Captain Confederacy is an alternate history

Alternate history (fiction)

Alternate history or alternative history is a genre of fiction consisting of stories that are set in worlds in which history has diverged from the actual history of the world. It can be variously seen as a sub-genre of literary fiction, science fiction, and historical fiction; different alternate...

 comic book

Comic book

A comic book or comicbook is a magazine made up of comics, narrative artwork in the form of separate panels that represent individual scenes, often accompanied by dialog as well as including...

 by Will Shetterly

Will Shetterly

Will Shetterly is an American writer of fantasy and science fiction best known for his novel Dogland . The novel is inspired by his childhood at the tourist attraction Dog Land owned by his parents...

 and Vince Stone that was published between 1986 and 1992. It tells the story of a superhero

Superhero

A superhero is a type of stock character, possessing "extraordinary or superhuman powers", dedicated to protecting the public. Since the debut of the prototypical superhero Superman in 1938, stories of superheroes — ranging from brief episodic adventures to continuing years-long sagas —...

 created for propaganda purposes in a world in which the Confederate States of America

Confederate States of America

The Confederate States of America was a government set up from 1861 to 1865 by 11 Southern slave states of the United States of America that had declared their secession from the U.S...

 won their independence.

Publication history

John M. Ford

John M. Ford

John Milo "Mike" Ford was an American science fiction and fantasy writer, game designer, and poet.Ford was regarded as an extraordinarily intelligent, erudite and witty man. He was a popular contributor to several online discussions...

 plotted three issues of the first series, and wrote one, issue number 10's "Driving North."

Plot

The first storyline, published in twelve issues by SteelDragon Press, tells how the first Captain Confederacy, a white man, joins the rebellion against his country. The second storyline, published in four issues by Epic Comics

Epic Comics

Epic Comics was a creator-owned imprint of Marvel Comics started in 1982, lasting through the mid-1990s, and being briefly revived on a small scale in the mid-2000s.- Origins :...

, focuses on the struggle to control the politics of the North American countries, at a world super-hero conference in Free Louisiana. The new Captain Confederacy is a black woman, pregnant with the last Captain's baby.

External links

• Captain Confederacy blog, where the comic is being posted in serial format by Will Shetterly, along with related material.