Stories by @gibsong

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.