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T’Challa, king of Wakanda, dies of a disease that his sister Shuri believes could have been cured by the “heart-shaped herb”. Shuri has been attempting to synthetically recreate the herb after it was destroyed by Killmonger, but is unsuccessful. A year later, Wakanda has been under pressure from other countries to share their vibranium, with some parties attempting to steal it by force. Ramonda implores Shuri to continue her research on the heart-shaped herb, hoping to create a new Black Panther that will defend Wakanda, but she refuses as she believes the Black Panther to be a figure of the past. The CIA uses a new vibranium-detecting machine on an expedition to a ...

In 2600 BC, the tyrannical king of Kahndaq, Ahk-Ton, creates the Crown of Sabbac, which gives the wearer great power. After attempting to stage a revolt, a young slave boy is given the powers of Shazam by the Council of Wizards, transforming him into Kahndaq’s heroic champion, who allegedly kills Ahk-Ton and ends his reign. In the present day, Kahndaq is oppressed by the Intergang. Archaeologist Adrianna Tomaz tries to locate the Crown of Sabbac with the help of her brother Karim and their colleagues Samir and Ishmael. As Adrianna obtains the crown, Intergang ambushes them. Adrianna reads an incantation that awakens Teth-Adam, whom she believes to be Kahndaq’s champion, ...

Following the death of Ulysses Bloodstone, five experienced monster hunters, including Jack Russell, are summoned by Ulysses’ widow, Verussa, to Bloodstone Manor, where they are instructed to participate in a competitive hunt to determine their new leader, who will wield the powerful Bloodstone. Ulysses’ estranged daughter Elsa also arrives to compete for the Bloodstone, despite Verussa warning her against doing so. The hunt begins in a large maze on the grounds of the manor, with a captured monster that has been implanted with the Bloodstone as the hunters’ quarry. Following an encounter with Elsa, Russell finds the monster, “Ted”, a friend that Russell ...

During the destruction of the planet Krypton, a Kryptonian Labrador Retriever comforts fellow infant survivor Kal-El as they head in an escape pod toward Earth. Years later, now known as the famous superheroes Krypto and Superman, they live in the city of Metropolis under their dual identities Bark and Clark Kent. Clark is a reporter and journalist at the Daily Planet, a newspaper company, and dating Lois Lane, a fellow journalist whom Krypto is jealous of. Thinking that Krypto needs a friend to distract him, Clark heads to an animal shelter to find one for him. A Boxer named Ace tries to escape the shelter, but Krypto decides to stop him. Later, Superman and Krypto spot their ...

The superhumans Samaritan and Nemesis were twin brothers who lived in Granite City. The heroic Samaritan eventually fought his villainous brother in the city’s power plant, causing a fire, and both were apparently killed in the ensuing explosion. Many people remain fans of the Samaritan, and there are rumors that he is still alive. In the present, thirteen-year-old Sam Cleary tries his best to help his mom with their financial crisis. He accepts a job from a gang headed by Reza. The plan goes haywire, but the real gang leader, Cyrus, is impressed and personally gives Sam $110. Reza and his friends later attack Sam as payback but are stopped by Joe Smith, a garbage collector who ...

At a hospital in Greece, 10-year-old Michael Morbius welcomes his surrogate brother Lucien, whom he nicknames Milo; they bond over their shared blood illness and desire to be “normal”. Their adoptive father and hospital director Nicholas arranges for Morbius to attend medical school in New York while he focuses on caring for Milo. 25 years later, Morbius publicly declines a Nobel Prize for his work with artificial blood. His colleague Martine Bancroft discovers he has secretly captured dozens of vampire bats from Costa Rica in the hope of splicing their genes with his own to cure his condition. After informing Milo of his planned illegal experiment, Morbius receives ...

Gorr and his daughter, Love, struggle in a barren desert. Despite their prayers to their god, Rapu, Love dies. The god-killing Necrosword weapon calls to Gorr, leading him to Rapu’s lush realm. After Rapu cruelly dismisses Gorr’s plight, he renounces the god, causing Rapu to strangle him. The Necrosword offers itself to Gorr, who kills Rapu with it and vows to kill all gods. Gorr is granted the ability to manipulate shadows and produce monsters, but is cursed with impending death and corruption under the sword’s influence. After Gorr kills several gods, Thor, who has joined the Guardians of the Galaxy, learns of a distress signal from Sif. He parts ways with the team ...

America Chavez and a version of Stephen Strange are chased by a demon in the space between universes while searching for the Book of Vishanti. Strange is killed and Chavez accidentally creates a portal that transports herself and Strange’s corpse to Earth-616, where that universe’s version of Strange rescues Chavez from another demon with help from the Sorcerer Supreme, Wong. Chavez explains that the beings are hunting her because she has the power to travel through the multiverse. Recognizing witchcraft runes, Strange consults Wanda Maximoff for help but realizes that she is responsible for the attacks. After acquiring the Darkhold and becoming the Scarlet Witch, Maximoff ...

On Halloween, Gotham City mayor Don Mitchell Jr. is murdered by a man calling himself the Riddler. Reclusive billionaire Bruce Wayne, who has operated for two years as the vigilante Batman by now, investigates alongside the Gotham City Police Department (GCPD). Lieutenant James Gordon discovers a message that the Riddler left for Batman. The Riddler kills commissioner Pete Savage and leaves another message for Batman. Batman and Gordon discover that the Riddler left a thumb drive in Mitchell’s car containing images of Mitchell with a woman, Annika Koslov, at the Iceberg Lounge—a nightclub operated by the Penguin, mobster Carmine Falcone’s lieutenant. While the Penguin ...

The Nevers is an American science fiction drama television series created by Joss Whedon for HBO. The series is produced by HBO and Mutant Enemy Productions with executive producers including Whedon, Philippa Goslett, Doug Petrie, Jane Espenson, Ilene S. Landress and Bernadette Caulfield. The series premiered on April 11, 2021. The ...

One week after Quentin Beck’s attacks in Europe and subsequent framing of Spider-Man for his murder, Spider-Man’s civilian identity as Peter Parker is revealed to the world. Parker and MJ flee to his apartment, reuniting with his aunt May and Happy Hogan. With the apartment surrounded by the Department of Damage Control, Parker, MJ, Aunt May, and Ned Leeds are interrogated but ultimately released without charge. Parker, MJ, and Leeds return to high school but their university applications are rejected due to the recent controversy. Parker consults with Stephen Strange in the Sanctum Sanctorum, asking him to cast a spell to make people ...

Hawkeye is an American television miniseries created by Jonathan Igla for the streaming service Disney+, based on Marvel Comics featuring the characters Clint Barton / Hawkeye and Kate Bishop / Hawkeye. It is the fifth television series in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) produced by Marvel Studios, sharing continuity with the films of the franchise and taking place after the events of the film Avengers: Endgame (2019). Igla serves as head writer with Rhys Thomas leading the directing team. In 2012, during the Battle of New York, a young Kate Bishop witnesses Clint Barton battling ...

In 1996, a young Cletus Kasady watches helplessly as his love, Frances Barrison, who has the ability of sound manipulation, is taken away from St. Estes Home for Unwanted Children to the Ravencroft Institute. On the way, she uses her sonic scream powers to escape and attacks young police officer Patrick Mulligan. He shoots Barrison in the eye and suffers an injury to his ear due to her scream. Unbeknownst to Mulligan, who believes he killed her, Barrison is taken to the facility, which is hardened against her powers. In the present day, Mulligan, now a detective, contacts Eddie Brock to speak to Kasady, a serial killer who refuses to talk to anyone ...

In 5000 BC, ten superpowered Eternals—Ajak, Sersi, Ikaris, Kingo, Sprite, Phastos, Makkari, Druig, Gilgamesh, and Thena —are sent by the Celestial Arishem to Earth on their starship, the Domo, to exterminate the invasive Deviants. The last of the Deviants are killed in 1521, and the group’s opinions differ over their continued responsibilities and their relationship with humankind. Over the next five hundred years, they mostly live apart from each other, awaiting Arishem’s return. In the present day, Sersi and Sprite live together in London. After Sersi was left by her partner Ikaris centuries earlier, she is now in a relationship with human Dane Whitman, who works at the ...

Around one thousand years ago, Xu Wenwu discovers the mystical ten rings which grant immortality and godly powers. He establishes the Ten Rings organization, conquering kingdoms and toppling governments throughout history. In 1996, Wenwu searches for Ta Lo, a village said to harbor mythical beasts. He travels through a magical forest to the village entrance but is stopped by guardian Ying Li. The two fall in love, and when the Ta Lo villagers reject Wenwu, Li chooses to leave with him and they have two children, Shang-Chi and Xialing; having found love, Wenwu abandons leadership of his organization and locks away the Ten Rings and the power and immortality it grants. When Shang-Chi is ...

What If…? is an American animated anthology series created by A.C. Bradley for the streaming service Disney+, based on the Marvel Comics series of the same name. It is the fourth television series in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) produced by Marvel Studios, and the studio’s first animated series. The series explores alternate timelines in the multiverse that show what would happen if major moments from the MCU films occurred differently. Following the creation of the multiverse in Loki’s first season finale, What If…? explores the various alternate ...

Superman & Lois is an American superhero drama television series developed for The CW by Todd Helbing and Greg Berlanti, based on the DC Comics characters Superman and Lois Lane, created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. Tyler Hoechlin and Elizabeth Tulloch star as the title characters Clark Kent / Superman, a costumed superhero, and Lois Lane, a journalist for the Daily Planet. The ...

Starring Cameron Monaghan as the titular hero, this short is included with Justice Society: World War II. The short that is based on Kamandi #29 follows Kamandi and his friends Prince Tuftan of the Tiger Kingdom and nuclear man Ben Boxer as they are kidnapped by a gorilla cult led by Zuma dedicated to finding the reincarnation of their god The Mighty One. Kamandi is a fictional comic book character, a superhero created by artist Jack Kirby and published by DC Comics. The bulk of Kamandi’s appearances occurred in the comic series Kamandi: The Last Boy on Earth, which ran from 1972 to ...

With Bruce Wayne under her control, Poison Ivy forces him to sign over his assets to Carmine Falcone, unintentionally preventing him from acting as Batman. Catwoman later rescues Bruce, informing him that he has been inactive for three months and the Holiday killings have continued through Valentine’s Day, Saint Patrick’s Day, and April Fools’ Day, targeting both the Falcones and the Maronis. On Mother’s Day, Holiday kills the gunmaker supplying his weapons. That same night, Scarecrow escapes from Arkham Asylum and ends up in a fight with Batman. Scarecrow manages to inject fear toxin into Batman’s abdomen. In a fear-induced hallucination, Batman staggers ...

On Halloween, Johnny Viti, nephew of Gotham City mob boss Carmine “The Roman” Falcone, is murdered by a mysterious figure who leaves a jack-o-lantern at the crime scene. Gotham City Police Department Captain James Gordon summons District Attorney Harvey Dent and Gotham’s vigilante Batman to investigate the murder. Catwoman leads Batman to Falcone’s cash stockpile, with Dent following. Based on a coin flip, Dent decides to burn the money rather than move it legally. In retaliation, Falcone hires Mickey Chen to bomb Dent’s house. Both Dent and his wife Gilda survive, but Dent is hospitalized. Batman chases Chen down to ...