This series chronicles the journey of a young, middle-class American woman endowed with incredible super-strength and invulnerability. Beyond typical superheroics, her true driving force is a profound sense of social injustice that compels her to act. The narrative explores her internal struggles with power and responsibility as she strives to reshape the world around her. It offers a compelling examination of the ethics of power and the pursuit of justice in a complex society.
With superstrength and invulnerability, Alison Green used to be one of the most powerful superheroes around. Fighting crime with other teenagers under the alter ego Mega Girl was fun - until an encounter with Menace, her mind- reading arch enemy, showed her evidence of a conspiracy, and suddenly battling giant robots didn't seem so important.
Superheroes meet social justice as the wildly popular webcomic comes to print, blending action with relatable young-adult drama and remarkably thoughtful philosophy. This full-color collection features over 300 pages of the ongoing series plus a brand-new short story. Alison Green used to be a superhero. With unlimited strength and invulnerability, she fought crime with a group of other teens under the alter ego Mega Girl. All that changed after an encounter with Menace, her mind-reading arch-enemy, who showed her evidence of a sinister conspiracy that made battling giant robots seem suddenly unimportant. Now Alison is going to college in New York City, trying to find ways to actually help the world while making friends and getting to class on time. It's impossible to escape the past, however, and trouble comes in the form of mysterious murders, ex-teammates with a grudge, robots with a strange sense of humor, an inconvenient crush, a cantankerous professor, and many different kinds of people who think they know the best way to be a hero.