A psychologist named
William Watts wakes up in a hospital after a three-day coma. Fresh in his mind is the world of
Earth-616, which he experienced while asleep. As William returns to his mundane daily life, he encounters three familiar faces:
Peter Parker, a high-school student who is pressured by
Oscorp CEO
Norman Osborn to conduct industrial espionage on
Stark Industries;
Matt Murdock, a blind lawyer who battles an uphill case against crime boss
Wilson Fisk to absolve
Frank Castle of murder; and
Logan, an amnesiac soldier who is led to believe he murdered
Charles Xavier, one of William's patients. Inspired by Matt's conviction, William leaves his bystander position and begins to act to help the three: he helps reveal Charles' murder was done by a third party, citing Logan to investigate
Eric Magnus; he convinces Castle to reveal vital information to Matt's case; and he acts by calling the cops to assist Peter in arresting Osborn, who attempts to murder Peter's girlfriend
Gwen Stacy, but gets himself accidentally killed instead. After Castle's trial, Fisk murders Murdock. Castle assassinates Fisk in retaliation, which places him on the path to becoming the real-life Punisher. The series ends with William contemplating how the coma has shaken him from the stupor of life, as he reflects on his coma identity as Uatu. == Publication history ==