FREE POWERS: SUPERGROUP V. 4 PDF Michael Avon Oeming,Brian Bendis | 184 pages | 29 Aug 2006 | Image Comics | 9781582406718 | English | Fullerton, United States Powers Volume 4: Supergroup : Brian Michael Bendis : Power Pack is a fictional team of superheroes consisting of four young siblings appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Louise Simonson and artist June Brigmanthey first Powers: Supergroup v. 4 in their own series inwhich lasted 62 issues, and have since appeared in other books. Power Pack is the first team of preteen superheroes in the Marvel Universe and the first in comics to operate without adult supervision. The title retains a cult following and in was relaunched as a title aimed at younger readers—though this was eventually declared a separate continuity from that of the original series. During the early s, Marvel Comics had a Powers: Supergroup v. 4 that all their editors should also be writers. Despite this, Louise Simonson recalled. I had resisted Shooter 's encouragement to write stuff or do freelance stuff because I thought he had writers whose livelihoods depended on their doing books and it didn't feel fair to take the work away from them. Powers: Supergroup v. 4 had a job. But then Shooter hired a whole batch of new editors, and my workload was cut in half. I got bored and I thought I should create something rather than take one of the jobs that were already there, so I proposed the idea for "Power Pack" to Shooter. He eventually loved the idea, and so that was Powers: Supergroup v. 4 taste of writing. I Powers: Supergroup v. 4 it more challenging than editing, and way more fun, because I had been editing for a long time so I think it had gotten too easy for me. Simonson chose June Brigman as Power Pack's penciler because Powers: Supergroup v. 4 her talent for drawing children. Dramatic changes were made to the series' art and storylines inwhen Michael Higgins and Tom Morgan were brought in to make the comic edgier and more adult beginning with issue The changes were largely reviled by Power Pack readers, and the series was canceled six months later with issue A year and a half after the cancellation of the series, creators Louise Simonson and June Brigman teamed up on the Power Pack Holiday Specialwhich undid all of the plotlines started by Michael Higgins. It was Powers: Supergroup v. 4 UK's practice at the time to use a less well-known series as a second strip in a comic devoted to more recognizable characters, and Power Pack became the "back-up strip" in a run of Marvel's licensed Star Wars weekly Return of the Jedi. Power Pack subsequently became the back-up strip for the ThunderCats comic, where it remained until its eventual replacement with the Galaxy Rangers series. While the characters of Power Pack were children, the series often Powers: Supergroup v. 4 with mature issues. Powers: Supergroup v. 4 the themes addressed were pollution[6] drug abuse[7] runaways, [8] kidnapping[9] gun violence[10] bullying[11] orphanhood, [12] and homelessness. A major ongoing theme of the series was the relationship between Power Pack and their parents, Jim and Maggie. Unlike superheroes such as Spider-Man or Batmanthe Power children were not "conveniently" orphaned and alone; instead, they were part of a loving and supportive family. In spite of this, they decided early in Powers: Supergroup v. 4 series to keep their powers and superhero activities completely concealed from their parents. Keeping their powers secret sometimes led the members of Power Pack to deceive their family and friends and to feel guilty about doing so. For instance, in one incident, Julie was forced to allow her school friends to be beaten up by bullies instead of using her powers to defend them. Jack, for instance, found it "cool" to have a secret, [13] while the older and more responsible Julie, who had originally suggested that the powers be concealed from their parents, [14] quickly reversed her opinion and felt that they needed to be told sooner or later. Power Pack readers also argued the matter out in the letter pages. The writers also emphasized that the Pack had to learn to deal with their powers—and their lethal potential—responsibly. In one early issue, Jack was wracked with remorse when he thought he Powers: Supergroup v. 4 killed a man. InPower Pack was Powers: Supergroup v. 4 with Spider-Man in a special comic designed to fight sexual abuse. The one-shot issue, written by Louise Simonson, was distributed free and reprinted Powers: Supergroup v. 4 the comics sections of many major newspapers. Inthe team was featured with Cloak and Dagger in a special graphic novel, which addressed the issues of teen homelessness and runaways. Hotline telephone numbers for Covenant House were printed on the back cover for readers seeking help. The Power Pack letters column, titled "Pick of the Pack", printed drawings and jokes about the characters submitted by readers, an unusual practice for a Marvel title. Ina four-part Power Pack mini-series was released. In this series, the kids' ages had advanced a few years: Katie was now in the fifth grade having skipped two grades due to her intelligence Powers: Supergroup v. 4, Julie and Jack were in junior high, and Alex was in high school. James and Maggie, the children's parents, had at some time learned about Power Pack. The series once again pitted the Pack against Queen Mauraud Powers: Supergroup v. 4 the Snarks in outer space. A new Power Pack story was commissioned for the Marvel Holiday Special, [22] which would have been the first original material featuring the full cast in the standard Marvel Universe since the mini-series. It was briefly summarized "Power Pack relives holidays past" in official Marvel solicits, but the story was scrapped from the publication at the last minute, when it was decided to prioritize recently canceled title The Lonerswhich features Julie Power among its cast. A Loners story written by CB Cebulski ran in place of the Power Pack strip, though the official publicity release Powers: Supergroup v. 4 solicit information still lists the Power Pack story and description. Three of the Power siblings, Alex, Jack, and Katie, appear within Fantastic Four as guests celebrating their former teammate Franklin Richards' birthday. Alex age 12[26] Julie 10[27] Jack 8[28] Powers: Supergroup v. 4 and Katie Power 5 [30] were bright, normal American children living with their parents in a beachfront house in Virginia. Their father, Dr. James Powerwas a brilliant physicist who discovered a process to generate energy from antimatter with the assistance of a converter, of which he made a prototype. The process was, however, known to several alien races to cause chain reactions Powers: Supergroup v. 4 destroy planets, and Dr. Power's knowledge of the process was discovered by Aelfyre "Whitey" Whitemane, a member of the Kymellian race, who resemble humanoid horses. A similar accident destroyed the Kymellians' home planet. Whitey tried to stop the experiment by warning the Powers but was mortally wounded by his enemies, the reptilian Snarksin the process. The Snarks kidnapped Dr. Power and his wife, Margarethoping to obtain the secret of antimatter. Whitey rescued the Power children and told them what was happening. Before dying, he passed his powers to them to complete his mission. The children, with the help of Whitey's " smartship ", a sentient starship called Friday, managed to stop the antimatter test by stealing and destroying the converter and rescued their parents from the Snarks. They decided to continue being superheroes and to hide their powers from their parents. The costumes, which were constructed of unstable molecules and stored 'Elsewhere', could materialize and disappear on voice command. After rescuing their parents, the entire family moves to Powers: Supergroup v. 4 York City, where the team attempted to deal with normal "kid problems" such as bullies and loose teeth while battling some of the deadliest villains in the Marvel Universe. The Snarks generally attempted to kidnap the Power children and steal their powers. The team took great pains to conceal their superhuman abilities from their family and "normal" friends. However, during Infernowhen confronted by the demonic Carmody, the children were forced to reveal their powers to save their parents. They were restored to normal through the combined efforts of Mirage and Gosamyrwho convinced them that the super-powered children were clones created to protect them from Carmody and that the "real" Power children, who were powerless, had been taken away and guarded by the New Mutants until Carmody was defeated. This explanation placated their parents and, once they were reunited with their "normal" children, their minds healed themselves. The "clones", which had been generated by Mirage, were then removed, making the children's secret safe once again. Another occasional member of the team was Franklin Richardsthe son of Mister Fantastic and the Invisible Womanwho went by the name Tattletale while adventuring. Sometime later, Alex underwent a transformation into a Kymellian, and Margaret Power began losing her mind. The Power family traveled to the UK to try to find help for Margaret and Alex, but the institute was overrun by Nightmare and they encountered Excalibur. After that the Powers visited the Caribbean. The children planned to enjoy the sun and sand while their father consulted with colleagues but found themselves confronted with what seemed to be an alien attack on the beach where they were relaxing. However, both Alex and his parents had been replaced Powers: Supergroup v.