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Zenith, a comic magazine, was created by Grant Morrison and Steve Yeowell first appearing in 2000AD in 1988. It was notable as the first proper superhero to appear in the comic but is clearly influenced by Alan Moore with a self aware take on the reluctant superhero character similar to Miracleman and Watchmen as well as eliptic references to literary sources. Zenith's parents were also superpowered and part of a British 1960s psychedelic super team similar to the Fantastic Four. However now in the 1980s Zenith has rejected there values and is happy to use the celebrity and ability he has been gifted to advance a career as a pop performer. This situation aggravates the people around Zenith who acts for most of the time as a spoilt celebrity and when he does use his powers it is usually for a minor personal gain. However this is balanced with the revelation that the other superpowered figures from the 1960s group still active have used their powers for personal advantage, one having become a high ranking member of the government while another is a new age guru.Meanwhile an ancient chaos force has been released. At the end of the first series Zenith teams up with surviving members of the 1960s squad to destroy the chaos force eventhough this proves fatal to a number of the team. The second series details the efforts of a media tycoon modeled on Richard Branson to use Zenith as breeding stock for a new group of superpowered slaves that he will use for world domination.
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