Primer

(W) Jennifer Muro, Thomas Krajewski (A/CA) Gretel Lusky. Primer introduces a brand-new superhero with a colorful array of superpowers. Ashley Rayburn is an upbeat girl with a decidedly downbeat past. Her father is a known criminal who now sits in federal prison* but still casts a shadow over Ashley's life. Ashley has bounced from foster home to foster home and represents a real challenge to the social workers who try to help her-not because she's inherently bad* but because trouble always seems to find her. Ashley's latest set of (presumably short-term) foster parents are Kitch and Yuka Nolan. Like Ashley* Kitch is an artist* while Yuka is a geneticist working for a very high-level tech company that's contracted out to work for the government and the military. And it's Yuka's latest top-secret project that has her concerned. Developed for the military* it's a set of body paints that* when applied to the wearer* grant them a wide range of special powers. Fearful that this invention will be misused* Yuka sneaks the set of paints home. Ashley comes home from school one day with her new friend Luke and* thinking that the Nolans have purchased a surprise gift for her upcoming birthday* finds the set of paints. It isn't long before she realizes that she's stumbled upon something much bigger...and a lot more dangerous. Although she uses her newly discovered powers for good* it's not long before the military becomes wise to what happened to their secret weapon. And this spells big trouble not only for Ashley* but for her newfound family and friends* as well. 5.5" x 8"