Along the way, Thom falls in love, and discovers the difficult truth about his parents' past. Together these unlikely heroes become friends and begin to uncover a plot to kill the superheroes. When he joins the League, he meets a motley crew of other heroes, including tough-talking Scarlett, who has the power of fire from growing up near a nuclear power plant Typhoid Larry, who makes everyone sick by touching them, but is actually a really sweet guy and wise Ruth, who has the power to see the future. Even though he knows it would kill his dad, Thom can't resist. Butwith trial and error he improves, until he gets so good that he catches the attention of the League and is asked to join. Initially, Thom had trouble controlling his powers. The second is that he has the power to heal people. So - Thom keeps two secrets from him: First is that he's gay. The last thing in the world Thom would ever want is to disappoint his father. After that, Thom's mother disappeared and his proud father became an outcast. Hal Creed had once been one of the greatest and most beloved superheroes of The League - until the Wilson Towers incident. (Sept.Even as a high-school basketball star, he has to keep his distance because of his father. While some may be glad to see a gay hero come out of the closet just in time to save the world, others may wish the situations felt less clichéd. Additionally, conspicuous similarities between secondary characters and comic icons like Superman and Wonder Woman seem less like homage and more like imitation. Ultimately, the novel misses its mark, with an abundance of two-dimensional characters and contrived situations. : humorous details include an illness-inducing hero named Typhoid Larry and the media savvy of the superheroes. Essentially, much of this will be familiar from comics or The Incredibles
They are the ultimate downfall of our society”), Thom hides both aspects of his identity. However, because his father, a disgraced former hero, detests super-heroes and gays (“These people will never have a normal life. Thom is elated when the League, the foremost organization of superheroes, invites him to join as a probationary member.
Moore (an executive producer of the Chronicles of Narnia films) gives his debut novel a contemporary setting, albeit one rife with superheroes and villains straight out of the Golden Age of comic books. With a mother who has inexplicably disappeared, nascent superpowers and a burgeoning understanding of his gay sexuality, Thom Creed's life is anything but normal.
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