"After Civil War II: "After Civil War II
Following the events of Civil War II, Tony Stark lies in a deep coma, leaving the world without Iron Man. As villains run rampant and the Avengers struggle to cope, Victor von Doom, unmasked and unscarred, emerges from the shadows. He declares his intention to protect the world until Stark awakens, a claim met with universal distrust. Undeterred, Doom retreats to a hidden Latverian lab, where he meticulously forges a new, sleek silver and gold armor, deadlier than anything Stark ever conceived, featuring a helmet that reveals Doom's own handsome, cold face. His first mission sees him intercepting Crimson Dynamo's attack on New York. With no mercy or hesitation, Doom swiftly dismantles the villain's armor, reducing it to scrap in moments. The world cheers, believing Iron Man has returned, but the Avengers watch with grim faces, knowing this powerful new protector is not their friend.
Characters
Captain Marvel (Carol Danvers)
supporting
Captain Marvel, Carol Danvers, is a Caucasian female with long, flowing blonde hair and bright blue eyes. She wears her iconic Captain Marvel uniform: a red, blue, and gold suit with a distinctive starburst emblem on the chest. Her demeanor is strong and often skeptical, reflecting her powerful and independent nature.
Black Panther (T'Challa)
supporting
Black Panther, T'Challa, is a Black male with short, neatly kept black hair and intense brown eyes. He wears his iconic Black Panther suit: a sleek, vibranium-weave black suit with silver accents, sharp claws, and a masked helmet featuring feline ears. His expression is typically intense, watchful, and regal.
Captain America (Steve Rogers)
supporting
Captain America, Steve Rogers, is a Caucasian male with a strong jawline, short blonde hair, and piercing blue eyes. He wears his iconic Captain America uniform: a blue, red, and white armored suit with a prominent star insignia on the chest, a helmet with white wings, and carries his vibranium shield. His expression is typically grim, stoic, and determined.
Tony Stark
supporting
Tony Stark is in a high-tech medical coma pod, tubes and wires connecting him to various monitoring devices. His face is pale, eyes closed, reflecting a state of unconsciousness. He is a Caucasian male with short, dark brown hair and a lean, athletic build, visible despite his current frail state. The pod glows with a faint blue light, illuminating his pale skin.
News Reporter
supporting
A professional female news reporter with neat blonde hair, blue eyes, and fair skin. She wears a smart business suit when in the studio, and a practical but professional jacket over a blouse when reporting live from chaotic street scenes. Her expressions range from professional composure to visible terror and later, excited enthusiasm.
Civilians
minor
A diverse group of New York City residents, including men, women, and children of various ethnicities (Caucasian, Black, East Asian, Latino/Hispanic, Middle Eastern, South Asian). They wear typical modern casual clothing: jeans, t-shirts, light jackets, and sneakers. Their expressions vary from panic and terror as they flee from danger to jubilant cheering and relief when a hero appears. They represent a wide range of hair colors, styles, and body types.
Victor von Doom
supporting
Victor von Doom is a Caucasian male with a handsome, unburned face featuring sharp features and piercing eyes, often green. Initially, he wears a tailored, dark suit, exuding an aura of immense power and cold intellect. Later, he dons the 'Infamous Iron Man Armor,' a sleek silver armored suit with prominent gold accents. The helmet frames his unburned, cold, and focused face, rather than covering it entirely. The armor itself has a slightly sinister, angular design, radiating power.
Crimson Dynamo
supporting
The Crimson Dynamo Armor is a bulky, imposing red mech suit. It features a large, glowing chest reactor and energy arcs crackle from its gauntlets. The armor is heavily plated and designed for brute force. Initially, it appears intact and formidable, but after an attack, it is shown with visibly shattered red plating, smoking limbs, and significant damage.
Page 1
Panel 1: A sterile, futuristic medical bay. TONY STARK lies unconscious in a high-tech medical coma pod, tubes and wires connecting him to various monitoring devices. His face is pale, eyes closed. The pod glows with a faint blue light.
Panel 2: Inside a dimly lit, vast workshop within Avengers Tower. Dust motes dance in the few shafts of light. Several of Iron Man's iconic armors stand idle, covered with tarps or visibly gathering a thick layer of dust. The workshop feels empty and silent.
Panel 3: A split panel showing news headlines and chaotic street scenes. Top half: a TV screen showing a news anchor with a chyron: 'CRIME WAVE SWEEPS GLOBE!'. Bottom half: a street market in chaos, vendors fleeing as a generic villain (perhaps a low-tier street gang in power armor) smashes a kiosk.
“NEWS ANCHOR (VO): ...with the Avengers stretched thin, reports of organized super-crime are at an all-time high...”
Panel 4: A somber meeting room in Avengers Tower. CAPTAIN AMERICA (STEVE ROGERS), CAPTAIN MARVEL (CAROL DANVERS), and BLACK PANTHER (T'CHALLA) are seated around a holographic table displaying global crime hotspots. Their expressions are grim, frustrated.
“CAPTAIN AMERICA (STEVE ROGERS): We're hitting every hot zone, but it's not enough. We're spread too thin.”
Panel 5: A dramatic shot. VICTOR VON DOOM steps out of deep, oppressive shadows. He is unmasked, revealing a handsome, unburned face with sharp features and piercing eyes. He wears a tailored, dark suit, exuding an aura of immense power and cold intellect.
Panel 6: Close-up on Victor von Doom's face, his expression stern and commanding. He looks directly at the reader, or just past them, as if addressing the world.
“VICTOR VON DOOM: I will protect this world... until Stark awakens.”
Page 2
Panel 1: The Avengers from Page 1, Panel 4, react to a news report showing Doom's declaration. CAPTAIN AMERICA (STEVE ROGERS) scowls, CAPTAIN MARVEL (CAROL DANVERS) crosses her arms, skeptical, and BLACK PANTHER (T'CHALLA) watches with intense scrutiny.
“CAPTAIN MARVEL (CAROL DANVERS): Doom? Protecting the world? What's his angle?”
Panel 2: A montage of social media feeds and news headlines flashing across a screen. 'DOOM? OUR NEW IRON MAN?!' 'LATVERIAN DICTATOR MAKES BOLD CLAIM!' 'WORLD SKEPTICAL OF DOOM'S 'HEROICS''. Public comments range from fear to disbelief.
“SOCIAL MEDIA FEED: 'Doom? No thanks, I'll take my chances!'”
Panel 3: Inside a hidden, technologically advanced lab in Latveria. Victor von Doom, in his dark suit, stands before multiple holographic schematics of advanced armor designs. He gestures, manipulating the projections with subtle hand movements.
“VICTOR VON DOOM: Permission is irrelevant. Results are all that matter.”
Panel 4: A close-up shot of the Infamous Iron Man Armor being forged. Robotic arms weld sleek silver plating onto a skeletal frame. Gold accents gleam as they are integrated into the design. Sparks fly, revealing intricate internal mechanisms, clearly more advanced than current Stark tech.
Panel 5: Victor von Doom, now fully clad in the Infamous Iron Man Armor. The armor is sleek silver with prominent gold accents. The helmet lacks a traditional faceplate, instead framing Doom's unburned, handsome face, which holds a cold, focused expression.
Panel 6: A full-body shot of the Infamous Iron Man Armor. It stands tall and imposing, radiating power. The gold accents are integrated into a slightly sinister, angular design. Doom's face is a stark contrast to the metallic shell, a human element of cold authority.
Page 3
Panel 1: Chaos erupts in downtown New York City. The CRIMSON DYNAMO ARMOR, a bulky red mech, smashes through the facade of a skyscraper. Debris rains down as civilians flee in terror.
“CIVILIAN 1: Run! It's Crimson Dynamo!”
Panel 2: Close-up on Crimson Dynamo's armor, its chest reactor glowing ominously. Energy arcs crackle from its gauntlets as it prepares another destructive blast, aimed at a fleeing crowd.
“CRIMSON DYNAMO: Fools! Your city will burn!”
Panel 3: A news helicopter hovers precariously, its camera focused on the destruction. The news reporter looks terrified but continues to broadcast live, capturing the unfolding disaster.
“NEWS REPORTER: ...the devastation is catastrophic! Where are the Avengers?!”
Panel 4: From high above, a silver and gold streak descends like a missile, blurring through the sky. It's the Infamous Iron Man Armor, moving with incredible speed towards the conflict zone.
Panel 5: The Infamous Iron Man Armor slams directly into Crimson Dynamo, interrupting its attack mid-blast. The impact creates a shockwave, sending sparks and small debris flying. Doom's posture is aggressive, dynamic.
Panel 6: Close-up on Doom's face within the helmet. His eyes are narrowed, unblinking, utterly devoid of emotion or hesitation, fixed on his opponent.
“VICTOR VON DOOM: Your rampage ends now.”
Page 4
Panel 1: Doom unleashes a barrage of repulsor blasts and focused energy attacks from his Infamous Iron Man Armor. Crimson Dynamo is on the defensive, sparks flying from its armor as it tries to block the relentless assault, clearly overwhelmed.
“CRIMSON DYNAMO: Impossible! Such power!”
Panel 2: Crimson Dynamo's armor is visibly failing. Large chunks of red plating shatter and fall away. One of its arms hangs limp, smoking. Doom moves in for a close-quarters strike, his fist glowing with energy.
Panel 3: Doom delivers a final, devastating blow, a focused energy punch to Crimson Dynamo's chest reactor. The villain's armor explodes in a shower of sparks and shrapnel, a bright flash engulfing the panel.
“SFX: KRA-KOOM!”
Panel 4: The Crimson Dynamo Armor is reduced to a smoldering, twisted pile of scrap metal and wires, completely inert. Doom stands over the wreckage, his Infamous Iron Man Armor pristine, his face still cold and impassive.
“VICTOR VON DOOM: Insignificant.”
Panel 5: A split panel showing jubilant New Yorkers cheering and a news reporter excitedly exclaiming. The reporter's chyron reads: 'IRON MAN IS BACK! MYSTERY HERO SAVES NYC!'
“NEWS REPORTER: ...and just like that, a hero has risen! Iron Man is back!”
Panel 6: Back in the Avengers Tower meeting room. CAPTAIN AMERICA (STEVE ROGERS), CAPTAIN MARVEL (CAROL DANVERS), and BLACK PANTHER (T'CHALLA) watch the news broadcast with grim, knowing expressions. The faces are filled with concern and suspicion.
“CAPTAIN AMERICA (STEVE ROGERS): He's back alright... but that's not Tony.”
