Originally posted by Max Spidey 24
its not Marvel comics Its Max comics
You probably can't buy the comic because your to young.
Supreme Power is a comic book published under Marvel Comics' MAX imprint (for mature audiences). It features a rebooted version of the superhero team Squadron Supreme, itself a parody of DC Comics' Justice League of America. It is written by J. Michael Straczynski and drawn by Gary Frank, and issue #1 was cover-dated August 2003.
By February of 2006 Supreme Power will move to Marvel Knights.The first issue dealt with the character of Hyperion, a Marvel Comics version of Superman. This issue sold out immediately, and became one of Marvel's best-selling issues of the year. Demand was so great that Marvel put scans of the issue online.
Later issues introduced:* Nighthawk, based on Batman
* The Blur, based on The Flash
* Doctor Spectrum, based on Green Lantern
* Power Princess (a.k.a. Zarda), based on Wonder Woman
* Amphibian, based on AquamanThere are six members of this first generation of superheroes in this world (the so-called 'Supremeverse'😉, although arguably, some of them could be considered anti-heroes.
Differences between Supreme Power and Squadron SupremeWhile the Squadron Supreme had started off as Justice League knock-offs and had moved on in different directions thanks to the works of the late Marvel editor and writer Mark Gruenwald, JMS brought Supreme Power back to its JLA roots, in order to put a different spin to the concept.
The Squadron debuted as a fully-formed regular superhero team. When their origin was revealed, they all had previous experience as solo superheroes. This doesn't happen in Supreme Power, which doesn't focus on much superhero material, and where the characters have yet to act as a regular supergroup would. However, in the third arc, Hyperion, Nighthawk, and the Blur have formed an uneasy partnership.
A Martian Manhunter doppelganger is missing in both Squadron Supreme and Supreme Power, due to its resemblance to Superman. However, a Skrull was shown in flashbacks and in the last published Squadron story to occupy the Manhunter's place. No equivalent is slated to appear in the current series.
It has been established that the Squadron Hyperion is an Eternal from his dimension. The alien origin in Supreme Power may contradict it, but until now it's still an open plot point, as the runaway ship Hyperion was jettisoned from could have been escaping from Earth.
Nighthawk and the Whizzer have been changed from Caucasians to African-Americans. The Whizzer's name has also been changed to the Blur. Nighthawk is still a wealthy industrialist, but the Blur was transformed from a suburban family man into a youthful farm boy living with his mother.
Zarda no longer bears the moniker Power Princess or acts a superhero, contradicting her origins as a peace ambassador and WWII superhero. She has alluded to similar origins to Hyperion, while in the Squadron she was a native of Utopia Island, equivalent to the Marvel Universe's Attilan.
Amphibian has been turned from a superpowered human male into a humanoid female with fish-like physical characteristics.
The villain Redstone was recently introduced. The character Tom Thumb was seen in one of his flashbacks, his origins now tied to prison experimentation. We have yet to see new versions of former Squadroners Golden Archer, Lady Lark, Arcanna, Moonglow, Nuke, the Shape and Haywire.
Unlike Squadron Supreme, which gives a nod to its DC Comics inspiration with the use of fictional names for US cities and states, Supreme Power takes place in the "real" world.
Supreme Power is a comic book published under Marvel Comics' MAX imprint (for mature audiences).
Here's a pic from the mature edition of the Avengers:
