Zephyrs can't receive physical or halo activation, so more powerful Ubers can force them to keep their distance or even kill them by taking the incredibly counterintuitive measure of blowing themselves up: they can survive that, but Zephyrs can't.Stephanie recognizes one masquerading as a Tank Man by the fact he sweated during sex. Geltmenschen's ability is psychic, so they can only fake the appearance and voice of another - not their physiology.Further exertion past their limits causes the disruption halo to backfire and kill the Über. Prolonged exertion without rest will deplete their powers. All Übers in general appear have a finite 'power supply' that fuels their abilities.Other heavies can kick out their kneecaps with ease, effectively crippling them. While incredibly strong, the heavy Übers have a fatal weakness.

Aside from its science-fiction elements, it's a brutally realistic war story which, in its creator's words, 'is not meant to be enjoyed'. Über has no clear protagonists, an atmosphere of extreme moral ambiguity, and a profusion of blood and gore. If you're looking for a typical feel-good superhero story where plucky good guys can win against vastly stronger foes. Things rapidly go downhill for the Nazis and Allies alike. Unable to defeat the Übers through conventional means, the Allies are forced to develop superhumans of their own. With super-strength, bulletproof skin and matter-disrupting energy beams, the 'Übermenschen' save Hitler's regime from certain collapse, fundamentally changing the nature of warfare in the process. Days before the Third Reich's defeat, with the forces of Zhukov's 1st Belorussian Front and Konev's 2nd Ukrainian Front storming Berlin, a breakthrough is made-the Nazis successfully create superhuman soldiers. Written as a deconstruction of the concept of Stupid Jetpack Hitler and of classic superhero tropes, the story begins just before the end of World War II in Europe. It's scheduled to run for 60 issues total. The series took a break for much of 2016 after 27 issues, before a partially crowd-funded second volume launched at the end of the year, with the new overall title of Über: Invasion. Like many Avatar Press books, it explores extremely dark themes of bloodshed, depravity, and dehumanization using sci-fi and fantasy elements. Über is an ongoing comic book series published by Avatar Press and written by Kieron Gillen, with art by Canaan White, Daniel Gete and Gabriel Andrade.

Uber, Volume 1 by Kieron Gillen