Bullied nerd Virgil Hawkins wasn't the kind of kid you'd normally find on the streets at a protest--but like everyone else in the city of Dakota, he was fed up. Unfortunately, the first time he stood up to raise his voice, the world turned upside down. The experimental tear gas released that day left some of his classmates maimed or dead...but it left Virgil, and others, with stunning new abilities. Virgil has power inside him now--real power, the ability to channel and manipulate electromagnetic fields.

But there's anger burning inside him, too.

DC Compact Comics is a line of full-colour paperbacks, perfect for readers of prose and manga looking to pick up a new-reader-friendly storyline in a self-contained full colour graphic novel. Dimensions; 8.5in x 5.5in. 184 pages.