Gen13

Genres: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Superhero
Publisher: WildStorm Productions – Image Comics – DC Comics

Vol 1: February 1994 – September 1994
Gen 13 (v1) was a limited series published by WildStorm through Image Comics. It was written by Jim Lee and Brandon Choi, with illustrations by J. Scott Campbell. The story was popular enough that it spun off into an ongoing series.

Vol 2: March 1995 – July 2002
The setup of the series is that a group of teens are invited to take part in a government project, which is in actuality a prison-like testing ground on “gen-active” teens. The teens make their escape, but not before they manifest superhuman powers, and are labelled dangerous fugitives. They rely on each other to fight their foes and unveil the personal secrets that linked them to Team 7 and International Operations.

Vol 3: September 2002 – February 2004
A decade after making a huge splash in the comics world, WildStorm’s Gen-Active teen team-supreme is back with new characters, new adversaries, new locales, new dangers, and new excitement! Brothers Dylan and Ethan York find their lives irrevocably, terribly changed, when a mysterious being known only as Herod gives one of the brothers powers. The two teens find themselves in a world filled with unknown dangers and mysterious enemies, and they know that in order to survive they must find the others Herod has changed before it is too late.

Vol 4: October 2006 – February 2011
A new generation of adventure begins as superstar writer Gail Simone (Birds of Prey, Villains United) and artists Talent Caldwell and Matt “Batt” Banning (Wildcats: Nemesis) join forces to reimagine the classic WildStorm teen team!

The life of a teenager can be a strange enough experience, but when super-powers are added to the mix things get a whole lot more confusing in a hurry! Meet Caitlin, Sarah, Roxy, Bobby, and Eddie — outcast teenagers from different parts of the country who quickly learn they all have something in common: abilities far beyond those of their classmates! But what’s the secret to these wonderful and scary powers, and what role do the nefarious Tabula Rasa and International Operations play?

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