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The Amazing Spider-Man & The Resistance (August 2025)

A street-level look at the "Police State" NYC. Peter Parker, Daredevil, and Kate Bishop run an underground railroad for heroes and "illegal" mutants. Gritty and tense. It focuses on the human cost of "peace" under a dictator. It ends with Peter discovering Doom’s ultimate plan: a machine that will rewrite reality to ensure his reign is eternal.

Silver Surfer: Herald of Doom (March 2025)

The "vibrations" caused by Doom’s harvesting of the Negative Zone (from Phase 4) act as a beacon. The Silver Surfer arrives to warn Earth of Galactus. Doom doesn't want to save Earth; he wants to capture the Power Cosmic. He uses the stolen Makluan technology (from Shang-Chi) to trap the Surfer. Doom successfully drains a portion of the Power Cosmic. He no longer needs the UN; he begins terraforming Earth into "Battleworld."

X-Men: Civil War II (November 2024)

Latveria is now a mutant utopia, but the "Mutant-Latverian Alliance" is fracturing. Magneto discovers Doom is using mutant DNA to power his "Doombots." Cyclops leads a breakout from Latveria to reunite with Storm and the remnants of the X-Men in Westchester. It’s a massive mutant-versus-mutant war. Magneto sacrifices himself to shut down Doom’s power grid, allowing a small group of mutants to escape. The X-Men are now officially "Terrorists" in the eyes of the Doom-controlled UN.

Doctor Strange: The Sorcerer Supreme (June 2024)

Stephen Strange returns from the Multiverse to find Earth under a "Scientific Peace." He discovers that Doom has merged the Eye of Agamotto with his own tech to automate the banishment of "mystical threats." Strange must team up with Wanda Maximoff and Magik to challenge Doom’s claim to the title of Sorcerer Supreme. Doom reveals he has successfully synthesized the "Heart-Shaped Herb" with magical energy, becoming a mystical Super-Soldier. He strips Strange of his title and banishes him to the Dark Dimension.

Thunderbolts: The Latverian Guard (March 2024)

With the Avengers disbanded or in hiding, Doom commissions a new global task force led by General Thaddeus "Thunderbolt" Ross. The team (Yelena Belova, US Agent, Ghost, and Abomination) is sent to "liberate" countries that refuse to submit to Doom’s new world order. They realize they aren't peacekeepers; they are Doom’s personal hit squad. The movie ends with the team going rogue, becoming the first underground resistance against the Latverian regime.

Devil’s Reign (December 2023)

Mayor Wilson Fisk uses Doom’s "Purple Man" technology to seize total control of NYC. He outlaws all heroes. Every street hero: Spider-Man, Daredevil, Punisher, Moon Knight, and the remaining X-Men, launches a full-scale revolution against City Hall. Fisk is defeated, but the city is a police state. Doctor Doom steps in as a "Peacekeeper" for the UN, officially becoming the de facto ruler of Earth as Phase 4 ends.

The Defenders (October 2023)

Daredevil, Luke Cage, and Jessica Jones fight the Kingpin, who has become the "Mayor of Doom’s New York." It’s a gritty look at how Doom’s influence makes life "safer" but removes all freedom.

Black Panther: Doomwar (March 2023)

Doom invades Wakanda. This is a high-tech war of sorcery vs. vibranium. Doom doesn't destroy Wakanda; he humiliates it. He proves that his "Magic-Science" is superior to Shuri’s tech. He leaves with a piece of the "Heart-Shaped Herb," intending to create his own version of a Super Soldier.

The Amazing Spider-Man: Future Foundation (January 2023)

After the apparent death of Johnny Storm, the Future Foundation, led by Reed Richards and a grieving Peter Parker, faces an extinction-level threat: The Council of Reeds. This collective of multiversal variants has begun "pruning" realities, viewing our Earth's Reed as a sentimental defect. ​Realizing they are outmatched by the cold, collective logic of a thousand Richards, the FF makes a desperate, controversial pact with Doctor Doom. While Spider-Man struggles to bridge the moral gap between Doom’s ego and the Foundation’s idealism, the team embarks on a high-stakes heist through the multiverse to dismantle the Council’s power source. ​As the lines between hero and villain blur, the Foundation must decide if "solving everything" is worth the cost of their humanity. It’s a cosmic battle of wits where the greatest weapon isn't a gadget or a superpower, but the very family bonds the Council has discarded.

-Men: The Mutant Massacre (October 2022)

The US Government launches "Operation: Zero Tolerance." Sentinels hunt mutants in the NYC sewers (The Morlocks). The X-Men fight a losing battle until Doctor Doom intervenes on the global stage. He broadcasts an invitation to all mutants: "Your 'Heroes' gave you Accords and Sentinels. I give you a home." Magneto takes a huge portion of the mutant population to Latveria, creating a "Mutant-Latverian Alliance."

Fantastic Four: The Negative Zone (April 2022)

In the wake of Endgame, Reed Richards is obsessed with sealing the breach Annihilus made. The team enters the Negative Zone to confront Annihilus's successor. The movie ends with the FF barely escaping, as The Human Torch (Johnny Storm) seemingly sacrificed himself to get them out.

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Iron Fist (December 2021)

Shang-Chi teams up with Danny Rand to stop his father, Wenwu. They discover that the Ten Rings are actually ancient Makluan technology (dragons/aliens) that Doctor Doom is actively trying to hack from afar.

Daredevil: The Hand (September 2021)

When a shadowy ancient cabal known as The Hand begins seizing control of New York’s criminal underworld, Matt Murdock finds himself fighting a war on two fronts. As a pro bono lawyer, he’s dismantling their shell companies; as Daredevil, he’s bleeding in the streets to stop their supernatural expansion. ​The stakes turn personal when Elektra resurfaces, not as the ally he remembers, but as the cult’s brainwashed ultimate weapon. To save her and protect Hell’s Kitchen from an occult ritual designed to resurrect an ancient evil, Matt must push his heightened senses to their breaking point. ​Bound by a code of justice but tempted by the darkness of revenge, the Man Without Fear is forced to seek an uneasy alliance with The Chaste. In a final, rain-slicked showdown atop a Manhattan skyscraper, Matt Murdock must decide if he is willing to lose his soul to defeat a foe that refuses to stay dead.

Avengers: Endgame (April 2019)

The remaining heroes undo the Snap due to a time machine that Beast, Reed Richards, Tony Stark, and Rocket Raccoon made. The final battle includes the return of the Silver Surfer, who brings the "Power Cosmic" to the fight. The movie ends with the formation of the Annihilators (Nova, Surfer, Beta Ray Bill, Quasar) as the permanent cosmic peacekeepers along with the Guardians of the galaxy, while the Avengers, X-Men, and Fantastic 4 remain on Earth to handle the "Mutant/Human" fallout.

Reed Richards: The Loneliest Man On Earth (January 2019)

In the immediate wake of the Snap, Earth is a graveyard. Reed Richards is the only survivor of the Fantastic Four. Consumed by "Survivor’s Guilt," Reed turns the Baxter Building into a global morgue and research hub. He refuses to sleep, obsessively using his stretching powers to operate dozens of monitors at once, trying to "solve" the disappearance of half the universe. ​With the Avengers disbanded, Reed forms a desperate alliance with the only other leaders left: Tony Stark (retired in the woods), Captain America, and Cyclops (Scott Summers). Having lost many, Scott is a broken man leading a dwindling mutant population that the world now blames for "not doing enough" in the battle against Thanos. They discover that Doctor Doom has used the Snap to seize control of several European territories. Reed meets Scott Summers at the X-Mansion. Reed finally cries, creating an emotional tone we haven't seen before. Scott Summers struggles to keep the mutants safe without Xavier’s guidance.

Avengers: Infinity War (April 2018)

Thanos arrives. Because of Annihilation and Civil War, the heroes are even more divided. The Guardians and Nova arrive on Earth not as friends, but as survivors who blame the Avengers for the state of the galaxy. The Battle of Wakanda features the Avengers, X-Men, Fantastic Four, and Nova's United Front making a final stand against the Black Order. Characters who were blipped: Spider-Man, Doctor Strange, Black Panther, Star-Lord, Scarlet Witch, Groot, Drax, Mantis, Falcon, Bucky Barnes, Nick Fury, Hope van Dyne (Wasp), Hank Pym, Janet van Dyne, Wolverine, Johnny Storm, Sue Storm, Ben Grimm, Namor, Kitty Pryde, and Charles Xavier.

Nova: Black Horizon (February 2018)

Following the Annihilation Wave, the galaxy is a lawless graveyard. Richard Rider (Nova), the sole survivor of the Nova Corps, struggles to police the ruins of the Kree and Skrull empires while hosting the Worldmind AI. Richard discovers that the Black Order is "harvesting" weakened worlds that survived Annihilus. He races to a hidden Kree vault to secure the Power Stone before Thanos can claim it. In a brutal showdown, Nova faces Thanos personally. Despite the full Nova Force, Richard is defeated by the Titan's superior tactical cruelty. Thanos seizes the Stone, leaving a battered Richard to witness the beginning of his "Great Balance." Realizing Thanos is now targeting the Asgardian Refugee Ship, a dying Richard uses his last energy to warp to Earth. He crashes into NYC, intercepting Tony Stark and Reed Richards to warn them about the mad titan.

The Amazing Spider-Man: Homefront (December 2017)

After unmasking in Civil War, Peter Parker is hunted by the Sinister Six. Johnny Storm helps Peter go underground. Johnny is furious with Reed Richards for his role in the Civil War and the neglect of the Annihilation Wave, leading the two heroes to form their own alliance in the streets of NYC.

Black Panther & The X-Men (September 2017)

T'Challa and Storm use Wakanda’s technology to provide a "Black Box" sanctuary for cosmic refugees (Skrulls and Kree) fleeing the ruins of the Annihilation War. This causes a massive international incident as the US government demands the "alien invaders" be registered or deported.

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (May 2017)

Set simultaneously with Civil War. The Annihilation Wave - a trillion-strong armada of insectoid warships from the Negative Zone led by Annihilus - bursts into the positive matter universe. The movie opens with a brutal, terrifying sequence: the total destruction of the Nova Corps. Richard Rider (Nova) is the sole survivor, forced to absorb the Worldmind (the entire collective knowledge and power of his race) to survive. Nova, Peter Quill (now a veteran soldier), Drax, Gamora, and Rocket must form a "United Front" with former enemies like Ronan the Accuser and the Super-Skrull to save their respective empires from being consumed. Richard Rider becomes the "General" of the resistance. He is war-hardened, powerful, and deeply bitter that the Avengers ignored his distress calls. Nova kills Annihilus by literally reaching into his throat and pulling him inside out. The galaxy is saved, but trillions are dead.