New Statesmen (comic)

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New Statesmen was a "political superhero series" ^[1] featured in British comic Crisis, created by John Smith and Jim Baikie, which lasted for fourteen episodes from 1988 to 1989.

Contents 1 Plot 2 Publication 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Plot

Set in America in 2047, the series told the story of a number of genetically modified "optimen", created with superhuman 'hard' and 'soft' talents, who were essentially biological weapons. The series asked what 'superheroes' would be like if they were far more human than traditional heroes.

The series depicted a dystopian future in which Britain had become the 51st state of America and the world is in the grip of fear of genetic engineering and political warmongering.

[edit] Publication

• New Statesmen (by John Smith):
  • "Halcyon Days" (with Jim Baikie, in Crisis, #1, 1988)
  • "Perspectives" (with Jim Baikie, in Crisis, #2, 1988)
  • "Behind the light" (with Jim Baikie, in Crisis, #3, 1988)
  • "Shadowdancing" (with Jim Baikie, in Crisis, #4, 1988)
  • "Downtime" (with Sean Phillips, in Crisis, #5, 1988)
  • "Holding the fist" (with Sean Phillips, in Crisis, #6, 1988)
  • "Where the railroad meets the sea" (with Duncan Fegredo, in Crisis #7, 1988)
  • "Memories on Ice" (with Duncan Fegredo, in Crisis #8, 1988)
  • "All doors lead to the Minotaur" (with Jim Baikie, in Crisis, ##9, 1989)
  • "Life during wartime" (with Jim Baikie, in Crisis, ##10, 1989)
  • "Riding the tiger" (with Jim Baikie, in Crisis, ##11, 1989)
  • "The power and the glory" (with Jim Baikie, in Crisis, ##12, 1989)
  • "White Death" (with Sean Phillips, in Crisis, #13-14, 1989)
  • "Epilogue" (with Jim Baikie, in Crisis, ##28, 1989)

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Profile from 2000 AD