Rising Stars, Vol. 4: Voices of the Dead / Bright Paperback – June 6, 2006

The Rising Stars saga marches on! See Special Matthew Bright and his career as a superpowered cop in Bright, and “ghost detective” Lionel Zerb confront the Well of Souls in Voices of the Dead!

Written by J. Michael Straczynski about 113 people (called “Specials”) born with special abilities following the appearance of a mysterious light in the sky above Pederson, Illinois. The series explores how society may react to the advent of superpowers, and how those who are Specials may react towards society and each other. Rising Stars was one of the first comics produced under Straczynski’s own Joe’s Comics imprint for Top Cow Productions.