After inexplicably being granted supernatural abilities and powers by a mysterious being, four teenagers, Ethan York, Gwen Matsura, Ja'nelle Moorhead, and Hamza, find themselves thrown into a world of danger and death. Under the tutelage of the former adolescent heroine Fairchild, the quartet of teens band together to discover the truth behind their newly acquired gifts. An intriguing, action-packed adventure of adolescent travails and supernatural occurences, GEN 13: ORDINARY HEROES tells the tale of the deadly struggles these teens must endure after gaining their powers. As an added bonus, the paperback will also include various Gen 13 pinups, trading cards and a stunning new cover by Adam Hughes. Collects Gen¹³: Ordinary Heroes #1-2; Gen¹³ Bootleg #1-2; "Wham" short story from The Wildstorm Thunderbook
Adam Hughes is an American comic book artist and illustrator who has worked for companies such as DC Comics, Marvel Comics, Dark Horse Comics, Lucasfilm, Warner Bros. Pictures, Playboy magazine, Joss Whedon's Mutant Enemy Productions and Sideshow Collectibles.[4]
He is best known to American comic book readers for his renderings of pinup-style female characters, and his cover work on titles such as Wonder Woman and Catwoman.
It's decent. Nothing to write home about (although, god I love the art), and to be honest, I expected a little better.
I love Adam Hughes, but I suspect he's not the best writer (even if he is one of my favourite artists) and so this just ended up being another forgettable 90s comic.