# What is the most realistic take in comics of what would happen if a real world "super" appeared? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 25, 2016, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-realistic-take-in-comics-of-what-would-happen-if-a-real-world-super-appeared/772931 "2016-11-25T00:01:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Precambrianmollusc](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/precambrianmollusc/32/63_2.png) [@Precambrianmollusc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Precambrianmollusc)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2016, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-realistic-take-in-comics-of-what-would-happen-if-a-real-world-super-appeared/772931/21 "2016-11-25T20:16:02Z")
The New Statesmen , way back in '88 had genetically modified humans that had super powers . It was an attempt at a realistic superhero story. It was set in 2047 and seamed as realistic as reasonable given the subject matter. > **[New Statesmen](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Statesmen)** > > Sean Philips > New Statesmen was a "political superhero series" featured in British comic Crisis, created by John Smith and Jim Baikie, which lasted for fourteen episodes from 1988 to 1989. > Sean Philips and Duncan Fegredo were brought in to cover for Jim Baikie on issues five, thirteen and fourteen and issues seven and eight, respectively. > New Statesmen was the story which, along with Third World War, launched 2000 AD's sister comic Crisis. I seam to remember I really liked Jim Baikies art , but cant find any samples on line from the New Staesmen ---
**Author:** ![Penfeather](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/penfeather/32/384_2.png) [@Penfeather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Penfeather)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2016, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-realistic-take-in-comics-of-what-would-happen-if-a-real-world-super-appeared/772931/22 "2016-11-25T21:37:42Z")
Grant Morrison made his bones on the late 80s 2000AD strip _Zenith_\*, which provided an excellent take on traditional superhero tropes: rather than being a steely-eyed lantern-jawed upholder of virtue, the eponymous Zenith was a Celebrity, a rather dim, shiftless, self-centered pop star media brat. Unfortunately he was also the only extant person possessed of super-powers, so when Nazi Elder Gods came calling, he was our first line of defence. \*Recently back in trade print after a couple of decades in litigation limbo over publication rights. Well worth checking out. ---
**Author:** ![Penfeather](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/penfeather/32/384_2.png) [@Penfeather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Penfeather)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2016, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-realistic-take-in-comics-of-what-would-happen-if-a-real-world-super-appeared/772931/23 "2016-11-25T21:40:13Z")
> [@Precambrianmollusc](#): > > The New Statesmen , way back in '88 had genetically modified humans that had super powers . It was an attempt at a realistic superhero story. It was set in 2047 and seamed as realistic as reasonable given the subject matter. > > [New Statesmen - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Statesmen) > > I seam to remember I really liked Jim Baikies art , but cant find any samples on line from the New Staesmen I loved Jim Baikie’s work on Judge Dredd. [In The Bath](http://s472.photobucket.com/user/monkeyrobot01/media/Joe%20Dredd%20at%20Tumblr/0626-JimBaikie-IntheBath.jpg.html) was a stone classic. eta [Here’s some Jim Baikie _New Statesmen_.](https://www.lambiek.net/artists/image/b/baikie_jim/baikie1.jpg) Man, I used to _own_ all this stuff. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-realistic-take-in-comics-of-what-would-happen-if-a-real-world-super-appeared/772931.md?page=1)