—StormYou have all heard it whispered. It is Wind-Rider. It is she-who-swam-with-Acanti. It is Hadari Yao. I am Storm -- Regent of Mars -- and I am the voice of Sol!
Appearing in "This is What Comes Next"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Captain America (Steve Rogers)
- Galactic Council
- Earth's representatives
- Kymellian Empire
- Rigellian Empire
- Zn'rx Empire
- Empress Kuga (First appearance)
- Galactic Rim Collective
- Orbis Stellaris (First appearance)
- Intergalactic Empire of Wakanda
- Riitho (First appearance)
- Kree/Skrull Alliance
- Shi'ar Empire
- Spartax Empire
- Utopian Kree
- Scarlet Witch (Wanda Maximoff)
Antagonists:
Other Characters:
- Guardian (Mac Hudson)
- Thing (Ben Grimm)
- Several unidentified party attendees
- X-Men (Mentioned)
- Iron Man (Tony Stark) (Mentioned)
- Ashura (Named only)
- Empress Victoria (Named only)
- Knull (Mentioned)
- Black Panther (T'Challa) (Mentioned)
- Hulkling (Emperor Theodore Altman-Kaplan / Dorrek VIII) (Named only)
- Anya (Mentioned)
Races and Species:
Locations:
- Sol System
- Earth
- North Atlantic
- Krakoa, Pacific Ocean (Mentioned)
- Earth Orbit
- Planet Arakko
- S.W.O.R.D. Station Two / "The Keep", Mars Orbit (Mentioned)
- Arakko (Mentioned)
- Earth
Items:
- Captain America's Uniform and Shield
- Guardian's Battle-Suit
- Flowers of Krakoa
- Hellfire Gala's ticket flowers
- Gateways
- Doctor Doom's Armor
- Exospex
- Nova Helmet
- Mysterium (Name revealed)
- Adamantium (Mentioned)
- Magneto's Helmet
Vehicles:
Events:
Synopsis for "This is What Comes Next"
After the unveiling of planet Arakko, Henry Peter Gyrich works to recruit Guardian to ORCHIS. Captain America stands stunned, telling an inquisitive Doctor Doom that he had hoped mankind would have taken this step together. Doom walks off through a portal, telling the Captain that when he steps in to help him in the near future, he won’t make a performance of it. In the diplomatic suite of the Peak, Frenzy and Commander Brand meet with galactic leaders to discuss their new place in the stars. Many of them seem unimpressed, uninterested, or otherwise displeased with the development, leading Brand to her second revelation: mysterium. Wiz Kid enters to explain the value of the material, and Brand offers each representative a generous sum to take back to their worlds and boost their economies. Nova asks what they want in return, and Brand responds that Arakko is to be acknowledged as the capital planet of the Sol system. Doom barges into the meeting, asking who would speak for Mars and the whole solar system. Manifold brings in Storm, who reveals herself as the regent of Mars and the Voice of Sol. Paibok writes to Emperor Hulkling, many of the leaders have accepted Brand’s offer. On Krakoa, after the festivities, the Scarlet Witch finds Magneto, having received his invitation to the Gala, but not feeling able to face mutantkind as the Pretender. He tells her of his first daughter, Anya, and tells her that she is his daughter too, letting her know he will make things right.
Solicit Synopsis
THIS IS WHAT COMES NEXT.
On Earth, the HELLFIRE GALA is in full swing. But on S.W.O.R.D. Station One, a very different guest list comes together…as Abigail Brand finally unveils her plans for Mysterium – and the future of human and mutantkind.
