Waking up on his day off, Alex Fry (Beams) sees an impenetrable magical barrier in the sky over his hometown of Golden City. It turns out that the barrier was constructed by the Zero Knight called Mirar, who has come to Golden City to avenge the death of his fellow Zero Knight from the previous book. To that end, Mirar has trapped every man, woman, and child in the city, and even worse, has set a 24-hour-deadline, at the end of which everyone inside the barrier will die. To save his friends, family, and neighbors, Beams must ally with an old enemy of his, whose magical knowledge is the key to lifting the barrier. Yet Mirar leaves nothing to chance, sending his deadliest servants after Beams to ensure he cannot save the city. With time rapidly running out, will Beams be able to save himself, much less the whole city and everyone within it? KEYWORDS: superhero action fiction, superhero fantasy, superhero fiction novel, superhero science fiction, superhero scifi, superhero young adult, superhero city, superhero books, superhero action, superhero books for kids, superheroes, cool superheroes, action adventure books, superhero action adventure books, action adventure fiction, superhero action adventure fiction, young adult action adventure, action adventure young adult

A history lesson you won't want to miss! The back alleys of Cairo's "Thieves' Quarter" are no place for a child to grow up - unless that child is destined to be one of Marvel's greatest heroes! Long before she became the X-Man known as Storm, a young orphan named Ororo Munroe prowled the streets of Cairo, a pickpocket trained by a master thief. But when the opportunity of a lifetime arises, get ready for awesome Egyptian adventure as Ororo leads her fellow street urchins into...the tomb of Ozymandias! Plus: more tales of Storm's early days as a hero, including team-ups with Jean Grey and Spider-Man - and her first meeting with Gambit! Collecting ORORO: BEFORE THE STORM #1-4, UNCANNY ORIGINS #9, UNCANNY X-MEN: FIRST CLASS #4, MARVEL AGE SPIDER-MAN TEAM-UP #5, UNCANNY X-MEN (1981) #265-266 and material from UNCANNY X-MEN: FIRST CLASS GIANT-SIZE SPECIAL and BLACK PANTHER (2018) #23.

Virgil Hawkins learns that a secret identity is a tricky thing when his high school bully gets upgraded to his super-powered archnemesis! But if he thinks the fires of Hotstreak burn hot, then he definitely isn’t ready for the white-hot anger of his parents, when they learn what he’s brought to their front door…

Collects Storm #1-6.

In the aftermath of the Storm, Alex Fry (Beams) and Rubberman suffer a huge loss in support from the citizens of Golden City. Their popularity nosedives when the Lions, a team of elite government-sponsored superheroes, arrive in the city and promptly defeat a Zero Knight. Their success threatens Beams and his boss' livelihood as the people start to prefer the Lions over them.But a bigger problem rolls into Golden City in the form of Nightbolt, Beams' mentor from West Texas. Nightbolt is seeking the ghost of a long-dead supervillain, who has made Beams her target for her revenge against Nightbolt for what he did to her thirty years ago.And when it turns out that the Zero Knights still have some tricks up their sleeves, Beams must stop them, because their next attack might be the deadliest of them all.

Eighteen-year-old Alex Fry (Beams) thinks he's seen it all in his year and a half as a part-time sidekick. That's why he's surprised when the police call him and his boss to investigate the gruesome slaughter of a local crime gang. Nineteen of Golden City's most wanted killed in one night by one man. The culprit: A supervillain knight known as Slasher seeking to conquer Golden City in the name of his mysterious king. Slasher is willing to kill anyone who stands in the way of his conquest of the city and Beams and Rubberman are at the top of his hit list. Now Beams must use all of his cunning, strength, and powers to defeat Slasher and save Golden City. Yet when Beams' own failing powers threaten to kill him, defeating Slasher may be the least of his troubles. KEYWORDS: superhero action fiction, superhero fantasy, superhero fiction novel, superhero science fiction, superhero scifi, superhero young adult, superhero city, superhero books, superhero action, superhero books for kids, superheroes, cool superheroes, action adventure books, superhero action adventure books, action adventure fiction, superhero action adventure fiction, young adult action adventure, action adventure young adult, free superheroes, free young adult, free action adventure, free coming of age

Introduces a new generation of X-Men.