Dans un article du Guardian , Writer Paul Jenkins, un ancien vétéran des studios Marvel, explique comment lui et son équipe ont développé la nouvelle série de super héros aux éditions AfterShock : Alters, dont Chalice, un personnage transgenre, est l'héroine principale : 

 

“However, I have tried to be clear that our book is not solely LGBT-centric. We have other Alters dealing with disadvantages or being marginalised: a homeless character, a shape-changer who breaks his neck, a character with PTSD and many more.”