Marvelous Bob

Marvelous Bob is a web-published story by Michael Buonauro based on the conventions of comic book superheroes, but with a distinctively realist, postmodern style. It is 13 chapters long, the final chapter uploaded the day before the author's [...]. The titular character is an individual with the powers of a superhero, but is an antihero in many ways: for instance, unlike most "heroes", he has no scruples AbOUT [...] when necessary. The story has been taken off of Michael's website for work on the Michael Buonauro Foundation, which was created to help families of suicides cope with their relative's deaths.

Characters:

Marvelous Bob - The main character of the story - much of it is told from his point of view. His many abilities include the ability to fly, to hear things from far away, to see through objects, to read minds and to stop people's hearts on a whim. He is powerful, but not omnipotent, and his failures haunt him greatly.

Alex - Bob's friend, and another person with superpowers. His power is that he can travel through time. The drawback to his power is that using it makes him age rapidly. Thus, he is really only twelve years old, but has the body of a 70 year old.