Stories by @michaelcosby

James Bond: The Authorized Biography of 007

An aging but still active Bond, now living in Bermuda with Honeychile Ryder, recounts his life story, from his schooling to his early missions, seamlessly blending the events of Fleming’s novels with historical and espionage elements. The biography maintains the illusion that Fleming’s books were partly based on real events, with some fictionalized embellishments to mislead Soviet intelligence.

John Woo's He-Man

The story follows Adam, a reckless young prince, whose life is upended when his uncle Keldor, corrupted by the Sword of Darkness, murders King Randor and seizes control of Eternia. Believed dead, Adam escapes and trains for years under the mysterious Zodak, who prepares him for his destiny. Meanwhile, Keldor—who eventually becomes the infamous Skeletor—tightens his grip on Eternia, with Evil-Lyn pushing him to eliminate Adam before he can fulfill the prophecy of reuniting the legendary Swords of Light and Darkness. After years in exile, Adam embarks on a dangerous quest to find Castle Grayskull, aligning with a growing resistance led by Man-At-Arms and Teela. His journey is fraught with betrayals, brutal battles, and shocking deaths, pushing the script towards an almost R-rated intensity. Ultimately, Adam discovers the hidden Castle, reclaims the Sword of Light, and—after a climactic showdown with Skeletor—unites the twin swords, transforming into He-Man. Leading Eternia’s heroes in a final stand, he triumphs over Skeletor’s forces, but an after-credits scene hints at the villain’s survival, leaving the door open for future conflicts.

Batman Triumphant

The film tells a story of Bruce Wayne, who at 50 years old returns from retirement to fight crime and faces opposition from the Gotham City police force. The story also features the return of classic foe Catwoman.

Star Wars: The Thrawn (Sequel) Trilogy

Set approximately five years after the events depicted in Return of the Jedi, the trilogy details the offensive campaigns of military genius Grand Admiral Thrawn as he attempts to bring down the recently-founded New Republic in a bid to restore the Galactic Empire to power. In addition to Thrawn, the trilogy introduces several new and notable characters, including Mara Jade and Talon Karrde.

Metal Gear Solid: The Movie

The film follows Solid Snake, a soldier who infiltrates a nuclear weapons facility to neutralize the terrorist threat from FOXHOUND, a renegade special forces unit. Snake must liberate hostages and stop the terrorists from launching a nuclear strike.

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (Live-Action)

Miles goes on an adventure with Gwen Stacy / Spider-Woman across the multiverse, where he meets a team of Spider-People led by Miguel O'Hara / Spider-Man 2099 known as the Spider-Society, but comes into conflict with them over handling a new threat in the form of the Spot.

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (Live-Action)

The film's story follows Miles as he becomes the new Spider-Man and joins other Spider-People from various parallel universes who team up to save New York City from the Kingpin.

Grand Theft Auto: Carcer City

In a gritty, chaotic Carcer City, a fictional metropolis inspired by Detroit, Dante Marshall, a down-on-his-luck, small-time criminal, finds himself caught in a world of betrayal, violence, and desperation. After a failed heist where he is double-crossed by his closest allies and left for dead, Dante’s once-simple life takes a violent turn. With nowhere to go but up, he enters the seedy underworld of Carcer City and begins to rise through the ranks of the criminal empire.

Uncharted Universe

The Uncharted franchise follows a group of treasure hunters who travel across the world to uncover various historical mysteries.

Army of Darkness Reboot

Featuring a version of Ash, one who chose to stay in the Middle Ages following an unexpected return to that time period, from a world where the events of the Evil Dead films didn't take place until the early 21st century.

The Snyderverse: Revised and Continued

Let's imagine the horrendous studio-mandated Josstice League didn't happen. Let's pretend for a moment that the original cut of Justice League (or perhaps an edited-down, 2 or 3 hour version) was released in theatres, setting up the future of the DCEU franchise. Following this, the DCEU slate releases both the films we got (with tweaks to better fit into continuity with ZSJL), and others we were supposed to get. TV series on HBO Max also help flesh out the world.

Detective Comics Elysium Universe (DCEU)

The age of heroes. A grand, mythic arc that culminates in a war against the evil Darkseid. The Justice League and their allies are at the center of this story, and Darkseid is the looming threat.

The Warriors: Jailbreak

While Ajax's adjustment to prison life is made difficult by an unnamed Baseball Fury a few months after the events of the first film, The Warriors plan to spring Ajax from prison. Rembrandt is shown to be taking art classes, while Mercy has now moved into her own apartment, with the financial support of a sugar daddy.

Cowboy Bebop: Serenade of Reminiscence

The film's events center around a search for a space pirate's treasure, a mysterious song called Diamonds, and a mysterious organization that stands in the way of the Bebop crew.

Pierce Brosnan's On Her Majesty's Secret Service Remake

In the film, Bond faces Blofeld, who is planning to hold the world to ransom by threatening to render all food plants and livestock infertile through the actions of a group of brainwashed "angels of death". Along the way Bond meets, falls in love with, and eventually marries Contessa Teresa di Vicenzo.

James Bond 007: Reunion with Death

The story focuses on the assassination of M’s friend, Sir Robert Grey and takes place in Tokyo. 007 goes to Tokyo looking into the activities of Yasuhiro Nakasone, an industrialist and the godfather of the Yakuza. Nakasone's wife Michiko is the Bond girl in the film. We find out that not only did Yasuhiro order the hit on Grey, but he is also trying to corner the market in computer chips in doing so. Bond successfully dispatches his adversary, but it comes at a cost, as Michiko Nakasone dies in the third act, causing James to grieve her death.

Max Payne: Trouble in Brazil

15 years after the events of the first movie, Max finds work as a private security contractor in São Paulo, Brazil, but becomes entangled in a quest filled with death and betrayal.

Batman Beyond: The White Knight

The film takes place 12 place after Bruce Wayne was exposed as Batman to the general public and donated his entire fortune to the people of Gotham City, and then turned himself in to the police. Since that, the city has evolved into a futuristic megalopolis known as "Neo-Gotham". Following the murder of his father Warren, young Terry McGinnis — under the orders of his employer Derek Powers — steals a technologically advanced Batsuit to become the new Batman and avenge his father's death. At the same time, an elderly Bruce escapes from prison in an attempt to rid Neo-Gotham of Batman for good, all while a civil war slowly rages through the city and Powers transforms into the supervillain Blight.

007: Forever and a Day

A prequel to the events of Casino Royale, the film recounts Bond's first mission as a double-0 agent, his status recently earned by killing a wartime traitor in Stockholm. Set in the French Riviera in 1950, Bond investigates the killing of the previous man designated 007 and resumes his final mission: determine what is behind the sudden lack of drug activity in the Corsican underworld. He develops his affinity for high-stakes casinos and fine hotels, where he meets Joanne "Sixtine / Madame 16" Brochet, a former British operative who leads him to Corsica mob boss Jean-Paul Scipio. Everything appears to point to the morbidly obese Scipio, head of a chemical company that serves as a front for his heroin business, but Bond discovers a larger network of organised crime and an American multi-millionaire named Irwin Wolfe.

Young Bond: SilverFin

With his aunt and uncle living in Scotland, a young James Bond uncovers some dark secrets that could put his life in danger.