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Breakers: Splitlight Legion
THE SUMMER OF 1986 BRINGS A NEW GENERATION OF HEROES…AND THE MONSTER THAT WILL TEST THEM.
Beneath the neon glow of 1986 Las Vegas, a classified experiment from the Nevada desert has awakened an entombed radioactive revenant that was never meant to return.
“The Splitter” was once Dr. Aris Thorne, a brilliant atomic scientist transformed by a catastrophic accident at the Nevada Test Site. After decades buried in a lead-lined coffin beneath Yucca Mountain, he escapes as a terrifying fusion of nuclear energy, alien intelligence, and supernatural evil. Now he is on a mindless killing spree across Nevada—and marching toward Las Vegas. The only force standing in his way is the Breakers.
Born from a secret government program at the Howard Hughes School for Gifted Mutants at Area 51, the Breakers are teenage superhumans trained to fight threats the world doesn’t know exist. Allure can bend emotions. Opticlaw can unleash telekinetic force. Lilliput can change her size. Slasher is a deadly fighter with a mysterious connection to animals. Gruel can absorb and survive almost anything.
Led by Captain Daniel Nyx, a former military psychic haunted by his own past, the Breakers must uncover the truth behind the Splitter before Las Vegas becomes the next victim of a government conspiracy decades in the making. But the closer they get to defeating the monster, the more they discover that the greatest threat may not be the creature hunting them—it may be the secrets of the people who created them.
Packed with superhero horror, mutant adventures, 1980s nostalgia, paranormal mystery, government conspiracies, and found-family heroes, Splitlight Legion is a thrilling ride for fans of The X-Men, Stranger Things, Firestarter, and classic action-adventure.
Join the Breakers today and discover what happens when Area 51’s young heroes face the monster they were never meant to fight.
Beneath the neon glow of 1986 Las Vegas, a classified experiment from the Nevada desert has awakened an entombed radioactive revenant that was never meant to return.
“The Splitter” was once Dr. Aris Thorne, a brilliant atomic scientist transformed by a catastrophic accident at the Nevada Test Site. After decades buried in a lead-lined coffin beneath Yucca Mountain, he escapes as a terrifying fusion of nuclear energy, alien intelligence, and supernatural evil. Now he is on a mindless killing spree across Nevada—and marching toward Las Vegas. The only force standing in his way is the Breakers.
Born from a secret government program at the Howard Hughes School for Gifted Mutants at Area 51, the Breakers are teenage superhumans trained to fight threats the world doesn’t know exist. Allure can bend emotions. Opticlaw can unleash telekinetic force. Lilliput can change her size. Slasher is a deadly fighter with a mysterious connection to animals. Gruel can absorb and survive almost anything.
Led by Captain Daniel Nyx, a former military psychic haunted by his own past, the Breakers must uncover the truth behind the Splitter before Las Vegas becomes the next victim of a government conspiracy decades in the making. But the closer they get to defeating the monster, the more they discover that the greatest threat may not be the creature hunting them—it may be the secrets of the people who created them.
Packed with superhero horror, mutant adventures, 1980s nostalgia, paranormal mystery, government conspiracies, and found-family heroes, Splitlight Legion is a thrilling ride for fans of The X-Men, Stranger Things, Firestarter, and classic action-adventure.
Join the Breakers today and discover what happens when Area 51’s young heroes face the monster they were never meant to fight.
268 pages, Paperback
Published August 14, 2026
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August 24, 2026
Marvel Who?
I was an avid reader of comics growing up and still enjoy the tales from time to time. This book is better than anything the major comic labels came up with. The Breakers are teenagers, broken teenagers with special abilities. They are being led by a fat old alcoholic remote viewer. Some how he has to get these kids to gel as an unit because there is a being of pure nuclear energy out in the desert that shrugs off tank strikes like flea bites. Its not fair but they are humanity's only hope.
Highly recommended. Keene does a great job in giving all the characters a backstory and time to shine. Love the different abilities, and how they work as a team. The story is excellent with layers that you just don't see coming. Can't wait for the sequel.
I was an avid reader of comics growing up and still enjoy the tales from time to time. This book is better than anything the major comic labels came up with. The Breakers are teenagers, broken teenagers with special abilities. They are being led by a fat old alcoholic remote viewer. Some how he has to get these kids to gel as an unit because there is a being of pure nuclear energy out in the desert that shrugs off tank strikes like flea bites. Its not fair but they are humanity's only hope.
Highly recommended. Keene does a great job in giving all the characters a backstory and time to shine. Love the different abilities, and how they work as a team. The story is excellent with layers that you just don't see coming. Can't wait for the sequel.
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