Rising Stars: Born in Fire

J. Michael Straczynski's Rising Stars #1

by Arthur Byron Cover

Twenty years after a comet struck near the town of Pederson, Illinois, granting super powers to the 113 children who were in utero, the people of the world worry what the now-adult children will do with their abilities.

Genres: Graphic Novels, Comics, Science Fiction, Superheroes

282 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 2003

Reviews

[Taylor Cayes · Rating 1 out of 5]

Terrible amateur writing. There appears to have been no editing, even a massive lack of proofreading. Not only that, but the writing comes off racist, sexist, and overall crude. The plot doesn't even satisfy.

[Deirdre · Rating 4 out of 5]

Over twenty years ago a comet struck outside the town of Pederson, Illinois. The children who were in utero when the comet struck, all 113 of them, gained super-powers when they were born.

When one dies the others gain in power, some of the superheroes are trying to live normal lives, but someone is hunting them for their powers and things will never be normal again.

Interesting but I need to read the rest of the series to decide what I really think.