The $30 million toe in the water

Prime's latest rogues' gallery is a complex and challenging group of villains, each with their own motivations and backstories. according to the source, the mutated veterans, Dr Alethea Faber, and other villains add depth and complexity to the story.

The golden rule of superhero storytelling is that any hero is only as good as the villains he faces. Batman has his Rogues' Gallery,the MCU trots out increasingly diabolical threats to reunite the Avengers, and Spider-Man arguably has Marvel's best collection of bad guys.

Prime's face off against villains in a mostly pre-superhero world, where Harlem's The Spider is noteworthy as the exception, and a huge loss when Reilly chooses to retire in the wake of the death of his lover, Ruby.

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The source reports that one of the new bad guys is Addison, a mutated veteran with impressive powers, but who ultimately fails to make an impact on the private detectives before he's shot and killed by Donegal.

Another complex bad guy is Dr Alethea Faber, who exploits the desperatiion of the POW veterans who were experimented on by the Germans and kills (and preserves) basically the entire group other than Silverman's gang.

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The source notes that Dr Faber's intentions are good, but they are perversely twisted, and she's willing to kill off Reilly to hide her crimes, marking her as a true villain.

Meanwhile, MegaWatt , a failed actor with a flair for the dramatic, throws out quotes from famous stage plays and grandstands, making his ultimate betrayal of Silvermane over bruised ego a logical endgame.

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The source reports that Lonnie Lincoln, a seemingly mutated from a lobster or crab, has unbreakable skin, super-strength and is brought in as Silvermane's muscle.

He's also more complex than MegaWatt: unbowed by the dangerous allure of his powers, Lincoln has a very obvious sense of justice, but effectively ends up being forced to work for the mobster.