 In this world, the myriad experiments and accidents which led to the creation of superheroes on Earth-616 have instead here resulted in horrible deformities and painful deaths.Sheldon tours the country, investigating the aftereffects of these events and researching a book about the strange phenomena in order to prove that the world has taken a wrong turn somewhere.In this reality, the Avengers are a radical secessionist rebel group from California rebelling against an oppressive United States government led by 'President X'.