What do a chain-smoking French supermodel and a constantly-speeding Southern firecracker have in common? (Aside from the superpowers, of course.)

There will be spoilers in this post, if you’re still keeping track.

I realized belatedly that contrary to what one might expect from a racist sexist homophobic alt-right publisher like Arkhaven, the Alt-Hero series features a handful of very strong female characters.

In issue #2, Shiloh Summers is introduced peacefully washing her blue Mustang convertible wearing daisy dukes and a Confederate flag bikini top. She then proceeds to drop some red-headed, green-eyed Southern charm to get out of a speeding ticket, specifically aligns herself with Alabama (as a Pacific Northwesterner I really don’t get it, sorry) and speeds on her merry way–right into a trap laid for her by the Feds. Even though she raises “hayell” before getting caught, alas, somebody  has to get broken out of an armed facility, and that person is Shiloh.

Part of the rescue team is another badass female character, Ryu No Seishin, who delivers the immortal line “We’re here to rescue you.” Ryu can shoot flames from her fingertips and has amazing hair. I want to know more.

Back in issue #1, on the other hand, we meet Dominique Jeanneret through a pop and a clap of her powers facing off against the EU. A chain-smoking red-headed supermodel, she puts up a good fight against the regular-guy squad until she gets taken out by a punch square in the face from Captain Europa. And though she is wooed by the Global Justice Initiative, she knows how to negotiate and keeps her option to smoke, always.

Am I going crazy? Two redheads? This is not that big of a comic book franchise (yet), so how could there possibly be room for two such visually similar characters?

Ah, here we go: We have one redhead taken into custody in the EU, fed a pack of lies but offered a lucrative salary, who then unthinkingly joins the bad guys. The other redhead is taken into custody in the United States, but is instead broken out and joins the ragtag band of vigilantes who are, one presumes, fighting on the side of good.

A tale of two red-heads. Two ladies who are, in the core of their character design, offensive to someone, somewhere. Two ladies who are feisty, who can look after themselves, and who are fighting on opposite sides of the line. Mirror images.

If there’s a transatlantic showdown, I hope we get a cover of them facing off against each other.