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The series follows a group of mismatched [[superhero]]es and [[supervillains]], [[Spider-Man]], [[Henry Pym]], [[Wasp (comics)|Wasp]], [[Gravity (comics)|Gravity]], [[Medusa (comics)|Medusa]], [[Firebird (comics)|Firebird]], [[Kraven the Hunter#Alyosha Kravinoff|Kraven the Hunter]], [[Scorpion (comics)|Venom (III)]] and [[The Hood]]. who have been abducted by a [[cosmic being]] to the alien [[Battleworld]] for unknown purposes. |
The series follows a group of mismatched [[superhero]]es and [[supervillains]], [[Spider-Man]], [[Henry Pym]], [[Wasp (comics)|Wasp]], [[Gravity (comics)|Gravity]], [[Medusa (comics)|Medusa]], [[Firebird (comics)|Firebird]], [[Kraven the Hunter#Alyosha Kravinoff|Kraven the Hunter]], [[Scorpion (comics)|Venom (III)]] and [[The Hood]]. who have been abducted by a [[cosmic being]], identified as [[Beyonder]] by several characters, to the alien [[Battleworld]] for unknown purposes. |
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[[Deathlok]] was recently introduced to the roster. |
[[Deathlok]] was recently introduced to the roster. |
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Revision as of 02:17, 6 October 2006

Beyond! is a monthly 6-issue limited series published by Marvel Comics. It is being written by Dwayne McDuffie and illustrated by Scott Kolins. The first issue of the series was released on July 6, 2006.
Plot
The series follows a group of mismatched superheroes and supervillains, Spider-Man, Henry Pym, Wasp, Gravity, Medusa, Firebird, Kraven the Hunter, Venom (III) and The Hood. who have been abducted by a cosmic being, identified as Beyonder by several characters, to the alien Battleworld for unknown purposes. Deathlok was recently introduced to the roster.
Synopsis
A mysterious man buries three recently killed familiar aliens (Bi-Beast, a Skrull, and a Kree), the newest of many corpses in a huge graveyard. Meanwhile on Earth, the fledgling hero Gravity defeats Brushfire in a quick fight, then examines a teleportation device that takes him to outer space. He awakens, meeting Spider-Man, Medusa, Firebird, Wasp, Venom III (Mac Gargan), Pym, Aloysha, and the Hood. Shortly after, a being, apparently the Beyonder, appears and claims that if they slay their enemies, they will have rewards in a nod to the Secret Wars. Venom promptly attacks Spider-Man, impaling him and demanding his reward. As Spider-Man apparently dies, he mistakes Medusa for Mary Jane. She then retaliates, and after a quick argument with the others, uses her hair to whip Venom. The sonic booms hitting his body cause him potentially fatal damage, and when the others distract her, Venom runs away, destroying the ship's controls.
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 Quinjet, and Michael says that flying is a bad idea. The group disembarks, only to be pursued by Dragon Man, who destroys the new jet. Michael then morphs, revealed to be Deathlok, while Spider-Man gets up, apparently okay.
Deathlok manages to over-power Dragon Man, with help from the remaining conscious heroes. Afterwards, Michael reveals that he has been here before, with a group featuring the likes of Darkhawk, among others. 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, because Al should win. Al 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 Xemnu. After a fight with the others, Pym defeats the Xemnu form and the Phantom becomes Northstar. Pym, who tagged the Phantom with a tracer, takes the others into Limbo. Quicksilver, apparently cured after his death and resurrection with Wolverine, is there. Back in Battleworld, Venom destroys Pym's gateway to Limbo, stranding the group there and demanding for the Beyonder to give him his prize. Template:Endspoiler
Continuity
Beyond involves several characters involved in Civil War, so it may take place prior to those events.