Mighty Mighty (Paperback)

<p>How would a world populated by superheroes differ from our own?</p> <p>Not much.</p> <p>If you have a rare skill or a talent or an ability that you're not using, then maybe you could relate to our heroes: </p> <ul> <li>Orville Ortley, Mucus-Man, whose snot has the explosive power of a howitzer shell</li> <li>Kevin Kiley, Count Karma, invincible wonder of the ethereal plane who's utterly useless on earth</li> <li>Mindy Maguire, Supermodel, upon whom the goddesses bestowed the most unwelcome power a Smith College women's studies major could imagine</li> </ul> <p>Instead of fighting evil on a cosmic scale, they guard St. Louis's Chesterfield Mall. That is, until the day the villains' lobby, the <i>American Malevolence Institute</i>, sets its sights on this ordinary shopping center. If the Institute should defeat this discount-bin collection of mall cops, it would mean the end of all life on earth.</p> <p>Battling these villains would be an epic struggle in itself but, along the way, our heroes must also contend with the headline-grabbing super-group <b>The Crusaders</b>, a once-peaceable young woman who has been transformed into a chaotic beast after having been bitten by a radioactive badger, stifling government bureaucracy, the capriciousness of deities and, of course, their own personal shortcomings and that of their teammates.</p> <p>Who will survive? Who will prevail? Who will prove themselves mighty?</p>