The Specialists

I know I’ve ranted about the upcoming movie Iron Sky before, but there’s a new trailer out, so it’s time for another virtual face-palm. This is a case of squandered potential. Yes, I realize that it’s a movie about space-Nazis, which is inherently ridiculous. But I’m convinced that it still could have been a good, non-comedic movie. Check out the first teaser trailer, from a few years back:

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There are a couple of issues that come up in the comments fairly regularly, so I thought I’d take a moment to address them both here so that I have a convenient way of replying when they come up again.

First, many people ask if any countries besides the US and Germany have super-soldiers. It’s a good question; we have a lot of European readers, and they often want to know how their home country fared in our alternate history. The answer is that no other countries have developed super-soldiers like Die Übermenschen or The Specialists. However, Question Mark is English, and while he doesn’t have any actual super-powers, he is extremely capable. He’s kind of our Batman.
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