Sci-fi/Futuristic Superhero comics, manga or other media

[tecnowraith]

Does anyone know any superhero comics, manga or other media set in a Sci-fi/Futuristic world where the powers are not your typical origin. I'm looking for stories where the superhero powers come from some type of technology in the Sci-fi/Futuristic world.

Thanks

[fodigg]

Originally Posted by tecnowraith

Does anyone know any superhero comics, manga or other media set in a Sci-fi/Futuristic world where the powers are not your typical origin. I'm looking for stories where the superhero powers come from some type of technology in the Sci-fi/Futuristic world.

Thanks

Well...do you mean the powers in the book come exclusively from future-tech? Because you have characters of all different "genres" in superhero books, but I'm blanking on those who all have origins in technology.

Many of the Marvel 2099 characters were technology-based in the place of their main-stream continuity counterparts (e.g., Ghost Rider 2099, Thor 2099, Spider-Man 2099), but those books are rather dated. I still like 'em though. I think the only ones that weren't tech-based were the X-Men 2099. They still just went with the natural mutants backstory.

Are you looking for something very "Cyberpunk"?

[tecnowraith]

Yes very cyberpunkish and powers in the book come exclusively from future-tech.

[fodigg]

Originally Posted by tecnowraith

Yes very cyberpunkish and powers in the book come exclusively from future-tech.

The best I could do: Wiki Category for "Cyberpunk Comics"

Nothing comes to mind that deals exclusively with the concept of "cyberpunk superheroes" with tech being the exclusive source of abilities. The closest I can think of would be Judge Dredd and while that's "dystopian" I hesitate to call it "cyberpunk".

[Umbran]

Few comics lines are interested in exclusivity like that - powers *only* from one source. Hero comics have always been kind of polyglot in that respect.

[SKyOdin]

It is hard to recommend sci-fi manga since mange rarely uses the classic "superhero" tropes. I can recommend some really good sci-fi action manga and anime centered around over-the-top action, but I don't really know of anything that involves capes and secret identities.

If you are just looking for over-the-top superpowers based on advanced tech, I can recommend the Battle Angel Alita manga. It takes place in a cyberpunk world where most of the main characters are cyborgs and androids, and involves a lot of highly skilled martial artists using advanced technology to augment their fighting abilities. For example, you see stuff like plasma manipulation, nanotech-based regeneration, and electro-magnetically accelerated punches. *Warning: This series involves some very graphic violence. It is not for the young or faint of heart.*

If you are looking for traditional superhero stuff, I can recommend the webcomic Antihero For Hire. Almost all of the stuff in there is technically based on technology, and the comic is really funny to boot.

[Plane Sailing]

The Authority contains quite a lot of technology based superheroes

The Authority - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The comics deserve the same warning as has just been given for Battle Angel Alita though. Very graphic ultraviolence.

Cheers