Stranded and cynical, Fury acts as the pragmatic glue holding together a fragile peace.

Howard Chaykin’s take on the Squadron focuses less on traditional "cape-and-tights" action and more on personal and political confrontation.

The Squadron Supreme has always been one of Marvel’s most fascinating experiments—a "Justice League" analog that exists to ask the questions the mainstream Avengers rarely do. While the original 1985 series by Mark Gruenwald is a landmark of the "deconstructed hero" genre, the 2008-2009 reboot, , takes that legacy into a grittier, modern era.

Superhero Ethics and the Shattered Utopia: A Look at Squadron Supreme Vol. 1: Power to the People

An overbearing genius who serves as a primary intelligence officer for the government, investigating the new superhuman threats.