American Comics: From the Start, I Rank the Top Ten Biggest Blowhards!

Shen Lan has unified the myriad realms and grown bored of being invincible.

Then Strange casts a spell incorrectly, and the resulting confusion in the Marvel Multiverse catches his attention and leads him to the Iron Man 2 timeline.

"I've suddenly had a fun idea."

Shen Lan gathers everyone in a dimensional realm and plays one video after another: "The Top Ten Show-Offs," "Captain America's Greatest Comebacks," and "The Marvel Counter Chart." From the perspective of an observer, he watches the superheroes who once appeared on screen react.

Banner: "So Hulk wasn't completely wrong after all..."

The Ancient One: "Esteemed Lord of the Myriad Realms, may I ask... what does 'dying because special effects are too expensive' mean?"

Stark: "Aww! You love me three thousand? My daughter is so adorable!"

Strange: "It was just a deal! Did you really have to keep picking on me like this?"

Thanos: "Since my plan's been exposed, I might as well drop the act. I'll come clean: I am destiny!"

This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance to actual people or events is purely coincidental. Do not imitate.