Stories by @gibsong

Daredevil: Know Fear

Matt and Foggy were thinking of closing down Nelson and Murdock after losing the Frank Castle case. Foggy started to drink more which Becky noticed. Matt investigated a warehouse but a bomb triggered and it exploded. Matt woke up in the Clinton Mission Centre with Sister Maggie tending to his wounds. Meanwhile there was a new criminal on the streets known as Mr Fear. Mr Fear attacked Foggy Nelson attempting to kill Becky Blake. Daredevil managed to intervene in time but he was quickly beaten by Mr Fear. Matt went to the Bar With No Name tearing through it in search for answers. Matt encountered Mr Fear again and Mr Fear asked Matt if he remembered him and Matt said no. Mr Fear revealed himself as Laurence Cranston a man Matt had worked with on a few legal cases. Kirsten confronted Matt after Mr Fear left saying he knew that he was Daredevil. Matt apologised for not telling him sooner but Kirsten said she understood why he had to keep his identity a secret. Matt and Kirsten dug up information on Laurence Cranston finding out he had a pent house. He managed to beat Cranston but Cranston said he had placed bombs at the Clinton Mission Centre. Matt raced to the centre but he was too late. Maggie said that she was his mother before dying. Matt was devastated and he vowed that one day he’d find Mr Fear. Foggy visited Matt and said he was getting married to Becky.

The Amazing Spider-Man

Peter Parker was your average college student. He had rent problems and struggled to talk to girls. Peter was also the vigilante known as Spider-Man for a few years. Peter met Mary Jane Watson who had a troubled past. He asked Mary Jane out and got to know her more. Peters college professor Curt Connors tried to regrow his arm. It backfired and he turned into a reptilian monster known as the Lizard. J Jonah Jameson the head of the Daily Bugle wanted proof the Lizard existed so he sent Peter out to get pictures for him. Peter found the Lizard in the sewers and he was almost killed. Peter dig some digging and discovered that Curt was the Lizard. Peter became determined to help Curt as he was a father figure to him. Peter lost his apartment but he didn’t care he was focused in his mission. Peter contacted Otto Octavius a man who used to work with Curt. He didn’t know how to help Peter but he did tell him where Curt lived. Peter visited Curt’s house and found out his wife and son left him. He got to work on a new formula that would cure Curt for good. Meanwhile the Lizard attacked Flash Thompson one of Peters classmates. He was badly injured and lay in hospital. Peter felt bad about this and he perfected the formula. Peter lured the Lizard into a trap and forced the cure down its throat. He changed back into Curt and Peter decided to destroy the photos he had taken so Curt didn’t get arrested.

The Invincible Iron Man MK2

Tony Stark went back to work slaving over his new armours. He became secluded not wanting anyone to interfere in his work. Tony’s secretary Pepper had to take over Stark Unlimited. Tony fell back into alcoholism because of the pressures mounting up and the trauma of fighting the Sentry. He became a danger to himself and Rhodey had to steal an Iron Man armour to make sure he didn’t get out of line. Meanwhile Whitney Frost entered Tony’s life offering an escape from all his new challenges. She was actually working for Tony’s rival Justin Hammer and stole the plans for the Iron Man suit. Tony went into a panic when he found this out and he damaged Whitney’s face. She put on a mask to hide her scars and took the mantle of Madame Masque. Masque bombed Stark Unlimited killing Pepper and Happy. Tony looked for revenge trying to kill Masque but Rhodey stopped him. He made Tony go to therapy and take a break from being Iron Man. Masque was locked up and Rhodey kept an eye on her. Tony built a new armour for Rhodey calling it the War Machine. Justin Hammer plotted in the background still having the Iron Man suit plans.

The Punisher

Frank Castle was a celebrated cop and veteran of the Vietnam war. Frank had interacted with vigilantes like Daredevil and Moon Knight believing they weren’t effective. Frank and his family were at Central Park on a picnic when two groups of mobsters opened fire on each other. Franks family was caught in the crossfire all of them dying. Frank barely made it out alive nursed to health by a woman he didn’t even know. Frank decided to go on a one man killing spree against the Irish mob, the Mexican cartel and the Dogs Of Hell. He contacted one of his war friends a man known as Micro. Micro supplied him with many safe houses to stay in a battle van and more guns than Frank could imagine Frank spray painted a skull onto a shirt and began his war. The public was terrified of him and Detective Soap was assigned to find and arrest him. Now known as the Punisher Frank found that Billy Russo was behind his families deaths. Frank located Billy torturing him for hours. Frank carved up his face deciding to let him live with the pain. Billy came back more determined now known as Jigsaw because of his face. Jigsaw targeted the tenements of an apartment building Frank was staying in temporarily. Frank made sure not to spare Jigsaw the second time. Billy’s plan was successful though and he managed to call the police before he died. Frank was arrested. He was interrogated by Soap and Frank met his lawyers Matt Murdock and Foggy Nelson.

Thor: If He Be Worthy

Thor was travelling through space when he was attacked by what looked like a horse man in red armour. He soon learned that the horse man was called Beta Ray Bill and he believed Thor destroyed his home world. Thor attempted to reason with him but Bill stole his hammer which Thor was shocked to learn he was worthy of. Thor went back to Odin to tell him this but Odin ignored him caught up in peace talks between the Asgardians and the Frost Giants. Thor visited Loki in the Isle Of Silence wishing things could have ended differently. Amora Thors ex lover became jealous of all the time Thor was spending on Midgard. She sent her Executioner after Jane Foster causing Thor to be distracted. Balder made sure Amora couldn’t break Loki free but eventually Bill returned to help Balder when he grew weaker. Bill explained to Balder that he was a chosen Corbonite and he was going to avenge his species. Thor returned and Balder helped them reach an understanding. Thor Bill and Balder teamed up to fight Amora, The Executioner and Fenris a wolf Amora had found. Balder was killed in the battle but Thor and Bill survived. The Asgardians had a funeral for Balder and Thor blamed Odin for not intervening.

Captain America: Hard Choices

Steve Rogers struggled to adjust to the modern day and that his loved ones were dead. Steve attended the funeral of Peggy Carter meeting her niece Sharon. Steve got to know Sharon and saw a lot of her aunt in her. Steve didn’t trust S.H.I.E.L.D but he knew that doing missions for them would benefit the people. A mysterious assassin appeared trying to kill Nick Fury. Steve was partnered with one of the old Captain America’s Isaiah Bradley. Fury was left in a coma and Steve found out that the hard way the new Winter Soldier wasn’t someone to be messed with. Steve found that there was a mole in the government and he eventually found the man behind the Winter Soldier project Baron Helmut Zemo. Steve realised that Bucky Barnes was resurrected and brainwashed. He tried to appeal to Bucky during their confrontation but the Bucky Steve was gone and he had to leave Bucky to die to save his new friend Sam Wilson and the entirety of Washington D.C. The government saw Steve’s failure and looked for someone to replace Captain America like there had been since he was presumed dead.

The Wolverine

The war was over. Logan and Victor found it difficult to find a new purpose. Eventually they started working for a shady man named Malcolm Concord on a task force. Logan became disillusioned with all the bloodshed and needless violence deciding to leave the team. Logan met and fell in love with a woman named Kayla Silverfox. They were happy together until Victor came back and murdered her. Logan was desperate to get revenge so he accepted an offer from Concord to get his skeleton and claws laced with adamantium. When this process was completed Logan started his search. Concord ordered Agent Zero one of the men Logan worked with on the old task force to find and kill Logan. Logan dispatched him and interrogated Kestrel to find out where Logan was. He found out that Victor killed Kayla on Concords order. Logan tore his way through the Weapon X facility viciously killing everyone in his path including the only doctor who was nice to him Carol Hines. Logan fought Victor to the death but he was put to sleep with a sleep dart by Concord and his memory was erased. Years later Logan sat at a bar drowning his sorrows when a wheelchair bound man asked him to join a school for gifted mutants.

Daredevil: Man Without Fear

Matthew Murdock wanted to die and he cursed his god for not letting him. Matt had been Daredevil for years and in that time he lost the love of his life Karen Page. Matt and Foggy were going through a rough patch. Years of lies bubbling to the surface. Matt took out his anger on the criminals of New York City becoming more violent. Ben Urich a reporter at the Daily Bugle noticed this and he set out to find out who Daredevil really was. Ben confronted Matt once he figured it out but vowed not to tell anyone else. Melvin Potter one of Matts old clients went back to being the Gladiator a costumed criminal. Melvin held a museum hostage but Daredevil made a deal that he’d save his wife in exchange for turning himself in. Matt didn’t think Melvin had much of a choice in becoming the Gladiator again so he did some digging and found about the Purple Man. An urban legend among Hells Kitchen. Matt started seeing the public was getting angrier and he almost got killed by Foggy. Matt knew something was wrong and discovered that the Purple Man could control people he had made eye contact with. Matt found and beat Killgrave near to death but had to watch as Ben under Killgrave’s control killed himself. Matt blamed himself but realised he had to rely on Foggy and their new worker Kirsten McDuffie to help him move through his loss. The Daredevil became more like his old self and visited Melvin in prison regularly. Matt wrote a letter to Karen to gain closure and peace.

The Avengers: Forgotten Hero

A man named Robert Reynolds was one of the first superheroes but he was forgotten by the entire world because of dark side the Void. Robert tried to deal with visions of his life as a hero but he ultimately turned to alcoholism to cope. Eventually Robert found out about his past and became enraged. The Void took control of him and Nick Fury realised his Avengers Project needed to come into fruition. He had Tony Stark, a recently recovered Steve Rogers, Thor, Ant Man the new hero the Wasp and two of his agents Hawkeye and Mockingbird joined in on the fight. Steve realised that they needed to know how Robert thought so he contacted Adam Brashear who used to be a superhero in his youth to help. As things got worse Fury realised he had no choice but to unleash the Hulk which helped turn the tide of battle in the newly formed Avengers favour. The team split up but agreed that if another threat requiring all their attention was needed the Avengers would return.

The Astonishing Ant Man

Hank Pym was a shy and reserved scientist with a brilliant mind. He decided to quit the Roxxon corporation because he thought it was unethical. Hank met Janet Van Dyne and they soon fell in love. Hank found a new purpose with Janet and he almost abandoned his scientific research completely until a man named Whirlwind started robbing banks. Hank used his new invention to become a superhero known as Ant Man. Whirlwind soon led Hank to the leader of the Maggia crime family Luchino Nefaria. Hank decided to call in S.H.I.E.L.D and they sent him Agent Jimmy Woo to help. Jimmy was killed by Nefaria and Hank avenged his death locking him up and busting Nefaria’s entire business. Hank worked on a suit so Janet could help him in the future.

Vengeance Of The Moon Knight

Marc Spector was a mercenary who did many jobs across the world. He worked with his best friend Frenchie and a man named Bushman. Marc was disheartened by what they had to do believing it wasn’t right. Marc spoke up to Bushman during an operation in Egypt and he was killed. The Egyptian god Khonshu resurrected Marc but in exchange he became the fist of Khonshu forced to enact his will. Marc tried to control his multiple personalities using all of them to his advantage but it soon got too much for him. Now calling himself Moon Knight Marc found out that Bushman had arrived in New York to talk to an upcoming crime boss. Marc worked with Frenchie to create more gear and he started fighting crime trying to get to Bushman. Marc’s girlfriend Marlene found out that he was Moon Knight and found his violent behaviour disturbing. Marc eventually killed Bushman and cut of his face using it as a mask.

The Invincible Iron Man MK1

Tony Stark moonlighted as the armoured hero Iron Man for years. He had destroyed a lot of the weapons he had sold and taken down a few sects of the Ten Rings terrorist organisation. Tony met James Rhodes a pilot for the military. The government pressured Tony into revealing if he had anything to do with the creation of Iron Man but Tony denied it preferring to keep his identity a secret. Ivan Vanko the son of a man Tony had ripped off used his father’s old tech to become a villain Whiplash. He targeted Tony’s company and loved one’s hoping to draw out Iron Man and convert him to his side. Tony became angry at Whiplash and eventually decided to travel to Russia to kill him. Tony found out that Obadiah Stane leaked the Iron Man designs and he had to put aside his differences with Ivan to stop him.

Hulk: Age Of Monsters

Bruce Banner was on the run from the government task force led by Thaddeus Ross the father of Betty Ross the love of Bruce’s life. Rick Jones a kid Bruce saved looked for him hoping to help in any way he could. As the Hulk Bruce had killed many of Ross men and his wife. The mysterious organisation known as S.H.I.E.L.D wanted to use the Hulk for testing so they sent two agents Clint Barton and Bobbi Morse after him. Rick eventually found Bruce and Bruce reluctantly let him stay. Meanwhile a group of terrorists tried to shut down New York City’s power. Bruce had to turn into Hulk to stop them but a stray bullet caused the power plant to explode and a creature made of pure energy Zzzax was born. Bruce had to fight Zzzax as well as Hawkeye and Black Widow. When the fight was over and the creature was taken away Bruce surrendered and was taken to the Cube a prison for gamma powered criminals.

Thor: Godhood

Thor was the god of thunder and son of Odin. He spent more and more time on Midgard. Thor was impressed by Jane Foster a paramedic who he saw help people during a fight with the Wrecking Crew. While Thor was away from Asgard Loki the son of Laufey and half brother of Thor plotted to take control of the throne. Thor was ultimately called back to Asgard by his brother Balder and he was horrified to see the Frost Giants approaching. Thor managed to defeat the Frost Giants and confronted Loki who he eventually defeated as well. Loki was banished to the Isle Of Silence and Thor mourned the loss of his old brother he loved.

Captain America: War Hero

Steve Rogers was unfit to fight in the war but Abraham Erskine let him participate in Project Rebirth. Steve was given immense strength and took up the mantle Captain America. Steve fought on the frontlines with his best friend Bucky and a few others. His mission was to stop the Hydra leader Red Skull from opening a portal to the mystical realm Asgard. Steve and Bucky had seen many of their allies die and they staged a last ditch attack on Red Skulls fortress. Bucky sacrificed himself saving Steve who was encased in ice. Decades later Steve’s body was uncovered and unfrozen. Nick Fury explained he was now in the 21st century and his friends had died.