Alternative Character Interpretation: Of Nathaniel Adam, the second Captain Atom - blindly loyal government stooge and hawkish military man unable to shake his My Country, Right or Wrong mindset, or a good man struggling to do the right thing with the god like power that he's been granted? It's very much a case of Depending on the Writer.
The New 52 version of Nate makes it very clear that he won't work strictly for the government.
Bear in mind also that in the Bates and Weisman series, he was written as a former special operations officer and was portrayed realistically as such. For those who don't know, it has often been said that if special operations officers weren't the most badass soldiers in the world, they would be hippies. Indeed, Cap more or less did become a hippy once he left the service during the Bates-Weisman run. The more hawkish government stooge portrayal came quite a bit later from writers who were obviously unfamiliar with the character or just didn't care.
Iconic Sequel Outfit: Captain Atom's Post-Crisis silver/white containment suit with red gloves and blue boots is more well known than the red and yellow number he wore in his original Charlton Comics series.
Memetic Loser: Gets hit with this due to his tendency to show up in events just to explode. For instance, it’s about the only thing he does in Kingdom Come.
Narm: The third costume worn by the original Charlton Comics Captain Atom, a strange red/blue combo that replaced his yellow Mighty Mouse-esque costume. Even by Silver Age standards, the third suit was just plain goofy looking.
The Woobie: Between her troubled relationship with her father and her mother and brother dying, Nightshade has had a pretty rough life.
WTH, Costuming Department?: Eve's New 52 outfit is essentially a very low cut strapless cleavage revealing bit of generic black bodypaint with no real distinctive traits while all of her former costumes had a high neckline emulating the metallic rounded double band collar of the Nightshade's royal family and showed no cleavage whatsoever. With the gold waist and thigh ornamentation she looks more like Superwoman (evil Mirror UniverseWonder Woman/Lois Lane) than herself.
