History ComicBook / HeroesReborn2021

* TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers: Book 6 breaks the StrictlyFormula framing of the previous issues, because Power Princess doesn't fight some alternate version of an existing character and then triumphs. Instead, she fights the actual Thor, who's finally woken up to his identity, shrugs off her big punch and leaves the fight inconclusively, leading to the final pieces falling into place for the Avengers... and the Squadron Supreme.

** The Starjammers still existed but their roster was different; [[ComicBook/{{Cyclops}} Scott]] and [[ComicBook/{{Havok}} Alex Summers]] are members of the crew instead of X-Men. Corsair is full-on married to Hepzibah, making her the brothers' stepmother. Scott also has perfect control over his optic blasts, meaning he doesn't wear his visor and isn't called Cyclops, while Alex is still called Havok (or at the very least trying to get people to call him Havok). The team was rounded out by Rocket and Groot, who aren't members of the Guardians of the Galaxy, who may not exist at all. While it is known that Doctor Spectrum forced them to disband, it is unknown what has become of most of them.

* ''Heroes Reborn: Siege Society'' by Cody Ziglar and Paco Medina. After the Squadron Supreme's civil war led to Nighthawk making a Squadron in Europe, ComicBook/BaronZemo brings together his team of villains to stop them, including [[ComicBook/ScarletWitch the Silver Witch]], [[ComicBook/{{Sabretooth}} Victor Creed]], [[ComicBook/{{Hawkeye}} Clint Barton]], [[ComicBook/AntMan Scott Lang]], and [[ComicBook/BlackWidow Natasha Romanoff]].

* AdaptationalVillainy: In this new timeline; [[ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk Bruce Banner]], [[ComicBook/ScarletWitch Wanda Maximoff]], [[ComicBook/{{Hawkeye}} Clint Barton]], and [[ComicBook/BlackWidow Natasha Romanoff]] are among those who have become villains, since they never reformed thanks to the Avengers’ influence. Meanwhile, Deadpool is the Goblin's partner, Tigra and Janet Van Dyne (as the Giantess) are (former) antagonists to Power Princess as counterparts to Cheetah & Giganta, Moon Knight's just another regular at Ravencroft, Valkyrie, Sentry and Nova were former members of Goblin's Dark Squadron and [[spoiler: Flash Thompson is the new Jackal.]] Subverted by [[spoiler: Phil Coulson]]; as it turns out [[spoiler: this [[FaceHeelTurn really is the 616-Phil]] as the main villain.]]

* AdaptationalVillainy: In this new timeline; [[ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk Bruce Banner]], [[ComicBook/ScarletWitch Wanda Maximoff]], [[ComicBook/{{Hawkeye}} Clint Barton]], and [[ComicBook/BlackWidow Natasha Romanoff]] are among those who have become villains, since they never reformed thanks to the Avengers’ influence. Meanwhile, Deadpool is the Goblin's partner, Tigra and Janet Van Dyne (as the Giantess) are (former) antagonists to Power Princess as counterparts to Cheetah & Giganta, Moon Knight's just another regular at Ravencroft, Valkyrie, Sentry and Nova were former members of Goblin's Dark Squadron and [[spoiler: Flash Thompson is the new Jackal.]]

''Heroes Reborn'' is a 2021 Creator/MarvelComics event and mini-series by Creator/JasonAaron, Ed [=McGuinness=], Dale Keown, Federico Vicentini, and James Stokoe. It began in May 2021.

** The [[ComicBook/CivilWar Super Registration Act]] was still created, with Hyperion and Nighthawk at the heart of it as opposed to Iron Man and Captain America.

* ''Heroes Reborn: [[ComicBook/Champions2016 Young Squadron]]'' by Jim Zub and Steve Cummings. Meet the Young Squadron: [[ComicBook/{{Nova}} Sam Alexander]] as Kid Spectrum, [[ComicBook/MsMarvel2014 Kamala Khan]] as Girl Power, and ComicBook/MilesMorales as the all-new Falcon! But can they defeat...ComicBook/{{Deadpool}}?

** While ''Marvel Double Action'' is very much an homage to "The Night Gwen Stacy Died!", it's clear that Nighthawk and Comicbook/TheFalcon are Ersatzes of Batman and Robin, making it more similar to the death of [[ComicBook/RedHood Jason Todd.]]

** [[Comicbook/SecretWars1984 The Beyonder]] is now a diminutive alien (sporting the true appearance of his race rather than his previous humanoid look) who menaces Hyperion with reality-warping mischief and goes by the name Mr. Beyonder, making him one for Comicbook/{{Superman}}'s enemy Mister Mxyzptlk.

** The Young Squadron one-shot sees the [[ComicBook/Champions2016 founding trio of the Champions]], Kamala Khan, Miles Morales, and Sam Alexander, becoming legacy characters to the ''Squadron Supreme.'' Specifically, Sam Alexander is now Kid Spectrum (inspired by Doctor Spectrum), Kamala Khan is now Girl Power (inspired by Power Princess), and Miles is now the second Falcon, taking the mantle of the late Sam Wilson, who was Nighthawk's sidekick in this timeline.

* RevisitingTheRoots: Miles, Kamala and Sam became superheroes by other means and with new powers and identities, and created the "Young Squadron". In the end, however, they suffer a BrokenPedestal and lose their faith in them. Seeking to cut ties with the Squadron, they became the [[ComicBook/Champions2016 Champions]]. Because the world still needs heroes.

** Blur meets Johnny Blaze aka the Ghost Runner on the Penance Stars and he recalls that he raced the Ghost Runner before and their speeds were so high that Blaze's leg bones melted.

** Thanos uses the Infinity Rings to fight with monochrome constructs, much like a GreenLanternRing, making him emulate the antagonistic Lantern forces much like Doctor Spectrum does the Green Lantern.

** Marvel's villainous Scarecrow fills the role of [[NamesTheSame DC's more famous Scarecrow.]]

** Johnny Blaze has traded up his bike for SuperSpeed and is now called the Ghost ''Runner'', making him a stand-in for the Black Racer.

What if ComicBook/TheAvengers never existed? In a world where Tony Stark never built the ComicBook/IronMan suit, where ComicBook/{{Thor}} is a hard-drinking atheist, where [[ComicBook/BlackPanther Wakanda]] is dismissed as a myth, and where ComicBook/CaptainAmerica was never found in the ice, because there were no Avengers to find him... who are Earth's mightiest heroes?

** Power Princess is AGodAmI BloodKnight who sees nothing wrong with starting wars and considers [[spoiler:''ComicBook/TheMightyThor'']] to be obsolete and must be killed for daring to return.

* AdaptationalVillainy: In this new timeline; [[ComicBook/TheHulk Bruce Banner]], [[ComicBook/ScarletWitch Wanda Maximoff]], [[ComicBook/{{Hawkeye}} Clint Barton]], and [[ComicBook/BlackWidow Natasha Romanoff]] are among those who have become villains, since they never reformed thanks to the Avengers’ influence. Meanwhile, Deadpool is the Goblin's partner, Tigra and Janet Van Dyne (as the Giantess) are (former) antagonists to Power Princess as counterparts to Cheetah & Giganta, Moon Knight's just another regular at Ravencroft, Valkyrie, Sentry and Nova were former members of Goblin's Dark Squadron and [[spoiler: Flash Thompson is the new Jackal.]]

** Hyperion UsedToBeASweetKid while a member of the Imperial Guard, but watching his team be taken over by the Brood has resulted in him becoming detatched from life and some variant of TheSociopath, since his fights have caused the most civilian casualties and he acts indifferent to the families affected. This is especially prominent in the one-shot ''Peter Parker the Amazing Shutterbug'' where it's revealed he accidentally killed Aunt May by throwing a billboard at a villain and destroying the building she was in at the same time, and never even bothered to help clean up. In contrast to Superman's warm friendship with his "[[Characters/SupermanJimmyOlsen pal]]" and photographer, Hyperion is dismissive of Peter (while oddly still viewing him as a friend) and Peter resents Hyperion big-time, keeping it secret because he lacks the power to stand up to him.