Kinetic was a
comic book
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series
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created by
Allan Heinberg
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, written by
Kelley Puckett and
Warren Pleece, and published by
DC Focus, a short-lived
imprint of
DC Comics
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. It was cancelled after eight monthly issues in December 2004, with one editorial review calling the book "
Unbreakable or
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."
Storyline
The series focused on Tom Morell, a
high school
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boy suffering from a combination of medical conditions such as
hemophilia
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,
diabetes
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,
muscular dystrophy
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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.
Story summary
After a bad first day a school, Tom Morell thinks of killing himself. He is hit by a
semi-trailer truck
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and lives, but is in shock. He walks home and goes to bed. 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 lifelong dreams. Later, when his mother discovers her son's super-powers, she reacts negatively at first, but later takes it in stride.
Collected editions
The series has been collected into a
trade paperback:
*''Kinetic'' (collects ''Kinetic'' #1–8, 192 pages, 2005, )
Kinetic trade details at DC
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References
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2004 comics debuts
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