Stories by @joshuaarmfield

Ocean’s Origins

Ocean’s Origins is a bold, character-driven reimagining of the world behind the Ocean’s Eleven crew — not the job that made them famous, but the lives that shaped them. Told through a fractured timeline and interwoven perspectives, the series dives deep into the personal pasts, criminal rises, and unexpected intersections of the legendary team. From dim-lit casinos in Atlantic City to underground street cons in Los Angeles, from war rooms in Vegas to rooftops in Bangkok, each episode unpacks a different crew member’s origin story — and the choices, betrayals, and loyalties that brought them into Danny Ocean’s orbit. Some stories unfold decades apart. Some never intersect — until they do. Because before they were a crew, they were just thieves, gamblers, hackers, grifters, and ghosts. And every legend has a beginning.

Damage Control

An engineering and construction company that specializes in repairing property damage caused by superhero conflicts.

Street Sharks

In the futuristic city of Waterfront, a once-thriving metropolis built on the shores of the ocean, scientific advancements have led to groundbreaking genetic research. However, the pursuit of power and control has corrupted some of the brightest minds. Dr. Luther Paradigm, a brilliant geneticist, has discovered a way to manipulate marine DNA to create powerful hybrids, intending to reshape the world to his vision. When a series of mysterious attacks plague Waterfront, leaving destruction and chaos in their wake, siblings Lena and Malik Mack start digging into the truth behind these incidents. During their investigation, they uncover the existence of Dr. Paradigm’s experiments, transforming innocent marine creatures into monstrous hybrids known as “Bio-Beasts.” Lena and Malik’s quest for answers brings them in contact with the Bolton brothers, John, Clint, Bobby, and Coop, who were once normal humans but have now transformed into the Street Sharks, after being exposed to an experimental serum. As tensions rise and the city faces the threat of total upheaval, the Bolton brothers must come to terms with their new identities and abilities. With the city on the brink of disaster and the Bio-Beasts running rampant, the Street Sharks must put aside their differences and join forces with Lena and Malik to stop Dr. Paradigm’s reign of terror.

1984

A modern adaptation of the George Orwell classic, 1984.

Icebreaker

In Icebreaker, as indestructible as ever, Bond is back in another mission—a deadly assignment undertaken in cohort with Bond’s opposite numbers from the United States, the Soviet Union, and Israel in the desolate Arctic wastes of Lapland. Yet if resurgent fascism is the common enemy, who is really to be feared? Is it the breezy American or the voluptuous Israeli who is acting as a double agent? Are the Finns merely using Bond to break the KGB's stranglehold on their tenuous national autonomy? Never has Bond encountered such an unnervingly deceitful bunch of collaborators or been subjected to such a bewildering series of potentially lethal shocks.

Batman: Contagion

Batman is up against a faceless villain… a contagion sweeping the streets of Gotham City, killing everyone in its path.

Grand Theft Auto V

Los Santos: a sprawling sun-soaked metropolis full of self-help gurus, starlets and fading celebrities, once the envy of the Western world, now struggling to stay afloat in an era of economic uncertainty and cheap reality TV. Amidst the turmoil, three very different criminals plot their own chances of survival and success: Franklin, a street hustler looking for real opportunities and serious money; Michael, a professional ex-con whose retirement is a lot less rosy than he hoped it would be; and Trevor, a violent maniac driven by the chance of a cheap high and the next big score. Running out of options, the crew risks everything in a series of daring and dangerous heists that could set them up for life.

The Immune

On a warm summer night in New York City, the apocalypse begins. Within days, the deadly Medusa virus is sweeping the globe like a wildfire, pushing humanity to the brink of extinction. As civilization crumbles around him, survivor Adam Fisher will discover a flicker of hope that will send him on a quest through a ruined American landscape. He joins forces with Sarah Wells, a soldier harboring a tragic secret, and Freddie Briggs, an aging football star grieving the loss of his family. In a post-plague world, the group will endure challenges unlike any they have ever known, including the rise of a dangerous new enemy that will threaten the survivors' fragile existence.

The Conglomerate

In response to UN funding to the Justice League International, corporate entities in America decided it was time for a group of heroes that defended the interests of corporate America as well. Founded by PR guru Claire Montgomery, the Conglomerate was born.

The Fantastic 4

Spring of 2018 a team of research scientists left Earth to explore the reaches of time and space. Doctor Reed Richards, his fiancé Sue Storm, brother-in-law to be Johnny Storm, and his lifelong best friend Ben Grimm left Earth as it experienced one if its most devastating disasters, “the snap”. Unaware of the events taking place on Earth, the team is stranded in space for five years. Seeking refuge on a dormant planet and sending out distress signals became a tedious task. The team decides to bring themselves home after years of trying to contact Earth. Back on Earth Bruce Banner is about to reverse the events of “the snap” and bring back the half of the world’s population that disappeared five years prior. Simultaneously, the team of researchers stranded in space are blasted with cosmic rays upon their reentry into Earth’s atmosphere. The team’s spacecraft crash-lands in the hidden nation of Wakanda, and the researchers escape seemingly unharmed much to the surprise of the Wakandan people. However, although the team is alive they are not unchanged.

Booster Gold

Michael Jon Carter, once the king of Gotham University, quarterbacking their team to countless victories, now a disgraced man. Down on his luck, Carter finds employment at the Metropolis Space Museum, where he spends his nights securing the premises and studying the displays. Reading of the glory bestowed upon the superheroes of the past and of their battles with countless foes, Carter yearns for the respect and glory he once had on the football field. Motivated by his need for glory Michael Jon Carter sets to go back in time using technology from the space museum and become one of these marvelous superheroes himself. With a vast knowledge of the events of the past, Carter leaves the 25th Century behind and sets forth on his quest for glory with the help of his partner Skeets and several artifacts stolen from the museum they are supposed to secure. Will Carter’s arrogance and never-ending need for adoration be his downfall? Only time will tell.

Billy Summers

Billy Summers is a hitman and a decorated former Marine sniper. He's ready to retire, but before he does, he accepts one last job that offers a huge payday that would set him up comfortably for his post-hitman life. However, as the details of it come together, he knows something about it feels very wrong.

Grand Theft Auto

Five years ago Carl Johnson escaped from the pressures of life in Los Santos, San Andreas... a city tearing itself apart with gang trouble, drugs and corruption. Where film stars and millionaires do their best to avoid the dealers and gangbangers. Now, it's the early 90s. Carl's got to go home. His mother has been murdered, his family has fallen apart and his childhood friends are all heading towards disaster. On his return to the neighborhood, a couple of corrupt cops frame him for homicide. CJ is forced on a journey that takes him across the entire state of San Andreas, to save his family and to take control of the streets.

Grand Theft Auto

After being released from prison, Tommy Vercetti, a former mobster, is sent to the sunny and dangerous Vice City. When a deal within the city goes horribly wrong, Tommy embarks on a jorney across the city to reclaim what is rightfully his, no matter how many lives it takes.

The Song of Solomon

A story about an African American man living in Detroit, who goes on a spiritual quest to define his identity.