Tag along on this wild ride as we explore what it would be like if an Earth identical to ours-where superheroes have only ever existed in fiction across comics, movies, television, and video games-suddenly began to witness the emergence of real caped crusaders!

Unsurprisingly, this world-changing development has become the leading topic of discussion on every streaming service, news channel, and social media app on Earth M-13. It's all anyone, anywhere can talk about! The majority of the world's population simply CANNOT BELIEVE this has happened! But how did this happen? And what is it all leading up to? Back our campaign now to watch it all unfold!

Who do you call when the whole world is in danger? The police? An alphabet organization? Or perhaps the national military? Under most circumstances, you'd be right to pick any one of those groups, but what about when none of the aforementioned groups are enough? What about when the threat is so large that even if all of those groups were to be called in together, they'd be helpless to do anything but watch?

Having learned from their previous mistakes, the government of the United States has since prepared a contingency plan for this exact situation. Their answer? The Big Five. Made up of some of the world's most powerful heroes, the team serves as an emergency response unit. Any threat to freedom, public safety, or peace is eradicated with extreme prejudice!

Born in Boston to loving middle-class parents, Mason had a life anyone could ever dream of. Everything was perfect-at least it was until one fateful night in June while visiting his hometown for the semester break. In this one evening, his entire life would be forever changed.

A violent car accident caused by super powered criminals would both leave him physically broken and nearing death's door and take away the two things most dear to him in this world. All was seemingly lost... Or it was, at least until he discovered that he'd been given something else in their place. A purpose. And the power to see to that purpose.

Having now acquired the means, Helios has sworn his life to protecting humanity from every manner of danger for so long as he draws breath!

Growing up isn't always easy, especially not those awkward high school years. Dealing with bullies, hopelessly crushing on that popular girl who doesn't know you exist, and trying to keep your terrible acne under control-that's just the start of it!

Working through the stress that comes with everyday high school life almost feels like it's too much sometimes, you know? I mean, isn't it the worst when you're too broke to do anything on the weekend because you had to blow your entire allowance on a replacement costume after your main one got wrecked as you were saving the city?

Okay, okay, maybe most of us never had to deal with that last one, but if you're interested in seeing Alex Gordon try to figure that and more out, then this is the book for you! Will Alex be able to succeed in simultaneously juggling his teenage life and his secret vigilante alter ego, or will he fall victim to his new superhero identity? The only way to know is to back the book.

Having spent his most formative years growing up in New Haven, Zero could always see that the place was wildly out of control; however, after having recently returned from deployment, he found himself asking one question repeatedly: "Was it always this bad?" Never aloud, but like a broken record, the question ceaselessly looped in his mind for days upon his return. And soon enough, others followed from the same place... Were the gangsters always this boid? Was the police department always this afraid? Was the district attorney always this helpless? Were the streets always this filthy?

The answer to all those questions is, of course not! But all things adapted to the changing times, and what were previously street-level threats had gained the capacity to level entire cities in some cases thanks the effects of the Blue Night. Seemingly overnight, every street clique and organized crime family with a little cash to spend suddenly had access to these superpowered contract killers. capable of neutralizing an entire precinct. Gone were the days when a police siren was enough to make criminals flee. No, the inmates were running the asylum now.

Armed only with his special forces training, his honeycomb carbon fiber plate armor, and a few nonlethal weapons, Zero has sworn to clean up the filthy streets of New Haven. One by one, he'll put fear back into the hearts of the city's scum, just as he had while deployed to assist friendly governments in their efforts to clean up their streets.

Now able to summon King Noir, a Demon Lord formerly in the service of the great King Solomon, Jacob David Kurtzberg has gained tremendous power from "The Black Ring" left to him by his late father, and along with it, enemies even more powerful than he had ever imagined possible.

Though he had previously been told that the deaths of his father and mother were a natural phenomenon, he has now learned otherwise. Instead, they had both fallen victim to an ancient organization of blood magic practitioners who have been seeking out the ring for the last 1500 years.

And "The Eyes" have no intention of stopping until they succeed in their ultimate mission! Whatever the cost, both financial and otherwise, they are more than capable and prepared to pay. Although King Noir may be an ethereal immortal, just how long will Jacob manage to evade their clutches with his life intact?