The Hypernaturals



The Hypernaturals is published by Boom! Studios. Price per issue is $3.99.

Last Issue

 * The Hypernaturals #11: 01 May 2013

Current Issue

 * The Hypernaturals #12: 05 Jun 2013

Next Issue

 * none

Status
Monthly series. Final issue is #12.

Main Characters

 * Bewilder/Creena Hersh - member of the "Nineteenth Tour" of the Hypernaturals, worked as Media Relations Coordinator for the Hypernaturals, has been forced into active service again since the disappearance of the Centennial Iteration of the Hypernaturals, her hypernatural power is hypermetabolic acceleration.


 * Thinkwell/Poul Indersun - member of the Eighteenth, Nineteenth and Twentieth Tours of the Hypernaturals,  Turing Professor of Cryptomathematics at Cambridge University in England, recalled following disappearance of the Centennial Tour of the Hypernaturals, a 10th level intellect, he is the third most intelligent entity in the Quantinuum, his hypernatural powers consist of cryptomathematical equations and he uses "living ink" made from dark matter to compose equations that affect the environment.
 * Halfshell -
 * Shoal/Ozwald "Oz" Sheppard - probationary member of the Hypernaturals following the disappearance of the Centennial Iteration of the team, his hypernatural power is the manipulation of 'strangelets' to reinforce mass and find his way out of tight spots.
 * Clone 45 - most recent Sequence Clone before Clone 46 of the Centennial Iteration, called back into active service following disappearance of the Centennial Iteration.
 * Prismatica/Brook Marling -
 * Sublime/John Alvis Byrd - supervillain and borderline sociopath, imprisoned in the Omni-Max prison in the Orcus storm zone of the 15 Tartarus System to prevent his escape, his hypernatural gift varies between Class 12 to Class 15 depending on the attribute and conditions, he has acute meta-intelligence and is considered the smartest man in the universe, he is capable of manipulating any technology he is allowed to interact with for his own purpose.

Minor Characters

 * Clone 21/Laney Madewell - "the First of the Greats", became the first of the Sequence Clones to become a recognised hero and celebrity during the Belter War, the first armed conflict of the Nanocene Era.
 * Clone 30 - product of the Clone Sequence, served in the Seventh Iteration of Hypernaturals [appears in #9].
 * Machine - Winch Industries exo-suit prototype, served in the Seventh Iteration [appears in #9].
 * Prima - hyperdense mass with hyper strength, served in the Seventh Iteration [appears in #9].
 * Protogeist - artificially stabilized hyper meta-morph, able to morph form to a Colusian Air Ray, served in the Seventh Iteration [appears in #9].
 * Tokamak - fusion-generating hyper gifts, able to produce bio-fusion blasts, served in the Seventh Iteration [appears in #9].
 * Clone 32/Gene Splice - expert in zero-G combat and parkour. Seen as the most sure-footed and agile of all Sequence Clones.
 * Clone 46/Nute Vitro - member of Centennial Iteration, excels in martials arts and combat skills, the current serving Sequence Clone although he is currently missing in action.
 * Astromancer - member of the Centennial Iteration, cosmic sensitivity.
 * Ego & Id - members of the Centennial Iteration, brain and brawn.
 * Halfshell - member of the Centennial Iteration, cyber-enhanced armour.
 * Kobalt Blue - member of the Twentieth Tour of the Hypernaturals and the Centennial Iteration, energy manipulation.
 * Magnetar/Jerad Scout - team leader of the Centennial Iteration.
 * Musclewire - member of the Centennial Iteration, poly-alloy muscles.

Other Characters/Places/Things

 * 28 Kosov - planet to which Centennial Iteration are deployed and disappear following reports of a cosmic storm, population of 1.7 billion, one of the routing nodes for the Trip Network.
 * 55 Zocane - planet on which Prismatica lives with her daughter.
 * A-Stacks - "atmospheric stacks", terraforming stations which control gravity and the atmosphere of Titan, vital for supporting human populations [#9].
 * Centennial Iteration - the name given to the twenty-first iteration of the Hypernaturals.
 * Gauss Sportswear - Official sponsors of the Hypernaturals program.
 * Hypernaturals Central - San Diego headquarters of the Hypernaturals.
 * Planet Nth - an isolated and reserved world, Nth is particularly significant among the populated worlds of the Quantinuum, famous as the birthplace of Thinkwell, the cradle of the greatest intellectual advancements in human space, its inhabitants (Nthites) have rejected machine intelligence and look to perfect the brain's potential [#10].
 * Sangstrom Armaments ST22 Time Delay Mines - weapon, delayed mines used by Clone 30 to defeat the mutated Professor Hygens [#9].
 * Titan - the largest moon of the Solar System's ringed planet Saturn, in 35 AQ Titan was the location for the discovery of the Nephilim Fragment [#9].

The Hypernaturals #12
This is the current issue, and therefore no story information will be posted about this issue. Please check your local comic shop for copies of this issue.

Trade Paperbacks

 * The Hypernaturals, vol. 1 - Collects #1-3 & the Free Comic Book Day edition. "It is the far future; the human race has finally colonized the galaxy, preserving an era of prosperity that’s only possible because of The Hypernaturals. They’re a celebrated, galaxy-wide superhero task force that keeps the peace. That is, until they all mysteriously vanish. Now, as the galaxy teeters on the brink of chaos, it’s up to a group of retired and long forgotten Hypernaturals — and their novice recruits — to save the galaxy from complete destruction." - WorldCat ISBN 1608862984

History
"It is the far future; the human race has finally colonized the galaxy, preserving an era of prosperity that’s only possible because of The Hypernaturals. They’re a celebrated, galaxy-wide superhero task force that keeps the peace. That is, until they all mysteriously vanish. Now, as the galaxy teeters on the brink of chaos, it’s up to a group of retired and long forgotten Hypernaturals – and their novice recruits – to save the galaxy from complete destruction."

Creative Team
Writers: Dan Abnett & Andy Lanning. Artists: Brad Walker, Andres Guinaldo & Mark Irwin.

Publishing History
First published in 2012 with a Free Comic Book Day issue.

Future Publication Dates
Dates subject to change at the whims of the publisher or distributor. Please see the Diamond Shipping Lists for current information.

News & Features

 * 23 Aug 2012 - Abnett & Lanning: A Cosmic Odyssey Into The Hypernaturals
 * 04 May 2012 - Abnett & Lanning Bring Cosmic to Boom! with Hypernaturals
 * 12 Apr 2012 - Abnett & Lanning Evolve The Hypernaturals

Links

 * Boom! Studios - Publisher's Website