- Kinetic (comics)
Infobox comic book title
title = Kinetic
caption = Cover of trade paperback.
With art byWarren Pleece .
schedule = Monthly
ongoing = y
publisher =DC Focus
date = May - December 2004
issues = 8
Superhero = y
main_char_team = Tom Morell
writers =Kelley Puckett
artists =Warren Pleece
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creators =Allan Heinberg Kelley Puckett
Warren Pleece
TPB = Kinietic
ISBN = 1401204724
subcat = DC Comics
sort = KineticKinetic was a
comic book series created byAllan Heinberg and written byKelley Puckett andWarren Pleece and published byDC Focus , a short-livedimprint ofDC Comics . The aim of the imprint was to feature super-powered characters who did not follow the traditional format of classicsuperhero adventures. It was cancelled after eight issues. One Editorial Review called the book "Unbreakable orDonnie Darko ", and can seen as mixing both movie into a comic book.Fact|date=August 2008toryline
The series focused on Tom Morell, a
high school boy suffering from a combination of medical conditions such ashemophilia ,diabetes ,muscular dystrophy and others. His life at school is characterized by constant mockery and abuse, and his home life consists of his highly protective mother who fears that he could die at any moment. As an escape from his normal life, Tom immerses himself in the adventures of his favorite comic book superhero, Kinetic. However, Tom suddenly manifests his own superpowers. The majority of the story focuses on his reactions to this sudden change and its dramatic effects on his life.tory summary
After a bad first day a school, Tom Morell thinks of killing himself. He is hit by a
semi-trailer truck and lives, but is in shock. He walks home and goes to bed [Kinetic #1 "Superzero"] . He wakes the next morning thinking the prior day a dream, but sees a clue that proves it was reality. While walking around school, he discovers that he is super-strong and invulnerable, two life long dreams. Later, when his mother discovers her son's super-powers, she reacts negatively at first, but later takes it in stride [Kinetic #4 "Mom"] .Collected editions
The series has been collected into a trade paperback:
*"Kinetic" (collects "Kinetic" #1-8, 192 pages, 2005, ISBN 1401204724) [ [http://www.dccomics.com/graphic_novels/?gn=2381 Kinetic trade details at DC] ]
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References
*gcdb series|id=12192|title="Kinetic"
*comicbookdb|type=title|id=4083|title="Kinetic"
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