United States of America

The **United States of America** (**USA**), more commonly known as the **United States** (**U.S.**) or **America**, is a federal presidential constitutional republic situated mostly in central North America. Its 48 contiguous states and Washington, D.C., the capital district, rests between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, bordered by Canada to the north and Mexico to the south. The state of Alaska is in the northwest of the continent, with Canada to the east and Russia to the west across the Bering Strait. The state of Hawaii is an archipelago in the mid-Pacific. The country also possesses several territories in the Pacific and Caribbean such as Puerto Rico.

## The United States in MegaComics Universe

Modern days map of United StatesThe United States of America serves as the setting for most of the works in the fictional Mega Comics universe.

## States and cities

In the Mega Comics universe, there are all the American states and most of the largest cities, as well as some cities that do not exist in the real world (New Bordeaux, etc.) Also, some things are changed. For example, New York in the OutStander comic is noticeably larger than the real one and includes some cities from New York State as city districts. Most of the events of the Mega Comics Universe take place in the Southern United States. The most frequently featured states are Texas, Louisiana, and California. Below are the cities and states that exactly exist within the MC Universe:

* New York-the main place of events of the first and partially second parts of OutStander. Cities: New York City, Albany, Buffalo.
* Texas-the place of action of Malavita, Critical Mass, The faint of heart to get away from the screens! and Once upon a time at the end of the Wild West. Cities: Austin, San Antonio, Dallas, Houston, Odessa.
* Louisiana-the setting of Unbroken, Malavita (partly), Cat People, Neo Noir. Cities: New Orleans, New Bordeaux, Houma.
* California is the setting of Darling. Cities: Los Angeles, San Francisco, Oakland
* Florida is the setting of a CyberWrestler. Cities: Miami, Tampa, Tallahassee
* Tennessee-location for the actions of The faint of heart to get away from the screens! and third part of OutStander.
* Arkansas - place of events of the third part of OutStander.
* Hawaii.
* Alaska

## Politicians

Throughout the events of Mega Comics Universe, numerous United States politicians are mentioned, including presidents, congressmen, governors, and mayors. These include both fictional and real-life individuals. Fictional U.S. politicians are used to parody several real-life individuals as well as the U.S. and local governments.

* Presidents
	+ **George Washington (1789-1797)**
	+ **Thomas Jefferson (1801-1809)**
	+ **Abraham Lincoln (1861-1865)**
	+ **John F. Kennedy (1961-1963)**
	+ **Richard Nixon (1969-1974)**
	+ **Ronald Reagan (1981-1989)**
	+ **President Lang (1989/1996 - 2001, most likely)**
* Mayors
	+ **Rudolph Giuliani (1994-2001)** - New York City Mayor.

There is also a Secret Government, which in many ways affects the lives of ordinary citizens and even the whole of America. Many of the members of the supreme council of this organization are leaders of trans-corporations.

## Society

While similar to the real life USA in a number of ways, there are a few notable differences with the United States of America in Mega Comics Universe, with the most obvious one being the exaggerated amorality and corruption or strange traits of behavior.

In the Malavita, Darling, 1969 and CyberWrestler, particularly during the 1960s - 1980s, rampant anti-communist fervor was on display, paralleling the Cold War politics of the era. However, as of the 1990s and 2000s era, political undertones that had once been sidelined in the early universe era are now more blatant, often reflecting the controversies and issues surrounding the real-world United States of 1990 - 2021.

During the events of Outstander, the general fear of terrorism (even before the attacks of September 11, 2001) and nuclear war is visible. India's test of nuclear weapons on May 3, 1998 is reflected as a significant threat to the modern world. In "The faint of heart to get away from the screens!" its main characters believe that the 1990s will become an era of lawlessness, "the new Middle ages"

## Economics

The United States of the Mega Comics universe is shown to be economically powerful (much like the real life United States), with companies and businesses often paralleling real-life industries. It is shown that in late 20th century, there was some backlash to the prevalence of Japanese manufacturing in the United States in the 1980s-1990s, paralleling similar sentiments in the real-world United States of that time period.

## Entertainment and Mass Media

Society has become indifferent to the point that on some radio stations, violence is allowed to go unpunished and sometimes even encouraged. One radio host allowed an unhinged man to fracture the skulls of two other guests on broadcast with a drill, and another radio station features a judge who frequently abuses his power, displays rampant sexism, and at one point forces defendants to fight each other to the death.

In general, the media encourages and promotes violence, sex, alcohol, and drugs. At the same time, the emphasis is often placed on the caricature and absurdity of different brands and famous people (actors, politicians, etc.)

## Comics taking place in the United States and their dates

* Bonfires of Ohio - 1887
* Unbroken (in Unbroken Verse) - 1903
* Once upon a time at the end of the Wild West - 1914
* So close, so far away - 1959
* Malavita - 1967
* 1969 - 1969
* The faint of heart to get away from the screens! (first part) - 1974/75
* Darling - 1977
* Cat People - 1983
* Body Double (unofficialy) - 1984
* CyberWrestler - 1986
* Neo-noir (NeoNoir Universe) - 1990s
* The faint of heart to get away from the screens! (second part) - 1994/95
* Critical mass - most likely, 2000
* Outstander (parts 1-2) - 1997 - 2000 (approximately)
* Doubts 3 (NeoNoir Universe) - 2005
* Outstander (part 3) - late 2010s