Stories by @matthewfenner

DCU Batman: Blood and Bone

Set in the grim, neon-soaked underbelly of Gotham City in the DCU, Batman: Black Mask follows Bruce Wayne, four years into his relentless crusade against crime. Gotham’s criminal empire teeters on chaos as Roman Sionis, the sadistic crime lord known as Black Mask, wages war to seize absolute control of the city’s underworld. Ruthless, theatrical, and unflinchingly brutal, Sionis hides behind his eerie obsidian mask while orchestrating assassinations, drug operations, and political corruption. As Batman hunts for answers, he discovers that Black Mask’s reach extends into Gotham’s elite—threatening to expose the very foundations of Wayne Enterprises and drag Bruce’s name through the filth he swore to destroy. Beside him stands Robin (Dick Grayson), his protégé for two years, eager to prove himself in a world that offers no mercy. But when Black Mask targets Robin directly to break the Bat’s spirit, the mission turns deeply personal. Torn between vengeance and justice, Bruce must confront his darkest instincts and the fear of losing another family. The film dives into the psychological war between predator and prey—where the line between heroism and obsession blurs in pools of blood and shadow. Batman: Black Mask is a violent, character-driven descent into Gotham’s criminal insanity, where every victory comes with a price—and even Batman can bleed.

Daredevil: Perfect Aim

Two months after the chaos of Spider-Man’s war with the Sinister Seven, Hell’s Kitchen is bleeding again. Matt Murdock, after twelve years as Daredevil, has learned that no matter how many battles he wins, evil always finds its way back. By day, he runs Nelson & Murdock with Foggy Nelson and Karen Page, fighting for justice in court; by night, he brings it to the streets. But when bodies begin turning up — victims marked by surgical precision — Matt discovers the return of his deadliest foe: Lester, the assassin once known as Bullseye. Thought long gone, Bullseye has resurfaced deadlier than ever, enhanced and unleashed on New York by unseen forces with one objective — to kill Daredevil and everyone he’s ever cared about. Haunted by failure and burdened by faith, Matt is pushed to his limits as Bullseye tears through his city and his life, leaving a trail of blood in his wake. The line between justice and vengeance blurs as Daredevil descends into a relentless, R-rated war of attrition against the one man who knows how to break him completely. When Bullseye targets Foggy and Karen, Matt must confront not only his nemesis but the darkness within himself — the rage, guilt, and self-hatred he’s long tried to silence. Daredevil: Devil’s Reckoning is a brutal, emotional descent into hell, where faith and fury collide — and only one devil will walk out alive.

Spider-Man: The Seven

One year after the bloody war against Carnage, Peter Parker has evolved. Now an Avenger, Spider-Man has seen more of the world — gods, monsters, and threats beyond imagination — but nothing prepares him for what’s coming home. In New York City, a familiar storm brews when Doctor Otto Octavius escapes custody with six of Spider-Man’s most dangerous enemies and turns into one terrifying force: The Sinister Seven. Consisting of Octavius, Electro, Kraven the Hunter, Mysterio, Green Goblin, Sandman, and Vulture, the group sets out to annihilate Spider-Man once and for all, tearing through the city and everyone he loves. As chaos consumes New York, Peter’s secret life begins to unravel, threatening his fragile bond with Mary Jane Watson, one of the few bright lights left in his darkened world. Wounded, hunted, and outnumbered, Spider-Man faces his greatest test — not just of strength, but of soul. Each villain represents a piece of his past, each battle a scar reopened. The Avengers are off-world, leaving Peter alone to face the collective wrath of those he’s defeated. In this violent, R-rated climax to his saga, Spider-Man must become more than a hero — he must become a survivor. With New York burning and his own life hanging by a thread, Peter must decide if saving the city is worth sacrificing what’s left of himself. Spider-Man: End of the Web is a brutal, emotional finale — the story of a man who’s lost everything but still refuses to stop fighting.

Spider-Man: Carnage

Two weeks after his brutal battle with Sandman, Peter Parker is exhausted — physically scarred, emotionally numb, and desperate for peace. But peace is impossible in New York. When a horrifying massacre erupts at the Ravencroft Institute, Spider-Man discovers the birth of a nightmare: Cletus Kasady, a psychotic serial killer exposed to remnants of the Venom symbiote during illegal experiments, has merged with the alien substance to become Carnage. Faster, stronger, and infinitely more sadistic than Venom, Carnage is pure chaos made flesh — driven by one goal: to spread blood and death across the city. His rampage turns Manhattan into a slaughterhouse, forcing Spider-Man into a fight more violent and personal than any he’s faced before. Haunted by the memory of Gwen’s death and the darkness still buried inside him, Peter struggles not to lose himself in the carnage. Every confrontation pushes him closer to the edge — his rage threatening to consume the last of his humanity. As the body count rises, Spider-Man must embrace the monster within to stop one even worse, blurring the line between justice and vengeance. In a relentless, R-rated descent into horror, Spider-Man: Absolute Carnage delivers a vicious showdown between two sides of the same coin — one hero, one killer — both born from the same black abyss. The question isn’t who will win… but what will be left of Spider-Man when it’s over.

Spider-Man: Grain by Grain

Three months after defeating Mysterio, Peter Parker tries to rebuild what’s left of his life. Nearing the end of his second year at Empire State University, he’s begun to find a fragile rhythm between school, heroism, and the quiet grief that still shadows him. But peace doesn’t last long in New York. When a string of violent robberies linked to high-tech weapons hits the city, Spider-Man discovers the culprit: Flint Marko, a small-time crook turned monstrous after a particle physics experiment gone wrong. His body now fused with living sand, Marko can shift, grow, and crush anything in his path — and he’ll do whatever it takes to provide for his sick daughter, no matter who stands in the way. As Spider-Man pursues the Sandman across a city choking on dust and destruction, Peter finds himself torn between empathy and rage. Flint isn’t a villain born of evil — he’s a desperate man consumed by circumstance. But his crimes are leaving bodies in their wake, and the longer the fight goes on, the more innocent blood spills. In this gritty, R-rated tale of redemption and ruin, Peter must decide what kind of hero he truly is: one who punishes, or one who saves. As the final battle erupts in a storm of sand and sorrow, Spider-Man realizes that even monsters can have hearts — and that mercy, not vengeance, may be the hardest choice of all.

Spider-Man: Master of Illusion

Five months after Gwen Stacy’s brutal death at the hands of Venom and Peter Killing the Symbiote (Not Eddie), Peter Parker lives a hollow existence. Spider-Man still swings through New York, but the joy and hope that once defined him are gone — replaced by grief, guilt, and isolation. Haunted by Gwen’s final moments, Peter questions his purpose as both hero and man. But when a series of surreal, reality-bending crimes erupt across the city, he’s forced back into the fight. Behind the chaos stands Quentin Beck, a disgraced illusionist and effects artist turned terrorist known as Mysterio, who blames Spider-Man for the failures that destroyed his career. Using advanced holographic tech and hallucinogenic gas, Mysterio doesn’t just want revenge — he wants to shatter Spider-Man’s mind and make the world believe he’s gone insane. As illusions blend with reality, Peter begins to lose his grip on what’s real, reliving his worst fears and regrets in twisted, nightmarish visions. Every hallucination cuts deeper — Gwen’s voice, his uncle’s disappointment, the faces of everyone he’s failed. Mysterio’s manipulations turn New York against him, painting Spider-Man as a murderer and fugitive. In this R-rated descent into psychological horror, Peter must confront not only Mysterio, but his own fractured psyche. To stop the villain and reclaim his humanity, Spider-Man must face the truth he’s buried: to honor Gwen’s memory, he has to forgive himself — before Mysterio’s illusions consume him completely.

Spider-Man: The Black Web

One week after his brutal battle with Kraven the Hunter, Peter Parker is still reeling from the Venom symbiote’s influence. Though he’s purged himself of the alien parasite, the damage remains — sleepless nights, violent flashbacks, and a city whispering about a monstrous black creature stalking the streets. When missing person reports skyrocket and bodies begin turning up drained and mutilated, Peter discovers the horrifying truth: the symbiote has bonded with Eddie Brock, a disgraced journalist who blames both Peter Parker and Spider-Man for destroying his career and life. Now twisted by rage and hunger, Eddie has become Venom — a dark mirror of Spider-Man, with his powers, his memories, and none of his restraint. As Venom’s reign of terror spreads through New York, Spider-Man faces the nightmare of fighting something that knows him better than anyone — his weaknesses, his fears, his guilt. Every encounter leaves Peter more battered, both physically and emotionally, as he confronts the sins of his past and the monster he helped create. Gwen watches helplessly as Peter spirals back toward the darkness he thought he’d escaped. When Venom targets those Peter loves, the line between man and monster begins to blur once more, culminating in a violent, R-rated showdown in the heart of the city — where Peter must decide if he can save Eddie Brock… or if Venom must die.

Spider-Man: The Last Hunt

Nine months after the chaos of the Rhino’s rampage, Peter Parker is nearing the end of his first year at Empire State University with Gwen — trying to juggle studies, love, work and a city that never stops bleeding. During a raid on an Oscorp facility to stop the Shocker (Herman Schultz), a massive explosion leaves Peter severely injured — and accidentally releases a strange black organism known as the Venom Symbiote. The alien bonds with him, healing his wounds and amplifying his powers, but also feeding on his rage and grief. As Peter grows faster, stronger, and more ruthless, a new predator arrives in New York: Sergei Kravinoff, the world’s deadliest hunter, seeking to claim Spider-Man as his ultimate trophy. What follows is a brutal game of predator and prey — one where Peter may no longer know which side he’s on. Spider-Man: The Last Hunt is a dark, R-rated evolution of Peter’s story — a visceral battle between man, monster, and morality. As Kraven tracks him through the streets and rooftops of New York, Spider-Man’s growing bloodlust and aggression begin to consume him, straining his relationship with Gwen and terrifying those who once saw him as a hero. Kraven doesn’t just want to kill Spider-Man; he wants to break him — to prove that even gods bleed. In a savage, rain-soaked finale, Peter must fight both the hunter and the darkness inside himself, realizing that the greatest enemy isn’t Kraven or Venom… it’s what he’s becoming while trying to survive.

Family Guy: Into the Griffinverse

When Peter Griffin’s latest drunken stunt—a nuclear-level explosion at the Pawtucket Brewery—rips a hole in the fabric of reality, the Griffin family finds themselves hurled into a chaotic multiverse war that’s part Star Wars, part Rick and Morty, and 100% Family Guy. As Quahog collapses into madness, alternate versions of Peter, Lois, and Stewie battle across universes for control of existence itself. From a dystopian Quahog ruled by Meg the Conqueror to a timeline where Brian’s a talking cop car, every world gets darker and more deranged. Amid the chaos, the Griffins must team up with their most absurd variants to undo Peter’s cosmic screw-up before the entire multiverse collapses into an endless cutaway gag. Armed with fart jokes, violent slapstick, and moments of shocking heart, Family Guy: Into the Griffinverse takes the series’ trademark irreverence to R-rated heights. As Stewie and Brian scramble through twisted realities and Lois questions her entire marriage, Peter remains obliviously destructive—believing he’s in a “really long Halloween episode.” From brutal interdimensional fights to fourth-wall-breaking chaos that skewers modern pop culture, the movie pushes every boundary imaginable. In the end, the Griffins learn that no matter how many universes there are, stupidity—especially Peter’s—might just be the one constant holding it all together.

Spider-Man: Charge of the Rhino

Three months after the Vulture’s fall, Peter Parker and Gwen Stacy have started a new chapter at Empire State University — trying to live normal lives in a world that never lets them. But normal vanishes when New York becomes the hunting ground of a monstrous creature tearing through streets and smashing anything in its path. Witnesses call it a Rhino, a towering beast encased in unbreakable armor. As Spider-Man investigates, he uncovers the horrifying truth: the creature is Alexei Sytsevich, a former enforcer experimented on by a rogue Oscorp division using stolen bio-tech. Now more beast than man, Alexei has lost his humanity and is being weaponized by unseen forces for something far worse than chaos. Spider-Man: Charge of the Rhino is an R-rated blend of tragedy and brutality, plunging Peter into his most physically devastating battle yet. As Rhino’s rampages level the city, Peter must face the guilt of every life lost while balancing his fragile relationship with Gwen and the crushing responsibility of his double life. When he discovers Alexei’s torment — the pain of a man trapped inside the monster — Peter is forced to question how far mercy can go in a world built on suffering. In a thunderous, bone-shattering finale, Spider-Man must stop the Rhino before New York is reduced to rubble, even if it means becoming as relentless as the beast he’s trying to save.

Spider-Man: Wings of Ruin

Eleven months after the battle with Doctor Octopus, Peter Parker is ready to move on — from high school, from grief, and from the ghosts that still haunt him. Graduation week should be a fresh start: he and Gwen share a small apartment in Queens, and for once, life almost feels normal. But when a string of high-tech heists sweeps through the city, Spider-Man discovers that the culprit is Adrian Toomes, a former engineer turned black-market scavenger. Using stolen Oscorp tech, Toomes has built a winged exosuit, becoming the ruthless Vulture — a man desperate to provide for his dying daughter, no matter how many bodies he leaves behind. As Toomes’ aerial reign of terror escalates, Peter’s fragile sense of peace begins to crumble, forcing him to choose between the life he’s built and the one he can never escape. Spider-Man: Wings of Ruin is an R-rated story of desperation, morality, and the price of survival. Vulture isn’t just another criminal — he’s what Peter fears becoming: a man driven by loss, willing to destroy everything to protect what little he has left. As their war tears through New York’s skies, Peter’s double life begins to unravel, endangering Gwen and everything they’ve built together. The battle pushes Spider-Man to his limits — testing not only his body, but his soul. In a brutal final confrontation over the city skyline, Peter must face the harsh truth that even when he wins, someone always falls.

Spider-Man: Rise of the Ock

A year after the Green Goblin’s rampage left Aunt May and Captain Stacy dead, Peter Parker begins his senior year at Midtown High carrying the crushing guilt of two lives he couldn’t save. Though still protecting New York as Spider-Man, he’s colder, more ruthless — a hero losing sight of who he once was. When a brilliant scientist and Oscorp rival, Dr. Otto Octavius, unveils an experimental fusion reactor meant to revolutionize clean energy, tragedy strikes again. A catastrophic failure fuses four mechanical arms to his body, warping his mind and birthing Doctor Octopus — a man convinced he must “save the world” by destroying it first. As Otto’s intellect turns to madness, New York becomes his laboratory, and Spider-Man his greatest obstacle. Spider-Man: Rise of the Ock is an R-rated collision of grief, obsession, and redemption. Peter sees in Otto the reflection of everything he’s becoming — brilliant, broken, and blinded by loss. As Doc Ock’s rampage threatens to consume the city, Peter is forced to face his darkest fears: that being Spider-Man may cost him his soul. With Gwen pulling him back from the edge, he must find the strength to save a man who’s beyond saving. In a brutal, high-stakes finale across collapsing bridges and burning streets, Spider-Man fights not just to stop Doc Ock, but to prove to himself that compassion can still survive in a world built on pain.

Spider-Man: Rise of the Goblin

Five months after the bloody battle with Scorpion, Peter Parker has finally found balance. He’s started his junior year at Midtown High, still fighting street thugs by night, but living a quieter life by day — with Gwen Stacy by his side, the one person who knows his secret and loves him anyway. But peace in New York never lasts. When Oscorp’s CEO, Norman Osborn, begins experimenting with a volatile performance serum meant to push human evolution forward, the formula instead tears him apart — body and mind. Transformed into the deranged Green Goblin, Osborn becomes obsessed with Spider-Man, seeing in him the embodiment of everything he can’t control. What begins as corporate ambition turns into all-out war as Goblin rains chaos across the city, targeting Peter’s world with ruthless precision. Spider-Man: Rise of the Goblin is an R-rated emotional and physical nightmare that forces Peter to face the monster behind the mask — and within himself. As Norman’s dual identity collapses into madness, the battle between Spider-Man and the Green Goblin becomes deeply personal, threatening to destroy everyone Peter loves. Torn between saving the city and protecting Gwen, he’s pushed beyond his limits, both as a hero and as a human being. In a savage final showdown atop the skyline, Spider-Man must face the horrifying truth: to stop the Goblin, he may have to break his own moral code — and sacrifice everything that still makes him Peter Parker.

Spider-Man: Sting of Vengeance

Six months after his brutal fight with the Lizard, Peter Parker is trying to rebuild a normal life — juggling school, patrols, and the lingering trauma of being Spider-Man. With only small-time criminals left to stop, things finally seem stable… until ex-detective Mac Gargan enters the picture. Funded by J. Jonah Jameson and transformed by a reckless Oscorp experiment, Gargan becomes Scorpion — a vicious, mutated killer with one goal: destroy Spider-Man. What begins as a manhunt turns into a citywide bloodbath, forcing Peter to face a new kind of monster — one born from hatred, failure, and his own unintended consequences. Spider-Man: Sting of Vengeance is an R-rated descent into vengeance and identity. As Scorpion’s rampage grows more personal, Peter realizes the attacks aren’t just against Spider-Man — they’re against him. Every battle drags him closer to breaking, pushing him to question whether his war on crime only creates new demons. In a violent, rain-soaked showdown across the New York skyline, Spider-Man must risk everything to stop Scorpion, even if it means losing the last pieces of his innocence — and the boy he used to be.

Spider-Man: Reptilian

Three months after the bloody showdown with Electro, Peter Parker is still learning what it means to survive as both a teenager and a hero. Near the end of his freshman year at Midtown High, Peter tries to find balance again — focusing on school, friends, and his new science teacher, Dr. Curt Connors, a brilliant biologist and former Oscorp researcher who becomes a mentor and father figure. But when Connors experiments with reptilian DNA to regenerate his lost arm, the formula mutates his body and mind, giving birth to The Lizard — a monstrous creature that sees humanity as a disease to be purged. As attacks spread through New York’s sewers and alleys, Spider-Man becomes the only one capable of stopping his teacher before the city drowns in primal terror. Spider-Man: Reptilian Instinct is an R-rated descent into mutation, morality, and the cost of science without restraint. Haunted by guilt and exhaustion, Peter must face the horrifying reality that the monster he’s fighting is a man he admired — and one who mirrors his own obsession with saving others at any cost. As Connors’ transformation spirals out of control, the line between man and beast blurs, forcing Peter to confront what kind of hero he’s becoming. In a savage final confrontation beneath New York’s streets, Spider-Man must make an impossible choice — save the man, or stop the monster. Either way, innocence dies.

Hawkeye: Point of Impact

After ten years as Hawkeye — Avenger, S.H.I.E.L.D. agent, and ghost of too many wars — Clint Barton thought he’d finally earned a moment of peace. But when a terrorist attack devastates the Wakandan Embassy in New York, peace dies with it. The culprit: Jagged Bow, a rogue archer and former S.H.I.E.L.D. operative named Emberlin, trained in the same black ops program that made Clint a killer. Driven by vengeance and delusion, Emberlin aims to ignite global chaos by striking another foreign embassy, framing the Avengers, and forcing the world into conflict. Haunted by his past and guilt over those he couldn’t save, Clint becomes both hunter and hunted, drawn into a deadly mirror game against someone who knows his every weakness. Hawkeye: Point of Impact is a violent, R-rated espionage thriller that strips away the glamour of heroism and dives into the moral rot beneath it. Racing against time, Clint must uncover Emberlin’s network before the next attack triggers an international war. Every arrow fired and every choice made drags him closer to the man he swore he’d never become again. As bodies fall and loyalties fracture, Clint faces the brutal truth — sometimes, the only way to stop a monster is to remember that you were one once too. In a final, blood-soaked showdown, Hawkeye must decide whether justice is worth his soul.

Nightwing: Fear State

After six years defending Blüdhaven, Dick Grayson has become more than Batman’s former protégé — he’s its protector, its symbol of hope, and sometimes its last light. But when Jonathan Crane, the twisted mastermind known as Scarecrow, resurfaces, that light begins to fade. Crane has formed an alliance with other Gotham rogues and planted four Fear Toxin bombs across the city, threatening to drown Blüdhaven in madness. As paranoia spreads and innocent people turn violent, Nightwing is pushed to his limits, forced to battle both Crane’s growing network and the demons buried deep within himself — guilt, failure, and the fear that he’ll never live up to the Bat he left behind. Nightwing: Fear State is a dark, R-rated psychological thriller that tests every ounce of Dick Grayson’s will. With time running out, the Batfamily — Batman, Batgirl, and Robin — arrives to help, reigniting old rivalries and buried pain. As the team races to disarm the bombs, Blüdhaven becomes a war zone of terror and betrayal. In the explosive finale, Nightwing confronts Scarecrow in a battle that’s as much mental as physical, proving that courage isn’t the absence of fear — it’s the strength to face it head-on, even when the whole city is burning.

Spider-Man: Bloodlines (Video Game)

Two months after the chaos that nearly destroyed New York, Miles Morales stands alone as the city’s only Spider-Man. Still reeling from Peter Parker’s decision to step away, Miles juggles school, grief, and the crushing responsibility of protecting millions. When people begin vanishing across the city, his investigation exposes a brutal human trafficking network led by Brock Rumlow — the mercenary known as Crossbones. Having rebuilt himself into a warlord of the underworld, Rumlow runs his empire with military precision and zero mercy. As Miles dives deeper, he discovers a web of corruption connecting Crossbones to the city’s elite and even the NYPD — a system that profits from the broken and the lost. Spider-Man: Bloodlines is a violent, M-rated exploration of heroism tested by horror. Alone, outnumbered, and bleeding, Miles faces a nightmare that forces him to question what being Spider-Man truly means. Every fight leaves scars, every victory feels hollow, but when Crossbones’ war reaches his family and neighborhood, Miles finds the strength to fight back with everything he has. In a brutal final confrontation, the young Spider-Man proves that courage isn’t inherited — it’s earned through pain, sacrifice, and an unbreakable will to protect the innocent, no matter the cost.

Fantastic Four: Return of Doom

2 Years after saving the world from cosmic annihilation, the Fantastic Four have become fractured — weary heroes burdened by fame, loss, and the consequences of their own genius. Reed Richards buries himself in research, desperate to find purpose beyond the battles. Sue struggles to hold the team — and their marriage — together, while Johnny and Ben drift apart under the weight of regret and resentment. But when a violent surge of cosmic energy tears through the atmosphere, Reed discovers the impossible: Victor Von Doom is alive. Scarred, exiled, and more powerful than ever, Doom returns from the ruins of Latveria with one goal — to reclaim what he believes was stolen from him: the future of the world itself. Fantastic Four: Return of Doom is a brutal, R-rated exploration of betrayal, godhood, and the cost of genius. As Doom unleashes a reign of terror using stolen cosmic energy to bend reality to his will, the team must reunite (With the help of Allies)— not as heroes, but as a broken family forced to face the sins of their past. Reed’s obsession, Sue’s desperation, Johnny’s recklessness, and Ben’s lingering humanity all collide in a war that stretches from the burning streets of Manhattan to the edge of the cosmos. When the final confrontation erupts, the Fantastic Four must decide whether to save Doom… or destroy him — even if it means losing themselves in the process.

ALT MCU

Alternate Marvel Cinematic Universe