Superstar: As Seen on TV

(Image, 1999, 2001, 2011)
™ and ©2001 Kurt Busiek and Stuart Immonen

Kurt Busiek has written a graphic novel with intriguing possibilities, especially with the art of Stuart Immonen and Wade Von Grawbadger.

Cody Bridges left home to get away from his money-loving father. He graduated college, worked odd jobs, and eventually was involved in Dr. Schweber’s parapsychology experiments in Austria when an accident allowed him to convert bio-energy into super-powers. Now the world has its own Superstar to protect it, just so long as people donate a tiny bit of their own bio-energy to be broadcast to Cody whenever he’s having to smash up the bad guys or save the damsels in distress. If only it wasn’t his dad behind the scenes, controlling the infrastructure of the people who are supporting Cody in his work and abilities…

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