Beyond!
| Beyond! | |
|---|---|
| Creative team | |
| Created by | Dwayne McDuffie Scott Kolins |
| Written by | Dwayne McDuffie |
| Artist(s) | Scott Kolins |
| Penciller(s) | Scott Kolins |
| Inker(s) | Scott Kolins |
| Colorist(s) | Paul Mounts |
Beyond! was a six-issue comic book limited series published by Marvel Comics. It was written by Dwayne McDuffie and illustrated by Scott Kolins. The first issue of the series was released on July 6, 2006 and the final issue on December 6. It was edited by Tom Brevoort and lettered by Dave Lamphear.
Plot
The series follows a group of mismatched
Synopsis
A mysterious man buries three recently killed familiar aliens (
Gravity attempts to steer the ship but is unable to control it and it crashes into the planet below. Medusa protects the others, using her hair like an airbag, but she is injured in the leg. Pym uses a shrunken medpack in his pocket and tends to her injury, when a mysterious man named Michael appears. Pym pulls out a shrunken
Deathlok manages to overpower Dragon Man, with help from the remaining conscious heroes. Afterwards, Michael/Deathlok reveals that he has been here before, with a group consisting of Captain Marvel, Wonder Man, Darkhawk, Dracula, Terror, Coldblood and Sleepwalker. Michael agreed to stay on the planet so the other heroes could return home. Meanwhile, Kraven manages to find Spider-Man, who is doing well despite massive body damage, and tells Kraven that he needs to slay the others, so that he wins. Kraven realizes this isn't how Spider-Man would talk, and when the Hood shows up, and further damages the questionable hero, takes him to the group. "Spider-Man" reveals a major secret: he is really the Space Phantom.
The heroes battle Space Phantom, who uses his powers to become
In Limbo, Firebird and Pym have a short romantic interlude, and when the Space Phantom comes back, the team threatens him. He teleports the entire group to Battleworld, where they defeat Venom. Suddenly, Pym seemingly uses a disintegration beam to destroy the entire group, and asks for his reward, and The Watcher appears. In truth, Pym has merely shrunk the group in order to draw out the "Beyonder".
Pym asks for three wishes: to return home, to learn the true identity of the "Beyonder", who is actually an old
Collections
- Beyond! Marvel Premier Hardcover, February 21, 2007. ISBN 978-0-7851-2624-9.
- Beyond! TPB, January 9, 2008 [1]
Sequel
In a certain way, the story continues in