Rising Stars, Vol. 1: Born in Fire

Rising Stars, Vol. 1: Born in Fire

2000 • 192 pages

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In the late 1960s, a fireball struck Pederson, Illinois, that ultimately granted special powers to 113 children who were in vitro at the time. Now, someone is systematically killing each of the "Specials" and each death results in increased strength for the rest.John Simon, a.k.a. Poet, knows who is responsible and plans to put an end to it.


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Rising Stars is a 4-book series with 4 primary works first released in 2000 with contributions by J. Michael Straczynski, Fiona Avery, and Dan Jurgens.


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Ironically the art gets better once Lashley and Immonen take over, but the whole concept of Critical Maas as the big bad feels like a letdown compared to the promise of the first book.

January 5, 2019