Epic

Epic is an American superhero comic book series published by  since January 11, 2010. The series is a traditional superhero story, following a young boy that becomes a hero after stealing armor from an alien.

Synopsis
In the not-so-distant future, a teenage boy is abducted by an alien and escapes by stealing an incredibly advanced super suit that he then begins using to protect his home city of New Gia from enemies he refers to as the "Freaks of the Week", coming in forms like mutants, robots, aliens, and magic-users.

Main

 * Jackson "Jack" Pierce/Guardian - a timid teenage boy who dons a high-tech alien suit to become the protector of the land.

Supporting

 * Gwendolyn "Gwen" Neilson - an athletic punk girl who is incredibly popular at Jackson's school and who he has a crush on.
 * Victor Nyman - an egotistical student who is a self-proclaimed lady's man and who, in spite of this, is Jackson's best friend.
 * Michael "Mike" Papoutsis - a large and tough student who starts off as a bully to Jackson but later becomes a good friend of his.
 * David Di Stefano - a nerdy student at Jackson's school who is a fan of comics and later becomes a friend of his after he gains his suit.
 * Keith Roux - a teacher at Jackson's school who speaks to him like an adult and who he often talks to about his hero career.
 * Wanda Nicholson - Jackson's mother who works as a chef at a nearby restaurant and who often embarrasses him in front of his friends.
 * Chief Robert Pierce - Wanda's boyfriend and Jackson's father who is the stern chief of police that cares deeply for his children.
 * Triss Pierce - Jackson's older sister who works as a model and who cares immensely about her brother but often makes fun of him.
 * Melody "Melly" Pierce - Jackson's niece and Triss' daughter who is incredibly high in energy and looks up to Jackson a lot.

Antagonists

 * Nemesis - Jackson's arch-enemy and the alien scientist that originally built his armor. He is determined to get it back no matter what.
 * Nomad - a thousand-year-old mystic who has gained several arcane abilities thanks to magic tattoos he has on his body.
 * Sky Pirate - an egotistical pirate thief in a flying ship with a crew of robots. She carries a sword made of energy and a gun that fires lasers.
 * Clarice von Bach - a child genius who has a superiority complex and believes she is untouchable. She is incredibly jealous of Jackson.
 * Minion - Clarice's companion robot who has blades for its arms and legs.
 * Lunatic Rick - an anarchist, terrorist and paranoid schizophrenic who managed to get his hands on military-grade weapons and explosives.
 * The Skull - a millionaire weapons manufacturer and arms dealer who most villains go to when they need a new weapon in their schemes.
 * Jester & Dollface - a pair of criminals who are in love with each other. Jester is a calculating madman while Dollface is a mute with a gun.
 * Mankind - a living marionette doll who doesn't have a voice of its own but can mimic the voice and appearance of anyone its seen.
 * Hijack - a young criminal who is a few years older than Jackson and is able to hack into anything, his left eye glowing whenever he does.
 * The Snarl - a beast from urban legends who is said to be a type of boogeyman that kidnaps and swallows people into its slimy body.
 * Legion - three different people pretending to be the same person. They are a cult that are waiting for something called "The Rising".
 * Mr. Nobody - a man who has mild psionic abilities, able to erase certain memories as well as alter their cognition of reality.
 * Brightside - a scientist turned supervillain who saw a parallel universe and is determined to get there and bring everyone with him.

Notes & Trivia

 * Jackson's outfit and mannerisms were inspired by the hero Kamen Rider while the powers of his suit were inspired by Iron Man.
 * In-universe, Jackson models his persona after a Kamen Rider/Super Sentai pastiche series.