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Characterization labels used: eccentric geniuses, gifted specialists, jaded protagonists, flawed heroes, messed-up adults, mad scientist, hacker, spy, paranormal investigator, shaman, logician, secret agent, sarcastic characters, diverse team

Relationships labels used: team dynamics, group collaboration, shared culpability, former colleagues, rivalry, responsibility to others, reunion, institutional power

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Rian Hughes · 2020

A designerly first-contact epic where an alien signal, a moon mystery, and typographic experiments reshape reality.

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Characterization labels: genius protagonist · pattern seeker · AI expert · astronaut · programmers · scientists · tech workers · savant · socially awkward genius · code monkey · paper-thin characters · cypher characters

Relationships labels: team dynamics · coworker dynamic · expert and assistants · professional collaboration · human-alien contact · hostile contact · collective response · power imbalance

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Distance: 0.1493

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Secret Avengers, Vol. 1: Mission to Mars

Ed Brubaker · 2011 · Secret Avengers (2010) (Collected Editions)

Steve Rogers assembles a covert Avengers team for a Mars-bound mission that quickly turns into a cosmic crisis.

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Characterization labels: team leader · covert operatives · odd-couple team · B-list heroes · underused characters · capable women · specialists · newbie · corrupted hero · plot device

Relationships labels: team dynamics · leader-subordinate · rivalry · trust issues · inside liaison · workplace ensemble

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Distance: 0.1599

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The New Avengers, Vol. 2: The Sentry

Brian Michael Bendis · 2006 · The New Avengers (2004)

A newly formed Avengers team investigates a forgotten, wildly powerful hero whose hidden past may destroy everyone involved.

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Characterization labels: powerful hero · unstable hero · mentally ill hero · antihero · mysterious newcomer · team leader · supporting ensemble · scrappy team · secret cabal · overpowered character

Relationships labels: team dynamics · mentor figure · recruitment · secret alliance · rivalry · trust issues · group bonding · power imbalance

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Distance: 0.1603

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The Science of Discworld

Terry Pratchett, Ian Stewart, Jack S. Cohen · 2002 · Science of Discworld

Discworld wizards accidentally create a universe, while science chapters explain how our real one works.

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Characterization labels: wizards · scientists · academics · eccentric characters · arguing scholars · comic ensemble · elderly characters · curious observers

Relationships labels: collegial rivalry · teamwork · banter · group dynamics · interdisciplinary collaboration · institutional hierarchy

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Distance: 0.1623

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Sphere

Michael Crichton · 1997

A Navy-led deep-sea science team investigates a mysterious shipwreck and a strange sphere that warps reality.

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Characterization labels: psychologist protagonist · scientist team · military commander · math expert · biologist · astrophysicist · group dynamics · cynical scientist · analytical mind · emotion under pressure · flat characters · cookie-cutter personalities · stereotyped characters · frustrating scientists

Relationships labels: team conflict · professional rivalry · interpersonal tension · group dynamics · power struggle · authority conflict · trust breakdown · dependency under pressure · collegial friction

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Distance: 0.1657

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The Oppenheimer Alternative

Robert J. Sawyer · 2020

A meticulously researched secret-history tale in which Oppenheimer and fellow scientists race to avert a hidden solar catastrophe.

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Characterization labels: genius scientists · brilliant minds · real historical figures · character-driven · morally conflicted · flawed protagonist · distinct ensemble · rivalrous colleagues · well-drawn characters

Relationships labels: professional rivalry · scientific collaboration · romantic triangle · marriage · marital conflict · friendship · power struggle · team dynamics

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Scavengers

Brian J. Nordon · 2024 · Quest Academy

A gifted crafter at Quest Academy is forced into harsher training, demon fights, and a misfit team as the stakes rise.

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Characterization labels: overpowered protagonist · crafter protagonist · anxious protagonist · fearful protagonist · cowardly (reader-perceived) · flawed protagonist · underachiever · self-doubting · introspective · young adult cast · harsh mentors · competent side characters · villainous controller · morally gray characters · misfit ensemble · student heroes

Relationships labels: team dynamics · friendship · peer pressure · mentor-student · rivalry · manipulation · power imbalance · betrayal · coercive teamwork

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The Ultimates, Vol. 1: Super-Human

Mark Millar, Bryan Hitch, Andrew Currie · 2003 · Ultimates Epic Collection

Nick Fury assembles a government-backed superteam in an alternate, darker Avengers reboot as rivalries and threats escalate.

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Characterization labels: flawed heroes · antihero team · government agent · billionaire inventor · soldier · scientist · rage monster · trickster god · espionage operative · abusive husband · functioning alcoholic · unlikeable characters · morally compromised · out-of-time hero

Relationships labels: team dynamics · toxic relationship · domestic abuse · marital abuse · rivalry · power struggle · superior-subordinate · romantic tension · betrayal

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He Who Fights with Monsters 3

Shirtaloon · 2021 · He Who Fights with Monsters

A wry power-grinding hero and his team face escalating monsters, enemies, and system-driven battles in a wider conflict.

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Characterization labels: irreverent protagonist · trolling protagonist · quippy hero · overpowered protagonist · growing protagonist · team leader · team ensemble · clever heroes · morally abrasive hero · wisecracking cast

Relationships labels: team dynamics · party synergy · friendship · mentor-like encouragement · romantic tension · family concern · enemy rivalry · power imbalance

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The New Avengers: Illuminati

Brian Michael Bendis, Jim Cheung, Brian Reed · 2008 · The New Avengers: Illuminati

A secret council of Marvel’s top heroes intervenes behind the scenes to avert cosmic crises, with consequences that reshape events.

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Characterization labels: elite heroes · team leaders · geniuses · kings · ego-driven · morally ambiguous · hubris · flawed heroes · power brokers · strategists · interpersonal tension · bickering team · serious-minded · humorous banter

Relationships labels: secret collaboration · team dynamics · power rivalry · professional tension · marital strain · romantic backstory · group loyalty · betrayed trust · behind-the-back decision making

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Distance: 0.1738

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Injection, Vol. 2

Warren Ellis · 2016 · Injection

A rogue internet intelligence and a Holmes-like detective collide in a grotesque, occult-laced mystery in modern New York.

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Characterization labels: brilliant detective · eccentric investigator · socially inept genius · snarky protagonist · wealthy protagonist · Holmesian figure · cunning man · hacker · spy · scientist · faithful sidekick · unlikeable genius · morally ambiguous

Relationships labels: team dynamics · employee loyalty · consulting partnership · mentor-employee · working alliance · found family · secret organization

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Distance: 0.1745

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Providence

Max Barry · 2020

A small crew aboard an AI-controlled warship enters alien territory and discovers their mission, their ship, and their war aren't what they seem.

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Characterization labels: flawed crew · archetypal crew · complex personalities · competence questioned · socially awkward · adrenaline addict · psychologist role · veteran survivor · AI-selected crew · traumatized characters · sarcastic character

Relationships labels: crew dynamics · group isolation · power imbalance · human-AI dependence · public-facing roles · team tension · professional hierarchy · mutual mistrust · interpersonal conflict · solidarity under pressure

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1746

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