Phase II

**Phase II** is the second part of the Dark Infinity Universe.

## Stories

### *Captain Thunderstrike: The New World* (2028)

Set in the 1990s, Captain Thunderstrike fights to restore order across the cosmos...but an ancient race led by the vengeful Zaleketh the Destroyer returns to plunge the universe back into darkness. While a galactic war between two alien races reaches Earth, Malachai finds himself and a small cadre of allies at the center of the maelstrom. Faced with an enemy that even Arcadius and Deustyr cannot withstand, Malachai must embark on his most perilous and personal journey yet, one that will reunite him with Sebastian Bass and also struggles against two powerful enemies - Winston Vanderbilt IV and Panthera - whose ruthless ambitions threaten to destroy the world that he has sworn to protect.

### *Atom-Man* (2028)

After master thief Remy Schmidt saves the world and returns to his hometown Jersey City, he must help his father, Doctor Leonard Schmidt, plan and pull off a heist that will save the world. Armed with the astonishing ability to shrink in scale but increase in strength, Schmidt is chosen to become a symbiotic host to the Gigamatrix, an ancient alien biotechnological relic that grants him a powerful exoskeleton armor, turning him into the superhero Atom-Man.

### *Mighty Wonders: The Alpha Project* (2029)

When Jason Cage tries to jumpstart a dormant peacekeeping project, things go awry and Earth’s Heroes, including Iron Knight, Captain Thunderstrike, Riptide, Doctor Doomsday, Hypersonic, and Atom-Man, along with support from Allison Powers and Scarlet Fury, to stop the villainous Alpha from enslaving the human race and threaten to conquer the world. It is up to the Mighty Wonders to step up to face him from enacting his terrible plans, and soon uneasy alliances and unexpected action pave the way for an epic and unique global adventure.

### *The Iron Knight* (2029)

Iron Knight raises the stakes on his war on crime in New York City by setting out to dismantle the remaining organized crime syndicates that plague the streets. When a killer targets New York's elite with a series of sadistic machinations, a trail of cryptic clues sends the Iron Knight on an investigation into the underworld. As the evidence begins to lead closer to home and the scale of the perpetrator's plans becomes clear, Iron Knight must decide whether or not to cross the line between heroism and vigilantism.

### *Doctor Doomsday* (2030)

Following a scandal, scientist Eddie Hyde attempts to revive his career by investigating the Montgomery Foundation, but comes into contact with an alien parasite that bonds with Hyde, giving him superpowers and unleashes the unbridled force of rage within him: Doctor Doomsday as long as they share the same body. Living in the shadows--cut off from a life he knew and the woman he loves, Grace Evans--Hyde struggles to avoid the obsessive pursuit of his nemesis, General George Evans and the military machinery that seeks to capture him and brutally exploit his power. When Alistair Montgomery personally volunteers to be injected with an alien parasite, he becomes an even greater monster, and Hyde must accept his inner beast to defeat Montgomery.

### *Hypersonic: The Timebomb Paradox* (2030)

When Elena uses her superpowers to travel back in time in order to change the events of the past. But when her attempt to save her family inadvertently alters the future. Elena becomes trapped in a reality in which the event’s temporal ripples prove disastrous, creating a fractured, alternate reality where the Mighty Wonders never formed. Amidst a new world being ravaged by a fierce war between Captain Thunderstrike and Riptide, Elena must team with a grittier, more violent Iron Knight and government agent Atom-Man to rescue an imprisoned Z'tarian. Ultimately, to save the world that she is in and return to the original timeline, Elena's only hope is to race for her life. But will making the ultimate sacrifice be enough to reset the universe?

## Series

### *Hawthorne* (2028-2029)

#### Volume One (2028)

*Hawthorne* follows the Cage family's legendary butler, Winnie Hawthorne, a British intelligence agent for the covert C.R.O.S.S. (Covert Research and Operations of the Secret Service), who finds herself working with old acquaintance Julius Cage after he is framed for unleashing his deadliest weapons in 1946 New York City.

#### Volume Two (2029)

A year after the explosive events of last volume, Agent Hawthorne journeys from New York City to London for her most dangerous – and bizarre – assignment yet to work with newly appointed British C.R.O.S.S. Chief Frank Fletcher. Winnie, with her partners-in-crime, Davina Burke and Etta Watson, discovers that corruption seemingly runs deep, making it hard to distinguish the good versus the bad. But even as Winnie discovers both old and new friends – and potentially a new love – she's about to learn London masks a more sinister threat to everyone she is sworn to protect – before her country burns itself to the ground.

### *NYPD Knights* (2028-2036)

#### Volume One (2028)

Fresh from his role in the *Mighty Wonders*, Detective Stan Jordan returns to the New York City Police Department under the recruitment of Captain Christina Cartwright, He is paired with Howard Grant to solve one of New York City's most high-profile cases ever: the escape of Beldam Asylum inmates. During his investigation, Jordan meets the socially awkward forensic scientist Eric Nelson and newbie cop Carly Maxwell. Along the way, Jordan must confront gang boss Giovanni Fiore, as well as Sal Di Maggio and Otto Kripke. Eventually, Jordan is forced to form an unlikely friendship with computer hacker Lexi Diaz.

#### Volume Two (2029)

The stakes are higher than ever as Jordan was tasked with eliminating some of the most ambitious and depraved super villains, and computer hacker Lexi Diaz, now a full-fledged C.R.O.S.S. agent, uncovers more secrets from her origins.

### *The Powermans* (2030-2037)

#### Volume One (2030)

*The Powermans* explores the epic adventure of the dysfunctional family of superheroes including Mister Power, the intelligent, commanding leader of the Powermans, with strength so powerful that he can destroy a building. After the Powerman family is splintered by a military coup, they must come together to solve the mysteries of a threat that follows them and more.

## Timeline

* *Hawthorne/Volume One*: 1946
* *Captain Thunderstrike: The New World*: 1995
* *Atom-Man*: **Flashbacks**: 1989, 1997 | **Present Day**: July-August 2028
* *NYPD Knights/Volume One*: September-December 2028
* *Hawthorne/Volume Two*: 1947
* *Mighty Wonders: The Alpha Project*: April-May 2029
* *The Iron Knight*: October-November 2029
* *NYPD Knights/Volume Two*: April-May 2030
* *The Powermans/Volume One*: August 2030
* *Doctor Doomsday*: May-June 2027
* *Hypersonic: The Timebomb Paradox*: September 2030

## External Links

**Series:***Hawthorne* (Volume One • Volume Two) • *NYPD Knights* (Volume One • Volume Two) • *The Powermans* (Volume One)