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 . . .
High school is miserable for Taylor. Despite the fact that her superpower is a little less conventional than super strength or shooting laser beams from her hands, she’s been holding on to a dream of becoming a superhero. As she takes the plunge, however, things don’t go as planned. Taylor finds herself immersed in a world of black and . . .
Zephyr is a well-read ongoing prose webcomic detailing the adventures of a well-meaning but often hapless superhero in a dystopian new America. Zephyr is influenced by postliterary writing and Sturgeon’s law. It’s 2009 on the eastern seaboard of the United States. The place is Atlantic City: a sweeping longitudinal metropolis designed by Frank Lloyd Wright following widespread devastation in 1984. . . .
Tracker, starting with Tiger and Fox, is the story of a genetic construct in a post-apocalyptic America learning to live with his differences where the Enhanced are despised and frequently destroyed in the name of racial purity. He is a non-human in a world of humans. . . .
The governments of the world are keeping an uncomfortable secret, one that has had repercussions throughout the entirety of human history. They are no closer to understanding the nature of this phenomenon, and for now their best option remains to keep it far from the minds of the general population. Their secret has been dubbed ‘metahumanity’ – the existence . . .
Being a mutant isn’t all its cracked up to be. Mary Stevens can’t even take a bath without her abilities raising hell and trying to drown her. Living with her brothers—and fellow mutants—Greg and Brian, she’s working to understand how their powers relate to the greater world, while trying to discover just how to live a normal life. Or, well, . . .
I read this in about the worst way you could read a novel, but one that’s pretty common for how I read serials online. The first time I stopped by, I read the first few chapters and enjoyed them, but didn’t continue. The next few times I read the most recent chapters as they posted, but, not having read the [more . . .]
May stories take time to develop. You stick with them at first because there is an interesting premise, and hope that persistence will pay off. Worm is not that story.
Worm did what a great story must. It pulled me in the from the first page and didn’t let go until [more . . .]