Über (comics)
alternate history comic book series
Über is an alt-hist comic fiction series written by Kieron Gillen and illustrated by Caanan White, Gabriel Andrade and Daniel Gete. It was published monthly by Avatar Press, which released the first issue in April 2013. The comic depicts an alternate World War II in which the Third Reich develops powerful superhuman soldiers in 1945, preventing its imminent defeat and forcing the Allied nations to counter with superhumans of their own.
The series is notable for its extreme violence, its depiction of wartime moral ambiguity and its mixing of fictional and real historical characters. As of 2026 no new issues have been released for 8 years.
Creation
Gillen began conducting background research for Über in 2008 after a discussion with Avatar Press publisher William A. Christensen, eventually compiling a 30,000-word "bible" of historical research to support the project. The writer stated the series' style was shaped "from how much WW2 still hangs over us even now, and watching the crowds thin in veteran's reunions", and felt considerable reading was necessary to do a "serious story" about World War II. Gillen also strived to emulate the style of historical detail used in war comics by Garth Ennis, as well as other British war comics including Johnny Red and particularly Charley's War. Other research included documentaries and the 1993 film Stalingrad. He explained the narrative was intended to function more as a "simulation" rather than using the tropes of heroic fiction works. In an interview with USA Today, Gillen stated:
"It doesn't matter if Spider-Man's fighting Galactus — Spider-Man will find a way to beat Galactus.
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