karolina Dean and the Light Brigade protect a colony of Majesdanians on Gheshua 9. ============================================================ @@ -7867,6 +8287,8 @@ Full name: Road Trip First appearance: Venom Vol 2 10 Created by: Rick Remender; Lan Medina Reality: Earth-616 +History: +After his father’s funeral, Flash Thompson is coerced by the Crime-Master into serving as Venom under threat to his family, beginning a mission to retrieve a mysterious object in Las Vegas alongside Jack O’Lantern. Stealing the symbiote from Project Rebirth, Flash clashes with Captain America before escaping and continuing the assignment. During the journey, Venom briefly acts heroically by saving trapped miners, though Jack O’Lantern’s brutality deepens Flash’s doubts about their alliance. In Las Vegas, Flash infiltrates a casino and loses control as Venom violently secures the target—the Toxin symbiote, viewed as a future rival. The growing influence of the symbiote triggers a confrontation between Venom and Jack O’Lantern, ending only when threats against Flash’s loved ones restore his control. Emotionally shaken, Flash distances himself from Betty while authorities and the Red Hulk close in on his location. ============================================================ @@ -7908,6 +8330,8 @@ Other aliases: If This Be Justice! First appearance: Daredevil Vol 1 12 Created by: Stan Lee; Jack Kirby; John Romita Reality: Earth-616 +History: +Learn the dramatic origin of the most famous secondary hero, Ka-Zar, and how he came to live in the Savage Land. Daredevil comes along the way to help clarify, and to battle a sinister menace along the way!; After Foggy Nelson won the role of New York's next D.A., Matt Murdock has decided to close up Nelson & Murdock in order to travel. While taking a cruise, the Plunderer, an infamous pirate, attacks. Changing into Daredevil, Matt battles the Plunderer's men.; Meanwhile in the Savage Land, Ka-Zar and Zabu become aware of an attacking party of Swamp Men that are seeking out the jungle lord in order to destroy him. When the Swamp Men attack Skull Island, Ka-Zar and Zabu go to stop them.; Back aboard the ship, Daredevil gets the upper-hand over Plunderer's men, however he is forced to stop when the Plunderer threatens to throw the crew overboard if he doesn't surrender. Being taken aboard the Plunderer's ship, Daredevil also finds that it is a submarine, and that the Plunderer intends to take Daredevil to Skull Island.; Their arrival on the island lands them in a fight against Ka-Zar and Daredevil is forced to attack the jungle king, who easily defeats the man without fear, and somehow knocks out his powers. Being forced into retreat, Plunderer leaves Daredevil behind. Ka-Zar decides to take DD in and seek out the powerful Ju-Ju Berries to heal DD.; As Zebu leaves Daredevil's side to save Ka-Zar from a man eating plant, Daredevil's unconscious body is left alone and at the mercy of the arriving Maa-Gor last survivor of the Ape-Men...; Daredevil is unconscious and at the mercy of Maa-Gor, following a fight against Ka-Zar. However, even though his powers are lost, Daredevil manages to fight off the beast, while Ka-Zar and Zabu collect the powerful Ju-Ju Barries to restore Daredevil's powers. Just as Ka-Zar manages to defeat the man-eating plant, Daredevil is saved by the Plunderer who explains to him that Ka-Zar is his brother.; Back in the States, Karen is worried about Matt, and so she visits Foggy at the D.A.'s office to find out if he's heard anything, they receive a call saying Matt has been lost at sea. Back in the Savage Land, Ka-Zar returns to his cave, where the Plunderer shows part of a medallion, which Ka-Zar has the other half. When Ka-Zar refuses to give it over, his is caged and he and Daredevil are forced to go to Britain. The Plunderer drugs his crew, but keeps Daredevil conscious because he believes he is the only one that can convince Ka-Zar to give up his part of the medallion.; Plunderer explains that he and Ka-Zar were the children of Lord Plunder who discovered a powerful ore which destroyed all other metal and so made the medallion and split it two, when the two halves were joined the Plunder children would be allowed the family inheritance.; However, when Plunderer sends Daredevil down to get the other half of the medallion, DD and Ka-Zar fight, although DD tries to convince Ka-Zar that they are friends. When Ka-Zar busts out of the cage they are attacked by Plunderer's minion Feepers who tries to get the medallion for himself as well. However, Ka-Zar escapes and DD follows. Feepers then calls in the Scotland Yard to come to capture DD and Ka-Zar, and use a missile to stop them...; Daredevil and Ka-Zar have been brought to England by the Plunderer who seeks to use his brother's half of a medallion of metal destroying ore to gain access to the family inheritance. During the struggle, Feepers, one of the Plunderers men -- secretly wanting the medallion for himself -- has called out asking for help in getting the devil, the police arrive and fire upon Daredevil and Ka-Zar.; Through much struggle, Daredevil is forced to retreat, Ka-Zar is accused of Feeper's murder and the Plunderer gets his brothers half of the medallion and uses it to free his prize: a chunk of metal destroying ore which he dubs the Plunderer's Stone. The Plunderer then creates a powerful weapon from the ore and creates a new costume. Meanwhile, in the States, Karen and Foggy get a letter from Matt informing them that he's alive, and asks them for help in proving Ka-Zar's innocence, they then plan to book a flight to England to meet him.; Back in England, the Plunderer has gathered a new army of costumed crooks to help him in his criminal deeds, Daredevil incapacitates one and steals his costume and secretly boards the Plunderer's submarine. They attack a early-warning missile base in hopes of taking over it, however Daredevil reveals himself and attacks the Plunderer. Meanwhile, Ka-Zar is brought to court for murder charges, and as Foggy and Karen watch, Ka-Zar goes crazy and attacks the courtroom and is subdued.; Daredevil defeats the Plunderer and turns him over to the military, who then help out Daredevil by writing a letter to the judge of Ka-Zar's murder trial which helps clear Ka-Zar of all charges. Additionally, the doctor says that he's going to be in normal health after having to be gassed to be controlled. Matt meets up with Foggy and Karen who are happy to see him, although Matt has to sympathize for poor Ka-Zar, and wonders what will happen to the jungle lord now. ============================================================ @@ -7918,6 +8342,8 @@ Full name: The Secret Origin of Tony Stark First appearance: Iron Man Vol 4 9 Created by: Kieron Gillen; Dale Eaglesham; Greg Land; Carlo Pagulayan Reality: Earth-616 +History: +Tony Stark discovers a secret long hidden by his parents Howard and Maria Stark: he has an older brother. But it turns out there's a bigger conspiracy surrounding the Stark family, and will change the way you look at Iron Man forever... ============================================================ @@ -7928,6 +8354,8 @@ Full name: Seeds Of Destruction First appearance: Journey Into Mystery Vol 4 651 Created by: Kathryn Immonen, Pepe Larraz, Valerio Schiti Reality: Earth-616 +History: +"Seeds of Destruction" is the second storyline after Marvel NOW! and Stronger Than Monsters in; Journey Into Mystery. This storyline stars Lady Sif and Beta Ray Bill. This also concludes the comic series Journey Into Mystery. ============================================================ @@ -7939,6 +8367,8 @@ First appearance: Amazing Spider-Man Vol 2 509 Created by: J. Michael Straczynski; Mike Deodato Jr. Reality: Earth-616 Trivia: This storyline was retconned in Amazing Spider-Man Vol 5 73 as Harry Osborn's cruel plan to torture his father and best friend. +History: +After a long of time since her death, Gwen Stacy's mysterious "mistake" comes back to haunt Spider-Man in a big way. ============================================================ @@ -7949,6 +8379,8 @@ Full name: Sins Remembered First appearance: Spectacular Spider-Man Vol 2 23 Created by: Sara Barnes; Scot Eaton Reality: Earth-616 +History: +Gwen Stacy's past continues to haunt Spider-Man. ============================================================ @@ -7960,6 +8392,8 @@ First appearance: Amazing Spider-Man Vol 1 100 Created by: Stan Lee; Roy Thomas Reality: Earth-616 Notes: Morbius, the Living Vampire made his first appearance during this arc.; An alternate ending to this story appeared in What If...? Vol 1 42, in which Morbius died and Spider-Man couldn't cure himself. +History: +Spidey grows four extra arms and battles the Lizard and Morbius. ============================================================ @@ -7970,6 +8404,8 @@ Full name: Shock and Awe First appearance: Vengeance of the Moon Knight Vol 1 1 Created by: Gregg Hurwitz; Jerome Opeña Reality: Earth-616 +History: +Moon Knight returns to New York City intent on being a hero that does not kill or maim, but Norman Osborn takes this as an affront and tasks The Hood with destroying him by resurrecting his greatest enemy, Bushman. ============================================================ @@ -7980,6 +8416,8 @@ Full name: The Sicilian Saga First appearance: Punisher War Journal Vol 1 25 Created by: Mike Baron; Mark Texeira Reality: Earth-616 +History: +While in Miami, the Punisher kills a pair of crooked police officers, one of whom was the nephew of the corrupt Senator Stan Ori. As the enraged politician pools his resources into taking him down, the Punisher retreats to Brasery, a tiny Italian village that is the ancestral home of the Castle/Castiglione family. There, the Punisher discovers his remaining relatives are embroiled in a long-simmering feud with a local criminal syndicate called the Bessuchos. To make matters worse, the Bessuchos have ties to Ori, who has sent over his top enforcer, Saracen. ============================================================ @@ -7991,6 +8429,8 @@ Other aliases: Sittin' In A Tree First appearance: Spider-Man Vol 2 12 Created by: Brian Michael Bendis; Sara Pichelli; Jason Latour; Robbi Rodriguez Reality: Earth-65 +History: +When Miles Morales's father goes missing during a mission for S.H.I.E.L.D., Maria Hill sends him on a mission to another dimension to find him, and Spider-Man ends up teaming up with that dimension's resident spider person: Spider-Gwen and somehow the two end up in a relationship. ============================================================ @@ -8000,6 +8440,8 @@ Page: The Seventh Day First appearance: Daredevil Vol 5 15 Created by: Charles Soule, Goran Sudzuka Reality: Earth-616 +History: +The Seventh Day is the third named story arc in Daredevil Vol 5.; Under the guise of "Mike", Daredevil goes to the Bar with No Name to put out a hit on himself, ultimately ending in an encounter with Bullseye.; Matt recounts this story to Father Jordan, of the Ordo Draconum, before revealing his identity as Daredevil. ============================================================ @@ -8010,6 +8452,8 @@ Full name: The Search for Tony Stark First appearance: Invincible Iron Man Vol 4 593 Created by: Brian Michael Bendis; Stefano Caselli; Alexander Maleev Reality: Earth-616 +History: +Tony Stark has vanished! The mystery deepens as Stark friends and foes must decide, finally, who will wield the power of Iron Man! All the contenders are in position, and all the armor is polished. There can only be one Armored Avenger! ============================================================ @@ -8021,6 +8465,8 @@ First appearance: Amazing Spider-Man Vol 4 9 Created by: Dan Slott; Giuseppe Camuncoli Reality: Earth-616 Trivia: In this story arc there are references to future story arcs and to Civil War II. +History: +Scorpio is now ready to carry out his plan, but Spider-Man has no intention of letting him do it. Taking advantage of space and throwing himself into a stunted chase from Paris, he discovers that Scorpio is actually Parker Industries' main investor. Eventually, thanks to the help of his allies, Spider-Man manages to get rid of Scorpio by launching him a year into the future, and the idea of having to spend another year with him does not seem to displease Barbara. ============================================================ @@ -8040,6 +8486,8 @@ Page: Skywalker Strikes Full name: Skywalker Strikes First appearance: Star Wars Vol 2 1 Created by: Jason Aaron; John Cassaday +History: +Han Solo, Chewbacca, Leia, R2D2, C3PO and Luke Skywalker travel to Cymoon posing as an emissary of Jabba The Hutt to negotiate for raw materials. In fact, they are there to commit sabotage of Empire infrastructure. While Han plants the explosives, Luke discovers many individuals who have been imprisoned by Empire forces to be used as slaves. Luke frees the ‘slaves’ and proceeds to head back to The Millennium Falcon to make good their escape. Meanwhile an Empire shuttle arrives on Cymoon carrying the ‘negotiator’ who in fact turns out to be Darth Vader. Chewbacca seeing the new arrival from his concealed position tries to take Vader out with a volley of blaster fire, which Vader is easily able to deflect using two Stormtroopers as a shield. A general melee breaks out as Han and company try to make good their escape. As Luke makes his way back to the rendezvous point, he comes face to face to Darth Vader himself.; Princess Leia is leading a covert operation to attack Empire infrastructure on Cymoon 1 which is said to be the largest weapons manufacturing facility in the entire Empire. During the operation, Luke stumbles upon a group of prisoners set to be enslaved. Luke releases them and heads back to the rendezvous with the Millennium Falcon. On the way, he encounters Darth Vader who has arrived on Cymoon 1 in response to the Rebel operation. Luke tries to take on Vader in a light sabre duel. During the fight, Vader disarms Luke of his light sabre; a sabre he appears to recognise. Before he can do anything, the huge leg of an AT-AT crashes through the ceiling. The AT-AT is being piloted by Leia and Han.; The distraction gives an opportunity to try and escape with the freed slaves. The situation becomes desperate with the escapees being cut down by Empire forces. Han, still piloting the AT-AT tries to relieve the situation.; Back at the Falcon, C3-PO encounters some ‘locals’ who seem intent to try and dismantle the Falcon for salvage. C3-PO whilst trying to surrender, is blasted.; Back at the factory, the fight continues. Luke commandeers a speeder bike to try and make it back to Leia and Han which piques the interest of Vader who figures he might have been “too hasty” in dismissing Luke’s crude ability in the use of the force during their duel. The AT-AT bears down on Vader with Han trying to use it to crush Vader. Vader is able to use the force on the AT-AT to deflect the machine’s leg. R2-D2, who has been trying to repair the AT-AT’s blasters, finally gets them online whereupon Han lets loose on Vader. The resulting conflagration causes Vader to release his hold on the AT-AT and allows Luke others to put some distance between themselves and the Imperial forces.; Vader recovers from the blast. He receives a report from facility overseer Agaadeen that the facility power core is approaching a meltdown. Vader refuses his request to abandon the facility ordering the rebels to be stopped at all costs, remarking that he will take care of Luke personally.; The small covert rebel raid led by Princess Leia against the Empire weapons facility Cymoon 1 continues.; The facility power core has been damaged to the extent that it is approaching melt down. Leia and Han, in a captured AT-AT, are battling through Empire forces to try and rendezvous with the Millennium Falcon to try and make good their escape.; Luke, trying to make good his escape on a stolen speeder cycle, has caught the attention of Darth Vader who arrived on Cymoon 1 in response to the rebel raid.; Meanwhile, back at the Falcon, C3PO, who has been captured by local scavengers and partially dismembered, is rescued by Chewbacca who has been part of the raid also.; Vader manages to catch up with Han and Leia and proceeds to disable the walker by severing its ‘feet’ using his lightsaber. Vader also receives news from Overseer Agaadeen that the melt down has been averted. As imperial forces move in for the kill, Luke arrives on the speeder bike and proceeds to cut through the Stormtroopers giving Han and Leia the opportunity of escaping from the downed walker. Luke, realising that the facility should have blown by now, disobeys Leia’s order to abandon the speeder and return to the Falcon. Instead he heads back to the weapons facility to finish what they came to do.; Han & Leia manage to return to the Falcon, where they ready the ship for departure. Luke arrives back at the weapons facility and manages to damage the core so that a meltdown is impossible to reverse. Only then does he make his way back to the Falcon; which he does in the nick of time, as the facility blows. Vader sees the Falcon leave Cymoon 1 as he emerges from what is left of the factory. Realising that the late Obi-Wan Kenobi has begun Luke’s training in the force: he recognised the lightsaber that Luke was using, he vows to turn Luke to the dark side. He has no idea at this stage, that the young rebel is his son.; Han manages to avoid the imperial blockade of the planet and hits the hyperdrive of the Falcon to escape completely.; Despite the success of their mission, Luke is despondent that he didn’t make more of his encounter with Darth Vader and doubts that he has what it takes to be a Jedi.; The story switches to Tatooine, where two unknown characters deliver a package to Kenobi’s former home on the planet. The package is just labelled with the words “For Luke”…; It has been a while since the rebel raid on the Imperial Weapons factory on Cymoon 1.; Darth Vader has travelled to Tatooine to see Jabba the Hutt demanding that his organisation supply goods to the Empire to offset the losses caused by rebel activity. He is also interested in what Jabba knows about Obi-Wan Kenobi’s time on Tatooine. Jabba tells him that Kenobi had been training a “young boy” to be a Jedi. Vader tells Jabba that the Jedi are “no more.”; At the rebel fleet, Han and Chewbacca effect repairs to the Millennium Falcon, whilst Leia meets with Mon Mothma and the rest of the Rebel leadership to try and persuade them to step up the campaign against the Empire.; Luke still harbours doubts about his future within the rebellion and his prospects of successfully training as a Jedi given his encounter with Vader on Cymoon 1. Leia tries to reassure him but he remains unconvinced. Luke decides that he has to take his leave of the rebels. Luke says he is not what he is supposed to be, at least not yet. He decides to start seeking some answers by returning to his home planet of Tatooine.; Back on Tatooine, a mystery bounty hunter is seeking information from a group of Rodians on the whereabouts of Han Solo and is prepared to use deadly force to get it. He learns only that Solo is off planet.; Later another bounty hunter questions the same group of Rodians as to what they know about Obi-Wan. This bounty hunter goes by the name of Boba Fett. ============================================================ @@ -8137,6 +8585,8 @@ First appearance: Amazing Spider-Man: Sins Rising Prelude Vol 1 1 Created by: Nick Spencer; Mark Bagley; Marcelo Ferreira Species / origin: Sin-Eater revives in Kindred's prelude to his official encounter with Spider-Man Reality: Earth-616 +History: +For months, perhaps years, he has crawled in the shadows, manipulating events from afar. Mysterio and Norman Osborn have both known his chilling presence. Now the demon known as Kindred is finally ready to take his revenge - not on Spider-Man, but on Peter Parker! And he's resurrected one of Spidey's most disturbing foes, the fanatical Sin-Eater, to help him carry out his grand plans! Learn the secret history of the Sin-Eater, as he embarks on a collison course with Spidey that will have you quaking in your seat. Spider-Man's world is about to explode, and this is where the fuse is lit... ============================================================ @@ -8147,6 +8597,8 @@ Full name: Sea Devil First appearance: Carnage Vol 2 6 Created by: Gerry Conway; Mike Perkins Reality: Earth-616 +History: +Hunting down occult dealers Roger Felwood Jr. and Roger Felwood Sr., Carnage tortures them for more information on the Darkhold and the cult that reveres it - being told to seek out Brother Gregori in Jakarta - before using them as test subjects for his new powers.; Scapegoated for the disastrous failure of her assignment to hunt down Carnage - which resulted in the deaths of eighteen FBI agents - Claire Dixon is put on probation and the Anti-Symbiote Task Force is disbanded. Immediately afterwards she is approached by Victoria Montesi - an occult-hunter who had crossed paths with the Cult of the Darkhold on numerous occasions. Montesi offers to bankroll the Task Force and help them catch Carnage in exchange for retrieving the Darkhold; and the two re-recruit Manny Calderon and John Jameson before springing Eddie Brock from a secret holding facility.; Arriving in Jakarta, Carnage is confronted by the Darkhold Dwarf - who warns him about the risks of using the Darkhold. Undeterred, Carnage seeks out the Cult of the Darkhold and is briefly captured by Brother Gregori. Learning that the cult intends to take him to another Chthonic Temple on a secret island hidden in the Timor Sea, Carnage breaks free, takes Brother Gregori hostage, and hijacks a freighter called the Caspian Sea to sail there.; En route to Jakarta, Victoria Montesi informs the members of the Anti-Symbiote Task Force about the Darkhold and its connection to ancient eldritch gods like Chthon; though Eddie - a devout Catholic - dismisses it as blasphemy. Montesi warns them that if Carnage unleashes Chthon, it would mean the end of the world. However, the task force arrives too late to stop Carnage from hijacking the Caspian Sea and set out to follow him in a yacht.; Continuing to hone his new powers, Carnage turns the crew of the Caspian Sea into Human-Symbiote hybrids. Infiltrating the ship during a storm, the Task Force fights off Carnage's minions and rigs the ship to explode; though Dixon is captured by Carnage, who uses the Darkhold to induce the Carnage symbiote to spawn the Raze symbiote and bonds it to her. Enslaved by Carnage, Raze attacks her former allies, who blow up the ship with her and Carnage still on it. Raze survives and stows away on the yacht; while Carnage is discovered by a South African girl named Jubulile van Scotter, who rescues him not knowing who she is. Carnage repays her kindness by infecting her with an offshoot of his symbiote before she explodes her sailboat in an attempt to kill him.; Recovered by the task force, Jubulilie - psychically connected to Kasady through her symbiote - informs them that Carnage and Raze are still alive and that the former has reached the island. ============================================================ @@ -8155,6 +8607,8 @@ Kind: story arc Page: Shrieking First appearance: Amazing Spider-Man Vol 1 390 Reality: Earth-616 +History: +Shriek escapes and decides to reunite with her "son" Carrion, causing Malcom McBride to transform back into him and pushing him to kill his birth mother. It's up to Spider-Man to stop her, even though he's going through a serious personal crisis. ============================================================ @@ -8174,6 +8628,8 @@ Full name: Sleight of Hand First appearance: Black Cat Vol 1 9 Created by: Jed MacKay, Kris Anka, Brian Reber, Ferran Delgado Reality: Earth-616 +History: +The situation with the Thieves Guild has become hot, so seeing that one of the objects needed to open the vaults is in Madripoor the Black Fox sends Felicia and her accomplices there, to steal a painting from a certain Patch, which reveals himself be Wolverine. However, his things have already been stolen by Kilgore, so Felicia helps him recover them, obtaining the painting as a gift. ============================================================ @@ -8185,6 +8641,8 @@ Created by: Nick Spencer; Matthew Rosenberg; Patrick Gleason; Federico Vicentini Species / origin: Staging events since his return, Kindred coerces every Sinister Foe in a revenge scheme to finally destroy Spider-Man. Reality: Earth-616 Trivia: Doctor Octopus returns as a villain following his deal with Mephisto (or an impostor) in Superior Spider-Man Vol 2. +History: +Following Kraven's HUNTED event in Central Park, Adrian Toomes formed the Savage Six with a membership of animal-themed foes of Spider-Man.; While off filming, Mary Jane easily deduced her director to be Mysterio, but intrigued and invested, she helped to complete the film despite setbacks by The Savage Six. After returning to New York and surviving Kindred's reveal, she helped Peter process events and realized Mysterio's connection to Kindred.; When Otto Octavius was reverted back to his villainous self, his journey to fill in the memory gaps was interceded by Kindred, then led to New York, and manipulated to reunite the Sinister Six in exchange for answers.; With the fallout of recent challenges, Peter attempted to enjoy Mary Jane's film premiere but was sideswiped by Kindred's endgame to kill Spider-Man by thrusting him into a battleground with multiple Sinister teams, promising the villains to spare suffering in Hell as his lieutenant to Spider-Man's killer. However, enraged at his being manipulated, Doc Ock instead developed a means to kill the parasitic centipedes and free all from the demon's control, allowing Peter to confront Kindred.; After her film premiere was attacked, Mary Jane was taken hostage by Mysterio on Kindred's command, and he revealed to her that he played her therapist since Harry's original death, manipulating her memories over time. Later left alone, Mary Jane was made to witness Spider-Man fight the Sinister War remotely, as Kindred revealed his true face: Sarah Stacy. Elsewhere, Norman Osborn discovered one of his long lost Goblin Labs, one Harry found out before his death and left a copy of his own twist mind, which revealed Norman's sin: selling Harry to Mephisto as a boy for Norman's corporate success. When Harry was Green Goblin, he copied his twisted mind into a computer, which also grew the Stacy Twins to become vessels. After numerous attempts, the current Sarah Stacy was stable and the new body for the evil Harry Osborn, using Chameleon serum to shapeshift and keep up appearances.; After helping the Order of the Web find Spider-Man, Doctor Strange had deduced Mephisto's involvement with Kindred from studying Peter's soul, and confronted the demon at Hotel Inferno. However, unable to compel Mephisto to abolish whatever deal he has on Peter, Strange instead placed a bet on Peter's outcome in his confrontation with Kindred, to determine the freedom of his friend's soul. ============================================================ @@ -8195,6 +8653,8 @@ Full name: Sentry World First appearance: Sentry Vol 3 1 Created by: Jeff Lemire; Kim Jacinto Reality: Earth-616 +History: +Robert obtained a device called a Confluctor that gives him the ability to access Doctor Strange's pocket universe that he created inside his mind. In that universe he could act as Sentry without running the risk of unleashing Void in the real world. During the day he is just Robert Reynolds with a mundane life while at night he was Sentry along with his family (Scout, Sentress, and Watchdog) fighting crime, every 24 hours he must return to keep Void at bay in this mindscape.; After returning from work, Bob discovered that the confluxer had been stolen and killed Scout and Watchdog. The real culprit was his former real-life partner Scout who had allied with an old enemy, Cranio, to supplant him. After transforming into Sentry in real life, Bob was teleported to Sentry World where he met Cranio who told Billy about it and injected himself with a recreated version of the Sentry Serum to fight the real-life Sentry.; This broke Bob and he decided to accept the dark side that was tormenting him, he was compelled to go directly to his enemy, Void, who needed his help. Bob merged with The Void who became a dark version of Sentry, killed Billy who was already suffering from the effects of the Serum and stopped Cranio. He went into space after a short encounter with the Avengers who wondered if he was on their side. ============================================================ @@ -8223,6 +8683,8 @@ Page: Skin Deep Full name: Skin Deep First appearance: Amazing Spider-Man Vol 2 515 Reality: Earth-616 +History: +Peter is contacted by Charles Weiderman, an old friend of his, who asks him to recommend him to Tony Stark so he can fund his scientific project. Feeling he hadn't done enough to help him in high school (where Charlie was bullied more than he was), Peter agrees. However, seeing Tony's admiration for Peter, Charlie pretends to be directly involved in the project, so he can get more money from Stark. When he finds out, Peter tells him to stop everything, but Charlie ignores him and finds himself fused with a Vibranium armor and becomes a supervillain. ============================================================ @@ -8242,6 +8704,8 @@ Full name: Sibling Rivalry First appearance: Superior Spider-Man Team-Up Vol 1 2 Created by: Christopher Yost, Marco Checchetto, Rachelle Rosenberg, Joe Caramagna, Pat Olliffe, In-Hyuk Lee, Bit, Lee Loughridge Reality: Earth-616 +History: +Passing through New York, Kaine decides to visit Peter, but in his body now lives Doctor Octopus whom he himself had killed years before and therefore will receive a welcome that is anything but affectionate that will hurt him a lot. In addition, the two are attacked by the Jackal. ============================================================ @@ -8270,6 +8734,8 @@ Full name: Similar Machines First appearance: Deathlok Vol 2 6 Created by: Gregory Wright; Esad Ribić Reality: Earth-616 +History: +Michael Collins abandoned his family to hide when he became the cyborg Deathlok, but he discreetly keeps an eye on them. He then finds that his pre-teen son Nick is involved in a drug trafficking business that uses children. This leads Deathlok into conflict with the Punisher, who is also after the drug dealers. ============================================================ @@ -8290,6 +8756,8 @@ Full name: Sinister Six Reborn First appearance: Spider-Man Vol 2 234 Created by: Brian Michael Bendis, Jan Bazaldua, Justin Ponsor, Cory Petit, Kathleen Wisneski, Nick Lowe. Reality: Earth-616 +History: +Miles' uncle Aaron returned from the dead puts together a new version of the Sinister Six, in which he also recruits Lori, Lana's mother who forces her daughter to help them steal a Helicarrier. Miles having learned of it, decides to thwart his uncle's plans. ============================================================ @@ -8341,6 +8809,8 @@ First appearance: Uncanny X-Men Vol 1 437 Created by: Chuck Austen, Salvador Larroca Reality: Earth-616 Notes: The title of the arc "She Lies With Angels", refers to romantic relationships between both Joshua (AKA Icarus) and Julia, as well as Angel and Husk. Both men involved have mutations that give them angelic appearances. The name of the arc is stated in a song by Joshua in Uncanny X-Men Vol 1 441. +History: +The Guthries and Cabots feud comes to a head when Jeb Guthrie uses his new mutant abilities to attack Abe Cabot.; Abe's father, Chester Cabot, works with local corrupt sheriff Pete to kill the Guthries, using battlesuits left from the X-Men's battle with Humanity's Last Stand.; However, Husk has brought the X-Men and they're not going down without a fight. When Chester discovers the love shared between Joshua Guthrie and his daughter Julia, he attacks them both, seemingly killing Joshua. Distraught, Julia takes Joshua's body into their favorite lake, so she can die by his side. However, Joshua's mutant healing ability revives him, only to find his love has committed suicide to be with him. ============================================================ @@ -8398,6 +8868,8 @@ Created by: Stan Lee; John Romita Reality: Earth-616 Notes: Kingpin made his first appearance during this arc. Trivia: DC Comics had their own homage to the famous scene of Parker walking away from his discarded uniform. This homage appeared in Adventures of Superman Annual #6, showcasing Ted Kord immediately after throwing away his Blue Beetle suit.; This comic storyline serves as part of the basis for the plot of the 2004 live-action Sam Raimi film, Spider-Man 2. In the film, Peter struggles with his personal life & rejects his responsibilities as Spider-Man +History: +Peter Parker quits being Spider-Man because he gets no respect no matter how many people he saves. When he throws his costume in the garbage, some kid finds it and brings it to J. Jonah Jameson, chief of the Daily Bugle Building. While Peter is enjoying life not being Spider-Man, a new crime lord called Kingpin rises. ============================================================ @@ -8417,6 +8889,8 @@ Full name: Soul Hunter First appearance: Deadpool Vol 4 7 Created by: Brian Posehn, Gerry Duggan, Scott Koblish, Mike Hawthorne Reality: Earth-616 +History: +"Soul Hunter" is the second story line in the new Deadpool series and is a part of Marvel Now!. "Soul Hunter" was preceded by Dead Presidents and was be followed by The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly. ============================================================ @@ -8427,6 +8901,8 @@ Full name: Stronger Than Monsters First appearance: Journey Into Mystery Vol 4 646 Created by: Kathryn Immonen, Valerio Schiti, Reality: Earth-616 +History: +"Stronger Than Monsters" is the first story line during Marvel NOW!. It becomes succeeded by Seeds Of Destruction. ============================================================ @@ -8437,6 +8913,8 @@ Full name: Spiral First appearance: Amazing Spider-Man Vol 3 16.1 Created by: Gerry Conway; Carlo Barberi Reality: Earth-616 +History: +During his time as a hero, Doc Ock sent many mob bosses to jail and now the Third Precinct is contested by other mobsters, including the Black Cat. Spider-Man must then juggle a gang war, having to fight his ex, and worrying that Wraith won't cross the line due to a personal loss. ============================================================ @@ -8447,6 +8925,8 @@ Full name: Supreme First appearance: Daredevil Vol 5 21 Created by: Charles Soule, Goran Sudzuka Reality: Earth-616 +History: +Supreme is the fifth named story arc in Daredevil Vol 5.; After a fight with the Munition Militia, where, using help from Echo, and Luke Cage, Daredevil doesn't physically intervene, Matt Murdock has Daredevil called in as a witness. The judge believes Daredevil is Daredevil, after the Munition Militia attack the courtroom and are stopped by him. This sets precedent for vigilantes to testify without revealing their identities.; This precedent angers Wilson Fisk, who hires Legal, a lawyer who had previously faced off against Jennifer Walters, to appeal the case, and sends in Tombstone to kill Matt Murdock.; In preparation for the appeal Matt speaks to Jennifer in a Lawyer Bar, who warns him that Legal is a legal force to be reckoned with. Tombstone assaults the bar and is fought back against by Hulk, Jennifer's alter ego.; Legal wins the appeals case and Matt takes the case to the Supreme Court, where supreme legal precedent may be set. Matt wins the case 4 to 3 and takes solace in the changes he's made for the betterment of justice. ============================================================ @@ -8457,6 +8937,8 @@ Full name: Something Sinister This Way Comes First appearance: Spider-Man 2099 Vol 3 10 Created by: Peter David, William Sliney Reality: Earth-16713 +History: +In this story, Spider-Man find's himself transported to a 2099 unlike his own, where he must face off against Alchemax's Sinister Six alongside newfound allies. ============================================================ @@ -8515,6 +8997,8 @@ Full name: Starbrand Reborn First appearance: Avengers Vol 8 27 Created by: Jason Aaron; Ed McGuinness Reality: Earth-616 +History: +When the Avengers locate the next Star Brand deep in the Shi'ar Galaxy, they find themselves in a battle with Silver Surfer, Terrax. the Tamer, and Firelord over the fate of the new Starbrand. ============================================================ @@ -8575,6 +9059,8 @@ Full name: Spider-Man Unmasked First appearance: Sensational Spider-Man Vol 2 32 Created by: Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa; Scott Hanna; Dan Kemp; Sean Chen Reality: Earth-616 +History: +Spidey's decision to unmask has strongly influenced the ways of the three women in his life: his aunt May, his wife MJ and his ex-girlfriend, and close friend Felicia Hardy. Aunt May continues to try to be a source of security for her nephew, as he has been doing since he was a child, but it has undoubtedly become more difficult. Mary Jane feels that her life has been sucked into that of Peter's and now for everyone she is only "Spider-Man's wife". Meanwhile Felicia still feels involved in the life of her ex-boyfriend, to the point of facing Rhino to avenge his defeat. ============================================================ @@ -8681,6 +9167,8 @@ Full name: Strange Magic First appearance: Captain Marvel Vol 11 28 Created by: Kelly Thompson; Jacopo Camagni Reality: Earth-616 +History: +Haunted by her failure to stop the villain Ove, Carol is intent on overcoming her one true weakness, the mystic arts...at any cost. ============================================================ @@ -8711,6 +9199,8 @@ First appearance: Deathlok Vol 2 2 Created by: Jason Aaron; Esad Ribić Reality: Earth-616 Notes: This story arc includes two references to African American civil rights activist W.E.B. DuBois, author of the similarly-titled book The Souls of Black Folk. Deathlok explicitly quotes DuBois in the first and the last issue of the story arc. +History: +The cyborg Deathlok discovers that there's a community of cyborgs and intelligent robots who cooperate and talk with each other, the cybernetters. He also discovers that they are being targetted and kidnapped by an enemy - an artificial intelligence itself with neferious goals of its own. ============================================================ @@ -8743,6 +9233,8 @@ Created by: Roy Thomas; Mike Docherty Reality: Earth-616 Notes: "Stalker of the Snows" was written by Roy Thomas and Mike Docherty, with Part 2 of 3: "Into the Frozen Land", in Conan the Savage Vol 1 3 (October, 1995), credited as featuring characters created by Robert E. Howard, and concepts from "At the Mountains of Madness" (Astounding Stories; February, March, and April, 1936) by H.P. Lovecraft and "The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym" (July, 1838; published by Harper & Brothers; previously uncompletely serialized in the Southern Literary Messenger) by Edgar Allan Poe, and the Conclusion "Within the Mountain of Madness", in Conan the Savage Vol 1 4 (November, 1995), credited as featuring characters created by Robert E. Howard and concepts H.P. Lovecraft and Edgar Allan Poe.; In Conan Saga Vol 1 76 (July, 1993), in the Conan Comics Chronology, Roy Thomas announced a forthcoming graphic novel "Conan and the Stalkers of the Snows", as part of Conan and Bêlit's adventures before the tragic events of Conan the Barbarian Vol 1 100. Instead, it was published more than two years later, in Conan the Savage (a black-and-white magazine considered by Roy Thomas as the "successor" "in many ways" of Savage Sword of Conan which ended with 235 (July, 1995) Trivia: In "Into the Frozen Land" (Conan the Savage Vol 1 3; October, 1995), the next issue is announced as "At the Mountains of Madness", the name of H.P. Lovecraft's novel, but in Conan the Savage Vol 1 4 (November, 1995), the story is called "Within the Mountain of Madness". +History: +After the Black Corsairs, aboard the Tigress, boarded a Stygian ship, Conan and Bêlit found a snow-skinned girl in the captain's cabin. Returning to their base in the Silver Isles, they were faced by a rebellion led by Ghomli, and were forced to flee southwards, in the Frozen Land, into Leng and within the Mountains of Madness, where the snow-skins dwelt among the ruins of the cities of the Old Ones, fearful of the "Death That flows", the bane of the Old Ones. ============================================================ @@ -8792,6 +9284,8 @@ Full name: Son of the Hunter First appearance: Spectacular Spider-Man Vol 1 251 Created by: J.M. DeMatteis; Luke Ross Reality: Earth-616 +History: +Spider-Man believes Kraven the Hunter has returned, but in reality it is his son Alexei who wants to know about his father from his enemy. Calypso, however, does not like that her lover's son goes to ask his greatest enemy about him and so she lashes out at the two. ============================================================ @@ -8811,6 +9305,8 @@ Full name: Spider-Hunt First appearance: Sensational Spider-Man Vol 1 25 Created by: Todd DeZago; Joe Bennett Reality: Earth-616 +History: +Norman Osborn frames Spider-Man for the death of a small-time criminal Joey Z and places a five million dollar bounty on his head. Spidey is thus pursued by bounty hunters and the mysterious Black Tarantula, while Normie Osborn is kidnapped. Meanwhile, not wanting to work for Osborn, Robbie leaves the Bugle. ============================================================ @@ -8858,6 +9354,8 @@ Full name: The Stark-Roxxon War First appearance: Iron Man Vol 6 1 Created by: Spencer Ackerman; Julius Ohta Reality: Earth-616 +History: +In Upstate New York, Stark Unlimited union workers face a lockout enforced by Roxxon until Iron Man intervenes. He drives off Roxxon's forces and agrees to recognize the union. As he leaves, his armor suddenly shuts down mid-flight, plummeting to the ground and leaving him hospitalized. Weeks later and after recovering, Tony attends a meeting with the Stark Unlimited Board of Directors, which had been appointed by Feilong during his short-lived takeover of the company and thus share his war-profiteering priorities. Tony is blindsided by a lucrative acquisition offer from Roxxon and A.I.M., led by Monica Rappaccini. Following a confrontation with the super villain duo Tiger Pack, Tony arrives at his Long Island warehouse to retrieve his Mysterium Armor, only to find it gone and Justine Hammer, returned to the land of the living by Roxxon, waiting for him instead. Activating her new Iron Monger Armor built from Tony's stolen mysterium, she effortlessly defeats Stark, revealing that they have disabled his entire armory with a magic virus.; Forced to rely on a jerryrigged Improvised Armor, Tony wages a guerrilla sabotage campaign against Roxxon's infrastructure alongside Tuatara, blowing up a Roxxon pipeline. He also unsuccessfully pleads with board members Jack Kooning Jr. and Melinda May to stop the merger. In Aspen, Iron Man attacks a mountainside A.I.M. laboratory, briefly trading blows with a new Force before being invited into the facility by Rappaccini. Inside her executive atrium, Monica reveals a begrudging Doctor Druid is behind the magic virus. Apologetically, Druid plunges Stark into a psychedelic nightmare. Breaking free from the spell, Tony wakes up with only minutes left before the board vote, unsheathing a massive Repulsword crafted from the Roxxon pipeline's plating to face Force once again.; After battling Force, Iron Man rushes to the Stark Tower and crashes the board meeting to deliver a final plea against the merger. Justine reveals that Roxxon is being backed up by otherworldy beings who intend to launch of a groundbreaking product in the mortal market. With the board unfazed by the red flags, Tony calls for a vote. Only he and May oppose the merger. As Iron Monger, Justine attacks Iron Man when he refuses to surrender his armor. Iron Man manages to knock her down using the Repulsword. Doctor Druid teleports the combatants and the board to Limbo, where his master, the demon Belasco, reveals himself as the middleman representing Roxxon's benefactors. Tony points out that the merger poses an issue for Roxxon and A.I.M.: its scale is unsustainable, since he will do everything in his power to take them down, and the companies are historically proven losers. Belasco's clients are convinced to withdraw from the deal, and the demon threatens to claim the souls of the board members as collateral. Stark proposes that the board annul the merger and resign, and in return the benefactors can keep the mysterium that Justine had stolen from him. The entities agree, so Belasco teleports everybody back to Earth. Although Stark Unlimited is saved, the magical malware remains in Tony's systems, and Justine warns him that pulling Stark Unlimited from the arms trade will not be easy. ============================================================ @@ -8897,6 +9395,8 @@ Full name: Spider-Man No More! First appearance: Ultimate Comics Spider-Man Vol 1 23 Created by: Brian Michael Bendis, Sara Pichelli Reality: Earth-1610 +History: +A year after retiring as Spider-Man, Miles Morales was convinced by Spider-Woman to once again become Spider-Man and take down Roxxon with the help of heroes wronged by the corporation. ============================================================ @@ -8920,6 +9420,8 @@ First appearance: Avengers Vol 3 0 Created by: Kurt Busiek; George Pérez Reality: Earth-616 Trivia: One of Thor's lines, "Ultron, we would have words with thee", is considered a semi-classic Thor quote. +History: +Ultron invades and slaughters the Slorenian population and the Avengers risk all to stop him. ============================================================ @@ -8930,6 +9432,8 @@ Full name: Two Americas First appearance: Captain America Vol 5 602 Created by: Ed Brubaker; Luke Ross Reality: Earth-616 +History: +The man who took the mantle of Captain America during the 1950's has returned and is leading a terrorist group called the Watchdogs to "reclaim" America and plans to blow up the Hoover Dam. The current Captain America Bucky and the Falcon team-up to stop him before anyone gets hurt. ============================================================ @@ -8940,6 +9444,8 @@ Full name: Tangled States First appearance: Web Warriors Vol 1 7 Created by: Mike Costa; David Baldeon Reality: Multiverse +History: +Tangled States is the second story arc in the Web Warriors series.; In this story, the Web-Warriors face the consequences of their numerous travels through the Spider-Verse as the Web of Life and Destiny starts to become tangled, allowing some worlds to bleed into others. On top of this, the stranded Spider-UK, and Spider-Woman have to deal with the Electro-Verse escaping their trap in Battery Park on Earth-803. ============================================================ @@ -8948,6 +9454,8 @@ Kind: story arc Page: To Die and Live in L.A.! Full name: To Die and Live in L.A.! First appearance: Sensational She-Hulk Vol 1 52 +History: +A story arc spanning Sensational She-Hulk 52 to 57, with Vol 1 50 setting up the storyline.; Synopsis; After being attacked by War Zone, Jennifer Walters begins to become weak and lose her powers. Her friend Zapper volunteers to treat her, but she is killed in a fight with the Rumbler before this can occur. She briefly spends time in an afterlife, the Postmortem Mall, before Zapper succeeds in reviving her. Switching between Savage and Sensational, she defeats War Zone and the Rumbler, and finds out all her woes have been causes by Hector DeVasquez. After he is defeated, she briefly loses her powers entirely before they are restored by Zapper. ============================================================ @@ -8958,6 +9466,8 @@ Full name: Thanos Wins First appearance: Thanos Vol 2 13 Created by: Donny Cates; Geoff Shaw Reality: Earth-TRN666 +History: +Thanos is kidnapped by The Rider and brought to his future self, King Thanos, who needs his help killing The Fallen One. ============================================================ @@ -8969,6 +9479,8 @@ First appearance: Amazing Spider-Man Vol 5 6 Created by: Nick Spencer; Humberto Ramos Reality: Earth-616 Notes: This is the second story arc in Amazing Spider-Man Vol 1 written by Nick Spencer.; It is also Humberto Ramos' first Spider-Man work for over 3 years.; The scene in which Boomerang meets his old gang is penciled by Superior Foes of Spider-Man Vol 1 1 artist Steve Lieber. +History: +Given his activities during Hydra's short-lived regime, Fred Myers is regarded as a public hero, and is now Peter Parker's roommate. After learning Peter's past as Spider-Man's photographer for years, Fred convinces Peter into joining him for trivial pursuit night at the Bar With No Name, with the subject being Spider-Man. However, as Peter was swept up at winning the prize, Boomerang enrages Mayor Fisk trying to peacefully negotiate the item he took to the point of Fisk issuing a bounty large enough for all patron villains to break the Bar's one rule. Risking himself to protect Peter, the two begin to connect as Fred opens himself about being alone among his villainous peers. After Fisk's failed bounty on Myers and planning to attack his roommates, a bandaged demon makes himself known to Fisk and forbids him from harming Parker, obsessively intent on protecting him. ============================================================ @@ -9018,6 +9530,8 @@ Page: Troubled Mind First appearance: Superior Spider-Man Vol 1 7 Created by: Dan Slott; Humberto Ramos Reality: Earth-616 +History: +The Avengers realize that there is something strange in Spider-Man's behavior and force him to undergo tests. Unfortunately this happens in the absence of Iron-Man and Giant-Man, so not only does no one discover that Doc Ock has taken over Spider-Man's body, but he is the one who discovers that the latter is still in his mind and with the unintentional help from Cardiac, Otto appears to be able to eliminate Peter altogether. ============================================================ @@ -9056,6 +9570,8 @@ Page: True Companions First appearance: Amazing Spider-Man Vol 5 41 Created by: Nick Spencer; Ryan Ottley Reality: Earth-616 +History: +As Boomerang brings Spider-Man into a scavenger hunt, it is revealed that he stole a part of the Lifeline tablet, a.k.a. the Tablet of Life and Destiny - which Fisk has been hunting for since he became Mayor. As they reach the final piece, they hit a wall that forces Spider-Man to confront GOG, a tragic enemy from his past. Gog's past is explored, and the truth behind his tragic journey will have his motives for opposing Spider-Man make the most sense.; Along the way, as Fisk tracks the heroes' movements, waiting for them to do the leg work, Spider-Man and Boomerang make for the most unlikely of friends as they fight Gog to attain the final piece of the Lifeline Tablet. Concurrently, Peter Parker makes more changes to his personal life. ============================================================ @@ -9086,6 +9602,8 @@ Full name: Torment First appearance: Spider-Man Vol 1 1 Created by: Todd McFarlane Reality: Earth-616 +History: +Calypso uses magic to control Lizard and forces him to commit a series of murders in order to lure Spider-Man and kill him because she holds him responsible for Kraven the Hunter's death, but Spider-Man manages to defeat both of them. ============================================================ @@ -9128,6 +9646,8 @@ Page: The Trial of Peter Parker Full name: The Trial of Peter Parker First appearance: Web of Spider-Man Vol 1 126 Reality: Earth-616 +History: +Peter Parker is arrested for multiple murder and to allow him to exonerate Ben Reilly, he takes his place in prison... but Peter will still participate in a trial held at Ravencroft which will have Judas Traveler as judge, Carnage as prosecutor and Kaine as defense.; Kaine's true identity is then revealed and thanks to him Peter manages to exonerate himself. ============================================================ @@ -9147,6 +9667,8 @@ First appearance: Black Widow Vol 8 1 Created by: Kelly Thompson; Elena Casagrande Species / origin: Black Widow's enemies abduct her and reprogram her as a happy suburban Sausalito woman. Reality: Earth-616 +History: +After Black Widow goes missing after a mission in New York, she is reborn months later as Natalie Grey: a successful architect living her perfect life in Sausalito with her fiancé James and her son Stevie. But Natalie soon discovers skills and abilities she is unfamiliar with, from her original life as Black Widow. Meanwhile, Clint and Bucky get help from Yelena to find out how and why Natasha ended up in suburbia, debating if they should bring her back to her previous life.; In the shadows, a consortium of Natasha's adversaries are responsible for her new, happy life as a way of keeping her out of their affairs. However, the Weeping Lion grows impatient and breaks the group's plan to hold back by beginning a warpath to kill Black Widow by destroying those she loves- the only problem being Black Widow's murderous fury. As Natalie kills mercenaries and moves to save her family, she remembers her true life and exfiltrates with help from her friends.; With the final offensive with her enemies, Natasha and friends end the threat at hand, but also has Bucky fake James and Stevie's deaths. With the loves of her short happy life now somewhere safe even where she cannot know, Natasha remakes her operation in San Francisco, changing her methodology to honor the memory of James and Stevie, partnered by Yelena. ============================================================ @@ -9253,6 +9775,8 @@ Full name: Trial of Marc Spector First appearance: Marc Spector: Moon Knight Vol 1 15 Created by: Chuck Dixon; Sal Velluto Reality: Earth-616 +History: +Ten years ago, mercenary Marc Spector supported the coup staged by Emmanuel Raposa in the small Latin American country Bosqueverde. After ousting Raposa, Bosqueverde is tracking his allies to try them. Marc Spector willingly surrenders to justice, and now may end up in the gallows! ============================================================ @@ -9263,6 +9787,8 @@ Full name: The Terrorism Myth First appearance: Journey Into Mystery Vol 4 633 Created by: Kieron Gillen; Richard Elson Reality: Earth-616 +History: +Fallout from FEAR ITSELF leaves thousands trapped in deadly fever dreams around the world. Why is it Loki’s fault — again? With a little help from a little god, Nightmare has forged his ultimate weapon: a crown that makes him King of Fear. Will Daimon Hellstrom, the Son of Satan, let Loki get away with his unwitting villainy? Nightmare is consolidating his hold on the world, and the time for heroism is over. Now it’s time for something else. Plus: The stage is set for a deadly new year when the most unpopular boy in Asgard receives a certain four-pawed, fire-breathing present. What will Loki do with this most unwelcome gift? ============================================================ @@ -9372,6 +9898,8 @@ Full name: Venom War First appearance: Ultimate Comics Spider-Man Vol 1 19 Created by: Brian Michael Bendis, Sara Pichelli Reality: Earth-1610 +History: +"Venom War" is the story line which involves Spider-Man fighting Venom and retiring after the death of his mother. ============================================================ @@ -9382,6 +9910,8 @@ Full name: Web of Life First appearance: Web of Spider-Man Vol 1 120 Species / origin: The Exile Returns Reality: Earth-616 +History: +Reilly settles into his new/old life, and encounters Betty Brant and J. Jonah Jameson. He met Kaine, another mysterious figure from his past, who then killed the Grim Hunter. ============================================================ @@ -9402,6 +9932,8 @@ Full name: Val in Valhalla First appearance: Defenders Vol 1 66 Created by: David Kraft; Ed Hannigan Reality: Earth-616 +History: +Valkyrie has been summoned to Valhalla by Hela, who now controls the realm. Hela is fighting a war against Ollerus, who wants to become the God of Death and rule Valhalla. Hela wants Val and Harokin to command her troops in the war.; Ollerus employs sorcerers Casiolena and Poppo. In a plot by Poppo, they recover the immortal body of Brunnhilde and revive it. The body is under the control of Barbara Norriss, who joins their cause. The Defenders are soon recruited to serve in the war. ============================================================ @@ -9413,6 +9945,8 @@ First appearance: Amazing Spider-Man: Venom Inc. Alpha Vol 1 1 Created by: Dan Slott; Mike Costa; Ryan Stegman; Gerardo Sandoval Reality: Earth-616 Trivia: According to Dan Slott, the reason Andi was stripped of the Mania symbiote in Venom Inc. was because the editorial department felt there were too many heroic symbiote characters.; After Doc Ock ruined their friendship in Superior Spider-Man Vol 1 20, Black Cat and Spider-Man are once again friends. +History: +Spider-Man reluctantly teams up with Venom and the new Anti-Venom, Flash Thompson, to stop former Venom host Lee Price, now known as Maniac, and his Inklings from taking over the New York City criminal empire. ============================================================ @@ -9424,6 +9958,8 @@ Other aliases: Vs. Mister Sinister! First appearance: Secret Warriors Vol 2 8 Created by: Matthew Rosenberg; Javier Garrón; Will Robson Reality: Earth-616 +History: +After Inferno's niece was kidnapped, the Warriors and Magik reluctantly team up to track down her kidnapper: the mutant geneticist Mister Sinister. ============================================================ @@ -9434,6 +9970,8 @@ Full name: Web of Death First appearance: Amazing Spider-Man Vol 1 397 Species / origin: Back from the Edge Reality: Earth-616 +History: +After Parker was poisoned by the Vulture, Doctor Octopus, his mortal enemy, counteracted the poison for some reason. Kaine then killed Doctor Octopus for some other reason. During this story, Parker's wife, Mary Jane Watson, told him that she was pregnant. ============================================================ @@ -9544,6 +10082,8 @@ First appearance: Venom Vol 4 21 Created by: Donny Cates; Mark Bagley Reality: Earth-616 Notes: The events of Venom Island happen concurrently to the events of Scream: Curse of Carnage Vol 1 1-5. +History: +A few weeks after Carnage's attack on Manhattan, Eddie Brock has been staying at Liz Allan's house and wrestling with the guilt of having unleashed Knull to save his son, Dylan. Contacted by the Avengers, Eddie is brought to Avengers Mountain and offered a membership by Captain America. Before Eddie can reply, the Dark Carnage symbiote reveals it survived being absorbed and had been imbued with the persona of the original Carnage symbiote; declaring its intent to take over Eddie's body as revenge for the death of Cletus Kasady. Asking for time to consider the Avengers' offer, Eddie charters a Quinjet and returns to the Isla de Huesos - the tropical island where he and the Venom symbiote had lived years ago after seemingly killing Spider-Man - intending to finish off Carnage once-and-for-all. As the Quinjet reaches the island, the Carnageized Grendel symbiote crashes it and assimilates the Venom symbiote, Eddie challenging it to a final showdown.; Meanwhile, Dylan suffers from nightmares of Knull, with Sleeper chastizing him for having kept a surviving piece of Norman Osborn's offshoot of the Carnageized Grendel symbiote.; Arming himself at an old military bunker, Eddie offers the Carnageized Grendel symbiote - which takes over every animal on the island - an ultimatum: return the Venom symbiote to him and he will give it the Isla de Huesos to do with as it pleases, or he will raze the island to the ground to kill it. Rejecting Eddie's ultimatum, the Carnageized Grendel symbiote attempts to bond with him, forcing him to cut off his left hand to escape. As a storm strikes the island, Eddie climbs Isla de Huesos' mountain; the Carnageized Grendel symbiote bonding to him just before being struck by lightning, the shock separating it from Eddie and the Venom symbiote.; The Carnageized Grendel symbiote bonds to Eddie, tormenting him with a nightmare of his worst fears coming to pass before taking over his body. Seeking to confront Knull by connecting to the Symbiote Hive through his piece of the Carnageized Grendel symbiote, Dylan witnesses these events and offers to help the Venom symbiote; empowering and remote-piloting it to save Eddie. Despite being briefly caught off-guard, Carnage overpowered Venom and psychically tortured Dylan, attempting to use the symbiote's offshoot to take over him. With encouragement from Eddie, Dylan was able to resist Carnage's will, destroy the symbiote's offshoot, and blast its main body off Eddie - seemingly killing it. Eddie rebonded to the symbiote, which was unable to grow back his severed hand; and Dylan subsequently got Liz Allan to contact the Avengers, who retrieved Eddie from the island. Taken back to Avengers Mountain, Eddie decided to come clean about his mistakes and warn them about the coming of Knull.; Unbeknownst to Eddie, the Carnage symbiote survived Dylan's attempt to destroy it and reconstituted itself, taking on the form of a shark to escape the Isla de Huesos and return to the mainland. ============================================================ @@ -9604,6 +10144,8 @@ Full name: Venom Beyond First appearance: Venom Vol 4 26 Created by: Donny Cates; Ryan Stegman Reality: Earth-616; Earth-1610; Earth-1051 +History: +Following his rescue from the Isla de Huesos, Eddie Brock tells the Avengers about Knull and is berated by them - especially Iron Man - for not having warned them sooner. While dejectedly wallowing in self-loathing, Eddie is ambushed by Virus - a man wearing a jury-rigged suit of War Machine Armor painted to look like Venom and modified to kill symbiotes. Virus declares his intent to kill Venom for ruining his life and severely wounds Eddie, but is forced to retreat by the Venom symbiote.; Once Eddie recovers, he tracks down the Maker looking for answers about his son Dylan's visions of Knull. However, the Maker - who has bonded to an upgraded version of the Venom Symbiote from Earth-1610 - refuses to help, having built an interdimensional portal to return to his home universe. Virus abruptly attacks and damages the portal machine, which sucks in everyone present. The Maker and his symbiote wind up on Earth-1610 - where New York City has been reduced to ruins following the mysterious disappearance of the Ultimates; while Venom, Dylan, and Virus are stranded in a futuristic reality where the Symbiote Hive has conquered the Earth. Attacked by Virus again, Venom's symbiote connects to the Hive - manifesting wings and learning how to manifest energy cannons from its hands. Venom overpowers Virus but hears Dylan cry out for help, finding him in the custody of a group of Avengers - who don't recognize Eddie and try to arrest him. Virus unintentionally provokes the Avengers into attacking him, and Venom grabs Dylan and fled.; Arrested by the Avengers - who were symbiotes masquerading as humans - Virus is taken before the ruler of the Hive, Codex. Retreating to the network of underground S.H.I.E.L.D. tunnels, Venom and Dylan are approached by five Agent Venoms, the leader of whom is revealed to not be Flash Thompson but Anne Weying.; The others were revealed to be Peter Parker, Cletus Kasady, Wade Wilson, and Andi Benton. The group was attacked by a group of symbiotes but managed to get away after a brief skirmish. At the resistance's base, they met up with that world's Reed Richards, who asked Dylan's name. Upon Eddie introducing his son to the group, Anne revealed that Codex was that world's version of Dylan.; Meanwhile, Codex interrogated Virus as Doctor Octopus bonded him to a symbiote. When Virus revealed Eddie Brock's involvement, Codex was angered and demanded Virus tell him everything. After Virus finished, the symbiote bonded to him and Codex decided to integrate him into his Symbiote Army, revealing that Virus was Mac Gargan. In the Resistance's base, Anne filled Eddie and Dylan in on how her son had come to be Codex - having one day returned home to find him in the thrall of the dark god Knull - and had taken over the world using a clone of her symbiote. Unable to handle being in the same room as Eddie and Dylan, Anne stormed off and was attacked by Gargan - who had returned to his identity as the Scorpion. Venom attacked the Scorpion to protect Anne and Dylan killed Gargan's new symbiote, revealing his identity to Eddie. Venom relented from killing Gargan when blamed for his paralysis, realizing Gargan had a point, and instead offered him the ultimatum of leading the Resistance to Codex.; Using data from the Virus Armor, Codex learned that Knull had been unleashed on Earth-616 and ordered his forces to begin reverse-engineering the schematics of the Maker's interdimensional portal. The Resistance attacked the Hive's base, and Venom and Agent Venom managed to subdue Codex and sever Knull's hold on him with help from Dylan-616. Codex's humanity was restored but he was left comatose from the psychic backlash, the symbiotes under his command relinquishing their hosts and dying. Gargan reclaimed the Virus Armor and tried to kill Venom again, refusing to go back to prison, but was easily subdued by Richards.; Eddie and Dylan spent the next year and several months living peacefully on Earth-1051 with Anne, but when Reed Richards succeeded in building an interdimensional portal they returned to Earth-616 to find that Knull's attack on Earth was beginning. ============================================================ @@ -9614,6 +10156,8 @@ Full name: What Dwells Beneath First appearance: Carnage Vol 2 11 Created by: Gerry Conway; Mike Perkins Reality: Earth-616 +History: +Arriving on the Chthonic Island, Carnage is promptly captured by the Broodlings of Chthon - amphibious humanoids created by the eldritch god Chthon to further his ambitions on Earth. Arriving almost two days later, the Anti-Symbiote Task Force use Jubulile van Scotter's psychic link to Carnage to track him through the jungle; though they are ambushed by a horde of Broodlings. Finding Carnage being roasted over a fire, the Task Force reluctantly attempts to rescue him - as his death would risk killing Jubulile - but are caught off-guard by Raze, who uses her symbiote to free Carnage and escapes with him into the jungle.; While fighting off the broodlings, John Jameson succumbs to the Godstone and transforms into Man-Wolf, fleeing into the jungle. As the task force regroups, Jubulilie has a vision of Cletus' time as Eddie Brock's cellmate in Ryker's Island and becomes afraid of him; Eddie admitting that he's not a good person but is trying to be better. Carnage and Raze make their way to an eldritch temple in the middle of the jungle; Carnage reliving Jubulilie's memories of her family and Claire Dixon suffering from an existential crisis due to being compelled to obey Carnage's will.; As Carnage and Raze descend into the temple's non-Euclidean depths, Victoria tells the Task Force that she is the daughter of Chthon and has dedicated her superhumanly-long life to stopping him. The team locate Man-Wolf and manage to revert him to his human form before descending into the eldritch temple. In the temple's depths, Carnage and Raze meet Obrien - the high priest of Chthon and sole male broodling, who tells Carnage it is his destiny to be sacrificed to awaken Chthon. Rejecting this, Carnage attacks the assembled Broodlings and uses their blood to perform the ritual himself.; As the task force descends into the temple, Eddie Brock admits that he was wrong to blame the Venom symbiote for the crimes they'd committed as Venom, and that he's questioning his faith in God. As Carnage performs the ritual to summon Chthon, the temple begins to collapse as a portal opens to Cthon's prison-dimension K'lay; the task force arriving just as Chthon is summoned. Out of despiration, Montesi proposes that Eddie give the Toxin symbiote to Jubulilie in order to activate her own, but he refuses until Raze - under the orders of Carnage - kills Montesi's aide Yuvraj Singh. Chthon devours the remaining broodlings and contemptuously swats Carnage aside when Kasady demands to be rewarded with apotheosis; Jubulilie assimilating the Toxin symbiote into her own before absorbing the Raze symbiote from Claire. As Chthon attempts to summon his army of Great Old Ones and evil Elder Gods, Jubulilie attacks him and - with help from Montesi using the Darkhold - banishes Chthon back to K'lay.; As Jubulilie's symbiotes seemingly perish, Carnage attempts to kill the Task Force in a fit of rage. Free from his control, Claire sacrifices herself to protect them and dies in Eddie's arms; while Montesi uses the Darkhold to strip Kasady of the Carnage symbiote, Five days later, Kasady is extradited to the United States to be imprisoned; and the members of the Task Force bid each other farewell and go their separate ways. ============================================================ @@ -9731,6 +10275,8 @@ Full name: Warzone First appearance: Web of Spider-Man Vol 1 44 Created by: Peter David; Jeff Purves; Alex Saviuk Reality: Earth-616 +History: +Peter Parker is in Las Vegas promoting his book, and the Hulk lives there under the guise of Mr. Fixit. They both encounter a military team of cyborgs in a lethal competition, caring little about collateral damage. ============================================================ @@ -9781,6 +10327,8 @@ First appearance: Ultimate Spider-Man Vol 1 86 Created by: Mark Millar; John Romita Jr. Reality: Earth-6160 Notes: === Related series: ===; Ultimate Vision Vol 1 +History: +Learn the origin of the space-faring robot known as the Vision and delve into the motivation and mission of this most fascinating new Ultimate character! ============================================================ @@ -9801,6 +10349,8 @@ Full name: Unlike Any Other First appearance: Marvel's Voices Infinity Comic Vol 1 95 Created by: Anthony Oliveira; Bailie Rosenlund; Julian Shaw; Cara McGee; Alba Glez; Eleonora Carlini; Minkyu Jung Reality: Earth-616 +History: +Six young heroes are recruited to join the newly reformed Avengers Academy. ============================================================ @@ -9811,6 +10361,8 @@ Full name: Unofficial X-Men First appearance: X-Men Unlimited Infinity Comic Vol 1 80 Created by: Grace Freud; Alberto Alburquerque Reality: Earth-616; Mojoverse +History: +Searching for a new, diverse group of X-Men, Mojo and his new assistant/grandson, Mojo Junior II, abducted the Super Trans teen support group and Jubilee. ============================================================ @@ -9821,6 +10373,8 @@ Full name: Unbreakable First appearance: X-Men Unlimited Infinity Comic Vol 1 75 Created by: Zac Thompson; Phillip Sevy Reality: Earth-616 +History: +Marrow investigates the disappearances of several mutants in Madripoor. ============================================================ @@ -9899,6 +10453,8 @@ Full name: Whatever A Spider Can First appearance: Deadpool Vol 3 19 Created by: Daniel Way; Carlo Barberi Reality: Earth-616 +History: +Deadpool and Spider-Man team up (yes, team up) to combat the unstoppable killing machine known as Hit-Monkey! Yes, Hit-Monkey. ============================================================ @@ -9911,6 +10467,8 @@ Created by: Ed Brubaker; Steve Epting Reality: Earth-616 Notes: This story arc was briefly interrupted by Captain America Vol 5 10, which was a House of M tie in. Trivia: This story arc was used as the basis for the film Captain America: The Winter Soldier. +History: +Captain America discovers that his best friend Bucky is in fact the Winter Soldier after he fell out of the plane into the waters amnesiac and was brainwashed in addition to being given a new metal arm at the end of World War II. It's up to Captain America, Falcon, Nick Fury, Agent 13 and Iron Man to free Bucky/Winter Soldier from HYDRA control. ============================================================ @@ -9922,6 +10480,8 @@ First appearance: Defenders Vol 1 58 Created by: David Kraft; Ed Hannigan Reality: Earth-616 Notes: Numerous references to the band Blue Öyster Cult are made throughout this story. Part one was dedicated to lead singer and songwriter Eric Bloom and members of the band even appear in part three as demons. +History: +A mysterious cult known as the Cult of the Harvesters of Eyes prepare to summon Demons back to Earth and to achieve Xenogenesis, the rebirth of the Demon Race. The Agent of Fortune steals the Eye of Agamotto from Dr. Strange. The Defenders team-up with former cultist Devil Slayer in order to save the world. ============================================================ @@ -9932,6 +10492,8 @@ Full name: Worlds Collide First appearance: Avengers Vol 7 672 Created by: Mark Waid; Jesús Saíz; Humberto Ramos Reality: Earth-616 +History: +The High Evolutionary, a twisted scientist determined to create a better world at all costs, sets the Earth on a collision course with destruction! The Avengers and the Champions are ready to meet this threat, but will their first cataclysmic clash deter them from changing the world? ============================================================ @@ -9953,6 +10515,8 @@ First appearance: Amazing Spider-Man Vol 4 1 Created by: Dan Slott; Giuseppe Camuncoli Reality: Earth-616 Notes: This is the first story arc in Amazing Spider-Man featured after Secret Wars. +History: +Spidey went global and so did his adventures and the enemies he faces. Now that his company works with S.H.I.E.L.D. in his fight against the criminal Zodiac cartel, Spider-Man can count on the help of Nick Fury and Barbara Morse ... and his old friend the Human Torch despite some misunderstandings. But Spider-Man's old enemies have not forgotten him: one is already at work, while another is preparing his return. ============================================================ @@ -10007,6 +10571,8 @@ Page: Wraith-Galadorian War Other aliases: Wraith-Galadorian War First appearance: Rom Vol 1 1 Reality: Earth-616 +History: +Prelude to War; Within the Dark Nebula, the evil Dire Wraiths ruled supreme. The females (Witch Wraiths, aka Sorcerous Witches) were content to weave their evil in Wraithworld, and subjugating the Dark Nebula. The males (SciWraiths, aka Scientist Wriaths) had greater ambitions and proposed a plan to the Wraith queen Volx. As the SciWraiths had built a fleet of warships and technological weapons. They convinced the queen to wage a campaign of conquest on the neighboring Golden Galaxy.; Ambush of the Galadorian Fleet; Over two hundred years ago (in the late 18th century AD), the Galadorian civilization was at its peak, experiencing a peaceful and prosperous golden age. Their vast trading fleet brought knowledge and health to the farthest corners of the galaxy, offering technology and philosophy. Despite the sinister reputation of the Dark Nebula, the Galadorians continued forward into the nebula. Where the Galadorian armada ended up being ambushed by a Dire Wraith fleet which laid siege to the Galadorian fleet. The Dire Wraiths then summoned a colossal Deathwing, which blocked out the stars. It shattered the Galadorian defenses, enveloped their starships, filled the hearts of the crews with horror, and stripped their bones of flesh.; Wraith Invasion of the Golden Galaxy; In a month long war, the Dire Wraiths attacked the star systems of the Golden Galaxy, with the goal of destroying the Galadorians. Brutally attacking worlds, destroying all and showing no mercy as they senselessly slaughtered their inhabitants. They appeared invincible as numerous races and worlds perished, including Galadorian colonies. As the Wraith fleet headed toward Galador, millions of Galador's youth volunteered to defend their homeworld but only a thousand were found to be compatible for the Spaceknight program and were turned into cyborgs. When the Wraiths entered their home system, they formed a defensive ring around their homeworld. After a long and exhausting fight, they emerged victorious as they routed the Wraith fleet which fled the Galadorian sector.; Fall of Wraithworld; With the Dire Wraiths defeated, the Spaceknights expected to have their humans forms restored. The Prime Director reminded them that the Dire Wraiths still posed a threat to those worlds that lacked the ability to protect themselves from the Dire Wraiths. The Galadorian hero Rom then convinced his fellow Spaceknights to remain as cyborgs so they can hunt down the Dire Wraiths throughout the cosmos and put an end to the threat.; The Spaceknights then sallied forth into the cosmos. Where they battled the remnants of the Wraith fleet wherever they encountered it and liberated worlds of any Wraith infestations they found. Rom pursued them to the Dark Nebula, forcing their fleet to split up and flee towards other parts of the cosmos. He then headed to their homeworld, smashing their defenses and broke their power. The Dire Wraiths were forced to evacuate Wraithworld, using their magic to distract Rom with hallucinations. They dispersed across the cosmos, infiltrating numerous worlds. ============================================================ @@ -10028,6 +10594,8 @@ First appearance: Amazing Spider-Man Vol 5 26 Created by: Nick Spencer; Kev Walker Reality: Earth-616 Trivia: The title of this story arc is a reference to Run the World (Girls), a song by Beyoncé. +History: +Peter's roommates are in trouble because of the same woman: Janice Lincoln; Fred because she wants to kill him, Randy because she is his girlfriend. To kill Boomerang, Janice mobilizes her whole gang ... too bad she cheats on her to sell him to Kingpin! It's up to Spider-Man to save Boomerang from this crossfire and try to find out why Fisk is so interested in him. ============================================================ @@ -10117,6 +10685,8 @@ Full name: Yancy St. Shuffle First appearance: Black Cat Vol 1 4 Created by: Jed MacKay, Travel Foreman, Brian Reber, Ferran Delgado Reality: Earth-616 +History: +The last shot of the Black Fox will be legendary: he intends to open the vault of the Thieves Guild. The second item needed to do this is a book in Reed Richards' library, and to steal it Felicia gets invited to lunch by the Human Torch. She succeeds, but she finds herself embroiled in a confrontation with Blastaar. ============================================================ @@ -10253,6 +10823,8 @@ Full name: Young Avengers: Paradox Lost First appearance: Marvel's Voices Infinity Comic Vol 1 5 Created by: Anthony Oliveira; Jethro Morales; Ramon Bachs Reality: Earth-616 +History: +Across time and space, the Young Avengers are each faced with challenges related to the mysterious Parallax Stone. ============================================================ @@ -10263,7 +10835,6 @@ Full name: World War 3 First appearance: Fantastic Four Vol 2 13 Created by: James Robinson; Mike Wieringo; Michael Ryan; Larry Stroman; Ron Lim Reality: Earth-50; Earth-13031 -Notes: World War 3 promo 001.jpg|World War 3 teaser promo ============================================================ @@ -10294,6 +10865,8 @@ Full name: Zodiac First appearance: Avengers Assemble Vol 2 1 Created by: Brian Michael Bendis; Mark Bagley Reality: Earth-616 +History: +After inaugurating the new Stark Tower in New York City, the Avengers become embroiled in a global conspiracy orchestrated by a mysterious figure known as Cancer, who unites a new incarnation of Zodiac under the command of Thanos. As Zodiac agents steal powerful cosmic artifacts across the world, the Avengers uncover that their enemies are being empowered by the Mad Titan himself. The conflict escalates when Thanos obtains both the Ultimate Nullifier and a government-created Cosmic Cube tied to the Cancerverse. Forced into an uneasy alliance with the Guardians of the Galaxy, the Avengers battle Zodiac, the Brotherhood of the Badoon, and Thanos’ growing cosmic forces across Earth and deep space. During the war, Hulk officially rejoins the Avengers, while tensions and unexpected bonds emerge among the heroes. After being trapped within the Cancerverse, the Avengers discover the Cube’s hidden flaw and return to Earth for a final confrontation. Thor destroys the unstable Cube, leaving Thanos vulnerable enough for the heroes to defeat him and hand him over to the Elders of the Universe. In the aftermath, Iron Man considers leaving Earth with the Guardians, while the Badoon declare war on humanity in retaliation for their losses. ============================================================