Well, that was the first issue of Brat Pack. What did all you non-existent readers think? Pretty good, huh? It’s a little slow, I’ll admit, but I had characters to introduce, and I’m a little sketchy on action scenes, but it’ll get better, I’ve got a couple of story arcs in my head, but we’ll deal with the introductions first, and let you guys get to know the people that live in the <3-Verse (assuming you guys ever show up… I’ll work on advertising once I’ve got some spare cash).

Ok, first up we have the Brat Pack, the newest super-hero team on the map, and the hottest thing to come out of California this year. A group of five Orange County teens with mutant powers, who decide to do the right thing and fight evil.
First up, we have the leader, Kevin Woodman, better known to the public (except to those that follow high school basketball) as Mr Perfect. He’s the captain of the basketball team, and odds-on favourite to be named prom king this year. He’s the perfect specimen of human being, with invulnerability, supersonic flight, and when he exerts himself, he can bench press a car.
Next is Matt Appleby, or, as his adoring fans know him, Mr Universe. A nerd at heart, he’s well versed in all aspects of pop culture, TV, music, movies, comics, you name it. Blessed with the power to control one of the universe’s primal forces, magnetism.
Katie Reynolds, aka Belle, is the most popular girl in school, but has managed to stay completely grounded at the same time. Head cheerleader, chair of the Social Committee, straight A student, and also quite attractive. Has telepathic and telekinetic powers.
Ally Sawyer, aka Pixel, is… unquantifiable. She’s known amongst the majority of cliques as ‘that weird girl’, but her laugh and happy-go-lucky personality are infectious, and no-one harbours any ill-will towards her. Her abilities include: short-range teleportation, illusions and luck control. Why ‘Pixel’? She thinks it sounds cool. We like to agree.
Rounding out the team, we have Ben Mosley… Firestorm. The outsider, the rebel, the tough kid. Every school has one, barely gets by in class, spends most of his time ditching, is known to have a criminal record, and has rumours going around about him that usually start with ‘Remember that guy that got murdered last year, and they never found the killer?’. Firestorm is capable of creating flames and exerting some control over them, as well as a resistance to fire.

A couple more people that were mentioned in the story:
Miss Liberty: The daughter of the original Uncle Sam, and mother of Uncle Sam II, Miss Liberty is a superhero from the 70’s. The perfect woman, just as her father and son are the perfect man, the genetic modifications performed on Uncle Sam in World War II breed true in his family. Led the Liberty Force in the US, whilst her father served in Vietnam, and shared duties when her father returned.
Napalm: Another hero from the 70’s, served under the first Uncle Sam in Vietnam, and under Miss Liberty on the home front. Disappeared from the public eye in the late 80’s. Best known for his solution to everything… Kill it with fire.
Ren Kou: A current member of the United Nations Law-Enforcement Against Super-Humans and Enhanced Defence team (UNLEASHED, commonly called ‘The Defenders’, but that’s copyrighted), a Chinese woman with the ability to create dozens of duplicates.
The Shadow: Fights crime on the streets of Los Angeles, usually limiting himself to drug dealers, pimps and gang-bangers. Not much is known about him, and The Shadow is just the name given to him by the media.
Pumpkin King: Fights crime on the streets of Los Angeles, sometimes alongside The Shadow. His style is less style and more flash, he even came up with his own name. Known for his flaming head and fists, as well as his loud motorcycle.

And here’s where I’d be answering questions… Except there are none.

So that’s all for now, stay tuned for Issue #002: New York, New York (Part One), and the debut of D13 and Hyper Girl!

Later Days,
The Author
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