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The comic-book influence runs through every part of Superfuse. The aim for the cel-shaded visuals was to “always feel like you’re flicking through a graphic novel," Wilson says. Meanwhile, HaggisBurridge cites Watchmen, The Boys and Invincible as story inspirations, as well as one considerably deeper cut: New Statesmen, a late-’80s strip from shortlived 2000AD spin-off Crisis that told a similarly dystopian tale of genetically modified humans. But there’s a big advantage to not using any actual comic heroes, they argue, using as an example discontinued ARPG Marvel Heroes, where multiplayer parties would often consist of four identical Hulks. “We’re not limited by a trademark," Wilson says, meaning players are free to customise characters’ looks however they like.