But when Nazi superhero Masterman threatens to destroy the planet, Zenith may be forced into action. He does some nice worldbuilding in this tale of the last superhero, who is more interested in being a pop star than mussing himself up saving the world. Morrison (Final Crisis, Doom Patrol) created Zenith, a "realistic" superhero, back in the late '80s to run in the magazine 2000AD, and ownership disputes kept the comic in the attic until now. That's not the sum total of the book, but it's closer than it should be. Take Booster Gold, put him in a Watchmen-like situation, add in Nazis and Lovecraftian abominations, mix well with battle scenes. Steve Yeowell is justly famous or his work on Zenith, but he has illustrated many further 2000 AD stories, including Red Seas, Judge Anderson, Devlin Waugh, Sinister Dexter and many more.If you are looking for a formula here, it's not too hard to find. But the superhumans of the past have other plans.Ībout the Author Grant Morrison has written many bestselling graphic novels, including Batman: Arkham Asylum, Doom Patrol, Animal Man, Flex Mentallo and The Invisibles and has established himself as one of the modern masters of the medium. So when he is contacted about the threat from the many-angled ones and the impending destruction of our world, his first reaction is to steer well clear. Forty-plus years later, and twenty years after a generation of '60s British superpowered heroes came and went, the teenage pop star Zenith is the only superhuman left - and his only interest in women, drugs, alchohol and fame. Maximan's defeat was only kept secret by the nuclear bomb which destroyed both men.
The all time classic is back! Berlin, 1945: The allies unleashed the second world war hero Maximan upon the German super soldier Masterman. About the Book Originally serialised in 2000 AD Progs 535-550 & 558-559.īook Synopsis Zenith Phase 1, Grant Morrison's first comics masterpeice with unforgetable art by Steve Yeowell, has been unavailable to trade for twenty years, but is published again here in a stunning new hardback edition.
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