The Legion of Nothing is the story of Nick Klein and what happens when he takes on the identity (and powered armor) of “The Rocket.” Originally his grandfather’s superhero identity, the powered armor comes with a lot of baggage. Ranging from his grandfather’s service in World War II to connections with other heroes (and villains), the past has a . . .
“Something’s coming.” That’s the last thing his father told him. Sheeran Bixby was doing his best to keep out of trouble the last two weeks of his high school career. He never expected to be running for his life instead of taking his last exams or fighting to save his father instead of fighting the urge to cut class. But . . .
In a future vastly different than our own, societies clash in an epic showdown to control the world. . . .
They say evolution is no longer possible. That the human race has stagnated. Physicality no longer plays a role in modern survival of the fittest, so what’s left to change? Makrotech has developed a revolutionary type of nanotechnology, designed to usher in a new age of humanity. To force the evolution. 18 year old Rhea and . . .
Dec 6, 2008: Let me start off the bat by saying that I have a thing for superhero fiction. I watch Heroes, I read comics (or I used to, until I realized there was absolutely no way I could keep up with characters who never actually died), and I think superhero movies were the best thing to happen to cinema since Citizen Kane. Part of the draw of superhero stories is how fundamental they are: how simple the interplay of light and dark, how human the emotions behind the masks, how basic and [more . . .]
Jul 12, 2013: I love this story. It’s a very nice story to read. The premise is a group of young superheroes with a variety of powers who start in their grandparents’ shadow but then gradually move out of it as they prove themselves to be heroes in their own right. It’s written in first person from the perspective of Nick, aka The Rocket, power armour clad super-genius. He’s reluctant at first, but offers a voice of reason to the rest of the group, and his access to power armour and genius intellect [more . . .]