An evil scientist (Overlord) invents a device that emits a radiation that controls the minds of the people within its range. He gathers a sizable percentage of the Earth on his initial attack, and conventional forces cannot counter-attack as they will also come under the power of the Zone if they enter. Earth's most powerful soldiers are united to combat the menace while wearing their Zone-resistant suits. Each Zone generator is biological in nature and grows to full size and capacity in a matter of minutes. Earth's free forces are faced with the challenge of destroying the generators while resisting the Zone-controlled forces, not to mention how easy it is to re-establish a control Zone. The good guys consist of 5 soldiers that are dropped into special missions by a Zone-resistant plane. The bad guys consist of about 6 guys that are specially treated by Overlord to be Zone-resistant (they still show the red blemishes and retain them whether in or out of a Zone-controlled area) while maintaining free will, and are supported by 'Zone Troopers' who wear a helmet that allows them to leave Zone controlled areas while remaining under Zone control.—Bruce Whitten (StlBlade)

Post-apocalyptic series, set in the near future year of 2007. The ruthless military scientist Dr. James Bent used a space shuttle to drop his deadly Zone Generators across much of the planet Earth. Several regions are now under Bent's control, and the population has been turned into mind-controlled "Zoners" with lifeless yellow eyes and red patches on their skin. Bent uses "Overlord" as his new code-name, and rules his area from his headquarters at the Chrysler Building in New York City. He is assisted by a small clique of loyal soldiers, which operate under the code-name "the Black Widows". They are immune to mind-control, though they also have red patches on their skin. The Overlord's most loyal soldier is the British villainess Duchess Dire/Ursula Dire, primarily because she is Bent's girlfriend. The free areas of the planet developed technology that renders its users immune to the effect of the zone, but had enough resources only to provide a hand full of soldiers with this equipment. So an elite force of only 5 soldiers (four men and one woman) are send into the Zone to defeat the Overlord and to liberate the Zone.—Dimos I