Stories by @mr95

Batman: Under The Red Hood

After a few months of grieving of the death of Superman; Bruce Wayne returns to crime fighting as the Caped Crusader Batman after Jim Gordon reveals information of a new mob gang spreading through the streets in Gotham lead by Roman Sionis. Sionis and his men have been hijacking Gotham’s illegal drug trade to sell them off illegally. It is the job of Batman and the GYPD to stop the load of drugs from getting into Sionis’s hands. Batman arrives at Gotham Harbour in time before the load of drugs can enter the surface. While defeating Sionis’s henchmen Batman is faced with a guy in a Red helmet and brown leather jacket that he names the ‘Red Hood’. Batman and the Red Hood encounter with the latter on top. Red Hood and Black Mask escapes with the drugs as Batman retrieves to the Batcave. Bruce and Alfred begin researching the Red Hood’s every moment; which each moving looking similar to the training Bruce received at the League of Assassins. Bruce goes off to Arkham Asylum to meet with Ra’s daughter and Bruce’s former lover Talia. Talia reveals that the man behind the mask is Batman’s adoptive son Jason Todd. Jason was initially killed by the Joker however Talia and her father brought him back to the League of Assassins to resurrect him. Ra’s decided to take him in and train him to become stronger and more skilled than before, perhaps more skilled than his former mentor Bruce. Jason filled with anger and hatred vanished from the League in order to find the Joker and kill him.

Suicide Squad

Project Cadmus was a genetic engineering project. The project was designed to cure dying and sick patients. However the organisation has been experimenting on these people to gain meta human abilities. When government official Amanda Waller discovers this she proposes the ‘Task Force X’ project to the government, assembling a team of supervillains to take down Project Cadmus. Waller recruits a rogue of villains in Deadshot; Harley Quinn, Captain Boomerang, Killer Croc, Killer Frost and Katana, with each individual promised that their prison sentences shortened if the mission is successful. Waller selects military member Rick Flag to lead the team and installs tracking chips into their necks, if one of them escapes or step out of line, they die. The team fly off to the medical centre the people were experimented on. While searching for clues and evidence, the team is attacked by metahumans and unfortunately they lose Captain Boomerang in the process. The team were able to discover the man behind Project Cadmus is Maxwell Lord.

Green Arrow

Robert Green was an ageing but successful businessman and the CEO of Queen Industries. After over 40 years at the helm, Robert announces his plans to retire and hand over the role of CEO to his son Oliver. However Oliver is known as a party animal and an alcoholic and Robert and his wife Moira are worried that their son is going to waste his life and not realising his full potential. Robert decides to take Oliver on a private trip on his yacht to try and hopefully help his son get his life in order. All of a sudden the yacht and the ship is attacked by pirates, Oliver tries to fighting one off before one of them pulls out a gun and points it at Oliver. However Robert pushes his son into the water with the bullet firing into his chest. The pirates escape with the yacht as Oliver and Robert wash up on an abandoned island. Robert tells Oliver to not waste his life before dying in his son’s arms. In order to survive and to protect himself, Oliver takes up archery and crafts his own makeshift bow. 5 years later; Oliver is saved by the US military and a team led by Oliver’s childhood friend John Diggle.

Justice League: Legion of Doom

The Justice League reunite in their newly built headquarters ‘the Hall of Justice’ to discuss important matters surrounding the Earth’s biggest threats which includes each of the heroes arch enemies broken out of prison, and they must find out they’re up to. The discussion of recruitment comes to mind as Superman wishes to recruit Billy Batson and Martian Manhunter wishes to recruit Hal Jordan. The two heroes respectively go out to recruit the newcomers as unite to at the headquarters for Batman to reveal that there is a robbery and innocent people kept hostage at the Washington Museum. The league arrive at the museum to be met by a legion of the league’s arch enemies (Deathstroke, Cheetah, Gorilla Grodd, Black Manta & Dr Sivana). The two leagues battle with the Legion able to escape with their artefacts and equipment needed. The league regroup at the Hall of Justice to investigate and research the artefacts they took and why they need them. Diana reveals that in history the artefacts have been used in attempt to create living beings, however the league are unaware of what the Legion are looking to create.

Batman: Arkham Asylum

In Gotham City, the Batman and the GCPD have come up against a new crime boss in Hugo Strange. After numerous robberies to the banks in Gotham Batman forms with Commissioner Gordon and the GCPD to take down Hugo Strange’s men and try to find Strange himself. Gordon introduces Batman to the new District Attorney of Gotham City who has agreed to work closely with the GCPD. As the GCPD and Dent investigate the crime scene of one of the robberies, Dent goes missing after one of Strange’s concentrated lightning machines to set electrical smoke as Strange’s henchmen kidnap Harvey Dent. Batman investigates the crime scene with help of Cyborg who has been assisting Batman’s investigation of Gotham’s crimes. Batman uses a tracker on the van and discovers the van went to the lakeside that leaders to Arkham Asylum across ‘Gotham River’.

Aquaman: Return of The Black Manta

After announcing himself as Aquaman and the King of Atlantis, Arthur Curry tries to balance the life of protecting people of the land and sea aswell as looking after his adopted father Thomas and biological mother Atlanna. Arthur’s relationship with Mera has grown extraordinarily as Arthur discusses with his parents the idea of asking Mera to become his wife. Meanwhile on land, a young man and a woman named Garth and Tula, who possess the powers of an Atlantean are attacked by hoodlums until they are defeated by the Black Manta. Black Manya reveals himself as David Hyde. The three end up in David’s private lab where he learns about the two’s backstories and how they were abandoned by their Atlantean parents and how the two met and formed a bond of their abandonment. David takes them back to his secret facility where he has armies of men who are being trained in preparation to attack the Atlanteans and specifically the Aquaman. David reveals his full plan of attack on the Atlanteans and convinces the two to join him as revenge for City abandoning them.

Wonder Woman: Welcome To The Jungle

Ever since the battle of Steppenwolf, Diana Prince returned to to America after years working in a museum in Paris to work in a museum in Washington. The museum is owned by rich businessman Maxwell Lord who Diana worked with previously. She is introduced to her new co-worker Barbara Minerva, an archeologist who has spent all her life in a wheelchair and unable to walk. Diana and Barbara create a bond and have discussions on what is the one thing they’d wish in life, Barbara wishes for a cure to make her walk and Diana wishes to have Steve Trevor back.

Superman: Phantom Zone Awakens

On the eve of Krypton’s destruction, Jor-El has exiled Kryptonian criminal General Zod along with his minions for the crimes they’ve committed on Krypton. Jor-El exiles them to the Phantom Zone where they will live for remainder of their living days. The planet destroys as Jor-El sends his son Kal-El to Earth and become Krypton’s only surviving son. In present day, Clark Kent is having lunch at McDonalds with Billy Batson discussing Captain Marvel’s battle with Dr Sivana so Clark can report it to the Daily Planet. Clark ends the interview after sees on the news that a nuclear missiles is heading to the United States from Afghanistan. Superman and flies out to stop the terrorists from launching the missiles. Unfortunately he doesn’t arrive in time to end the launch so he chases after each missile and directs them into space. After directing each missile into space, Superman connects each one to fly out and explode away from Earth’s orbit. All the missiles explode at once, and the radiation that occurs causes the Phantom Zone to awaken and breaking out General Zod and his minions. The three adjust to the new atmosphere and land on the moon.

Shazam

Billy Batson is a troubled young teenager who has spent his life travelling across his America after he was abandoned by his parents at birth. Billy ends up in a foster home in Philadelphia run by Victor and Rosa Vasquez and meeting his new foster siblings. Billy gets along with with one of the kids Freddy Freeman who idolises the Justice League. One day when Billy was sat alone on his way back to the foster home from school he transports to the Rock of Eternity. He is greeted by a Wizard called Shazam, the last remaining member of the Council of Wizards. Shazam chooses Billy to become the next champion, by saying his name Billy transforms into a god like superhero before magically turns into dust. Billy rushes back home for help from Freddy. The two spend the night discovering Billy’s new powers and abilities, including that he will only turn into the god-like being by saying the name ‘Shazam’. Freddy comes up with the name ‘Captain Marvel’ for Billy.

The Flash: Gorilla Business

It’s been over a year since Barry Allen has been The Flash, and overtime the Flash has become somewhat of a celebrity in the eyes of people in Central City. In Barry’s personal life, he’s relationship with Iris West continues to become stronger and he still continues his work at STAR Labs. Iris’s sister Wally looks up to Barry, studying his powers to hopefully one day be able to gain his abilities. After Barry, Iris and Ira discover that Wally had experimented on himself, they him back to STAR Labs to revive him. Wally survives and his experiment works and gain’s Barry’s powers. Barry impressed with Wally’s efforts offers to train him and learn to control his powers.

Green Lantern

Hal Jordan is a test pilot working at Ferris Aircraft; following the footsteps of his late father. Hal has always had the reputation of being among the best of the best, but has never been afraid of breaking the rules, which has always annoyed his girlfriend Carol Ferris. One night a spacecraft, lands on the side of the beach next to where Hal lives, Hal oversees the crash before realising a body stuck inside the spacecraft. After rushing to retrieve the body, the man introduces himself as Abin Sur from Sector 2814. Abin Sur was in battle with Atrocitus, the leader of the Red Lantern Corps, in battle he became weaken and he was able to escape before crashing on Earth. Abin Sur hands Hal a green ring as he is chosen to become the new member of the Green Lantern Corps. Abin Sur tells Hal to take the Lantern and speak the oath, before he eventually dies in Hal’s arms.

Justice League

On the planet of Apokolips, military officer and uncle of Darkseid, Steppenwolf rallies his army of para-demons before travelling to Earth in search for the three Mother Boxes which will help them conquer and destroy the planet. Steppenwolf and his army invade Themyscira and take the Mother Box held in the Themysciran temple. Hippolyta delivers a signal outside of the island to warn Diana Prince. Diana Prince receives the message before travelling to Gotham City in order to pass on the message to Batman that an invasion is about to occur. The two contact Martian Manhunter from the Batcave, in which he gives the all clear to commence the plan to find Earth’s meta humans and bring them together to defeat Steppenwolf and his army.

Aquaman

In Maine 1985, a lighthouse keeper named Thomas Curry rescued a woman named Atlanna, the queen of the underwater kingdom of Atlantis and took her in. The two fell in love and raised a child named Arthur, who would be the first child raised half a man from the land and sea. One day sea soldiers came to retrieve Atlanta after escaping Atlantis and her arranged marriage with Orvax Marius. She attacks the soldiers before leaving Thomas and Young Arthur as she returns to Atlantis to face the consequences along with protecting her son and husband. Later on in life Arthur would grow up and one day be trained by Atlanna’s advisor and mentor Nuidis Vulko. When he was ready, Vulko revealed to Arthur that Atlanna was executed for having a relationship with a human and raising a half-breed child. Once discovering the truth, Arthur rejects the city of Atlantis and chooses to work with father at the lighthouse.

The Flash

Barry Allen is a forensic scientist living in Central City, looking to hopefully one day use his work to make a difference in the world. Barry has always had a reputation of being slow, unreliable and constantly late. This has always frustrated Barry’s girlfriend Iris West and things get messy between them after Barry was late to her birthday party. That same night Barry was up late working on a new case, a lighting bolt struck Barry causing him to collapse on cases of unspecified chemicals and substances. Barry wakes up from in a hospital with Iris and her brother Wally. Days go by after his recovery where he begins to notice some changes, which includes being able to move at extraordinary speeds and possesses enchanted reflexes, senses and healing. Wally discovers Barry’s new abilities after he saved Wally from a car crash. Wally completely amazed by his abilities encourages Barry to become a superhero like Superman. They go to Ira West (Iris and Wally’s father) for assistance and Ira is able to design a suit for Barry to wear along with a ring which will store the costume inside. Barry adds the finishing touches with a golden lightning bolt in the middle which is a tribute to his favourite superhero Jay Garrick, and dubs the name Flash.

Wonder Woman: Princess of Themyscira

Diana Prince is a young woman apart of a tribe of woman known as the Amazons on the mysterious island of Themyscira. Diana has trained her whole life to become a warrior like her mother Hippolyta and is highly known as one of the island’s most skilled and trained young woman. All of a sudden one day a flying aircraft crashes onto the island, their first visitor in centuries. Diana saves the unconscious but still alive man from the burnt up aircraft. The man wakes up scared and confused, but after calming down the man reveals that his name is Captain Steve Trevor and that he is an intelligence operative and officer for the US Army Air Corps. He said he must return to ‘Man’s World’ to fight and win World War II. Hippolyta incredibly moved by Steve’s determination to fight for his people and win the war gives her the idea to hold a contest and see which Amazonian is the most worthy of all the women to return Steve Trevor to Man’s Island and help him fight the war. Diana Prince ultimately wins the contest and she is honoured with her mother’s old armor and uniform. Her mother was known as ‘the Wonder Woman’ and that name will be past on to her daughter. Diana gives her farewells and heads off on a boat to Man’s Island with Steve.

Superman & Batman: World's Finest

It’s been one year since the attack on Earth by Brainiac, the city of Metropolis has just been rebuilt thanks to the funding by LexCorp Industries. Their CEO Lex Luthor holds a press conference to announce the completion of the city’s construction. Many news outlets in Metropolis including the Daily Planet begin speculation on whether Lex Luthor should run for Mayor of Metropolis. Many of the Planet’s reporters including Clark Kent, Lois Lane, Jimmy Olsen and Perry White have their different opinions. Meanwhile Lois hands in her report to Perry on Gotham City’s completed reconstruction funded by Wayne Enterprises, with her one-on-one interview with Bruce Wayne.

Batman: The Rise of Vengeance

It has been 8 years since billionaire, playboy, philanthropist Bruce Wayne gave up crime fighting as the hero known as Batman. Ever since the death of his sidekick Jason Todd, Bruce felt the guilt of losing the young boy the same way he felt he lost his parents when he was young. Fully given up and helpless, Bruce stayed in his mansion mourning as his butler Alfred Pennyworth serves him his meals and antidepressants every day. Ever since the Batman mysteriously disappeared, Gotham City has become somewhat of a ghost town, with the crime rate higher then they ever were before

Superman: A Symbol of Hope

On the planet Krypton, scientist Jor-El fails to convince the council that the planet is reaching its last days before it is destroyed. Despite his efforts to convince the council, Jor-El moves forward with his escape plan, not for him, not his wife Lara, but their son Kal-El. Jor-El sends his son away from to save him from Krypton’s end. The two parents bid their son farewell and safe travels as their planet begins to implode. Kal-El aircraft leaves Krypton’s atmosphere before eventually exploding. The aircraft eventually lands safety on planet Earth, in a small city of Smallville where the aircraft lands in the farm of Jonathan and Martha Kent where the couple takes the little baby in.

Redemption in the Wild West: The Arthur Morgan Chronicles

After a robbery goes badly wrong in the western town of Blackwater, Arthur Morgan and the Van der Linde gang are forced to flee. With federal agents and the best bounty hunters in the nation massing on their heels, the gang must rob, steal and fight their way across the rugged heartland of America in order to survive. As deepening internal divisions threaten to tear the gang apart, Arthur must make a choice between his own ideals and loyalty to the gang who raised him. Set in the American frontier in 1899, Red Dead Redemption 2 follows the story of Arthur Morgan, a member of Dutch van der Linde's outlaw gang.

American Royals

When America won the Revolutionary War, its people offered General George Washington a crown. Two and a half centuries later, the House of Washington still sits on the throne. As Princess Beatrice gets closer to becoming America's first queen regnant, the duty she has embraced her entire life suddenly feels stifling. Nobody cares about the spare except when she's breaking the rules, so Princess Samantha doesn't care much about anything, either . . . except the one boy who is distinctly off-limits to her. And then there's Samantha's twin, Prince Jefferson. If he'd been born a generation earlier, he would have stood first in line for the throne, but the new laws of succession make him third. Most of America adores their devastatingly handsome prince . . . but two very different girls are vying to capture his heart.