What If?: Dark Avengers

In 2011, Marvel’s What If?: Dark Avengers offered a single-issue glimpse into an alternate reality where the villainous team of Norman Osborn’s Avengers never fell from power. Written by the classic Iron Man duo Bob Layton and David Michelinie, with art by Graham Nolan, this one-shot explored the dark consequences of a world where the Dark Reign continued unchecked. It stands as a compact, imaginative twist on a pivotal era in Marvel history, inviting readers to wonder what might have been.