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Amazing Spider-Man
By Kelen Conley

What You Should Know: Laying low following the revelation of Norman Osborn's schemes, Miles Warren reappears on the scene to cause hell for Peter Parker one last time. Harry Osborn also reveals himself to Peter, saying his version of the Goblin formula had healing properties as well. When Peter's cushy new position at Stark Solutions leads to the Gwen Stacy clone re-entering his life, Miles wastes little time in kidnapping her shortly after Mary Jane's funeral. Spidey and the Green Goblin track down Miles, only to be over powered by a new Hulk-like Jackal. Harry and Kaine also join the fray, but all is lost until Peter's spider-tracer reacts with Jackal's DNA sample. Later, Warren kills himself after he and Norman are taken into custody, while Osborn is sentenced to six months in Ravencroft for his actions. After a small tussle with Mad Jack and Cardiac, Venom attacks Solutions in an effort to destroy a prototype symbiote project. USAgent interferes and ends up destroying the Venom symbiote and sending Brock up the creek. Agent and Spidey have a disagreement over methods and the words still haunted Peter when Vulture went to the Daily Bugle and turned his plight to kill Spidey into the biggest "I'm the victim" story since Mike Tyson's. Luckily, Spidey ended his plot, but not before Joe Robertson asked him to accompany Ben Urich to Cletus Kasady's execution.

What's Gonna Happen: Spidey and Carnage have it out one final time with a special guest joinging them in the middle of Ravencroft. That fight leads Spidey to Paris, where he finds out he's still being manipulated. Shorty thereafter, Doctor Octopus makes his presence felt on Peter Parker's life, not Spider-Man's.

Down The Road: As Peter adjusts to someone coming back to his life, Norman Osborn is bound and determined to end it. Any way possible.


Daredevil
By Erik Fromme

What You Should Know: Well, I got the DD/Bullseye every fanfic writer has to do once they get their hands on this title. Wasn't to spectacular, but the relationship between Matt and Fisk takes a different turn when Fisk asked Matt for the secret behind his 'sight' in exchange for bringing the madman to the country. Matt agrees, but he doesn't pay up, which will come back to bite him on the ass. Fisk's henchman Clayton Tooley (yes, same name as GLAD's partner) has plans of his own, and he retreives Bullseye from the wreckage of a destroyed courthouse Fisk had rigged as Matt represented Bullseye in some twisted scheme to keep Rosalind Sharpe from buying 'Nelson & Murdock' to merge them back into her law firm. The Punisher barges in, shoots Bullseye in the head, but Adamantuim skull saved him. In the next Trade, a new rachet trys to muscle themselves into the NYC area, but they made the mistake of setting up Sister Maggie (Matt's mom) for murder as she wouldn't cooperate and give them protection money. Matt and Foggy take the fight to the streets. Rosalind gets blasted, Foggy almost bites it... Realizes that Maggie is in trouble and makes the save! With desperate help of course from a certain Merc With A Mouth. Daredevil takes the rest of the group apart, and rescues a kidnapped Ben Urich, who warned the group from the start that the devil would stop them.

What's Gonna Happen: Well, the relationship between Foggy and Matt is gonna be stressed as Foggy falls into depression. A new female villian breaks onto the scene, and Fisk will use the situations that rise to send a reminder to Matt that he made a promise the Kingpin intends to keep, but Matt knows he can't allow Fisk to gain powers like his own. Clayton puts the final touches on his plans to take the Kingpins territories, as an old villian returns with a new twist.

Down The Road: Look for the return of Gladiator, Mr. Fear, and more classic villians from Matt's early days, including Klaw. A Captain America crossover featuring, well Captain America and Daredevil against one of Caps oldest Foes. Look for Foggy to start working out, and possibly get a girlfriend. Speaking of, Matt's been alone lately too, look for a romance to blossom for him. Look for Ben to be around in the background, with an arc featuring mostly him, and the public's view on the Man Without Fear.


Heroes for Hire
By Ender031@aol.com

What You Should Know: A new Heroes for Hire taskforce has been assembled, this one called together (and financed) by a mysterious benefactor by the name of Vincent. Their first job? Danny, Luke, and Dane (with some help from special guest star Namor) have been called to investigate the most horrendous horror the team has faced yet: A 120-foot mechanical bull appearing out of nowhere in someone's back yard!

What's Gonna Happen: The team calls in back up, but even the full force of H4H will have trouble containing a rampaging Indrik, as King of Beasts Concludes! After that, look for a one shot where a representative of a mysterious cult proves to be almost more than the team can handle.

Down the Road: The team chances upon a dark plot from the most unlikely of origins in 'The Island of Mis-Fit Supervillains'! Later,The same cult that has it's eye on the Heroes for Hire proves to have connections with Vincent, the teams benefactor. Look for Vincent's origin to be revealed as the Heroes for Hire face they're greatest test yet.


Iceman
By Tobias Christopher

What You Should Know: In #1, Bobby left the X-Men and wound up on a farm where he was injured by a group of mutant haters, and was rescued by a powerful mutant child. Through flashbacks, Xavier revealed the he thinks that Bobby's mother may have been pregnant around the time Bobby discovered his powers.

What's Gonna Happen: Bobby helps a young mutant escape his captors while he relives his first days as a mutant. Then, Spider-Man and The Human Torch swing by for some mischief.

Down the Road: Bobby returns home and gets a shocking revelation from his mother, then beyond that, a wild west trip.


Thor
By Ender031@aol.com

What You Should Know: After Forging an unlikely partnership with the villanous Doctor Doom, and bringing Asgards armies to the defense of Doom's home, the Balkan Nation of Latveria, Thor has moved state-side to find himself on very thin ice with the US Government. He's took his first steps to mending that relationship by defending Chicago from a rogue Red Ronin Robot, a battle that was ended by the suicide of Red Ronin's Pilot.

What's Gonna Happen: Look for Thor to pack his bags and move down to the Nation's Capital, where he'll once again be tapped by Nick Fury to clean up a mess The US has gotten itself into involving the Subterannean Lava Men. And, because the fanboy in me can't resist, a knock-down drag-out fight between Thor and Gladiator!

Down the Road: Thor's resident Arch-Enemy, his Half-Brother Loki, is going to prove to everybody out there that he's not an enemy you want to have, by harassing his half-brother with intrigue after intrigue, all building up to a scheme so severely sinister that I cannot mention it here.