Publishing map
Story arcs with reading-order discipline
Arc pages preserve event clarity as the universe grows across issues, character books, city conflicts, and mythology reveals.
Major arcs
Conflicts defining the continuity
Power Exchange thriller
Bad Odds
Sucker Punch wins the Underground Combat Arena fight he was contracted to lose, turning Flux Kid into currency and forcing one fighter into a war against a market that profits from every unpredictable move he makes.
Current Events - Power Exchange expansion +Flagship Arc
The Four Faces of Justice
The definitive entry point into the ASCU, centered on James Judd, the identities inside him, the death of Sarah, and the truth surrounding Jake Judd.
Modern Era - early public escalation +Crime Saga
Chemical Bonds
The Ross family saga: a story of chemistry, addiction, organized crime, inheritance, and the systems Roman Ross builds around human weakness.
Modern Era - organized crime escalation +Mythology arc
The Butterfly Wars
The Butterfly Curse surfaces across generations, turning private awakenings into a conflict that bends families, cities, and cosmic rules.
Butterfly Curse - modern reactivation +Event arc
Terminal Genesis
A synthetic origin event spreads through aerospace, medical, and defense systems, forcing rivals into temporary alliance.
Current Events - SYN emergence +Historical trauma
The Veridian Massacre
An official disaster record becomes the site of contradiction, grief, and evidence that altered history has been edited.
Modern Era - pre-current trauma +Political thriller
Fractured Valor
Dominion City turns heroism into evidence as public trust, law, and surveillance become weapons.
Current Events - legal escalation +Tech horror
The SYN Project
A storyline tied to Synapse and the SYN-designated android program.
Current Events - before Terminal Genesis +Character Origin
Ross
A reserved arc slot for future Ross-family and Webster Ross material that needs a standalone origin treatment outside Chemical Bonds.
Modern Era - placement pending +