Subject Matter
Genres:
superhero
Feature(s):
Irredeemable
Character(s):
The Hornet [Jim; full name unknown (see Notes)]; Samsara (gravestone only); Gazer (gravestone only); Metalman (gravestone only; see Notes); Citadel (gravestone only; see Notes); The Hornet's wife [Donna; full name unknown]; Kaidan (cameo); Qubit (cameo); Bette Noir (cameo); Scylla (cameo); Charybdis (cameo); The Hornet's infant son [name unknown] (cameo); The Hornet's daughter [Sarah; full name unknown] (cameo)
Synopsis:
Five years ago: While The Hornet suits up for his debut as the world's first superhero, his wife turns on the television to discover "reports of a flying man ... stopping tsunamis, averting rail disasters, and more" — The Plutonian.
Four years ago: After the pair rescues a kidnapped boy, The Hornet reluctantly accepts Plutonian's hand in camaraderie.
Four weeks ago: The Hornet, pursued by The Plutonian, launches Vesper One.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:
Miscellaneous
Pages:
8
Notes:
Events of "four years ago" immediately precede and overlap with the opening of Irredeemable #1. The Hornet's first name is revealed in this story, while his wife and daughter were named in Irredeemable #1; his family name is unknown. Gazer and Citadel are first seen in person, via flashback, in Irredeemable #13.