Heroes: Graphic Novel Synopses *SPOILERS*

L31mr0d

Ok there seems to be a lot of confusion lately with the flow of the TV show "Heroes" (the "wireless in da house" thread being an example) There have been a few episodes thus far that seem to start in the middle of a story that we never saw the start of the previous week.

The reasons for this incontinuity is due to the graphic novels that are being posted online, and in fairness, if you haven't been reading them (like myself until today) there is quiet a bit of background information you are missing out on.

The graphics novels can be downloaded from here

But for those that don't have the time (or bandwidth) to read them, i'll post a brief synopsis of each graphic novel here to get you up to speed. If you think i've left anything out or need to rectify something don't hesitate to post.


Graphic Novels:
#1: Monsters: Mohinder learns of his fathers death and remembers how his father told him not to believe in monsters yet when he gets to NY to investigate, he finds his fathers wrecked Taxi cab which appears like a monster has torn a hole in the side of it. He wishes to stay in NY to investigate further.

#2: The Crane: Hiro travels back in time from the moment of the explosion in NY. We learn that his mother named him after "Hiroshima" in rememberance of his grandfather who died from radiation after the bombing. He makes paper cranes for rememberance at the Hiroshima memorial and plans to stop the NY bombing to pay respect to the memory of his grandfather.

#3: Trial by fire: Nathan Petrelli flies into a burning building to save a lady after he saved Peter and left him in hospital.

#4: Aftermath: After crashing her boyfriends car into the wall, Claire Bennet crawls out then has to save her boyfriend from dying as the car bursts into flames, she just gets clear as the car explodes.

#5: Snapshots: DL Hawkins, Nikki's husband, breaks out of jail after he discovers his power of walking through walls and plots to find out who framed him for the murder of his gang.

#6: Stolen Time: Nikki (as Jessica) helps DL's gang rob 2 million dollars. When they try and kill her to take her share she kills DL's gang and buries them out in the desert. She hides the money as she organizes for the 2mil to be laundered over the next 6 months.

#7: Control: Matt Parkman begins to gain control of his mind reading powers as he uses them to run down an armed robber

#8: Isaacs first time: Isaac recalls the first time he remembers painting the future to Eden. It was at one of his painting exhibits where he painted a girl who was at the exhibit getting run over. The girl got freaked out, ran outside and gets run over.

#9: Life before Eden: Shows edens life growing up, her father left and her mother was abusive, she never argued with her mother until one day her mother blamed her for her father not returning. She shouted at her mother to "drop dead" which she did. She wanted a new beginning after leaving her home so she named herself "Eden"

#10: Turning point: FBI agent Audrey Hanson finds another murder by Sylar. She notices Sylar in the crowd watching the police examining the scene. She chases Sylar but he alludes her, fooling her into shooting a vagrant whom he dressed in his clothes.

#11: Fathers & Daughters: HRG heads to Edens fathers house to tell him his daughter is dead. He says he doesn't care as she was a prostitute. We learn how Mr. Bennet and the Haitian caught Sylar with tranqs just after Eden shot herself. The Haitian wipes Edens fathers memory but leaves him with the guilt of his lost daughter.

#12: Super-heroics: Peter Petrelli is in a coma after losing control of his powers. He dreams of himself flying as a super hero chasing down a badguy named "the rocket" when he finally catches him he sees the villain as himself.

#13: Wireless Pt.1: Introduction of Hana "Wireless". her grandmother fought in the resistance in WWII, her mother fought in Isreal in the six day war. Her mother and grandmother where killed in a terrorist attack in Isreal. She joined the mossad army intelligence to get revenge but was given a desk job. HRG went to the army base and recruited her claiming to work for the CIA.

#14: Wireless Pt.2: Follows Hanas training with "the company" where they finally bring out of her her power to see and make wireless transmissions

#15: Wireless Pt.3: Hana is sent on a mission to get retrieve data from computers at a laboratory in Africa where a Dr. Strauss is testing DNA alterations. She gets captured and hit on her forehead. She tries to escape but gets surrouded

#16: Wireless Pt.4: Hana tells the african rebels at the laboratory that she works for the CIA. When the americans get hold of her she finds out she was lied to by HRG and that the CIA have no record of her. She escapes from the CIA HQ and plots to track down HRG. She intercepts an email telling her about others that are like her.

#17: How Do You Stop an Exploding Man Pt. 1: The back story of Ted Sprague. We learn how his wife died slowly from radiation poisoning. This got him mad so he blew up his house. He realises how much of a danger he is so he escapes to the nevada desert. Hana intercepts him and tells him how "The company" has injected both of them with something, she tells him where he can find the device they where injected with. She tells him he is in danger then leaves. Military from "The company" arrive and surround Ted.

#18: How Do You Stop an Exploding Man Pt. 2: The companies military try to capture ted by spraying him in liquid concrete, the same way the russians tried to contain chernobyl, he blasts out of the concrete and escapes. He goes to Pharamatech in Montana to find out about what himself and Wireless where injected with. He discovers the hypo gun injects them with an isotope to track them. He then destroys the lab.

#19: Bully: Micah is bullied at school because his mother is a murderer. He gets chased by the bullies into an abandoned rubbish dump where he activates some old neon signs to scare off the bullies.

#20: Road Kill: After leaving the bennets house, sylar is tracked by HRG and the Haitian and shot but somehow (unexplained) manages to escape. He hitchs a ride with a truck driver but when he realises that they are going in the wrong direction he kills the driver and with his new ability he obtained from the waitress he memorises the truck driving instructions and drives away. He gets chased by the police so he drives the truck off a cliff to fool them that he is dead. He only remembers one more name that Dr. Suresh told him of, Zane Taylor, so he heads to his house, where he discoveries Prof. Suresh, his son, will soon be coming to Zanes house.

#21: The Path of the Righteous: Hana leaves Ted and Matt to try and locate the head of "the company". She follows a communication which takes her to vegas, but she gets distracted when she intercepts a man broadcasting child pornography. She beats him up and turns in to the police anyone who had their computer watching the broadcast. When she is finished she realises she has lost the companies transmission.

#22: Hell's Angel: Back story of how HRG found claire. Himself and Claude where going to investigate an individual, when Claude went in to tranq Claires biological mother she exploded into flames, HRG rushed in and saved claire from the flames.

#23: Family Man: Set after Claire walked out her house after stopping Ted from going nuclear. HRG is told he must hand over Claire in the next hour. He heads off and realises hes being trailed. His only option is to go into an internet cafe and try and contact Hana, he does, and she agrees to help him bring down "The Company", he arranges to meet up with the Haitian to be shot and have his mind wiped

doonothing

im being so good its unreal, im avoiding reading the synopses, i never have willpower like this!
which comic is up to ep 18? where should i stop reading so i dont ruin any of the tellyvision?

Talisman

The tv episodes and graphic novels go hand in hand. #22 appeared last week giving the back story to Mr Bennet, Claude and Claire which featured in episode 17. #23 will most likely be related to episode 18 unless it's a side story like #13-16 giving the back story to a character yet to be introduced to the show.

L31mr0d

If you've watched up to episode 18, you can read all of the synopses.

Frankiestylee

Why are these called graphic novels? They're at most 3 pages long.

L31mr0d

Frankiestylee wrote:

Why are these called graphic novels? They're at most 3 pages long.

dunno? been wondering this myself. Maybe the Americans colloquially use the word Novel to describe any kind of story, wouldn't have the same impact if they called it a Graphic novelette :rolleyes:

Although I think it has more to do with the fact that a "graphic novel" (GN) is a term unto itself, rather than a novel that has graphics. It is usually used for drawing a line between comic books rather than a line between different types of Novels. A GN will usually have a beginning, middle and end, rather than the layout of a comic book which has a continuing storyline. Also, you might reason that if a picture paints a thousand words, a GN need only have 60 pictures in it to be classed as a novel

L31mr0d

Added Synopsis of #23, which is set in the middle of episode 17 between when Claire leaves the house and her dad arranges to be shot by the Haitian

Gingervitis

check out the latest novel, sets stuff up nicely for the return of Hana, and a definite something to look forward to (totally unlike lost!)

Sleepy

SWEET - this should pass the afternoon in work!!!