Heroes Die First

It was after World War Two ended; rumors spread of people wielding amazing powers or mutating into horrifying monsters.  Seventy years later, heroes and villains dominate the news and battle in the streets, discrimination drives mutants into the criminal lifestyle, and the governments of the world are struggling to handle the rapidly shifting paradigm.

Maxmillian Grants, like any sixteen year old boy, wants to be a hero and he has a secret: he has the power to do it!

Except, when he actually looks into the risks and the rewards he discovers that being a hero is not really worth it.  Being a villain, on the other hand, certainly pays well.  If you don't mind risking being sent to prison and being hunted by heroes and other villains.  Max, not being an idiot, does mind both of those things.  Instead of being a hero or being a villain, Max decides to take the third option, to be a vigilante!  His plan?  To hit the criminals in the gut and run off with their money, making the world a bit brighter at the same time by taking down the bad guys.

But how long can he actually manage alone?  Can he really navigate through the dangerous world of supers and capes without declaring for either heroes or villains?  Or will he be sucked into the web of plots and drama that is the life of those with superpowers?

(Cover photo by Sebastiaan Stam, downloaded from Unsplash)