Résumé: Tom Morrell is a sickly and disabled ultra-loser facing the daily hell of high school. Worse yet, his sole means of emotional support is his loving but smothering mother who fears hell drop dead at any moment. And the worst part isshes right. Toms only escape is the super-heroic exploits of Kinetic, his favorite comic-book hero. But unbeknownst to Tom, hes got some powers of his own, and theyre going to change his lifeassuming they manifest themselves before Tom reaches the end of his rope and decides that life isnt worth living!