In the early-late 2000's, post-911 in a world where superheroes disappeared, a young teen, Jacob Howard is given a extraterrestrial orb full of energy after a field trip, and gifted extraordinary powers and uses them to fight crime after tragedy befalls his family, and through all of this, he goes through suffering, fighting dangerous foes, having social problems, being a complete loser and a superhero known as The Astonishing Superhuman.
