Kamen America, Vol. 1: Stars and Strife

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Mark Pellegrini is a prolific comic author, having written the best-selling tokusatsu superhero send-up series KAMEN AMERICA, the war-action-rabbit series BLACK HOPS: U. Similar names aside, Kamen America's outfits draw from both Supergirl's All-American Face and Captain Marvel's original Ms.

There are also two webcomic spinoffs of the series, Kamen America: The Web Series and Kamen Academy , and some Japanese doujinshi . Kamen America , Kamen Comet , Kamen Ramen , and Kamen Victory will have to combine their powers in new and creative ways to face a threat more powerful than any they have encountered so far! Expy: Carly Vanders is an expy of both DC's Supergirl and Marvel's Captain Marvel, who respectively have the similar names of Kara Danvers and Carol Danvers and are already expies of each other. Redemption Demotion: Vicki loses most of her powers after she finally surrenders to the Kamen Corps and begins her process of redemption.It never devolves into full nudity, and while there is purpose behind this choice (pushing back against the mainstream mindset of drawing female characters as flat, unappealing, and downright masculine), this isn't one for the kiddies.

Conflicted with the need to take down her friend-turned-foe, Kamen America is faced with the decisions she'll have to make to stop Vermillion's destructive rampage while salvaging what's left of their relationship! Instead, she declares that the hero's identity is instead uniquely Carly's on account of all the good deeds and heroic work Carly had done while using that name. Engineered Heroics: Carly's arch nemesis Vermillion Masquerade turns out to be her best friend Vicki. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice.

Fortunately, this time she's joined by former foe Misha Lovacova , who now goes by the name Kamen Comet . Fanservice: Carly herself is this; she is conventionally attractive and often fights in a Leotard of Power. Good thing, too, because enormous monsters start springing up across the country, and her agency isn't about to let this crisis go to waste. After turning down her future prospects with her media rep, Carly Vanders is working tirelessly to promote her fashion brand and living up to her superheroic persona while suffering a daily barrage of media smear pieces.

Misha started as an employee of one before she defected and joined the Kamen Corps, and Hare Trigger ran one.This benefitted Lansky, who merchandised both the monsters and the heroes, and it also helped Carly by giving her a chance to showcase her heroics. He began that same year producing licensed art for We Love Fine, with clients that included Marvel, Lucasfilm, Hasbro, and Valve. Good Shepherd: Carly's priest, Father Blatty, is depicted as being compassionate and caring towards his congregation. The third volume of the Stars and Strife Saga sees the Kamen Corps taking on an alliance of their greatest foes to date: Lanksy, Kamen U.