A free recap issue, entitled Über: The First Cycle, was published for Free Comic Book Day in May 2014. A spin-off title exploring the backstories of several major characters, Über Special #1, was published in March 2014. The first issue of the series, Über #0, was published by Avatar in April 2013 the series is ultimately scheduled to run up to 60 issues. Gillen began conducting background research for Über in 2008, eventually compiling a 30,000-word "bible" of historical research to support the project. The complete series of Über is scheduled to comprise up to 60 issues. The series is notable for its extreme violence, its depiction of wartime moral ambiguity, and the major roles it gives to historical figures such as Adolf Hitler, Winston Churchill, Alan Turing and Heinz Guderian. The comic depicts an alternate World War II in which the Third Reich develops powerful superhuman soldiers in 1945, preventing its imminent defeat and forcing the Allied nations to counter with superhumans of their own. It is published monthly by Avatar Press, which released the first issue in April 2013. Über is a comic book series written by British author Kieron Gillen and illustrated by Caanan White, Gabriel Andrade and Daniel Gete. 30 (including 1 zero, 1 special and 1 recap issue) Uber: Invasion (17 issues)
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